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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1983
Page
6
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph presents a page of varied editorial and political viewpoints. Editors Hugh Shott and Richard Wesley curate columns that do not necessarily mirror the paper’s official stance, aside from the column directly below.
Arkansas imposes a basic literacy and math competency test for twenty four thousand public school teachers with one chance to pass by 1987 or lose their jobs. Supporters say it aims to raise a failing system, while opponents warn of consequences for education. The note also covers the Strategic Petroleum Reserve reaching 375 million barrels, showing insurance against imports and potential future storage needs.
Reagan is expected to sign papers to enter New Hampshire’s March 7 presidential primary while delaying formal announcement. He may also file for the March 20 Illinois primary, deadline Dec 30, as aides push to cement his candidacy.
East Berlin seeks a three hundred million dollar aid package from Bonn to cover debt payments to Western lenders as missiles sharpen the frontline. Bavaria's Franz Josef Strauss argues payments are secured by private credits and East Germany’s access to Berlin, tying aid to bank guarantees and not undermining West German interests.
Washington warns of rising danger to American troops and diplomats from fanatical Shiite militants inspired by Khomeini or fellow ayatollahs. The piece links embassy attacks and Lebanon strikes to broader aims, notes Soviet Muslim demographics and regional tensions, and cites Afghanistan as a complicating factor as Central Asian reservists served in combat.
A public warning urges owners to have police or military bases inspect war souvenirs and unexploded ordnance found at home. The piece cites a Lebanon kept bomblet given to a former associate and lists deadly incidents from World War II to Vietnam, urging safe checks by Army experts.
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