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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1985
Page
4
Russell Baker notes his island life as he pursues a home grown word processing setup with daisy wheel printer and modem. He recalls quill trade skepticism and the daunting task of mastering C P S, baud rates, ASCII codes, and printer modes while dreaming of Dickensian output.
An EPA audit of the August Institute plant poison gas leak finds no new disclosures and faults Union Carbide and Kanawha County for weak emergency actions. It stresses 12 minutes to notify officials, warns upgrades are overdue, and questions SAFER’s reliability while urging plant closures if safety cannot be guaranteed.
The Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce president Mirto Corte calls critics of the new two hour downtown parking limit a mountain out of a molehill. The paper dissents citing practical harm to downtown workers and asserts concern is legitimate and ongoing.
J W Feuchtenberger of Bluefield WV critiques Dr McClellan and Dr Lackey in a long letter to the editor. He argues against word misuse and defends the value of intellect while urging focus on teaching kids and supporting teachers. The piece ends noting editor's aside about a spelling correction.
Flora Lewis reports on U S policy reversals over MX missiles and Midgetman plans, Nicaragua contras, and Angola who fuel Washington disarray. Congress struggles to lead while administration factions clash over long term goals and short term tactics.
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