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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1978
Page
4
Hugh Short editor and Richard Wesley executive editor introduce this page as a showcase of varied editorial and political viewpoints. The column warns that except for the directly adjacent piece, the opinions here do not reflect the newspaper's official stance or position on issues.
A thoughtful meditation on beauty and eternity as human longing. The text contrasts external travel with inner perception, citing Ecclesiastes and Emerson to argue that true beauty requires inner readiness to recognize what time and creation reveal.
Fearless investigator Leon Jaworski declares the inquiry closed after the South Korean figure Kim Dong Jo is barred from testifying before congressional probes. The piece contrasts Watergate era obstruction with current Democratic-led efforts and notes shifting political risk. Resorts International spins up Atlantic City casino growth with hefty state taxes, property booms, and waves of new casinos planned through 1980.
William L. Rusher notes the 18 month window before the New Hampshire primary. He discusses how Jimmy Carter used a candidacy declaration in 1976 and argues that approach won’t work for Carter in 1980. Rusher forecasts the need for a new, modest campaign formula and notes Carter is keeping his strategy private.
The piece contrasts Crane's 1980 presidential bid with Lindsay's public denial tactic, notes front-runners face campaigns that invite scrutiny, and cites Reagan and Kennedy as examples. It shifts to a Washington NEA report on the Bank Secrecy Act enabling investigators to access personal financial records, despite Fourth Amendment limits.
Lawmakers debate shielding checking account data from federal access. Rep. John J. Cavanaugh pushes reforms after Supreme Court ruling left bank records unprotected. The plan would require notice to customers before agencies access records and allow court review, with exemptions for national security and grand jury cases.
Jack Anderson profiles Ger ryo Denono aka Gerry English a stylish hit man tied to a controversial ledger of mob deals. The piece traces his claims, FBI taps, and a web of Las Vegas Spilotro Glick ties, police leaks, and sanctioned investigations with key figures like Salvatore Canale Anthony Spilotro and Allen Glick. It notes denono’s hoax risks while detailing ongoing indictments and police probes in Las Vegas and Phoenix.
George F. Will reflects on country songs as a ledger of misfortune from a Nashville to Biloxi arc. The narrator, a restless traveler, recalls love lost, poverty, crime, hard drinking, and a descent to death row after a choosing of the road over home and duty.
A satirical reflection on country life and Leo Rosten's Passions and Prejudices, arguing that unhappiness and frank sorrow are legitimate rights. The piece contrasts past times when quiet discontent was tolerated with modern expectations of constant bliss and well being.
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