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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1978
Page
4
A reflective excerpt cites Matthew 7 7 8 and credits Robert Burns, noting that those who seek the Lord rightly never seek in vain. The passage emphasizes active pursuit, faith, and the promise of openness to those who knock and ask.
The Mercer County visit by former Governor Arch Moore Jr. fuels rumors about a tight race against Democrat Jennings Randolph for Randolphs Senate seat. Observers debate whether Moore could run for governor again in 1980 if elected, and whether Rockefeller allies hope to derail him. Moore is praised by supporters as a strong governor, though winning a statewide race in West Virginia remains difficult.
Time magazine poll finds 86 percent of Democrats and 68 percent of Republicans say Chappaquiddick should be set aside. It shows Kennedy leading in a presidential nomination race against Carter and Brown, and also defeating Ford in a general election scenario. The piece notes a shift toward younger voters less wary of the 1969 incident.
M Stanton Evans in Washington criticizes Norman Thomas and the Socialist Party for equating socialism with communism. He argues socialism upholds constitutional rights, while communism suppresses freedom under Soviet control. The piece notes Communist use of “socialism” to justify violent revolution and mask tyranny.
The Havana 11th World Festival of Youth is described by Time as a socialist gathering, yet sources say it was organized by the Soviet KGB through World Federation of Democratic Youth and IUS. These groups, Moscow dominated, served as instruments of Soviet foreign policy, a fact omitted in the Time account.
A reader criticizes tax rules on capital gains and urges limits on trader gains. A Bluefield writer praises Piedmont service and staff, urging jet service and stronger customer care. Other letters discuss coal strikes, drug abuse, regulation backlash, school funding, and foreign policy, with opinions on government roles and national issues.
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan denounces a New Jersey court that jailed New York Times reporter M A Farber for refusing to surrender notes in connection with a murder trial. He calls the action a crisis without equivalence in modern American press history.
Washington reports a midwest soil crisis as irrigation boom digs into ground water in Holt County Nebraska. Experts warn nitrate pollution and critical water depletion from 200,000 acres misjudged for plow use, with nonfarm investors buying prairie land and raising erosion risk.
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