Drug hysteria and crack hype in New York City
Russell Baker argues that New York’s drug scene was already menacing long before crack, criticized politicians use hysteria for leverage, media hype distorts news, and public fear fuels punitive lawmaking rather than addressing real crime and access.
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Community Needs Survey Aims to Boost Bluefield Area
Editorial argues General Telephone plans a Community Needs Assessment to identify and address local problems in Mercer and Tazewell counties. It advocates civic effort, self-reliance, and prioritizing education housing childcare fire protection and public services to improve quality of life and attract business.
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Bluefields
West Virginia
Letter urges training and Bible values to curb poverty and crime
William Sanders and Rev Fred W Furbes advocate personal responsibility and skills training over welfare. They criticize societal vices, tourism as a future economic path for West Virginia, urging pride in natural beauty and cottage industries while lamenting coal decline and pollution.
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West Virginia
Lysander Dudley
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Anawalt
McDowell County
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China
Wyoming
Price of life prompts fire department critique
A reader voices outrage at Princeton Fire Department for not answering Mrs Mills alarm, suggesting they bill the owner and criticizes redirecting to East River Volunteer Department. The letter questions city council sympathy and warns delays risk lives beyond city limits.
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Princeton Fire Department
Princeton Fire Jurisdiction Sparks Outcry Over Response
A July 21 fire in Princeton drew outrage as the local department refused to respond citing jurisdictional limits. East River Fire Department arrived. commentators question why life safety is governed by rule books when homes and children are at risk.
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East River Fire Department
Moralists demand sanctions over South Africa crisis
George Will argues that moral denunciations and sanctions harm both South Africa and neighboring nations. He contends sanctions risk Ethiopianization for 80 million Black Africans and threaten jobs, money, and transit reliant on South Africa. He urges targeted capital flows and education driven aid rather than isolation.
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