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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1972
Page
2
A devotional line cites Proverbs 18 9 and 10 stressing that laziness harms work and that the name of the Lord offers protection. The saying emphasizes diligence and faith as sources of safety and strength for believers.
The West Asia and the Pacific report a Chinese push to study Western languages, especially English, sparked by Nixon visit. Courses spread in major cities with radio lessons and pro revolution phrases included in curricula.
A NEA report notes declining enrollments in university and high school language programs including French German and Russian. The drop, linked to shifts away from science and classic disciplines and easier travel abroad, raises mild alarm among academics.
A Chicago Daily News interview with Deedee Nixon Hoover, daughter of the president, reveals she would sacrifice her life to preserve the Thieu government in Vietnam. She comments on Europe, Asia, domino theory, and wartime air strikes in a playful but serious tone.
A Raleigh Register notice from Beckley Newspapers outlines subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and home delivery options. It lists postal offices in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia, fee details including three cent state sales tax, and notes on address changes and carrier distribution.
In London an Israeli agricultural attaché dies when a booby trapped envelope explodes. Talks in Beirut Jerusalem Tripoli and at the United Nations seek prevention and cure as Libya praises Munich attackers while Lebanon faces Palestinian refugee pressures and 300000 refugees in camps. The piece notes UN limits and rising cross border links in terrorism.
Linda Jenness of the Socialist Workers Party campaigns since 1971 with Andrew Pulley as running mate. She acknowledges not winning but aims to mobilize youth and Marxist audiences to build mass movements across women's, antiwar, black, and labor causes, regardless of electoral outcome.
A reader from Daniels West Virginia warns the State Department of Highways about a large unfilled hole near Daniels that could cause accidents and lawsuits. She suggests a culvert and paving as cheaper fixes. The letter references Socialist Workers Party candidates Jenness and Pulley, outlines SWP platform goals, and notes their 1970 and 1969 campaigns.
Lt. C. H. Dew announced the Beckley Squadron will get an airplane flown from Huntington to this city and a Link trainer sent from a Texas Army air base. He and staff Lt. Albert Lilly Lt Robert Ellison and Lt. Ray Dew attended a Charleston CAP meeting led by Lt. Col. L. E. Farnsworth.
A 1916 introduction praises Crabb’s English Synonymes and the need for exact expression in democracy. Finley argues words measure thought, warning against verbal poverty and misused language, using biblical and literary examples to urge careful speech and lasting linguistic precision.
The article describes Spiro Agnew's campaign role targeting disaffected blue-collar Catholics in big cities. Nixon aides aim to win Italian, Polish and other ethnic blocs by arguing McGovern’s doubts on welfare taxes and draft policy, with Agnew making frequent appeals in urban labor corridors.
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