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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1972
Page
4
A Frederick W. Robertson lecture echoes the idea that only what you have done for God endures through ages and eternity. The guest speaker emphasizes deeds as lasting proof of faith versus mere words.
A. D. Little of Cambridge is to study the feasibility of orbiting power plants to beam electricity to Earth via microwaves from 22,300 mile high satellites. NASA funds the six month, $197,400 contract amid questions of cost and practicality. Other solar energy work unfolds at the University of Arizona as experts anticipate a long fossil fuel era ending.
Bache & Company wires optimism after government data show real GNP up 8.9 percent in Q2 and inflation easing to 2.1 percent. Dow Jones rises with 14.91 points to 935.6 as corporate profits jump 16 percent, powering a sharp stock market rebound from a brief slump.
Republican strategists say President Nixon can secure re election if he and Vice President Agnew stay disciplined and attack McGovern on issues. Nixon may campaign minimally until the final two weeks, watching the Miami Beach convention from the White House as Aug 23 acceptance nears.
A private University Club luncheon showcased Henry Kissinger briefing Jewish Democratic financiers on foreign policy while Nixon operatives quietly won over Humphrey supporters. Key figures include Gustave Levy Max Fisher Taft Schreiber Ted Cummings John Factor and Meshulam Riklis with dozens of East and West Coast donors now touching Nixon. The move signals deep realignment as McGovern faces a contracting financial base.
A new Beilenson book suggests the United States could have used protracted subversion rather than large troop deployments to hinder Ho Chi Minh and Soviet backed regimes. The strategy mirrors Russia and China's indirect approach, with limited covert aid to Vietnamese dissidents and allied movements, avoiding full scale wars.
The senator notes the middle of family income is now within reach of former dreams and urges Congress to explore fixes. Both parties push for an inquiry into improving national conventions. A bus rider complains about government detecting raises and masking tax hikes.
President Nixon weighs a August 26 to September visit to the Munich Olympics to boost U S chances and aid his election. The article contrasts GOP anti busing positions with Democratic ambiguity and outlines a GOP educational rights framework including the Equal Educational Opportunities Act and a student transportation moratorium.
North Vietnamese confidants say Hanoi expects Nixon to concede before November 7 and aims for an October settlement. They indicate only face-saving gestures may be offered rather than real concessions as talks intensify. Moscow and Peking weigh options while China expands aid to Africa and slows Hanoi support.
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