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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1978
Page
4
A reflection on Luke 9 61 62 urging commitment to Christ with a note that looking back hinders serving God. Washington adds a reminder to learn from past errors for useful lessons. Both emphasize steadfast resolve and caution against distraction from higher callings.
Corning Glass Works shows a half inch diameter glass cable with 12 strands could carry mass telephone traffic between Mercer and McDowell Counties. The note praises rapid scientific progress and the impact of research on national education and daily life, urging appreciation of advances.
The Navy Center for Prisoner of War Studies compared 78 former POWs with 78 peers and found the POW group generally healthier. They cite a low cholesterol diet of rice and vegetables, no alcohol, limited smoking, reduced stress, and strong ego defenses as possible factors, though caution that results may not generalize to all Americans. The report notes lifestyle changes may add years to life without endorsing capture.
Readers debate Elizabeth Warner and John Warner, praising her warmth and intellect while urging Virginians to judge them by today’s life, not tabloid fame. They condemn bigotry, praise Mr. Warner’s campaign, and urge open minds amid national political critique.
William L. Rusher argues the GOP should nominate Ronald Reagan for president in 1980, criticizing past conservatism delays and urging younger leaders like Crane, Kemp, and Hatch to emerge. He questions age fears and predicts ticket dynamics, stressing the need for new conservative spokesmen despite Reagan’s potential candidacy.
Quotes from AFSCME spokesman Charles Brown, cocktail waitress Alyn Chesselet, and Professor Rita J. Simon reflect concerns over outsourcing public services, perceived impacts on social life, and the link between more women employees and crime risk.
In Nacozari, 3500 Mexicana di Cobre workers walked out last Feb. 26 over squalid wages. Two months later troops police raided homes of 38 strike leaders, binding, gagging and jailing them. Production resumed but workers fear a state of siege and government pressure backed by U.S. mine interests.
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