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The Raleigh Register from Beckley, West Virginia • Page 3

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Raleigh Register, Beckley, W. Wednesday Afternoon, Nov. Not Iven Nixon Knows PRESIDENT GISCARD D'ESTAING Vows To Control French Inflation By WILLIAM BRANIGIN said despite the PARIS (UPI) President gloomy economic situation. Valery Giscard' d'Estaing beset by i pop- a i a i worried Frenchmen to -do "all that is necessary" to 'bring i a i and un- employmnnt under control. i a a i a former hnance minister, said he doubts France's serious economic troubles would develop into "great i a depressions." "I will tell you this --the government will do all that is necessary on time to employment," he said Tuesday night in a nationwide television address.

"It has the i and it has the means." Seated before a glowing i a in his Elysee Palace office, he said. "We must first. of all finish as quickly as possible with inflation." i measured tones --apparently aimed at reassuring Frenchmen fearful of mass joblessness --came at a time of increasing economic woes and decreasing support for Giscard d'Estai'ng. The newspaper Le Monde, considered the nation's most intellectual newspaper, said in a front-page article Tuesday that the president often disappears for weekends or evenings without telling his aides where he is going. a a i Giscar'd d'Estaing leaves only a sealed envelope to be opened in case of war of 'other emergencies.

Le Monde referred to ''rumors on the private life" of the president and said he once spent, the weekend in the Grand Trianon Palace at Versailles and another time up at a chateau owned by his wife's family. The newspaper criticism followed articles in the weekly satirical newspaper Le Canard- Enchaine that the president is busier with his private life than with the affairs of state. A recent puhlu opinion poll indicated a sharp drop in confidence in the presi dent and severe pessimism about the future. Only 42 per cent of the thought Giscard d'Estaing was capable of dealing with France's problems compared to 54 per cent in September. And 77 per cent felt the economy would get worse, a 76 per cent figure last March when oil shortages, currency woes and the terminal illness of the a President Georges i Frenchmen Giscard F.staing also promised unprecedented measures to aid France's i a i i dustry.

Earlier. Citroen, the nation's second-largest car a a i 1 4 0 0 workers and retired 1,300 flation has been running at an officially estimated 15 per cent-a-year in France a figure hit 650.000 this month, the highest level since World War II. In addition, the economy has been rocked by increased business failures, growing labor unrest and a $400 million dollar trade deficit last month. "We are not in a situation of great crises or great i a massive production decline could be feared," Giscard By JACK V. FOX LOS ANGELES (UPI) Not even Richard Nixon will know the verdict of the- Watergate court's medical' examiners until the doctors report their a i conclusion to court Judge John Sirica.

Friday. The three distinguished physicians flew back to Washington Tuesday after examining the 61-year-old former president at his estate in San Clemente to determine whether he is too sick i a Watergate cover-up trial. "The conclusion was absolutely said Dr. Richard Starr Ross of John Hopkins University. But the doctors refused to say what the conclusion was.

The head of the team, Dr. Charles A. a of Georgetown i i Hospital, said they were under strict orders from the judge not to discuss their findings with anyone. Not even Nixon was told what their conclusion was, Hufnagel said. i "specific, brief and to the i a a i adding "that he expects the judge "will consider the report along with many Miss World Quits LONDON (UPI) Helen a a a i mother elected Miss World, quit in tears Tuesday after fours days of controversy over her child and her alleged involvement in a divorce.

Eric Morley, chief judge OL the contest that elected Miss Morgan Friday night, a i 2 2 a professional model from Wales resigned because of the possibility she would be named in a pending divorce action. A newspaper said cabaret dancer Linda-Lovegrove, 28, is naming Miss Morgan as "the other woman" in court a i i husband, a nightclub owner. Contest organizer Julia Morley said she spoke by telephone to a tearful Miss Morgan. "The indication from her was due to the upsetting nature of certain allegations she felt she had no alternative but to resign," Mrs. Morley said.

