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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1971
Page
2
A reflective maxim attributed to Jean Paul Richler urges doing good in ordinary moments rather than waiting for dramatic events. The quote emphasizes proactive kindness as a daily practice.
A columnist accuses state representative John M. Slack of siding with coal and mineral rights holders to block strip mining bans. The piece argues no constitutional basis authorizes disregarding ecological and aesthetic harm, urging self protection of the landscape against mining violence.
Announcement from Mayor John McCulloch endorses Dr. Charles W. Merritt amid his reappointment to the Beckley Raleigh County Board of Health. The mayor’s unusually effusive praise prompts speculation about motives and community impact.
The unemployed and undereducated face worse prospects, but now the overqualified, including scientists and engineers hit by defense cuts, are turning to relief rolls. Employers fear short tenure while workers accept lower pay, trapping talent in a stagnant economy.
Washington reports rival East West proposals fail to reach substance on West Berlin. Moscow seeks total control over political activity and media in West Berlin while the West demands continued party campaigning and Bonn oversight.
UPI analyst notes Hanoi and Viet Cong focus on a firm U.S. withdrawal date as the sole peace condition, saying other issues including POW repatriation would follow quickly if Nixon agrees. Also covers Soyuz 10 delays, Chinese anti U.S. sentiment, Ulbricht's retirement, Honecker vs Stoph, and Britain Common Market talks.
John W. Mecom once built a vast energy and business empire from a 1936 Texan oil strike. Now facing federal bankruptcy as his holdings crumble after losses and government seizures, he wrestles to salvage what remains of a venture valued at hundreds of millions.
Beckley High School students with faculty help present a minstrel show in the school auditorium. Interlocutor Dixon Pinckney is joined by John Pack Oscar Lilly Everette Dunkley Howard Kester Crewe Maples and Earl Bailey as end men with solos by Prof. H. M. Smith and J. O. Freeman.
In July 1972 U S Distillers will introduce light whisky amid a Bourbon downturn. Distillers cite higher Bourbon costs and recession as factors while aiming a younger audience. Officials predict many top distilleries will enter light whisky, though taste and aging remain undecided.
A reflective piece laments over mowing chaos and dandelions then shifts to ecological concerns. The writer jests about dogs and a midnight chorus while warning of environmental strain and political apathy toward land and water.
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