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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1972
Page
2
An imperial edict by Empress Dowager Do wager of China in 1898 orders suppression and sealing of all newspapers and arrests editors. The proclamation decries newspapers as subversive to the state and calls for severe punishment of editors.
The article reviews the 1967 Barnard operation in Cape Town, the donor's young age, and recipient Louis Washkansky. It notes post operative mortality, organ rejection, and declining transplant rates through 1968. It cites Louis B. Russell Jr. as the longest surviving recipient and mentions ongoing research into rejection control and artificial hearts.
Birmingham News notes Tom P. Capps, a customer service representative, inspired a stamps by mail idea adopted for national testing by the U S Postal Service. A regional postmaster says the experiment has favorable early responses and could aid the sick elderly shut in and absent minded customers.
The piece contends that jailing Ivy League scholars and prominent journalists was not a police state move but the start of The Huckleberger Prison Reform Program. It describes cases like Daniel Ellsberg and Samuel L. Popkin, arguing the accused chose jail to preserve ethical secrets.
A reader letter policy note appears alongside a satirical history of the Huckleberger Prison Reform Program. The piece mocks signs of authenticity in letters and chronicles a fictional path from debates on model prisons to a Snave Bill crackdown. The parody highlights cynical views on crime, ethics, and government actions.
States turn to lotteries to ease tax burdens. Maryland joins eight others, tracing origins to New Hampshire's 1964 model. Proposals spread as New York and New Jersey show large early proceeds and daily drawings. Supporters cite education funding and crime reduction, while opponents warn of poor buyers and moral risk.
On the 14 500 foot plateau near La Paz Indians chew coca to stave off hunger. A Bolivian government under Hugo Banzer Suarez devalues the boliviano to 20 per dollar triggering price shocks and unrest. The regime accuses plots against it while leftist links and Brazilian aid stir regional tensions.
Washington reports show the nuclear industry curbs on expansion as plant costs rise and construction lags. Environmental victories and regulatory shifts erode AEC support, with officials reframing the agency as a public-interest referee amid safety worries and industry pushback.
Public notice from Beckley Newspapers Corporation clarifies subscription rates by mail for Raleigh Register Democratic and home delivery options. It lists annual and half year prices, weekly carrier rates, and tax inclusions, with carrier independence and payment caveats.
A satirical look at West Virginia coal interests posing as environmentalists, lampooning ads by the West Virginia Coal Association. The piece mocks claims that mining firms and politicians care for land while pursuing profit, noting reclamation rhetoric, fear tactics, and the state’s dependency on coal jobs. It cites Governor Moore calling himself an environmentalist and questions ad messaging about locating manufacturing near coal.
Mayor Zoran Popovich of McKeesport Pennsylvania calls federal revenue sharing funds a godsend, likening the moment to emerging from a blizzard into Shangri La as he discusses anticipated city aid.
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