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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1963
Page
4
Russell Kirk argues that claims of a national climate of hatred are exaggerated. He compares American civility with other nations, condemns hate rhetoric, and singles out demagogues and fanatics who inflame bitterness while defending orderly, free society.
The piece argues that after the 1963 coup in South Vietnam the war effort falters, with Communist gains and internal chaos in the regime. It warns about possible broader U S defeat in Southeast Asia and compares U S policy to earlier Cuba events. It then critiques Washington DC cultural center funding by federal grants, urging local funding instead and questioning national tax support for entertainment facilities.
President Johnson met with farm leaders to discuss a joint program for Congress next year. He emphasized the need to improve the income of the average farmer and warned against sectional clashes among groups like Farm Bureau and National Farmers Union. He also noted his background in agriculture and his effort to gather input from labor and business leaders.
Robert Ruark urges a Christmas reexamination of the nation's hate fueled by extreme politics and violence. He cites Kennedy's assassination and a culture of fear, calling for moral renewal and a reckoning with the poison feeding public hostility.
A compact retrospective lists five historical items from different years. It notes a Graham Water Wagon Cub banquet during a holiday season, the Levithan ship stuck on a Staten Island mudbank, smokeless fuel production progress, attorney Herbert Smythers visiting Richmond on legal business, and a federal crackdown catching three criminals with two at large.
A poetic meditation describes a dramatic shift in perception as blue air shapes, waters awaken, and people abandon old possessions in a newly opened world. The speaker, A I Hendriks, explores transformed landscapes, altered angles, and a freed human outlook on breath, bread, cattle, and silver.
Art Buchwald writes from Washington about a flurry of sex scandals and social intrigue that has transformed the capital. He notes celebrities and officials gossiping about liaisons, lobbyists, and overblown dinners, with humor on the city’s new Dolce Vita vitality and a shift from policy talk to party chatter.
H J Taylor Joseph argues the House action on December 16 capped the biggest foreign aid reduction in over a decade. He notes the 249 to 135 vote and warns against relying on foreign aid as the core of American policy while questioning support for wheat sales to Russia and urging closer reflection on national interests.
The piece contrasts civilian humility with official pomp and recalls the nativity story where Joseph and Mary seek shelter, shepherds receive the angelic news, and the shepherds and Wise Men visit the Christ Child, highlighting humble guests as the true guests of honor.
Hans Steiner, who ate 24 yards of sausage in 45 minutes, invites Roger Mariette of Courseulles, France, to Berlin for a world championship eating contest. Mariette reportedly ate 444 oysters in one hour. They seek other contestants for a round table battle, per Deutsche Zeitung Cologne.
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