Proclamations by Rockefeller Harshly Questioned by Editorial
The editorial mocks frequent proclamations by Governor Rockefeller and the Legislature including Music in Our Schools Week Quality Week and National Nutrition Week. It urges substance such as tax relief on food or new industry, noting the high salary of a development director and calling for real achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Rockefeller
West Virginia
Martin Luther King Jr
Rockefeller
Irish Explorer Aims to Prove Irish Discovered America
Timothy Severin, an Englishman, plans a May voyage from Reykjavik in a 36 foot oxhide curragh to Boston to test the claim that Irish monks led to North America. He cites Brendan the Navigator and a medieval manuscript as supporting evidence. Severin hopes to show Brendan could be first and says the Irish preserved European learning.
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St. Patrick’s
Timothy Severin
Severin
America
Reykjavik
Iceland
Brendan
Hebrides
Faroes
Greenland
St. Lawrence
Europe
Columbus
England
Observer Dream And Reality Satirical Saga Of Global Crises
A spoof catalogue presents absurd headlines about bankruptcy in New York, Beatles reunion riots, a 1960s assassination commission, 1984 turning to 1985, life in a lavender hole, and a post apocalyptic scenario. It jabs at media and public reaction with sharp satire.
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Felis Rohatyn
City Hall
New York
Paradise
Houston Astrodome
Jimi Hendrix
Janis Joplin
Abraham Lincoln
Guy Lombardo
Lavender Hole
Arcturus
Search For Life Laboratory
Anaheim
Cal
Earth
Percival Swithin
Attleboro
Mass
Director of Internal Revenue
Thought For Today warns against Church and State alliance
A reflective note cautions that history shows dangers in uniting priesthood and civil authority, urging vigilance to prevent a church state merger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zelotes Fuller
Carter Expands Public Outreach To Hear Voters
President Carter promotes direct contact with citizens by soliciting ideas and letters on energy and other issues. He has created a White House office of public liaison led by Midge Costanza with a six member staff to channel grievances and proposals.
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Carter
White House
Midge Costanza
Marilyn Hart
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Early Spring and Looking Forward to the 20th of March
Oliver Scott records two spring poems about an unusually harsh 1900 March. The first praises returning warmth and song, while the second notes delayed relief after multiple heavy snowfalls from March 15 to 31.
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Table Rock
Oliver Scott
Scott
Haig battles thrift to build NATO defense in Europe
Gen. Alexander Haig, NATO commander in Europe, presses partners for a real five percent real spending rise to deter Soviet attack. He notes U.S. defense budgets fall short of needs, cites Britain’s resistance to higher costs, and urges shared readiness, standardization, and civilian support while warning of reserve shortfalls and reliance on volunteer forces.
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Alexander Haig
NATO
Europe
U.S
West
Haig
Britain
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Alliance
Washington
What Other Papers Are Saying About Labor and Obscenity
The Dallas Morning News notes AFL-CIO aims for a common situs bill amid a new Democratic White House. Rep Frank Thompson introduces a site shutdown tactic tied to a 1951 ruling, likely hurting Taft Hartley repeal chances. Parkersburg Sentinel discusses Flynt obscenity case and freedom to publish with caution for societal protections.
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Dallas Morning News
Bal Harbour
Fla
AFL - Cio
White House
Congress
Frank Thompson
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Beckley VA Hospital Near Full Capacity Anniversary
The Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley nears the 25 year anniversary of admitting its first patient with 135 beds filled by veterans of World War I World War II and the Korean conflict.
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Veterans Administration
Beckley
Beckley Seniors Fall to St Albans in Low-Scoring Game
Fifty years ago Beckley High displayed cautious play as St Albans edged them 23 to 20 in a tense matchup. A Woodrow Wilson High School debating society formed with Mrs. Milliran as sponsor and Millard French as manager amid a list of new members.
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Robinson Crusoe
Beckley
St Albans
Woodrow Wilson High School
Mrs. Milliran
Millard French
Louise Colebank
Elinor St. Clair
Catherine Gallagher
Maudie Broyles
Helen Williams
Carlos Worley
Glennis Rogers
Virginia Halstead
Hila Shumate
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Helen Thomas
UPI
Georgia
CBS
Walter Cronkite
Massachusetts
Charleston
W.va
New York City
United Nations
France
Blue Bird
White Buck
Ben
Foreign Affairs
C.L. Sulzberger c
N.Y. Times News Service
Brussels
Vera
Parkersburg
W. Va
Sentinel
Hustler
Larry Flynt
Flynt
New York Times
Hamilton County
Raleigh Register
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