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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1981
Page
6
Hugh Shott as Editor and Richard Wesley as Executive Editor introduce a page of varied columns. The note states that these columns express opinions that may diverge from the newspaper's official stance except for a specific column below. The page frames the editorial and political content as viewpoint offerings from named editors.
The piece argues Reagan must use legal action to discipline public employee strikes led by air traffic controllers and other essential workers. It notes historical contrasts with Arch Moore and questions compensation for Iran hostages, suggesting President Carter should bear any payout personally.
George F. Will comments on CIA director William Casey and a Senate committee, likening Washington to entertain and scold the natives. He notes tension between the White House and the CLA, with Goldwater a volatile figure urging Casey’s resignation over perceived policy flaws.
A diary style reflection on July 29 1981 noting the Charles and Diana wedding in England Iran’s Bani Sadr fleeing Paris and President Carter’s supply side attempts. The writer cites Casey Goldwater and media commentary while contrasting global events with personal sentiment about a pivotal day.
A young Polish hijacker commandeered a Polish airliner with five passengers and forced it to land in West Berlin. The incident raises questions about how hijackings are treated and routed through international agreements focused on extradition and safe havens, contrasted with potential asylum outcomes.
The piece argues that hijackings reveal a depoliticized, universal standard is needed for international action. It notes past “freedoms flights” by East Europeans and later hijackings against West nations, urging de politicization and stronger cooperation. It discusses CIA leadership doubts and the Casey issue as a test of insider versus outsider control.
Senate investigators reveal a secret draft accusing the Labor Department of bungling the Central States Pension Fund inquiry during the Carter era and of destroying the Kotch Crino report. They fault officials including then Assistant Secretary DeMarco for erasing official copies and denying the report’s existence. The ethics and legality of the destruction are questioned as the probe links to broader failures to pursue criminal action against fund officials.
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