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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1972
Page
2
West Virginia suffered a severe blow from the Buffalo Creek flood, overshadowing the loss of 118 lives. Governor Arch Moore called the tragedy a greater national and state misfortune than the accident itself.
A critical survey argues against Governor Moore and praises Jay Rockefeller for promising to tackle joblessness in West Virginia. The piece contrasts Moore’s self promotion and slow progress on the 1 64 highway program with Rockefeller's potential to attract industry and create jobs. It calls for a governor who serves the state and its people to deliver tangible results.
State Senator James P. Mozingo of Darlington County South Carolina died of heart failure four hours after learning he lost a primary for the state senate a man noted for schooling progress and sharp wit Mozingo led education bills to integrated facilities and was president of the American Trial Lawyers Association His epitaph: not an angel nor all devil just a damned good politician.
A reader reviews Jethro Lieberman’s How the Government Breaks the Law, praising its critique of selective enforcement and official misconduct. The book cites the Bureau of Mines failures, Nixon era actions, and legal evasion as systemic issues shaping law and justice.
A Bong Son farmer recalls joy after South Vietnamese retook Binh Dinh. Phil Iselin cites Namath’s $250000 yearly Jets deal as a record. Mayor Hall slams conventions for not delivering funds to Miami Beach.
In a Foreign Affairs excerpt historian Barbara Tuchman notes a 1945 telegram by Acting U S wartime observer to Communist China Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai inviting them to Washington for exploratory talks. The piece argues Mao’s forces would soon outstrip Chiang Kai-shek and shape postwar policy.
Cecil Underwood, president of the West Virginia Young Republican league, announced the plan to publish a weekly newspaper to foster young GOP clubs across the state. A congressional probe warned food prices, about double prewar levels, may rise further as the average July family spending hit 193 dollars for goods 1935 to 1939 cost 100 dollars.
Stewart Hensley reports that the U S administration has abandoned prospects for an Arab Israeli settlement for now. Secretary Rogers and Abba Eban agree negotiations must stay open as terrorism is fought, with focus on sanctions and limiting terror networks rather than immediate peace talks.
On Liberty Island in New York Nixon faces noisy antiwar heckling from schoolchildren and six loud youths shouting Stop the bombing while he delivers a civics lesson. Police remove the disruptors as the president resumes his remarks amid heat and crowd tension.
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