This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1981
Page
4
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph explains that the page hosts a range of editorial and political opinions. It notes that except for the column directly below, these views do not necessarily reflect the newspaper’s stance.
A New York physician Dr Richard Kones pleads to caper scale fraud defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of at least 500000 while teaching on Capitol Hill. The piece links congressional waste estimates to Stark oversight failures and argues for reform, noting the 9th Circuit ruling on home video recording and copyright.
William F Buckley critiques Tom Wickers warnings on a projected 100 billion deficit for 1982 and Reagan era policy He questions critics and tracks welfare spending from 1970 to 1980 noting welfare rose from 146 billion to about 500 billion according to estimates He asks where critics were while Congress passed spending bills and theU S lagged behind the Soviet Union in weapons development.
The piece weighs 1970 and 1980 tax levels, noting inflation and bracket creep raised receipts to 492.8 billion by 1980. It argues conservatives favor tax cuts tied to incentives while interventionists favor cuts in recession, critiques Wicker on 1984 tax-reduction totals, endorses defense spending for stability, and questions further cuts to reach a balanced budget.
The Sunbelt migration slows as sunshine costs rise due to crime, low wages, water shortages, and smog. Migrants report high housing costs in California and Houston, with pay in the South often $5 to $6 an hour versus $10 to $15 up North. Many return home after climate and cost realities unsettle the dream.
Washington auditors trace a burst of last day spending at the Community Services Administration’s Office of Economic Development before the Reagan transition. A Harlem Commonwealth Council grant and a $5.7 million Los Angeles union flow raise questions about Mukai and CSA’s head Richard Rios. DOJ reviewing possible criminal conduct amid connections to PSGI MESA and San Jose work.
William L. Rusher examines Western reactions to Poland under martial law and Solidarity. He questions why younger liberals and campus activists have not mobilized as they did over Chile, South Africa, or Afghanistan, noting Poland as a jewel of Western culture at risk without broad public pressure.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.