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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 10, 1972

Page

2

Thought For Today Verse Emphasizes Mediation and Prosperity

A devotional excerpt from Joshua 1 8 urges believers to meditate on the law day and night to follow its precepts, promising careful living and success. The line underscores steadfast scripture study as a path to prosperity and wise conduct.

Pollsters Postmortems Highlight Election Forecasts and Christmas Seals

Louis Harris will discuss election poll postmortems at the National Press Club in Washington with George Gallup, John Kraft, and Elmo Roper cited on forecast accuracy. The piece also surveys the Christmas seal drive begun in 1904 by Denmark and used since 1907 in the United States to fund tuberculosis and respiratory disease programs.

Louis Harris National Press Club Washington D. C George Gallup Harris John F. Kraft Kraft Gallup Kennedy Elmo Roper Nixon Roper Denmark National Tuberculosis Association TBA Einer Hobboell United States Delaware Emily Bissell Miss Bissell United American Red Cross

All Purpose Lawyer Faces End of Era Says Carnegie Panel

The Carnegie Commission report argues specialization will reshape law. It urges two year law programs at Stanford and broader training, certification of specialists, and expanded undergraduate legal instruction to reduce the obsolescent model.

Fred Hechinger New York Times New York Carnegie Commission On Higher Education Herbert L. Packer Thomas Ehrlich Stanford University Harvard Packer Enrlich Ehrlich Stanford

Bonn Agreement Ends East German Quarantine on Ostpolitik Path

UPI reports the Bonn East Germany West Germany deal ending 23 years of isolation. Brandt’s ostpolitik gains momentum with UN membership talks and continued Soviet troop rights, shaping Nov 19 elections and potential reunification debates. The pact grants East Germany trade advantages andFirmly defines Berlin representation and postwar rights.

Phil Newsom UPI East Germany Bonn Willy Brandt Central Europe Germanys Britain France Austria United States United Nations Soviet Union Germany West Berlin U.N Poland Moscow Warsaw Oder-Neisse Brandt

Mailbag Nixon Regime Fantasies Questioned

The Register-We look down upon and wonder why youths smoke pot and take LSD. We fear why they create fantasy while a sober nation drugs itself. Watergate and other scandals frame a perilous path as the nation risks repeating 1984 in 1976.

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Budget Motels Offer Rooms Under Ten Dollars A Night

Budget motels are expanding nationwide with single rooms under $10 and couples around $11. Chains like Motel 6 and Scottish Inns lead the market, while many others plan or operate budget properties to undercut traditional full service hotels.

Leroy Pope UPI New York United States Day’s Inns of Atlanta Laventhal Kreksten Horwath Santa Barbara Calif Scottish Inns of America Kinston N.H Englewood Cliffs N.J Lesure United Press International

Chamber aims for federal building. ends post office muddle drive

Fifty years ago in the Raleigh Register 1922 files, the Chamber of Commerce directors decided to center all efforts on securing a federal building and drop any push for a temporary post office settlement.

Raleigh Register Chamber of Commerce

Explaining the Electoral College and its 270 vote rule

The article outlines the constitutional basis for electors meeting in states to vote for president and vp The Senate opens and counts votes with the winner needing a majority of 538 electors If no majority the House chooses from top three by state delegations The piece notes historicals like 1800 and 1824 and cites 270 votes needed for a win with 1973 context

Senate House of Representatives House West Virginia Woodrow Wilson Charles Evans Hughes Wendell L. Willkie Illinois Ohio California Thomas E. Dewey Harry S. Truman New York Jefferson Aaron Burr Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams William H. Crawford Henry Clay Adams Richard Nixon National Committee

Barbs A Light Year Of Electric Bills

A concise witticism about a year’s electric costs as a measure of a person’s stinginess. The remark frames a sharp judgment on character through a humorous, biting compare-and-contrast.

McGovern Proved Wrong Man Right From The Start

In a post election scene from Sioux Falls, analysts note McGovern faced a tough setback as McGovern supporters and Shriver laments reflect on bacon price remarks and campaign missteps. The piece casts McGovern as the wrong candidate for the top ticket, while Democratic gains in Congress offer some counterpoint.

Senator McGovern Saul Kohler Newhouse Sioux Falls S. D Bronx Sargent Shriver Shriver George McGovern Sen. McGovern Nixon McGovern Washington Virgin Islands Miami Beach George Stanley McGovern Tules Richard Dougherty Labor Day Battle Creek Democratic National Committee George Senate Alf Landon Kansas

Subscription rates and mailing instructions

The notice outlines address change requirements and subscription rates for Beckley Newspapers Corporation editions. It notes three percent state sales tax, independence of carriers and dealers, and terms for daily and Sunday delivery with monthly and annual pricing.

United Press International West Virginia Beckley Newspapers Corporation

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