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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1981
Page
4
The page notes that most columns reflect individual opinions and not the newspaper’s official stance, except for the column directly below.
A quoted Bible verse from Genesis 2 19 frames Adam as naming all beasts and birds placed before him by the Lord God highlighting the act of naming as a key moment in creation and human agency in linguistic naming.
The illegal air traffic controllers strike threatens the economy and tests the Reagan administration. Authorities move to impound strike funds and decertify PATCO while urging law and order. Overseas controllers join the dispute, but the government vows to keep air travel moving with non striking staff and military personnel. Public hardship rises as the nation asserts it will not tolerate illegal strikes by federal workers.
The article presents objections to using airborne MX missiles over land based systems. It cites costs and vulnerabilities of air power including limited aircraft and pilots, risk of terrorist attack, and reduced accuracy from moving platforms. It favors the valley cluster land based concept with many shelters to complicate Soviet targeting.
The piece argues Reagan’s twin victories in cutting the federal budget by 37 billion and slashing taxes 25 percent over three years mark a pivotal shift. It anticipates further inflation-linked tax changes, foresees continued deregulation pushing growth, and notes bipartisan concern about timing and implementation amid lingering economic folly.
Alma L Gaghan a disabled widow who ran James F Gaghan Plumbing with eight months of audits showing 30 percent minority hiring. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance accused her of dropping below a 25 percent goal after a minority worker took seven days off for a honeymoon. She argued the firm could not lay off nonminorities or absorb new hires due to its size and union hiring hall constraints. The piece also notes broader geopolitical chaos in Latin America with Castro linked rumors surrounding Torrijos and Roldos after fatal plane crashes.
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