Miss Morgan, who would have earned a minimum of $31,000 from her year as Miss World, went into seclusion after breaking down in tears at a news conference at a i in England. Miss Morgan's selection drew charges from some of her rivals that the jury was biased because of her 18- month-pld son. One contestant said it was "immoral" a a a i mother as Miss World. Miss Morgan shrugged off the complaints and said she had no intentions of getting married. "We are living in 1974, not 1914," she said.

other factors" in ruling whether Nixon must testify at the. trial of five of his a i Watergate cover-up. Hufnagel told an airport physicians spent about an hour with Nixon at his San Clemente estate Monday afternoon, enough time to conduct a they considered an adequate examination. He indicated the former president was cooperative, as a Nixon spokesman had said earlier he would be. A U.S.

marshal drove the doctors 60 miles south to Nixon's oceanside estate after they spent more than four hours during the morn- i i i i medical records at Long Beach. Memorial Hospital, where he underwent surgery four weeks ago. i i a a i medical team to conduct an independent examination of Nixon 'when Nixon's own doctors reported the former president was too ill to respond to subpoenas to testify. CBS Contract Pleases Cavett By FRANK S. SWERTLOW NEW YORK (UPI) Dick Cavett, the Emmy award winning talk show host for the ABC network, today signed a talent contract with CBS for guest appearances and a possible film role.

"I'm very pleased that I'll be working with CBS," Cavett said. "I've checked their references and they come highly recommended." CBS said Cavett's new contract begins Jan. 1 and extends through the end of the 1975-76 season, with an option for a possible series. In addition. Cavett will have his own special, CBS said- On Friday, Cavett announced during a videotaping that he was ending his a talk show host on ABC's late night "Wide World of Entertainment," effective Jan.

1. Prior to the CBS announcement, a high NBC offical was asked if Cavett was negotiating with his network. The offical responded in the negative saying, "Dick Cavett is for people who go to cocktail parties or polo matches, and above all for those who don't watch television." Cavett had been ABC's late night host since December, 1969. in 1972, the five-day a week program was cut to one week in four and last January to two shows a month. Prior to Cavett's venture into late night programming, he hosted an Emmy Award winning morning show on ABC before moving into prime time as a summer replacement.

None of these shows, including the late night program, fared well in the ratings. CHARLESTON, W. Va. (UPI) Gov. Arch Moore a a i December Blood Donor Month To help alleviate blood shortages which frequently occur during the holiday season.

i a a i i a ceremony with officials from the Tri-State Red, Cross Blood Center. The blood center estimates 350 pints of blood need to be collected in Charleston, Parkersburg, Huntington and Ashland, to avoid shortages during the Santa's coming to Hills 2pm Thanksgiving ft Santa will arrive on a big red fire truck at 2 p.m. He'll be carrying candy canes for all the kids. Be there to greet him! Color this page contest If you're 10 years old or younger, you could win a new bike or trike just by coloring this page! After you've finished coloring, fill in the Official Entry Form on this page and mail or deliver in person to Hills anytime before 11 p.m. Saturday, December 14th.

FIRST PRIZE: (Syrsunder) (6-8 yrs) 16" Convertible bike, (9-10 yrs) 20" Renegade bike SECOND PRIZE: $5 Gift Certificate (one for each age group) THIRD PRIZE: $3 Gin Certificate (one for each age group) Hills accepts Welfare checks, vouchers and orders with proper identification OFFICIAL CONTES ENTRY FORM Fill in the information'below and return by mail or deliver in person to the Hills nearest you. Nothing to buy. Winner need not be present. One entry per CASH YOUR 20 Renegade bike CHRISTMAS CLUB CHECK AT HILLS and receive a FREE CHRISTMAS CARD ASSORTMENT Subject to normal check cashing policies BY-PASS PLAZA ROUTE 21, SKELTON-BECKLEY THE ANTI-INFLATION DEPARTMENT STORE.

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