Thought For Today Wisdom and timing guide prudent action
A meditation on obedience and wisdom noting that proper timing and the wise mind prevent harm. The text emphasizes that every matter has its time and path, though human troubles weigh heavily.
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Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1972
Page
2
Meter Readers to Be Replaced by New Technology
The New York Times notes utility firms are testing automatic meter reading systems to cut labor and improve accuracy. Proposals include a device that reads all meters in a building and aerial remote sensing to capture thousands of readings at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americana
New York Times
Congress
Senate
Ken Hechler
West Virgina
West Virginia
Hechler
92D Congress
Department of the Interior
Environmental Protection Agency
Film Violence Debate Faces Family Audiences
Clergy critics argue modern films like True Grit and American Wilderness expose children to brutal imagery and uncritical Disney praise. They urge caution over violence and hunting depictions while defending ecological themes and age-appropriate content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wayne
George Marshall
Boston
Western Communists Flustered by Czech Trials in Prague
Western European communist parties condemn Prague trials as unacceptable. France’s Francois Mitterrand presses a conference for Czech exiles while criticizing Soviet emigration policies. France Nouvelle warns the trials undermine socialism and widen rifts with Husak.
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Milt Freddenheim
Chicago Daily News
Paris
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Czechocslova
Gustav Hausk
Belgium
Norway
Sweden
Britain
Prague
Francois Mitterrand
Meiterrand
Politiburo
Etienne Fajon
Jance Nouvelle
Georges Marchais
Lexpress
Husak
Vasily Bulak
Versailles
Vietnam
Boris Ponomarev
France Nouvelle
Roland Leroy
L’himanite
Ludvik Svoboda
Chile
Unita
Mitterrand
le Nouvel Observateur
Western
The Late Sheriff Tale In 1885 West Virginia Taxes
A reader discovers that in 1885 86 West Virginia treasurer reports the term the late referred to a sheriff’s term ending, not death. Raleigh County paid little state or school taxes compared with Greenbrier Summers Monroe and others, with only minor Raleigh credits for fines and land redemption.
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Dale Green
W. T. Thompson
Jno
James Knight
Greenbrier County
Raleigh County
Summers
Mercer
Monroe
Wyoming
Fayette
Greenbrier
Raleigh
Thompson
Fayette County
J. W. Harper
Wilson Sweeney
John Beckley
Dr. Ct
Wilson
T. C. Maddy
Shady Spring
Atlanta Plan for Year-Round School Gains Ground
National push for year-round schooling gains momentum with Atlanta in its fourth year under the Atlanta Plan. Four quarters equal length. students may attend three or four quarters. It expands curriculums, helps students graduate early, and supports working families, while modestly raising the budget by about one percent. Dr John Letson endorses the system as practical and beneficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
John Letson
UPI
Letson
America
McGovern Faces Major Hurdles in Nixon Victory Path
Washington dispatch notes Sen George McGovern must overcome skepticism about winning in the fall despite a strong nominating campaign He must convert nomination success into broad voter support and mobilize financial and volunteer resources while maintaining credibility with party regulars and labor.
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Lyndon Johnson
William Howard Taft
Herbert Hoover
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Woods
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New York
Barry Goldwater
Gold
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