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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1981
Page
4
The page carries several editorial and political opinion columns. With the exception of the directly below piece, these viewpoints do not necessarily reflect the newspaper’s stance. A cheerful greeting opens the page.
The piece argues that allied nations avoid risks to trade with the Soviet Union while Ronald Reagan takes decisive steps, urging earlier action to halt exporting critical technology and grain to the USSR. It questions continued economic links and links Poland’s situation to policy.
The piece argues the Reagan administration has not drastically pruned federal staffing, noting only 4,006 non defense employees were removed in the last fiscal year. It stresses turnover would meet the 75,000 target easily if not replacing departing workers, and calls the effort a difficult, uphill struggle.
A critique of how statistics from Washington can mislead public opinion, contrasting the Labor Department's November 1981 CPI with leaked OMB deficit projections for 1982–1986. It argues inflation trends are more reliable than forecasts built on assumptions, noting error sensitivity to inflation and growth rates and media bias toward dramatic figures.
U S Israel rift widens after Prime Minister Begin’s Christmas message to President Reagan. White House seeks progress on West Bank autonomy talks while Begin’s gesture signals a limited apology amid ongoing high-stakes diplomacy.
Washington discusses computer matching to root out fraud in social security, medical, and welfare programs. Texas and Tennessee tests show thousands of beneficiaries mislisted or overpaid, with potential multi billion savings and tougher action by officials.
The piece recounts Interior Secretary James Watt's public humor amid criticism as a Stehekin Washington outhouse costume incident sparks a protest by Watt. Park Service employee Edie Dillon could face firing as Watt protests the insult to his dignity, while a separateJul ie case shows military procurement stubbornness.
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