Nixon Frost interview on U S history gains unlikely audience
The piece notes the four 90 minute Nixon interviews with David Frost, airing at 7 30 p m on Channel 7 in Roanoke and not carried by three major networks nor nearby stations. It argues viewers should judge history themselves and reflects on Watergate’s disgrace and potential for understanding rather than sympathy.
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Richard Nixon
David Frost
West Virginia
Channel 7
Wdbj - TV
Roanoke
John Harkrader
Jet Jubilee and the evolution of air travel
The piece traces early U S air travel from 1929 mixing trains and planes to luxury long–distance service with stewardesses meals berths and private suites. It notes Air Travel Plan credit payments and the shift to jet service aiming for speed and capacity, with current debates over costs threatening in‑flight frills and a World Airways plan to cut luxuries to offer coast‑to‑coast tickets under $100.
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United States
New York
Los Angeles
Boeing Air Transport
World Airways
E.R.R
The Innocent Bystander Farewell to Cars and Travel
An Arthur Hoppe column mocks doomsday energy panic and argues Americans can adapt. It jokes about car ownership and rides, notes cars at rest can still bring joy, and satirizes airline and cruise scams while predicting a different but still lively American lifestyle.
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Land of Ours
Main Street
Borgia Air Line
Kansas City
Rockefeller vetoes elections bill over corporate PAC concerns
Gov. Jay Rockefeller delayed the decision before vetoing the elections measure. He cited vagueness in a section allowing corporate political action committees and said West Virginia needed stronger polling practices before permitting corporate activity. The bill would shift the primary and tighten voter lists, drawing labor opposition and scrutiny over corporate donations.
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Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Penorters
West Virginia
Labor
AFL - Cio
United Mine
Energy jokes and odd inventions dominate a chaotic briefing
The piece catalogues absurd energy-saving schemes and quirky inventions including a Bike-in-Ball unicycle inside a transparent sphere. It notes industry outreach, unusual products like a sheet-folder, a center-room fireplace, and comments from Miss Motley about market reception plus political and state government mentions about tax, welfare, and flood control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oie
Rare Curiosity and Local News From 1899 Raleigh Register
A Beckley librarian uncovers a 1899 Raleigh Register with Cook & Tucker as proprietors George W. Cook and B. Edwin Tucker. The issue highlights Nathan B. Scott’s Senate election, Philippine conflict notes, Columbus remains in Cadiz, and local filler items such as a petrified wasp nest owned by jeweler Charles Schneider along with humorous warnings.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
Dora Amick
Cook & Tucker
Cook
George W. Cook
Tucker
B. Edwin Tucker
Blisher
John S. Hull
Nathan B. Scott
Wheeling
U.S
West Virginia
Scott
McGraw
Goff
Philippine Islands
United States
U.8
Christopher Columbus
Cuba
Spain
Cadiz
Columbus
Havana
Conde de Venadito
Seville
Charles Schneider
Mt. Hope
Raleigh County
Schneider
Five West Virginians win National Science Foundation fellowships
Robert V. Sperry of MacArthur is among five West Virginians awarded NSF graduate fellowships announced by Senator Harley M. Kilgore. Sperry earned his B S and M S in engineering at West Virginia University. G Curtis Turner, Clear Fork High School principal, will succeed Miss Margaret Sullivan as Raleigh County Education Association president. Sherman Akers, Beaver Elementary principal, elected vice president. Catherine Minton of Woodrow Wilson High will be secretary and Charles Akers of Cranberry Elementary is treasurer.
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Robert V. Sperry
MacArthur
West
G. Curtis Turner
Clear Fork High School
Margaret Sullivan
Raleigh County Education Association
Sherman Akers
Beaver
Catherine Minton
Woodrow Wilson High
Charles Akers
Cranberry
New York Speaks On U S Energy Bailout
New York residents voice hostility to helping the United States out of its energy crisis and fiscal woes. Merchants, bartenders, and police cite wasteful national policies and urge self reliance before aiding the federal government.
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New York
United States
Herman
Peoria
Maurice
First Avenue
Mary Ann
Samson
Park Avenue
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Jean
United Feiture Syndicate, Inc
SRG
Galllon
Jimmy
White House
Rosalynn
Amy
Pyo Hong
Pearl Harbor
Mr. Hong
Betty Motley
Miss Motley
Elkins
Legia
James Clowser
Richmond
University of Maryland
Coal Company
Russell Baker
N.Y. Times News Service
Fritz
Seventh Avenue
Clara Konstantides
Lexington Avenue
President Carter
Beame
Bridgeport
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