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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1963

Page

4

Polls and Public Opinion in the Presidential Orbit

Russell Kirk argues most polls mislead, praising Samuel Lubell for deeper insight. He notes poll bias, phrasing influence, and the futility of gauging presidential choices far from primaries. He cautions reliance on polls unless results align across diverse, knowledgeable groups.

Mali Zanzibar United States

Proverbs and Shakespeare Mix Moral Musings

The note combines a biblical verse about obeying parental teaching with a playful misquote attributed to Shakespeare. It reads as a compact, reflective mashup of familiar lines blending guidance with a whimsical alteration.

Merits Not Emotions In Kennedy Assassination Debate

The Republican Policy Committee asserts that Americans should uphold their political opinions despite grief after President Kennedy's assassination. They warn against passing controversial Kennedy proposals as memorials, insisting debates rely on merits and not emotion. President Johnson faces pressure to avoid memorializing moves that may not reflect true policy value.

Kennedy Republican Policy Committee House of Representatives Washington

SBIC program woes prompt SBA rethink and bailout talk

The piece critiques Small Business Investment Companies under the SBA, noting footing with government help, guarantees, and funds. Foley admits failures as SBICs face red tape, loan limits, and SEC scrutiny, while calls for tax relief and looser controls grow amid ongoing federal support debates.

Eugene P. Foley SBA SBIC Foley Sbics Securities and Exchange Commission Small Business Administration

Investigative friction cited in FBI CID turf clash

A Drew Pearson summary notes a disputed FBI CID jurisdiction over security matters and a rift linked to the Kennedy era. It cites Hoover seeking control, Defense opposition, and Dunlap’s fatal actions as context for broader agency friction.

J. Edgar Hoover FBI Criminal Investigation Division Army Hoover CID Continental United States Defense Department Fbi-Cid Jack Dunlap National Security Agency Ft. Meade

Reverend Anthony Andrews Delivers Papers After Job Ad

Exershot subscribers were surprised to find Reverend Anthony Andrews delivering newspapers. He answered a delivery job ad and agreed to rise at 5 30 a m to deliver 200 papers daily for a weekly salary of 8 40 dollars. Andrews said the work helps him meet people he otherwise would not encounter.

Exershot Anthony Andrews Andrews

Oswald Letters Rally Media On Publicity Power

A critique of press responsibility amid Oswald letters linking to pro Castro groups. The piece argues media fueled by coverage of sensational acts, noting demonstrations, pickets and TV attention that amplified fringe agendas, and questions who truly represents public interest.

Lee Harvey Oswald New Orleans Cuba Oswald Wdsu-Tv Channel 6 Channel 4 America Russia Committee Oswalds George Lincoln Rockwells Washington New York City Hall

Poems After Rain by Pat Barber

Through a kitchen window the rain ends and light cuts the honey jar comb. A rainbow appears, a gleeful boy shakes more showers from a tree, rain drops cling to the pane as summer dries.

Pat Barber

Moley assesses Johnson's path on liberal policy and taxes

Raymond Moley weighs LBJ's record, arguing success hinges on whether tax cuts aid venture capital and job creation. He warns windfalls to low incomes may not curb unemployment, stressing real savings must fund risky investments and protest regulatory hurdles and unions. Johnson's plausibility rests on policies and their consequences.

Johnson Texas Congress General Motors du Pont IBM Roosevelt Lyndon B. Johnson

Andrew Tully Sees Lodge as Strong 1964 GOP Candidate

Andrew Tully argues Henry Cabot Lodge should remain in Saigon to influence Vietnam policy and campaign from abroad. He notes Lodge’s past praise from Kennedy, his internationalist stance, and the potential political upside if Vietnam progresses, while acknowledging risks of a difficult mission.

Washington Eisenhower Henry Cabot Lodge Lodge Viet Nam Saigon Kennedy United States Ike Dick Nixon William Scranton Pennsylvania Barr Goldwater Nxon Nelson Rockefeller Scranton Thedevil Goldwater United Nations

Italy Forms Coalitions Center-Left Government Under Moro

Rome announces a new center-left Italian government led by Premier Aldo Moro. Giulio Andreotti remains defense minister as Pietro Nenni’s Socialists enter the cabinet. Analysts doubt the four-party coalition can endure, with splits in Christian Democrats and Socialists and the risk of turmoil from the Communists.

Rome Aldo Moro Giulio Andreotti Christian Democratic Pietro Nenni Nenni Socialist Party Moscow Mussolini Paris Madrid Joseph Broz Tito Gomulka Washington Moro Christian Democrats Socialists Social Democrats Old Guard Italy Lombardi Palmiro Togliatti Nenni Nor Saragat

Useless but Interesting Weightlifting and Colorful Stamps

A New York psychiatrist warns radio listeners that normal people do not become homosexuals through lifting weights. A philatelist notes Poland first to feature the blindworm in full colors on stamps. Dr Charles M Thatcher says the widget has a specific meaning, debated by MGM producers. A nutritionist says 18 minutes of waltz burns about 100 calories but a mint julep afterward adds 212 calories.

Newark Star-Ledger Lubell Samuel Lubell Senator Goldwater Soviet Union Oswald New York Edward J. Dimock United States Russia America Poland Charles M. Thatcher Pratt Institute School of Engineering M-G-M

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