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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1972
Page
2
A devotional line echoes Joel 3 9 urging preparation for war as mighty men gather. The excerpt emphasizes call to arms and mobilization among combat ready groups. The tone reflects a biblical exhortation intended for reflection and moral consideration.
The community bids farewell to Jerome Van Meter after fifty years in education. He retires saying he cannot keep up the pace, and his career is praised for enduring dedication. He and his wife plan travel in a trailer, and well wishes are offered for a long, comfortable retirement.
Leading economists and business figures gather in New York City on Tuesday May 23 for a one day conference on productivity. George B. Shultz will speak alongside Paul A. Samuelson Milton Friedman and Henry C. Wallich as they examine how to boost output per man hour amid 1972 first quarter declines and a national crusade spearheaded by Secretary Peterson and the National Commission on Productivity.
In the 1972 Democratic race Sen. George McGovern rises on vote totals from New Hampshire Wisconsin Massachusetts and Pennsylvania rather than new politics. The piece argues Muskie's weak Florida Wisconsin and Massachusetts shows he failed to gain votes and that reforms opened the process but did not determine outcomes.
Coronation ceremonies held at Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium for the Junior-Senior Prom queen Miss Parthenia Holliday. Attendants included Anne Ritchie Ware Louise Meakin Nellie Burdiss Ann Lee Trent Helen Caudill and June Smith.
U.S. Air Force reports a 6-to-1 kill ratio over North Vietnamese MiGs in recent months, with 24 MiGs downed by Phantoms and four Phantoms lost. Ground radar controllers and targetting constraints shift air superiority back to U.S. forces, as pilots employ team flying and airfield strikes to neutralize Hanoi's defense.
Rep Bella Abzug and Rep Ronald Dellums used lengthy inserts in the Congressional Record to highlight concerns on abortion and Vietnam. The Joint Committee on Printing plans to curb excessive material and make the Record a near verbatim log of proceedings. The program costs rise with longer sessions and larger volumes, with annual costs around ten million dollars.
Beckley Chamber directors discuss Charleston’s stance on the Atlantic Pacific Highway route through Beckley and a south of New River path. Seventeen applicants were accepted as new members, and Beckley Christian Church extends a call to Dr. Wm Ross Lloyd of Anniston Alabama with intent to begin around June 1.
A column weighs author options from sending manuscripts to publishers or using vanity presses. It notes the slim odds for unknown writers, mentions literary agents and self publishing, and discusses readers and the cost of memorial notices. It concludes with a newspaper’s stance on news versus personal notices.
In Albuquerque a group linked to the Jesus generation caused a stir by listing Jesus Christ in the local telephone directory to aid a youth crisis program. The listing drew calls from across the region as workers like John Leary, active in Pentecostal circles near UNM, used the ministry to reach people in trouble.
Readers urged to include name signature address and phone for Mail Bag letters. The piece highlights anonymous submissions may be allowed with reason and stresses brevity. It covers Leary's faith mission in Albuquerque offering help to youth and drug runaways via Route 66 and a 3012 Marvel Avenue base, with Jesus groups active in the community.
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