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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1978
Page
4
An assertion that the moon does not shine of its own light is tied to Job 25 5 as a centuries old quotation, noting the belief and its religious framing. The fragment cites Job chapter verse 5 in discussing whether the moon emits its own glow.
Island Creek Coal Company unveils a large scale project to build a new community housing up to 5000 people in Buchanan County Virginia with utilities and sanitation. The plan aims at stable housing for a larger workforce, with builders delivering homes, apartments and trailer pads under supervision, signaling corporate citizenship and future industry influence.
An external defense study warns that mutual deterrence may fail after a nuclear exchange. It urges Washington to build robust post strike survival capacity to sustain intelligence, communications, military control, and civilian governance. Without this, the USSR could strike with little warning if deemed acceptable.
Paul Harvey argues that one quarter of hospital bills fund government regulation and paperwork. He claims hospital overhead rises 25 percent due to compliance, while hospital costs have surged 194 percent in a decade, and Congress costs up 422 percent. He notes Illinois lawmakers voted an $8,000 yearly raise to $28,000, becoming the nation’s highest paid part-time legislators. He contends inflation and government spending push taxes and prices higher, including medical care.
A survey of 148 New York hospitals finds hospitalization costs rise by 1.1 billion annually due to government record keeping and regulatory compliance. The American Hospital Association estimates regulation adds over 4 billion per year in costs across the industry and HEW’s expanding staff compounds the burden.
A reader letter trail questions Carter’s open administration and responsiveness, noting a slow White House reply and unaddressed queries on federal pay raises and Lipshutz private counsel. The column bundles items on Renegotiation Board limits, mafia heroin trade, crowded skies, and the growing US trade deficit with Japan and Germany, highlighting skepticism of government efficiency and global competition.
New York opinion column argues conservatives should reassess opposition to Jimmy Carter. It praises cautious praise for his record on defense, foreign policy, and inflation while noting deficits and liberal proposals.
Economist scholars S Charles Maurice and W Philip Gramm of Texas A&M and Gerhard Anders of Toronto argue in a careful economic analysis that conserving energy, including oil and gas, may not pay. They conclude that the widely held belief in energy conservation as economically beneficial is not universally valid.
The authors argue conservation is economically irrational by comparing 14 basic minerals’ 1975 market values with their 1900 sale and reinvestment returns. They find investing in bonds or savings would vastly outperform holding resources for future consumption, contradicting conservation as societal benefit. They also critique political motives behind conservation.
Senator Soaper argues Iceland has the highest inflation rate in the Western world while the president’s CEA outlines a plan to help the U S catch up. Arab investors are buying into U S airlines and TWA adds camel’s milk to in flight beverages. A spice merchant wins a industry award, hailed as a legend in his own thyme.
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