Editorial Page Varied Voices Reflect Bias Limits
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph presents a mosaic of opinion across its pages with most columns offering personal viewpoints while the paper itself distances editorial stances from the publication except for one column directly beneath.
Middle East politics violence and Hearst on 2020 interview
The piece contrasts Middle East political violence with U S politics and characters like Col Khadafy and the PLO, then reports on Patricia Hearst Shaw appearing on ABC 2020 claiming she was brainwashed during the SLA saga and her reluctance to seek help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle East
Libya
Col
Khadafy
Reagan
Ayatollah
Iran
West Bank
PLO
United States
Patricia Hearst Shaw
Symbionese Liberation Army
Miss Hearst
SLA
ABC
Berry’s World sees giant laser weapon kept secret
In this comic strip Berry complains about a space center boast of a huge laser weapon, joking that if others could see it they would forget about the secrecy and marvel at the power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Space Center
William F Buckley on Taboos and Foreign Aid Debate
Buckley argues taboos curb thought yet aid debates persist in politics. He cites Galbraith and crossing picket lines, notes conservative and liberal taboos, and outlines Reagan era foreign aid aims to arm allies like Jamaica and Thailand under concessional terms. The piece discusses House opposition, the Guam Doctrine lineage, and possible funding paths if no conference occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kenneth Galbraith
Americans For Democratic Action
America
AFTRA
Galbraith
Joe Brutus
United States
James Burham
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Mr. Reagan
Senate
Reagan
Guam
Nixon
Jamaica
Castro
Thailand
Sudan
Letters to the Editor and World War II veterans seek readers
A Bluefield Daily Telegraph excerpt compiles letters criticizing a junior high health class failure cause, praising teachers, and urging school officials to publish facts. It also includes appeals from Screaming Eagles veterans seeking help locating former 101st Airborne members for a 1982 Chicago reunion, plus Montcalm High praise for a choral group and a strongly worded critique of Princeton police leadership, ending with a syndicated column arguing the State Department is militarizing Latin American policy and naming officials involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Fairview Jr. High School
Board of Education
Bluefield
W.va
Ken Muncy
James Strong
Princeton
Hitler
Fairfax
Ellis
Bernard Eades
Mufti
State
State Department
Bureau of Inter-American Affairs
Bailiwick
Pentagon
Fidel Castro
Central America
Latin America
Haig
Robert McFarlane
Thomas Enders
Phnom Penh
Enders
Cambodia
Lucette Lagnado
Paul Marks
Vernon Walters
CIA
Gordon Sumner
Sumner
Council For Inter-American Security
Council
Senate
New Mexico
Reagan
United States
Nicaragua
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Hugh Shott
Richard Wesley
Elijah
Ahab
Cherith
Berrys World
William F. Buckley
Kenya
Somalia
Liberia
HOUSE
Screaming Eagles
101St Airborne Division
Monument
Arlington National Cemetery
Chicago
George E. Koshimaki
Edmore Drive
Detroit
Mich
George Koskimaki
Montcalm’s Singers
Montcalm High School
Montcalm
Methodist
Linda Hawkins
Fred Bell
Robert L. Ellis
Mr. Ellis
Jack Anderson
Washington
Alexander Haig
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