Proust and FBI Hijack Drama Span Mixed Reflections
A reflective column critiques FBI leadership after a hijacking crisis and extols Marcel Proust. It contrasts J. Patrick Gray III's quick actions with Fran ces Remembrance of Things Past, noting Proust’s life, illness, and enduring literary stature through critics such as John Updike.
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Ulysses
James Joyce
Marcel Proust
France
Proust
Boost
Richard Ellman
Marcel
Paris
John Updike
Burke’s Warning On War And Blood From 18th Century writings
The piece highlights Edmund Burke’s cautions on violence and governance, noting his opposition to policies of Britain toward America. Burke argues a conscientious person should avoid inflaming passions and treat the weak with dignity while opposing the war. He criticizes corruption in politics and urges liberal accommodation rather than violent conflict.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Washington
Burke
Sheriffs of
Bristol
America
George III
Beckley Hinton News Rates and Policies Update
The Beckley Newspapers Corporation outlines mail privileges, contact details, and carrier arrangements for WVa readers. It notes a 3 percent state sales tax on subscriptions and disclaims responsibility for advance payments to independent carriers and distributors.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
West Virginia
Mailbag Reader Seeks Relief on Double Vehicle Tax
In a letter to Editor David Wood of Pineville West Virginia asks why sales tax is charged again on 2375 after cashing settlement for a wrecked 72 Ford. An attorney notes WV code 17A3-4 sets tax on the difference with a trade in but casualty losses are not covered.
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the Register
David Wood
Pineville
W. Va
Wood
West Virginia
Nixon seeks lean government after landslide win
President Nixon vows to cut costs and cut back social programs after winning 49 states. He orders resignations from top government staff to enable a wide restructuring aimed at efficiency. Critics warn of Democratic resistance if he targets longstanding programs.
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Norman Kempster
Washington
UPI
White House
Nixon
Washington-Mounting Demands Foreshadow U.S. Soviet Showdown
The Raleigh Register notes rising American demands for an early European peace and a possible United States Russia clash at the London Big Four Ministers Meeting. It also reports on Nixon’s cost-cutting stays, fears of federal closures, and questions about his second term and government size.
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Washington
Europe
Big Four
London
Scoffers
Nixon
George McGovern
Oval Office
Winston Churchill
H. R. Haldeman
Maurice Stans
Key Biscayne
San Clemente
Pettibone
Price Control Board
White House
Union Meeting Focuses on Politics in Beckley
Raleigh Register notes a Beckley union meeting led by Revs Lineweaver Johnson Foglesong and Lloyd with Q O Pullen of the Anti Saloon League as principal speaker. Mullens High School visitors Hess and Clay joined Gulf students for two fast basketball games after supper at the club house.
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Beckley
J. L. Lineweaver
G. J. Johnson
W. H. Foglesong
William Ross Lloyd
Caniegan Church
QO. M. Pullen
Anti- Saloon League
West Virginia
Mullens High School
Bryson Hess
Lara Clay
The
Gulf
Williamson Eatery Visit Highlights Food And Staff
The article recounts a trip to Williamson to dine at the Lock, Stock and Barrel famed for unusual origins and quality. It notes service by an attractive waitress, a former staffer from another restaurant, and a generous ex-boss sending bread.
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Williamson
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Lock Stock
Lock
Lock, Stock
Arkansas
New York
Nixon era donor reimbursement plan mocked by Pettibone
A satirical scheme proposes a grand donor reward system linked to a Nixon administration makeover. It details lavish perks for large contributors and mocks equal payouts while contrasting a separate public funds bill proposed by Rep. Boodle that would reimburse winners.
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Congressman Boodle
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F. W. Woolworth
J. Patrick Gray, III
FBI
J. E. Hoover
Southern Airways
Havana
Tower of Babel
Remembrance of
Edmund Burke
By David Murray
Waleigh
John Hodel
United Press International
Richard Nixon
Congress
Raleigh Register
Raleigh County
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
W. Edwin Ratcliffe
By John Hodel
Homer T. Pettibone
D.V.M
Arthur K. Watson
Guilford Dudley Jr
Watson
Denmark
Dr. Pettibone
Ann's
George Meany
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