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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1985
Page
4
Russell Baker portrays a satire of a looming secrets drain as federal workers and retirees allegedly sell state secrets to foreign powers. The piece cites arrests, a Reagan era plan to flood markets with secrets, and the resulting national embarrassment with Britain and Chad cited as examples. It ends hinting at strapped reporters seeking more details.
Aubrey Garber of Grundy Va criticizes the press for deriding the SDI missile defense program as Star Wars. He says media hype poisoned talks, urging evaluation of the reporters who coined the term and warning against equating defense research with starry militarism.
Conservation officers report a hunter was shot to death by another hunter from Wyoming County after being mistaken for a deer in Pocahontas County. Sheriff Jerry Dale charged the shooter with negligent shooting, fining $250 plus court costs. The letter-writer criticizes hunting culture and supports driver education on four-lane highways.
The article discusses driver hazards at four lane highways and urges safer judgment at intersections. It emphasizes the danger of misjudgment and questions what steps are being taken to prevent future fatalities, noting that not all drivers read the paper.
West Virginia public education could improve dramatically by 1990 if the goals outlined by School Superintendent Tom McNeel are achieved. The plan seeks better test scores, teacher training, incentives, four year individually planned studies, remedial aid, equitable funding, and greater parental involvement. Public meetings are planned for input, with a February board action likely.
William Buckley argues at a Washington conference that reconciliation with the Soviet Union signals moral lassitude and that the real danger lies in Soviet power and the appeal of Marxism. He cites Nicaragua and Afghanistan as tests, urging a tougher stance and more direct aid to anti-Soviet forces.
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