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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1981
Page
1
W R Cooke of Bluefield writes about a troubled Mercer County student, Donald, a 13 year old fifth grader labeled impossible. After years of misbehavior and failed tactics, the principal reflects on whether punishment and distance can ever reform a child seen as unteachable.
A narrator recalls Donald a mistreated adopted boy kept hungry and silent at home and bright at school. He describes abuse from his father, the boy’s fear of retaliation, a school doctor diagnosing extreme nervousness from a goiter, and eventual treatment. The piece ends revealing Donald’s untold story and resilience.
Israel's Finance Minister Yigael Hurvitz resigned after a dispute over teacher pay raises, threatening to topple Prime Minister Menachem Begin's coalition. A special Cabinet meeting was called to decide on early elections or continuing to govern with a reduced majority.
Monday brings increasing cloudiness with scattered snow showers tonight and tomorrow. Highs in the low 20s and lows near zero. NWS predicts partly cloudy skies Wednesday with a chance of snow Thursday and mostly cloudy conditions. A note on a potential trouble between BSC and University of Charleston. Tom Wall column, Sports, page 7.
Washington AP report notes a draft United States Regulatory Council study finds overlapping federal and state rules burden coal operators, especially small Appalachian mines. It cites conflicting regulations and limited expertise among small operators hindering compliance, though no legislative changes are proposed.
Iran signals flexibility on the Algerian drafted guarantee plan to free 52 American hostages. Negotiator Ahmad Azizi says Iran will accept international guarantees instead of depositing $24 billion in Algerian banks. Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher weighs options as the standoff nears day 435, amid battles along the western highlands and Iranian advances in the Persian Gulf war.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Charles Percy signed a subpoena ordering the National Archives to produce logs of 100 hours of taped Oval Office conversations between Richard Nixon and Alexander Haig. Archives officials said clearance procedures must be completed before release.
A new arctic blast grips the Northeast causing traffic snarls on frozen waterways from New England to Maryland. Ice blocks hinder Chesapeake Bay navigation as the Coast Guard restricts to steel-hulled vessels and a rescuer saves oysterman Robert Meredith after 11 hours in near zero weather. Ferry service to Nantucket nearly halted with one round trip daily, gas companies declare emergencies in eastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod impacting 84,000 customers.
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