Editorial Page Notes On Opinion Columns
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph summarizes that most columns on the page present varied editorial and political opinions, while one column directly below may reflect the newspaper’s own view.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1981
Page
4
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph summarizes that most columns on the page present varied editorial and political opinions, while one column directly below may reflect the newspaper’s own view.
In ancient religious practice the harp served as the aristocratic instrument and psaltery as a large harp class instrument. Revered texts note praising the Lord with harp and psaltery, as in Psa 33:2, highlighting their ceremonial use and status.
A critical editorials decry Congressional perks and tax breaks added to a coal bill. It highlights a Washington spree of outside earnings, automatic cost of living boosts for 1983, and generous retirement and expense benefits while urging readers to beware lawmakers’ greed.
M Stanton Evans argues the Poland crisis is driven by Soviet control and calls for a strategic shift. He urges ending high tech trade with the Soviet bloc, citing weapons and computers used by Warsaw Pact forces, backed by business and banking interests. The piece endorses a crackdown and notes a National College Republicans petition for halting arms oriented trade.
Washington reports a rift between Ronald Reagan and James Baker III over whether to raise taxes by 49 billion dollars over the next two years. Baker cites deficits as the greater threat, while Reagan fears tax hikes could hand Democrats a 1982 issue and undermine Reaganomics. The dispute centers on policy leadership, with Baker orchestrating a tax plan alongside Stockman and Domenici, and Reagan weighing political risk against ideological goals.
Lyn Nofziger, Reagan's aide, argues tax increases would hurt his political standing but that the deficit won't sway voters. He predicts the economy will shape the 1982 elections, with GOP gains limited to Senate seats and some House seats through defections, while blue-collar support remains largely intact.
U S intelligence links Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi to funding for terrorists like the PLFP, Baader Meinhoff, IRA, and Red Brigades, though no direct connection to Gen Dozier’s kidnapping is proven. OSI findings warn that groups ally across ideologies, becoming more street smart, autonomous, and increasingly willing to recruit hardened criminals for practical gains.
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