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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1963
Page
4
A Constitution era reflection on balancing secular authority and religious duty. The author urges vigilance against allowing time and current events to overshadow obligations to both Caesar and God, urging steadfast integrity.
The piece notes President Johnson enjoys an eight in ten approval in a Gallup poll but warns the score may fade as political circumstances shift. It compares past presidents Truman Kennedy and Roosevelt, arguing public opinion ebbs after initial praise and policy moves.
A Virginia columnist argues against renaming West Virginia citing continued state identity. He recalls media errors misnaming Charleston and a governor, and cites national imagery of moonshining and relief checks. He urges updating the state's image instead of its title.
A humorous reflection on using computers to analyze biblical texts and timelines. The piece contrasts rapid calculation with faith, noting Epistles timing claims and warning against overreliance on machines for spiritual matters. It satirizes 1960s tech enthusiasm and Christmas antics.
Goldwater argues abolition of the federal income tax is impossible and harmful. He calls for a flatter tax with fewer loopholes, more investment, and reduced spending to prevent inflation while ensuring fairer taxation.
A Mercer County deputy sheriff and a Dunns resident died in a gun duel on Flat Top Mountain forty years ago, the Daily Telegraph reported. The event is recalled as a notable local tragedy with lingering memory in the community.
Twenty years ago a nationwide work stoppage idled U S steel mills prompting Guardsmen to patrol plants as production stalled. Four McDowell County residents died in a Christmas morning crash when a car struck a group walking along a highway near Welch.
Senator Soaper notes a university study in California aims to distinguish how good drivers differ from bad drivers. The comment cites a finding that bad drivers eat more than good drivers due to their greater numbers.
In a terse congressional skirmish, Rep Glen Lipscomb urged an amendment to cut state technical aid to foreign governments, risking Earl Warren Jr’s job with California’s Chile advisory panel. Rep Ron Cameron and Rep Otto Passman maneuvered to block the measure, while Rep Wayne Hays highlighted broader consequences for foreign aid programs.
Poem recalls a colonial era coast under George I with a horse route along a gated byway to a ferry. The old bridle path survives as a wheel-rutted trace in meadows, a remnant of settlers' travel across the shore and inland churches.
Art Buchwald writes about Washington entertaining as a business, noting Mme Alphand hosts dinners to steer talks to back rooms. A Parisian ambassador invites lawmakers to discuss a $100 million loan after a lobster course and light conversation.
The text argues that Robert Oppenheimer's $50,000 Enrico Fermi prize did not reverse his 1950s security clearance loss. It cites Oppenheimer’s admitted lies to security officials about Haakon Chevalier and asserts his loyalty questions remained, despite admiration from President Johnson and supporters.
The Kremlin watches Western fissures between the United States, Britain, and France as De Gaulle opposes relaxation with Moscow. Berlin, Adenauer’s retirement, and the Common Market rift strain the alliance while Johnson’s rapport with De Gaulle fades, risking Western unity ahead of 1965.
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