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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1982

Page

4

Missing The Point Over probe of Mercer County BOE purchasing

The uproar over the Mercer County Board of Education probe centers on investigator Dr. Daniel Rubenstein rather than irregularities in central office purchasing. Protests by board staff against his methods contrast with his claim to seek authorized facts. Findings due at a Princeton meeting tomorrow and potentially Monday. The central issue remains whether county taxes were properly spent.

Mercer County Board of Education Daniel Rubenstein Athens Daily Telegraph Princeton Rubenstein Dr. Rubenstein Cleve Benedict Robert C. Byrd Benedict Byrd Vietnam Carter Senate Rep. Benedict Sen Wooldridge Big Shot Bragg Ray Bragg Mercer County Court Clarence Six R. Shrewsbury W.va Mercer County Moscow Eugene J. Carroll U.S.N Naval Operations Hodding Carter William Fairbourn U.S.M.C Joint Chiefs of Staff Paul Newman National Council of Churches Prolifers For Survival Ymca of the USA West Virginia Wva Bill Griffith Cheesy Creek

Two Minutes Of Prayer Won't Hurt School Prayer

Readers defend classroom prayer arguing it respects faith and won t erode education while questioning anti prayer actions and urging government restraint. The letter set praises for prayers at home churches and schools and urged prayers for all in the nation.

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Billy America World Joe Davidson Bluefield W.va

Nicaraguan editor Chamorro slain sparks press liberty debate

The piece recalls Pedro Joaquin Chamorro and his La Prensa as symbols of free press under Somoza, noting his murder by a death squad and the Sandinista crackdown. It describes censorship, arrests, and intimidation of editors, with Chamorro's son continuing the publication under state control and scrutiny.

Washington Pedro Joaquin Chamorro Nicaragua Anastasio Somoza Chamorro United States South Somoza la Prensa Jon Lee Anderson Oslo Norway U.S

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Hugh Ike Shott Hugh Shott Richard Wesley Berry's Charlie Rob Anthony Santoro David Knight Knight Mr. Knight Mercer County Court Commission Kenneth M. Vance R.M. Fanning Adam Smith Fanning Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Nixon Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan L. Ray Smith Vansant Animal Shelter Mercer County Humane Society Prairie Grove Ark Dorothy Walsh Prairie Grove, Ark Good Riddance John McGhee Bragg Coeburn Six McGhee Oakland Terrace State Police Mercer County Sheriff’s Dept Keith Hare Pauline Perdue Nale Jack Anderson
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