Resolution for 1971 and a moral society
Christmas is past and the new year will soon be upon us. By tradition man makes a list of New Year’s resolutions and then proceeds to break them one by one as the year gets under way. Let us be different this year with a single resolution to make 1971 the best year yet. We must actively participate in the democratic way we govern ourselves, for democracy is moral only when all citizens participate. Will you be a moral member of the democratic society in the year ahead?
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New York
Episcopalians
Gallup
Martin E. Marty
University of Chicago
Christmas Bouquets Salute Community Helpers in Morgantown
The Morgantown Animal Society volunteers are praised for aiding the Marilla pet sale and saving over 100 animals. Spruce Street youths caroled at the Jones home. Lucille Roberts and Dr. Elias Castianes funded transport for the visitors. Nurses at WVU Medical Center sang Christmas airs. UMWA locals supported the 1971 United Fund drive. Morgantown City Council chose a new mayor Thearle Jamison who urged discussions on Grumbein Island traffic with authorities.
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Morgantown Animal Society
Marilla
Spruce Street Methodist Church
Denver Jones
Lucille Roberts
Elias Castianes
Morgantown
Terry T. Jones
Thearle Jamison
Grumbein Island
Courtesy in Our City Reflects Simple Kindness
Wayne A Muth recalls a courteous act at a local drug store where an elderly woman asked to buy a string of Christmas lights. She was told none were for sale and the window box held the item, yet she thanked the clerk and left, prompting praise for goodwill to men. Readers are invited to send similar notes to the editor.
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Wayne A.muth
Riverview Drive
Dominion Post
Greer Building
Morgantown
Appreciation Letter Praises John Zan By West Virginia Official
A note from B B Maurer of West Virginia University Division of Personal and Family Development commends John Zan for his youth development work in Morgantown areas Scotts Runs Dellslows Canyons and Senecas. The letter lauds Zan for sportsmanship character and selfless mentorship shaping many youths.
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Frank Heaster
John Zan
Sunday Dominion Post
B.B. Maurer
Cooperative Extension Service
West Virginia University
Heaster
Dominion Post
Morgantown
Scotts
Canyons
Answering the Ring Even at Death and Robbery
A humorous report notes that people answer ringing phones even during prime moments from dinner to bank robberies. It cites a Chicago incident where a robber answered a call from WGN during the crime, suggesting the phone’s pull may alter police tactics and human attention at extreme moments.
Irony at Christmas Time: Crises Strain US Churches
A 1970 analysis notes budget cuts and staff reductions across Catholic and Protestant churches amid inflation and declining weekly worship. It highlights declines in Catholic membership, aging leadership, and weak Protestant unity efforts, with critics urging new directions for the era.
Ungodly habits clash with parental piety in Christian homes
A speaker argues that moral behavior is not inherited but must be learned through personal faith in Christ. He warns ministers' children may know Christian theology without knowing Jesus and cites scriptures urging personal salvation and devoted parental training for lasting impact.
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D.G
Christ
Public Welfare Funds in West Virginia Deemed Inadequate
The League of Women Voters warns that West Virginia's public welfare funds are insufficient to meet survival needs. Secretary Elliot Richardson notes rising welfare costs and potential cuts or higher taxes, while State Welfare Commissioner Edwin Flowers cites small benefits and heavy federal funding reliance.
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Elliot Richardson
West Virginia
League of Women Voters
Edwin Flowers
Morgantown
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Democratic Society
WVU
United Mine Workers of America
Christopher Coal Co
Monongalia County
United Fund
Small Society
Brickman
SweRe
Brblockk
By Russell Baker
N.Y. Times News Service
Washington
Chicago Heights
Ill
American Savings Bank
Odell
Chicago
WGN
Don Harris
Harris
T.S
America
Edward B. Fiske
Cletus F. O’donnell
Madison
Wisc
Listening
Eugene Carson Blake
Vietnam
Billy Graham
Norman Vincent Peale
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