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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1971
Page
2
A Wise note quotes Charles Evans Hughes stating that democracy requires organization and controls but its life comes from individual liberty. The remark emphasizes liberty as democracy's vital breath.
Syndicated columnists report Rep. Wilbur Mills weighing a broad welfare reform and state relief package that could reshape national policy. The plan risks shifting political leverage, challenging Nixon's stance on revenue sharing, and fueling partisan rhetoric ahead of 1972 elections.
The Tax Adviser notes congressional changes narrowing the tax gap may oddly raise married couples’ taxes if the wife has substantial income. It warns bachelors considering marriage to beware as proposed rules could make matrimony less advantageous. The piece contrasts barber shop closures and chair design with broader economic shifts, highlighting practical losses for barbers and customers alike.
The piece argues Moscow uses aid to extend control, citing Egypt under Sadat and past conflicts with Yugoslavia Maoist China yes imperial aims. It claims Russia strategic interests override ideology, using communism as a tool to secure national objectives abroad.
President Nixon shifts toward Keynesian economics and blurs lines with the new economics in a bid to keep Democrats from the political center. Democratic policy groups push estate tax reform and broad tax changes while liberal ADA members promote an economic charter. Senator Henry M. Jackson warns against courting a radical left fringe that could doom the party.
Congress plans to pass a family assistance bill mandating work or training for welfare mothers to keep benefits. The plan targets up to 2 million women with young children, amid concerns over rising welfare rolls and high federal costs. Critics cite education gaps and limited job skills among welfare mothers as barriers.
Travel agencies airlines and resort interests expect a solid Memorial Day weekend as a three day holiday pattern moves to Mondays. Industry leaders from General Foods Lockheed Inland Steel and the Commerce & Industry Association of New York report little disruption and potential boosts from the extended break. The long campaign began decades earlier, with a 1937 Readers Digest article helping launch the push.
The Raleigh Register reports the wedding of Victoria Anne Hodel to William Neil Barr at St. Stephen's Church with Very Rev Joseph A Rickards Jr officiating. The couple, linked to Beckley Newspapers Corp and West Virginia Historical Drama Association, celebrate their union amid remarks on Vicki's public profile. Bernard McKinney and family traveled Europe during a three week vacation, visiting Luxembourg Paris Germany Italy and Rome before returning home.
By BOB WILLS in our outdoor dramas a testimonial dinner honored Charles Hodel for 50 years as Raleigh Register publisher. The Glass House event drew city officials and dignitaries while staff, former editors, and telegrams praised his city and state contributions. A granddaughter Vicki spoke movingly of him as her grandfather, a moment that stood out to the writer.
Adam Fran observes a moon rock firsthand as experts discuss the Moon's relative size to Earth. British Minister Judith Hart responds to the debate on population control, framing the issue in terms of women's perspectives.
London reports that the May 25 Czech Communist Party Congress will be overseen by pro Moscow hardliners. Husak’s regime tightens control with acclamation voting, dissolves youth and artistic fronts, bans Western visitors, and seeks to erase Dubcek era hopes while urging citizens to adapt to socialist rule.
President Truman discussed the soft coal crisis with congressional leaders as a $3,000,000 back holiday pay demand looms from John L. Lewis. Mount Hope residents gain a relief route via a new road segment in Raleigh County, easing travel through Beckley toward Prince.
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