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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1978
Page
6
A historic note links modern Yemen to the biblical Sheba and the queen of Sheba. It references 1 Chronicles 9:1 and the famed report of Solomon’s grandeur as preserved in scripture.
The piece notes hospital charges averaging 200 dollars a day with a seven day stay at 1543 dollars, and projects 373 dollars daily and 2872 dollars per stay in five years. It argues that third party payers dull cost incentives, while Byrd and congress may seek controls. It then shifts to Stokely Carmichael in Guinea promoting the All-African People's Revolutionary Party and critiques of African and global capitalism.
Former Peace Corps Director Carolyn Payton charges action leaders under Sam Brown politicize the agency, using volunteers to push ideological goals. Critics cite Brown’s ties to left activism, VISTA funding, and links to radical groups, with probes expected when Congress reconvenes.
The piece argues that U S policy on human rights is inconsistent across regimes. It notes support for some authoritarian leaders while criticizing others, questions how popularity within a country affects U S reactions, and contends trade leverage could pressure rights. It concludes universal town meeting democracy is absurd and popularity-based judgments are flawed.
A progress report on gasohol shows Brazil leading in alcohol gasoline blends with 10 to 90 ratios and conversion costs around 350 dollars per car. It notes 500 VW repair cars running on alcohol, Brazil’s 200 million gallons of alcohol production, and U S pilot gasohol use in Indiana Illinois and Iowa. It discusses grain critique versus surplus and alcohol from weeds garbage or crops, plus coal derived ethanol research and EPA Naval Academy engine tests promising higher efficiency and lower emissions.
Investigative report outlines overtime abuse and inflated repairs in HUD disaster relief. Findings include 22,302 hours of overtime in Johnstown and mispaid contracts in Boston and Kansas City. Officials acknowledge abuses and promise reforms while Soviet religious persecution details follow.
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