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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1968
Page
4
The text contrasts a biblical reminder of life's fragility with Einstein's quiet focus on the present. It notes how tomorrow remains uncertain, while the future arrives sooner than expected.
President-elect Nixon and House Ways and Means Chairman Wilbur Mills reached a consensus on tax credits aimed at training hard core unemployed while avoiding backdoor financing. They agreed surcharges should be temporary and budgets should be restrained to curb inflation, showing bipartisan cooperation in a divided Congress.
The National Association of Purchasing Management reports a largely upbeat forecast for 1969. About 61 percent expect overall improvement next year, with 47 percent planning higher capital outlays and 32 percent forecasting 1969 spending on par with 1968. Inflation remains a concern but widespread price hikes are seen as less likely.
Since October 1965 U S Navy ships have entered the Black Sea every six months for maneuvers near the Soviet Union. The latest voyage drew Pravda objections over rockets on board. strategists seek broader naval reach in the Indian Ocean to dampen Mediterranean tensions and deter land confrontations.
The Nixon administration weighs Spain as a central Europe risk with 11 of 18 Spanish army divisions mobilized, the Foreign Legion noted for honor, and joint U S Spanish defense efforts centered on Rota in Cadiz. Naval air bases in Morocco face Soviet MIGs, while Spain seeks $1 billion in arms aid for five years to renew defense installations.
Andrew Tully outlines the Nixon administration’s likely domestic leadership trio Robert Finch as HEW secretary George Romney as HUD chief and Daniel Moynihan heading a new White House office of Urban Affairs. It notes Romney’s administration skill and civil rights emphasis and hints at Moynihan and Finch stirring debate over welfare and urban policy.
Washington profiles William P. Rogers, nominated by Nixon to head foreign affairs, as a soldier of politics over detail. The piece traces his DOJ career from Dewey to Warren and Warren’s FBI report defense, his stance against McCarthy, and embroilments with Brooks, Adams, Powell, and the Eisenhower team.
Washington postmaster Carlton Beall says militant black power postal workers, about 150 in DC, are under special surveillance to prevent disruptions during Christmas mail. He notes regional authorities hinder discipline and urges broader postmaster authority to sanction troublemakers.
Paul Harvey argues todays youth are taller healthier and smarter but less mature in judgment. He cites statistics on divorce arrests and accidents, warns of mass movements reaching campuses and urges counteraction. He notes Campus Crusade for Christ growth and Palm Beach Atlantic College slum rebuilding as constructive responses.
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