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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1978
Page
4
A coastal unit returns with no cargo and no clear mission achieved. Officials say resource limits prevented full patrol coverage affecting strategic objectives. Local observers call for reassessment of deployment priorities and broader regional cooperation.
The piece argues Republicans face a shift as big business funds liberal Democrats, suggesting the party may move toward limiting government and corporate influence. It notes conservatives worry about privacy with proposed computer tracking to recover welfare fraud and loan defaults, while condemning taxpayer losses from defrauding government.
M Stanton Evans notes Kennedy attacks Carter on national health insurance mark the opening stage of the 1980 presidential race. He argues Carter’s plan blends costly universal coverage with thrift and warns Kennedy’s approach is riskier. He points to Medicare and Medicaid as the root of rising health costs and federal involvement.
Subsidy programs like Medicare and Medicaid have shifted the medical economy toward third party payments, making hospital bills seem near free to patients. Costs rose sharply after their adoption, with hospital room charges surging far faster than general inflation while patients pay less out of pocket. The piece questions the outcome of expanding subsidies further.
New York analysis describes the papal conclave process for Pope Paul VI's successor, noting the nine day mourning, the secrecy, and the smoke signals. It contrasts media expectations with church realities, and discusses liberal and conservative views within the church and global politics shaping the election.
Paul Harvey recalls past wars and current SAC preparations in Omaha. He notes aging bombers and makeshift modernization, praises American ingenuity, and warns against renewed large scale Asian conflict with marching forces and bloody bayonets. He fears escalation and urges restraint.
Washington report weighs future wars decided by computer networks over battlefield clashes. Experts warn Soviet access to Western tech and lax security could cripple finance, electricity, and transport. DEA notes Mexican gun smuggling fuels drug operations with hundreds linked to gun running and Valmet sales to criminals.
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