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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1981
Page
4
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph presents a page of varied editorial and political opinions. Hugh Short serves as editor with Richard Wesley as executive editor, and the columns reflect perspectives that may not align with the newspaper's official stance.
The piece outlines Nazarite vows biblical rules on hair and abstinence and cites Samson's birth. It then shifts to criticism of the food stamp program, arguing for reform amid concerns of misuse and administrative waste, highlighting comments by John R. Block and political backlash. It ends with a jab at Zip code rollout and telephone information services.
Washington insiders describe Henry Kissinger's unofficial Middle East fact finding as a potential complication for Ronald Reagan. Kissinger seeks to influence policy without becoming a grandstander, while Oman and Jordan wary of being seen as Reagan endorsed. Kissinger warned Haig he could cancel if needed, but cancellation would look weak.
Washington column by George F Will recounts eye doctor Dr. Walter Patterson treating corneal erosion with an eye patch. The piece blends humor and learning as the author reflects on sight, radio sports talk, and the eve of the Georgia Notre Dame game.
The column notes heated vocabulary around the Iranian hostage crisis and credits Algerians as potential mediators, contrasts old and new CIA recruitment mindsets under PAS, and highlights wasteful spending by AID Mali mission, including a mobile home, gas tank, and unused airstrip used for drag racing.
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