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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1973
Page
2
A compact excerpt cites Job 37 with Franklin asserting God governs human affairs and that no empire rises without divine notice. The reflection ties religious sovereignty to political power, framing both fate and leadership under providence.
A reflective Christmas meditation contrasts the Christ Child’s message with modern noise. It urges belief in peace through goodwill, noting humanity’s power for both destruction and elevation and urging readers to remember joy beyond cynicism every year.
In a Christmas day piece the columnist notes a pleasant Amtrak encounter from New York to Washington and muses that kindness may be rarer now. He suggests adopting 1974 as a year to try to be nice to those met along the way. Also mentions Dean Martin’s wedding costing $60,000 and his quip about paying for the firing squad.
Russell Kirk argues that hardship and restraint can renew virtue over consumer excess in 1973. He invokes Kipling and Tocqueville to warn democracy’s materialism breeds complacency and urges virtue through adversity, thrift, and meaningful life beyond gadgets.
William Buckley recounts holiday travel quirks on the Metroliner and Amtrak from Washington to New York, praising a genial conductor, lamenting bureaucracy, and sharing airport and hotel moments. He recalls a witty stewardess, a bad bottle of wine, and a canceled Allegheny flight before meeting Santa on Amtrak.
The United Nations plans a Tokyo based university with an international network of research bodies. Japan would fund establishment and operating costs, while the United States may be pressed to provide a large endowment. Critics compare the scheme to prior big ticket projects funded by taxpayers.
Truck driver John Welcher from Bennett Iowa rails against a 50 mile per hour gas saving limit urged by the President. Henry Kissinger remarks after meeting with Anwar Sadat warn slow progress in world politics. Former energy chief John Love anticipates a hard hit economy as gasoline rationing looms and life style shifts ahead.
Jack Anderson recounts three near nuclear confrontations since 1962. He details the Cuban Missile Crisis with Kennedy’s red alert and a tactile thumbtack map maneuver, the 1971 Bay of Bengal standoff involving Nixon, and the 1973 Arab Israeli war where both nations moved nuclear forces to the alert. The piece emphasizes limited guidance andakel threats by major powers.
Paul Harvey laments false tinsel during Christmas scene on Main Street and in homes. He contrasts shopworn greed with the childlike faith seen at a tree and in a stable, urging gifts of faith hope and love over materialism.
A sharp critique targets presidential campaign ad advisers who publish books exposing candidate foolishness. The piece faults the aspirant for choosing illiterate staff and notes a southern university cancels a voodoo course, joking its timing, once useful to shrink opposing basketball teams to a three foot average.
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