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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1981
Page
4
The page presents a range of editorial and political opinions with the caveat that all items except the first column may not reflect the newspaper's views. Readers see diverse viewpoints, though the newspaper distances itself from most positions and emphasizes separate editorial content.
The piece labels Col Muammar Khadafy a blustering Libyan leader using war as humiliation and warns he may fall if overreaching. It also discusses auto recalls by Ford and Chrysler, arguing manufacturers should fix defects and consider publicity if owners are hard to contact. It criticizes Ralph Nader and favors automakers handling recalls with private outreach and accountability.
The Synthetic Fuels Corporation after a $17.5 billion appropriation remains largely nonoperational with 99 staff and no funded projects. Only $2 billion of the total has been committed to three synfuels efforts, while salaries for top executives reach up to $150,000 annually, drawing criticism from lawmakers and observers.
Washington report notes two four-member families with identical incomes face different tax burdens after 1983. Head of household with three children pays 31 percent more than a two-parent couple in the same bracket. Describes standard deductions, new credits, capital gains rules, and retirement savers. Also cites Rep. Toby Moffett inquiry into SFC officials billing taxpayers for meals at area restaurants.
Washington reports on Mel Weinberg and Joseph Meltzer, two con artists used by the FBI in ABSCAM. Weinberg profited from forged securities and gifts, while Meltzer, who failed to deliver politicians, serves an eight year federal sentence in Lexington. Meltzer, a former associate, laments the double standard and recalls his recruitment and actions.
William L. Busher reports on the Reagan administration’s neutron bomb program. The weapon’s design focuses on high lethal radiation with limited blast, aimed as an anti tank asset. The piece contrasts U S and Soviet bloc tank forces and policy debates among Western doves and hawks.
The piece argues neutron calculus reduces a Russian tank threat by enabling frontline use, with neutron weapons bypassing armor to kill crew. It warns that banning tactical nukes could let Russia seize Western Europe with conventional arms, risking 10,000 tanks unchallenged.
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