Editorial Page: Opinions Represent Varying Views
The page presents a range of editorial and political opinions. With the exception of the adjacent column, the pieces do not necessarily reflect the newspaper's views or positions.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1981
Page
5
The page presents a range of editorial and political opinions. With the exception of the adjacent column, the pieces do not necessarily reflect the newspaper's views or positions.
A Sabbath day journey is noted in Acts 1 12 as the apostle’s return to Jerusalem from the mount of Olivet. The longest lawful distance on the Sabbath extended from the city walls, marking a boundary for sacred travel in early Christian practice.
The piece attacks the illegal walkout by air traffic controllers as misjudged, noting their pay disputes but criticizing the strike for risking disaster. It also questions the Reagan administration’s potential revocation of Caterpillar authorization for a tentatively $15 billion pipeline with Russia, urging alternatives like American coal to reduce Western dependency. It warns of broader security and economic implications for Western nations.
Robert Moses died at 92 after four decades shaping New York through landmark projects. He authored and pushed infrastructure including Lincoln Center Shea Stadium Jones Beach the 1964 World's Fair the United Nations complex Triborough and Verrazano bridges multiple highways and 2% million acres of state parks. Despite critics he refused mass transit in favor of car oriented networks, resigning in 1968 at 79. His era transformed the city and left a lasting, controversial legacy.
Paul Harvey reports in Chicago that public transit is financially failing and tax hikes fund lines. He exposes the Car Barn as filthy with money and uncounted, with hundreds of thousands of dollars scattered or discarded. James Maurer questions safeguards while CTA board members admit losses.
A collage of political observations notes black conservatives like Bill Keyes and Clarence Thomas, and profiles CIA chief William Casey amid Senate scrutiny. It touches on Reaganomics, race, and a behind the scenes look at Casey’s testimony and corporate dealings.
Auditors call PBS a paradise for waste, noting more than 10 000 government buildings with 7500 leased and 2500 owned. Examples include underutilized space in St Louis and vacant Brooklyn offices, costly leases in Camden and Otisville, and possible annual sav ings of hundreds of thousands if space were used efficiently. A grand jury probes the Otisville project.
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