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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1971
Page
2
Orly Airport Defection Incident Shows Western Liberties
A Chinese medical technician attempting to defect at Orly was detained by French police after a chaotic scene. He had contacted the French embassy in Algiers while in Algeria and asked for asylum. Chinese officials, including embassy staff and a chauffeur, clashed with authorities as they protested the detention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orly
Paris
Algeria
Algiers
France
Red China
Veterans and Officials Earned Good Conduct Medals
The piece notes both government and Vietnam veterans earned praise for restraint during a Washington protest over policy. It contrasts that with later demonstrators who courted arrest and violence, while praising the leaders for lawful conduct and moral appeal to the President and Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Suez Canal reopening seen as limited gain for world trade
The piece argues that reopening the Suez would not revive trade as before. Dry cargo share fell, oil shipments dominate. tankers outgrow canal capacity. Pipelines and higher costs challenge value. U.S. view weighs geopolitical gains against economic limits and Soviet access concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Mandel
Naval Architecture
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
America
Mediterranean
Israel
Suez
Egypt Quietly Splits Over Hawks and Doves in Middle East
Secretary Rogers’ visit highlights Cairo power struggle between President Sadat and Vice President Ali Sabry. Sabry, a Marxist skeptic of a peace settlement, was dismissed as Sadat seeks a negotiated path with Israel while facing a hard line at home and in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Newsom
UPI
William P. Rogers
Mideast
Egypt
Hawks
Cairo
Ali Sabry
Soviet Union
United States
Middle East
Rogers
Anwar Al-Sadat
Sadat
Sabry
Israel
Farouk
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Libya
Syria
UW Team Discovers Cancer Enzyme Glutaminase
A University of Washington team reports that the enzyme glutaminase can destroy Ehrlich tumor in mice by depriving cancer cells of glutamine. In a 30 day test three of five treated mice were tumor free while untreated mice died. They seek to expand trials and assess side effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Barrett
Seattle, Wash
UPI
University of Washington
Ehrlich
William C. Dolony
University Medical School
Department of Experimental Animal Medicine
Joseph Roberts
John Hohenberg
UPI: American Chemist Reports Cash Access in China
DuPont chemist Dr. Rufford Harrison, a U.S. table tennis team member, said in a phone interview from China that consumer goods were scarce, but he could cash American Express travelers checks at banks and hotels without issue, despite China lacking formal U.S. relations. Harrison, born in England and now a U.S. citizen, visited Peking and two other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
China
Rufford Harrison
DuPont
Wilmington
Del
United States
Harrison
U.S
Peking
Nottingham
England
London University
American Express
BEAR S World on China Travel and Shopping Limits
Harrison reports smooth dealings with Chinese officials who allowed cashing traveler checks without a passport. He notes lack of everyday consumer goods like refrigerators and toasters in Peking, but says China is eager to industrialize and expects to obtain more machinery as it develops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol Mall
William Progers
Parker S. Wise
American Institute of Merchant Shipping
Persian Gulf
Europe
Libya
Venezuela
United States
Middle East
Africa
Harrison
Peking
Beckley appoints Eugene L. Scott regional news director
Eugene L. Scott, longtime Beckley Post Herald managing editor, named regional news director for Beckley Newspapers during Ted G. McDowell's absence. He served nearly four years in Raleigh and will oversee coverage across the Beckley papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene L. Scott
Beckley Post- Herald
Ted G. McDowell
Beckley
Stotesbury Dance Week Prompts Gasoline Perfumed Air
The 1921 item notes a big dance week at Stotesbury with over three hundred invitations mailed. Beckley Chamber of Commerce representatives visited West Virginia University to collect dairy industry data and support. Milk price rises to 20 cents a gallon amid poor supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stotesbury
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia University
Bug Dust and a Town That Never Was Gains Population
A fragmented column notes a faux town growth and stray notes on local golf antics at Black Knight Country Club while reflecting on changes in America. It blends anecdote about a green keeper, a misfired golf shot, and social bits from May observances and jokes about Texan bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Knight
Hidden taxes grow as tax reform stories spread
The piece notes Cal-Tax News and Tax Foundation findings on hidden taxes, including 116 on a man's suit. It also recounts Beaver West Virginia’s naming quirks and a 1970 census glow in Beckley area, detailing local map and post office name changes tied to Glen Hedrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Taxpayers’ Association
Cal-Tax News
The
Tax Foundation
West Virginia
Beaver
Nicholas County
Craigsville
Oxley
Grover C. Hedrick
Ritter Lumber Co
Beaver-Oxley
Glen Hedrick
Beckley
State Chamber of Commerce
Contested Laos War Facts Challenged By Observers
The piece argues U.S. and Lao authorities mislead on northern Laos fighting and refugee figures. It cites Rep. Pete McCloskey's claims, discusses 1968 refugee estimates around 600 000, and notes bombing sorties rising in 1969 though not matching extreme figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nea
Laos
U.S
U. S
Nixon
Paul N
Pete) McCloskey
California
McCloskey
Viphakone
Hanoi
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Raymond H. Anderson
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John Hodel
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National Advertising
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
U. of Washington
By Dean C. Miller
UPI Business Editor
NEA, Inc
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North
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National Salvation Army
Promontory Point
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Hollywood
Calif
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Lake Charles
Beaumont
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Texas
Bob Wills
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Mekong River
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Roland Paul
Foreign Affairs Magazine
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North Vietnam
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