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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1977

Page

3

Carter tested by public talk as New York Times weighs his role

The New York Times reviews President Carter's Saturday telephone forum noting public concern about daily bread issues, energy, taxes, and prices. It argues he should teach more than listen, face tough questions, and move beyond campaign tactics as he governs.

Carter Middle East Congress New York Times

Ghana Independence and Turmoil Through Two Decades

Ghana won independence on March 6 1957 under Kwame Nkrumah who pursued pan African goals and socialist development. After a 1966 coup his regime fell, followed by a 1969 civilian rule and a 1972 military takeover led by Gen. Ignatius Acheampong amid high inflation and stagnant living standards for about 10 million people.

Ghana Oregon Black Africa Kwame Nkrumah Nkrumah Gold Coast Africa Army China Kofi A. Busia Ignatius K. Acheampong Acheampong E.R.R

Yes And No Profligate Congress

The piece weighs Congress spending on itself against its scrutiny of laws, programs, and agencies. It cites the Rayburn Building as excess and questions travel, oversight, and information sources. It argues a billion dollar Congress in a four hundred billion government can be prudent if funds ensure prudent overall spending.

George Washington Dwight Eisenhower Gerald Ford Congress Ford Washington Congressional House Rayburn Capitol Hill Virgin Islands

Thought For Today on Church and State Separation

Cardinal James Gibbons praises the separation of church and state as a source of liberty and national unity, arguing no circumstance would make union desirable to either side. He emphasizes the blessings of this arrangement binding churches and people together.

Cardinal James Gibbons

Foreign Affairs Who Is Calling The Kettle Black

A political commentary by C L Sulzberger questions who accuses others of hypocrisy in international diplomacy. The piece critiques public rhetoric and competing narratives shaping U S foreign policy in a volatile global context.

Moscow Ussr Kremlin

Jamming and Detente Debates Roil Soviet West Ties

The piece surveys Soviet denials of Western security measures while accusing Washington of warmongering and censorship. It notes continuing jamming of Radio Liberty and Radio Free Europe, U.S. support from the Board for International Broadcasting, and debates over Helsinki pledges, freedom of expression, and rights to exiled voices.

Moscow Helsinki Soviet Union Stalin Solzhenitsyn Ussr Amalrik Bukovsky Ettadaes Radio Liberty Radio Free Europe CIA Board For International Broadcasting David Abehire Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Tip ONeill Moves Into Rising Power in Congress

Tip ONeill from Massachusetts settles into his new House speakership role in Washington. He vows a 15 percent cap on outside income and clashes with the White House over GSA appointments. ONeill reshapes leadership with a collective, inclusive approach, aiming to balance executive and legislative roles while navigating a changing House. He and Carter face the challenge of working as co-equal branches with a new generation of members.

Tip O'Neill Massachusetts House of Natives Washington Joe Cannon Sam Rayburn Carter White House General Services Administration Mondale O’neill Rep Phil Burton California House NATO Clement J. Zablocki International Affairs Committee O'Neill Capitol Grand Central Station Senate Revolutionary Army Paul Revere Cambridge Jimmy Carter Teddy Kennedy Anl Jobert Humphrey Scoop Jackson Tip Carl Albert Congress Xannette Boston

March 1900 diary notes show a cold, wet spring in Beckley area

Diary entries from Oliver Scott record a rough March 1900 with 18 days of snow and 11 days of rain, plus warm spells and frosts. The Raleigh County diary details months from March to August, noting fires, farming work, cash receipts, storms, and a fatal lightning strike on Aug 20.

Ind Table Rock Oliver Scott Scott Crow Cane Lly Perha Nora el Meadot Hinton Bro W.H Devore Claude Fat Creek C. E. Shafer Ciaper Beckley Frank Mays Lucy Raleigh County Herald Beckley Post-Herald Grandview Moses Richmond Mr. Cunningham John Anderson House of Tes Bluestein Bros Campbell Lowry Scott Charley Ransom T. McGinnis T. J. Honaker McGinnis Honaker Angeline Hull Scott Raleigh Lumber Co J. Price Beckley Alfred Beckley William George

City Council Heard Parking Lot Cost And Route Change Proposal

Beckley officials were shown a $553 607 15 estimate for a 330 car municipal parking lot with Dennis Leary presenting figures and hosting an open house at his Heber Street office. A movement seeks a shorter Trap Hill to Slab Fork route via Metalton and Sophia led by Sophia mayor Elgt.

Beckley Dennis Leary Heber Street Trap Hill Slab Fork Metalton Sophia Elgt

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