Train service debate tests Bluefield chamber resolve
A Daily Telegraph piece discusses Norfolk and Western passenger service plans amid a transportation crisis. Rep. Ken Hechler urges Amtrak restoration and Congressional action, while Bluefield Chamber of Commerce shows reluctance, signaling demand for local support and possible political pressure. A tongue in cheek closing note about football weekends ends the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph
Norfolk & Western Railway
Ken Hechler
Norfolk & Western
West Virginia
Amtrak Corporation
N&w
Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield
Will Our Liberal Beliefs Block Genetic IQ Facts
The essay argues liberals resist evidence that groups differ genetically in intelligence, citing Jensen and Herrnstein. It suggests liberals fear social disruption, while conservatives might benefit from recognizing disparities. It notes liberal dogma and the difficulty of confronting heredity versus environment debates in education and policy.
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I. Q
Oil politics and Kuwait’s cautious oil policy
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak argue that Arab oil power shapes the Arab-Israeli conflict, citing Kuwait’s low production targets, rising prices, and Saudi plans. They condemn U S officials for labeling oil states blackmail and warn that Western dependence has long driven oil policy while Arab nations seek sustainable income and regional settlement.
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Kuwait
National Assembly
U. S
Nixon Administration
Israel
U.S
British Petroleum
Shell
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Faisal
Middle East
Back Door Spending Debate Casts Light on Budget Busting
Rep. George Mahon., chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, warns that nonappropriated or mandated spending will push this fiscal year’s outlays to about 273.2 billion, exceeding the budget ceiling by roughly 5 billion. He urges stronger congressional control and budget control legislation, listing key backdoor items and detailing Mahon’s background.
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Washington
Congress
George Mahon
D.tex
House Appropriations Committee
Cambodia
Israel
Mahon
Senate
House
Louisiana
Texas
Texas University
University of Minnesota
Mesrophanons Committee
Not in Short Supply Rhetoric Sparks Office Waste Talk
A brief column notes officials and executives advocate leaner practices with less paper waste. Post suggests zip meaning different things to sports announcers and the postal service, while urging fewer copies and more efficiency.
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Zip
Postal Service
Salmon mishap and political pressure in veterans affair
Washington rep Robert Sikes learns frozen salmon shipped for him by a friend caused a mix up in military mail ending at Ft Meade. The piece also covers Murray Chotiner and Harry Dent steering a VA settlement for Donovan Construction from 1 million to 10.3 million, with GAO questioning the cost methods and potential political influence in Johnson's actions.
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Washington
Robert Sikes
D-Fla
Air Force Transportation System
Sikes
Alaska
Andrews Air Force Base
Armed Forces
Ft. Meade
Army
Military Liaison
Capitol Hill
Leutenant
Nixon
Murray Chotiner
Harry Dent
Veterans Administration
Donovan Construction Co
St. Paul
Northport
Long Island
John Donovan
Chotiner
Donovan
White House
Peter Millspaugh
Dent
Veterans
Donald Johnson
General Accounting Office
GAO
Johnson
Justice Department
Contract Appeals Board
Don Johnson
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
William Proxmire
D-Wise
Veterans Appropriations Suttee
What Is Detente Really Means in U S Soviet Talks
In Washington officials outline detente as not a arms cut or treaty end, but a framework to reduce miscalculations and avoid accidental clashes. It could share work on fusion energy with safeguards, while acknowledging continued arms development and strategic leverage by Moscow.
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Washington
Moscow
White House
State Department
Pentagon
Mideast
United States
Europe
Japan
Afghanistan
U.S
West Europe
Faxiyee
Soviet Union
North Korea
North Viet Nam
Middle East
Ussr
U. S
Kremlin
Fragmentary Senate Talk Mix With TV Ads
A garbled excerpt cites Senator Soaper on watching TV at the desk, a possible rule for saving symbols and road sketches in commercials. The text hints at public attention to driving and a Congress discussion, but the meaning is unclear.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Hugh the Short
Hugh Show
Richard Wesley
Coloumns
Thomas A Kempis
Amtrak
Hechler
Chamber
Board of Directors
George Kellenberger
Sludgepump
Berry's
NEA
Anit Naga
Willie A. Rusher
Jonathan Edwardson
America
Arthur Jensen
Berkeley
NYU
Hitler
Harvard
Richard Herrnstein
Herrnstein
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
the Oil Club
Robert Allen
Jack Anderson
Roy Cromiey
Senator Soaper
Deak
Waar
Perwusren
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