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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1981
Page
4
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The editorial views President Carter's farewell as an ordeal that avoids excuses and reiterates familiar cautions. It notes his praise of a resilient political system, lists three major threats, and questions whether he achieved progress, while reflecting on MacNelly’s cartoons and the shift from critic to booster after Carter’s departure.
Within the Reagan faction a clash over economic strategy surfaces as Dole and Conable oppose full supply side moves. Reagan backs Kemp Roth cuts while Stockman pushes reduced spending first, tax cuts second, with Gilder and Barron’s praise for Wealth and Poverty fueling debate about tax rates and productivity.
Reagan insiders clash over hiring practices as William Wilson takes charge of subcabinet selections and Keith Bulen's fitness reports clash with E. Pendleton James. Charles Wick nears ICA director post while Ken Khachigian shifts to inaugural speech duties.
Kenneth Wells, Freedom Foundation co founder, proposes a risky one on one hostage trade. Fifty two Americans would fly from Miami to Zurich to seek Iran approval for a transfer to Tehran. Wells leads volunteers aged 50 to 70 with no military ties and funds their own trip.
Washington readers see Steve Symms as the odds-on favorite for worst senator amid scrutiny of his Libyan links and ties to Nelson Bunker Hunt. The Idaho Republican is accused of inviting Libyan official Ahmed el Shahati to a private meeting and of steering bills that benefit Hunt's interests, while sponsors seek to roll back drug safety rules amid substantial pharma contributions.
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