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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1968
Page
5
A reflective note cites Isaiah 56 2 and Abraham Lincoln on Sabbath keeping and moral conduct. It frames Sabbath observance as a measure of virtue and a determinant of humanity’s hopeful future, linking spiritual discipline to societal integrity.
George F. Kennan, once shaping U S foreign policy, urged patience for the incoming Nixon administration saying it may heal national ills. He warned that failure to seize opportunity would hurt everyone and compared possible renewal to England’s wartime unity. The liberal audience scoffed, yet millions hope for constructive energy and national revival.
Rep. Wilbur Mills, chair of the Ways and Means Committee, says outlays for the year ending next June 30 will total about 185 billion dollars, above the 180 billion ceiling. He warns federal spending could rise to 192 to 195 billion in the next fiscal year despite no civilian program expansion or defense rise. President-elect Nixon backs a Hoover-type commission to trim waste and duplication in government.
President-elect Nixon invites 80,000 Americans to submit confidential resumes for 2000 sub-Cabinet level jobs with salaries from 10000 to 28000. Harry Fleming directs the Staff Search and Selection hoping for a cross section of eager young applicants to shape the new administration’s image of youth and service.
Washington analysis links current antiwar sentiment to past World War I and II episodes. It argues isolationism invites aggression, notes President Roosevelt's 1940 stance, and warns that weaker nations depend on U S resolve. It discusses Vietnam and armistice questions, plus NATO security concerns.
Article notes Justice Raymond White as a potential 1969 FBI director after Hoover's expected retirement. White, 51, long viewed as nonpolitical with strong integrity, would replace Hoover to satisfy liberal and reformist aims while avoiding intra ranks influence.
Buckley argues that admissions and hiring practices cannot be judged by grades alone and that anti discrimination aims require addressing white workers displaced by affirmative action. He cites Moynihan and Garry Wills, discusses New York teachers strike, and warns of neglecting white casualties in ethnocentric policies.
Washington reports President-elect Nixon moved to block an interim Chief Justice Goldberg appointment by asking Chief Justice Warren to stay until June without Johnson’s consultation. Johnson still may accept Warren’s resignation up to noon January 20 and had considered Goldberg, with Warren’s note on Midwest representation influencing the choice.
Paul Harvey argues many students are not educable and federal aid fuels restiveness on campuses. He cites Fordham University where Negro students demanded a pledge against a draft bill and caused Dean Meade to suffer a heart attack. He warns lawmakers and parents to reconsider funding and student dissent.
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