West Virginia voters oppose strip mining in primary
In West Virginia voters rejected short term pocketbook arguments and backed candidates supporting abolition of strip mining. John D. Rockefeller IV won the Democratic nomination pledging to end strip mining completely, while Rep. Ken Hechler won a surprising upset challenging Mine Workers opposition. The editorial urges national action to end surface coal mining.
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John D. Rockefeller IV
West Virginia
Ken Hechler
Washington
United Mine Workers
Rockefeller
Congress
Rep
Hechler
Detroit Free Press
Act Of God Note Targets State Conservation Awards
A margin note in the May 21 Register criticizes Ira Latimer Jr. head of the Natural Resources Department for presenting a conservation award to Joyce Kaptis. The writer argues the department serves Strip Miners and could be reined in by voters in upcoming elections, predicting potential political shocks in November.
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Joyce Kaptis
Charles Hodel
Ira S. Latimer, Jr
Moore
Natural Resources Department
Conservation Club
Department of Natural Resources
The
Conservation
T. R. Samsell
Strip Miners Association
All in the Families Sequel Plot Echoes in Hollywood
In a fictional sequel concept, Don Ricardo Nicsonelli leads the Amerigo Family against rival Russians Bresneffa and Cosigni. He proposes peace by dividing territories and moving to legitimate business, ending with a joint toast to trust before a guarded exit.
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Hollywood
Mario Puzo
Marlon Brando
Don Ricardo Nicsonelli
Amerigo
Leonardo Bresneffa
Alessandro Cosigni
Don Ricardo
Hughes Kissingernow
Kissingernow
Bresneffa
Cosigini
South Side
Cosigni
Don Richardo
Mama Mia
Nixon Makes Kremlin Visit a First Lady and Summit Moment
President Nixon strolls the Kremlin grounds at 4 am to greet dawn and mark a historic summit with Soviet leaders. Mrs Nixon adapts to security and spotlight, while Brezhnev’s wife also enters the American press glare.
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Helen Thomas
Moscow
UPI
Kremlin
Nixon
Soviet Union
U.S
North Vietnam
Leonid J. Brezhnev
Communist Party
Urban optimism disputed by Banfield Moynihan view
Harvard professor Edward Banfield and Daniel Patrick Moynihan argue that cities are improving and fears of urban crisis are exaggerated. Banfield notes 175 million Americans in urban areas and cites studies showing higher satisfaction with neighborhoods, while warning against rapid all-out fixes and sweeping policies.
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Arnold B. Sawislak
Washington
UPI
Edward C. Banfield
Harvard
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Moynihan
Nixon
Banfield
Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Manpower
Labor Department
Bug Dust The Unholy Hymnal Review Worth The Price
A blistering critique of The Unholy Hymnal by Albert E. Kahn with his sons, arguing the book exposes the Credibility Gap through paired statements and later facts about Nixon Agnew LBJ Humphrey. It highlights key chapter titles and notes the 159 page Simon and Schuster volume costs $5.95 and merits attention.
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Jobe Hodel
Richard M. Nixon
Spiro T.agnew
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Albert E. Kahn
Steven
Brian
Nixon
Laos
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
U. S
Paul D. Harkins
South Vietnam
Scotia
Vietnam
Humphrey
Defense Department
Pentagon
Herald Angels
Secrtary of
Arthur Sylvester
Simon and Schuster
Beckley Banker Jesse E Toliver Dies in Albuquerque Sanitarium
50 years ago in 1922 Raleigh Register reports Jesse E Toliver former Beckley banker and cashier of Beckley National Bank from its founding until health failed dies April 28 in a sanitarium in Albuquerque New Mexico Beckley relatives of Mrs Toliver provide the update.
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Jesse E. Toliver
Beckley
Beckley National Bank
Albuquerque
N M
Mines on South Vietnam rivers a sporadic threat in 1965 67
Ray Cromley reviews a 1965 to 1967 chronology of mine incidents on the Long Tau River in South Vietnam. Thirty three cases show limited damage, crude mines, and erratic effectiveness, with a shift to river traffic by road after 1967. The piece questions supplier roles from the Soviet Union or China and U S mining in the North.
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Ray Cromley Washington
NEA
South Vietnam
Long Tau River
Saigon
Eastern Mariner
Nha Be
Baton Rouge
United States
North Vietnam
Nixon
Haiphong
Hon Gai
Cam Pha
Hanoi
U. S
China
Soviet Union
Moscow
Peking
Raleigh B Register Home Delivered by Carrier or Distributor
Raleigh B Register lists home delivery options with Daily and Sunday subscriptions priced per week and per month. It notes that change of address requires old and new addresses and includes a 3 percent state sales tax in West Virginia. Carriers and distributors are independent contractors and Beckley Newspapers Corporation is not responsible for advance payments to them.
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
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University of Michigan Detroit
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