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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1972
Page
2
A devotional reflection quotes Luke 21 3 4 about a poor widow giving all she had, contrasting her sacrifice with wealthier contributors. It emphasizes faith, sacrifice, and generosity beyond abundance. The passage highlights spiritual value over material wealth in acts of giving.
A survey notes many players from high school to the NFL suffer injuries each year with knee trauma being most serious. AMA conference in Cincinnati will discuss medical aspects of sports as doctors in the field grow. NFL teams spend about 3.6 million on medical care for 26 clubs. experts urge early diagnosis and better high school care.
Visitors at the Greater New York Automobile Show at the New York Coliseum can kick tires in a display. Goodyear experts trace the habit to early 1900s clincher tires held by rims with clamps, a test for proper attachment and inflation.
Washington report on a National Education Association conference in Warrenton Virginia discussing eliminating gender bias in textbooks media and classroom comments. Gloria Steinem and NEA leaders push for changes to reduce sexist stereotypes. concerns raised about boys and girls roles and pay gaps.
Wives of area dentists formed an auxiliary to the New River Dental Society during a Black Knight Country Club dinner meeting. Mrs. Ray Martin chaired until officers elected. president Mrs. B C Burnside Oak Hill. vice president Mrs C L Kennedy Montgomery. secretary Mrs John Callaway Beckley. treasurer Mrs Norman W Shumate Beckley. astorian Mrs Charles M Higgins. Beckley to receive about 15000 from city gross sales tax for quarter ending Sept 30 announced by City Recorder William P Lawer. World Wide Community Day program by Mrs C C Lewis Daniels will be at First Methodist Church on South Heber Street.
President Nixon plans rapid domestic moves with a reorganized federal apparatus and expanded revenue sharing. He seeks to trim bureaucracy while shifting power to state and local governments, and to keep taxes low to sustain economic momentum.
Rafael Hernandez Colon, 36, led the Popular Democratic Party to victory in Puerto Rico, becoming the island’s youngest governor and returning PDP to power. Voters rejected independence and statehood pushes, reaffirming U S citizenship without income tax and opposing the UN independence resolution.
The Raleigh County publication lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday service by mail or home delivery. Rates include $38.11 yearly, $19.06 six months, and $9.73 for three months, with weekly carrier delivery at 70 cents and monthly at $3.05. In West Virginia, three percent sales tax applies.
A reader asks whom to trust for reliable help after repeated unhelpful medical referrals. The reply explores trust as imperfect, cites general rules and parables, and ends noting Apollo 17 and astronaut Eugene A. Cernan as part of a broader quest for knowledge.
MikeRoyko argues television cut the Ned Pepper confrontation, muting John Wayne's sharp line. He contrasts the original ferocity with tame ads and censorious norms, urging authenticity and parental examples over sanitizing language.
J H Spencer announces a new store on Neville street Beckley to occupy half of the former Home Tailoring space. The venture will run a men s furnishings shop with infant and child lines. Spencer, formerly of Winding Gulf, will operate the new shops after a brief opening period. Meanwhile Richmond s Falls dam project on New River proceeds with surveying for a concrete 30 foot high dam slated to begin next spring.
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