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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1983
Page
5
Praise and faithfulness exalted in Psalm excerpt
A devotional verse from Psalm W751 urges nations and peoples to praise the Lord and extol his love and faithfulness, affirming enduring divine steadfastness.
Blame and accountability in Lebanon Marine disaster
President Reagan said he would take ultimate responsibility for the 241 Marines killed in Lebanon but blamed Marine leadership and the Pentagon for failures. A Defense Department inquiry cited serious top‑level faults, while a House committee questioned Gen. Kelley’s testimony and the Beirut command structure amid prior attacks and warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Lebanon
Pentagon
Defense Department
House Armed Services Committee
Paul X. Kelley
Marine Corps
Timothy J. Geraghty
Beirut
U.S
Tyre
Middle East
Academic letters for scholastic achievement debated
Mercer County considers creating an academic letters program to recognize classroom success. Proponents argue it rewards diligent students beyond sports and supports long term goals, while critics worry it might dilute the value of athletic letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Rusher argues Chin case highlights flawed justice system
William L. Rusher contends the Michigan murder plea and light punishment for Ronald Eben and Michael Nitz spurred Detroiters to seek a federal civil rights conspiracy case. He warns the federal approach risks double jeopardy and questions a system that allows such travesty to occur and calls for systemic reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Detroit
Vincent Chin
Eben
Nitz
Mondale Loses Alabama Black Support To Jackson Bid
MOBILE Alabama Mondale faced a challenged hold on black voters as Rev Jesse Jackson drew an emotional crowd and captured the endorsement of the Alabama Democratic Conference ADC though Mondale kept control through organizer Joe Reed and AEA ties. Jackson attacked labor and delegate rules while ADC delegates remained unmoved by his plea for dual endorsement and changed rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Jesse Jackson
Mondale
Jackson
Walter F. Mondale
Alabama Democratic Conference
ADC
Martin Luther King
John Nettles
Alabama
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Sen
John Glenn
Glenn
Teachers Union
Alabama Education Association
AEA
Afl-Cio
Joe Reed
ACC
Joseph Lowery
Reed
Paul Tully
Organized Labor
Grace says Congress to blame for wasteful budget
Peter Grace, chair of the Grace Commission, argues Congress blindly adds programs without forecasting future costs. He cites 962 federally funded social programs costing over 400 billion annually and claims off budget items inflate the real deficits to 450 billion. Grace urges reform as he campaigns nationwide warning of rising debt and waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Peter Grace
Reagan
Commission
W.R. Grace & Co
Grace
Office of Management and Budget
Grace Commission
Veterans Benefits
Medicare
Congress
Narrows and other boondoggles threaten Treasury
Congressman Jack Anderson outlines costly projects like the Narrows Unit on the South Platte at nearly 400 million dollars. Critics warn of economic harm and environmental damage including impacts on whooping cranes. EPA opposition and design flaws cited. Other projects and political maneuvers follow, with calls for watchdog participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Platte River
Colorado
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Strategic Weapons OF the World
India
China
France
United States
Quiesta
Iran
William L. Rusher
New York
Ronald Eben
Michael Nitz
Chin
Rowland Evans and
Robert Novak
Birmingham
Richard Arrington
Donald Lambro
Jack Anderson
Turkey
Corky Johnson
Donald Goldberg
Treasury
Interior Department
Bureau of Reclamation
Narrows
Fish and Wildlife Service
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Reclamation Bureau
Animas-La Plata
New Mexico
Gene Snyder
Public Works Committee
Kentucky
Falmouth
Cincinnati
Snyder
Tom Bevill
D-Ala
Jamie Whitten
D-Miss
Appropriations Committee
Appalachian Regional Commission
Mississippi
James Franklin
Los Angeles
Ed Meese
P.O
Washington, D.C
By Jeff MacNelly
Tentagon
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