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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1972
Page
2
Thought for Today cites Richard Nixon from October 9 1968 arguing that those who failed to produce peace in four years should not be given another chance. The remark frames pacific effort as a test of leadership and judgment.
A columnist questions Beckley’s awareness of traffic and parking issues and the lack of city planning. The piece argues for solutions to ease congestion and aid emergency vehicles, while discussing inflation as the Nixon McGovern campaign nears.
A narrator recounts a brutal confrontation with a man in hiding who claims various aliases including Kleindienst and Stans as he investigates a Washington Post sabotage story. The scene reveals political manipulation aimed at reviving 1976 campaigns and tests the narrator's claim of integrity amid police-like pressure. The piece ends with a quiet note that another person, named Mitchell, is in the adjacent room.
The Nixon administration dismisses corruption charges as partisan politics while clashing with the liberal press. Barry Goldwater argues media bias but the piece notes the press helped uncover Bobby Baker and LBJ links. The column defends scrutiny of government conduct and rejects monarchic immunity.
In Los Angeles, George McGovern attracts large rally crowds despite negative polling. Analysts question whether growing turnout signals real momentum or merely enthusiastic, uncommitted youths. The piece notes debates over crowds as a campaign indicator with three weeks left.
John Platt and his daughter Agnes Ross Platt, guests of Mr and Mrs C L Phipps, departed this week for their home in Los Angeles Calif after visiting Raleigh in 1922.
The writer recalls a busy period with staff shortages and a missed car registration renewal after a vacation. They describe being stopped for expired plates near the Pagoda, acknowledge the OC October 72 code, and joke about walking until renewal. They hint at political praise or endorsement with irony.
The piece argues cremation costs less than burial, citing California rates and motives. It notes 18.3 percent cremation in California in 1970, discusses ecological and mobility factors, and covers a California bill aimed at low cost funerals. Funeral directors express moral concerns about cremation.
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