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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1978
Page
4
A brief reflection cites Job 33 23 noting a messenger or interpreter among a thousand to reveal mankind's uprightness, framing this as a rare or unusual figure in the biblical text.
The piece criticizes Board of Education actions led by School Supt. C.D. Lilly for hiding meetings from the public, praising the sun shine law that requires advance notice and open sessions. It urges continued media scrutiny and public access to official proceedings. The report also analyzes U S trade balances, noting Japan as a key offender in limiting American goods though Iran and Saudi Arabia trade fairly. It cites Commerce data and urges domestic auto industry innovation to improve the balance. The Hanigan Case in Arizona highlights alleged torture of Mexican workers, with a multi-party public outcry and calls for federal prosecution as local justice faces scrutiny.
Washington veteran Barry Bosworth, director of the Council on Wage and Price Stability, argues inflation rises from productivity declines, higher social taxes, and red tape. He warns of heavy government employment, regulated sectors, and reduced competition inflating costs and prices across 35 to 40 percent of the economy.
William F Buckley uses a post Jonestown frame to ponder the first commandment and idolatry. He cites Caligula, Hakem, Hitler and Stalin to argue that those who died for beliefs were not merely monsters and that learning from their deaths matters.
The piece argues the Jonestown massacre reflects a supreme rebuke to civilization, blaming leader energies like Jim Jones for coercive zeal that drew people to a failed socialist ideal. It notes the public act of child deaths, questions state role, and frames the tragedy as a collective act of hara-kiri with lasting memory.
Senator Soaper riffs on a trivia quiz about the corrupt toll collector in The Bridge on the River Kwai. The Air Force urges more money for its missile program, joking that accuracy falters when launching a Minuteman with a slingshot.
State Department cables reveal Libyan students at an FAA training academy in Oklahoma City disregarded class rules, cheated on exams, and caused disruptions. Proctor Twir faced indifference, three offenders were expelled, and Libyan officials reportedly sent back the most troublesome. Libyan envoy acknowledged problems and cooperation with U.S. officials.
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