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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1978
Page
5
The text notes snow occurs about 25 times in the Bible and is a recurring symbol of whiteness and purity. It cites Exodus 4 6 Psalm 1 7 and Proverbs 26 1 comparing snow to honour and suggesting it is not fitting for a fool.
The piece argues that freedom from arbitrary violence is a fundamental, historic basis for political covenants from band leadership to republics. It notes Carter’s aim to shield Americans from government, terrorists, criminals, and rogue ideologies, and reflects on the $225 million Pioneer Venus and allied Soviet probes expanding knowledge of Venus and Earth alike.
A Berry’s World cartoon jokes that warning someone earlier would have helped as trees cost more this year. The single-panel gag frames a buyer facing higher prices and a comic warning about timing.
Paul Harvey argues newcomers should learn English and criticize bilingual education in Chicago. He claims many public schoolteachers cannot speak English and condemns bilingual programs as a costly effort to preserve minority status rather than teach English.
A satirical summary of disparate items including doubts about King Tut treasures, a polyester robe claim, questioned CEA expertise, a mistaken Swiss franc notion, IRS toll booth humor, progress in arms talks, Moscow stockpiling snowballs, naked ham burger dining, and the European Common Market cart shortage.
In a debate on bilingual education, Senator Hayakawa argues that schools should prioritize English to foster full citizenship, citing Chicago's 22 000 multilingual students and a $2.4 million federal grant. Past immigrant generations learned English swiftly, while current efforts risk creating hyphenated Americans and limiting opportunities. He warns government support for bilingualism hinders assimilation, urging a single national language while preserving ethnic pride as a cultural contribution.
Washington analysis by Consumers Opposed to Inflation in the Necessities argues Carter’s plan misses the core inflation drivers. It lists four essential categories food shelter medical care and energy with high price gains and critiques hospital cost containment while noting profits and middlemen sharing blame for rising costs.
Buckley apologizes to Pat Boone after a misattributed quote in an October column sparked widespread backlash. Boone, defending his anti pornography stance, laments personal and professional harm from readers who believed he endorsed explicit films, noting his long public fight against pornography and his moral reputation.
Analyzing Navy plans to use Vieques for bombing and gunnery shows a PR drive to win local support. Memo drafts propose community relations campaigns, local contracts, and youth programs to portray Navy presence as beneficial. Footnotes note watchdogs examining alleged Vieques abuses alongside unrelated drug reports.
Reporter and photographer chat with an elderly Russell County man as his wife watches from a kitchen window. She calls them crazy and urges them away, unnerving the pair who cut the interview short and left quickly. Garret Mathews
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