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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1985
Page
4
Russell Baker explains a chain of axioms on tax simplification in U S politics. Politicians promise reform to win re election, while officials and media stage grand spectacles. Voters want simplification but lawmakers fear losing support if they alter favored complexities. The piece ends noting tax complification as the expected outcome.
Senator Rockefeller outlined the need to invest in education at all levels in a Marshall University talk. He cited WV rankings in teacher salaries and high school dropout rates, plus low college attainment, and proposed reforms from the Master Plan and the Technology Literacy Act to boost curricula, testing, and teacher training. He also suggested tying student aid to service and offering fellowships to future teachers.
Lawrence Knutson reports Senate plans to televise debates amid accusations of dull sessions. Senator Proxmire cites long quorum calls and repetitive roll calls as signs of boredom while Armstrong supports cameras for transparency. Thurmond admonishes brevity as witnesses test the culture of Congress.
The Daily Telegraph invites letters on public interest topics. Letters must be brief and include the writer’s signature address and telephone number. pen names and anonymous letters will not be published.
Flora Lewis notes at the Luxembourg summit that EU leaders finally commit to economic integration amid delays and domestic rivalry. Spain and Portugal join next year, totaling 12 members and about 320 million people with a 1992 deadline to move toward freer movement of goods money and services. Future steps remain cautious and politically difficult.
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