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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1981
Page
6
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The essay ties Paul Kaufman’s death in 1980 to broader highway safety questions about vehicle size and fuel use. It argues that bigger cars offer greater crash survivability, while advocating possible policy responses including lower speeds for trucks as personal vehicles shrink.
Ronald Reagan campaign chairman Jerry Carmen may take over the scandal plagued General Services Administration with full authority to overhaul the agency. Reagan advisers back Carmen, while rivals like Michael Timbers and Harvey Kapnick also seek the post. Kapnick’s report urges rapid personnel overhaul and possible realignment of GSA to private industry or an independent corporation with strong White House support.
The Wall Street Journal reports on welfare reform and job openings across states. It highlights shortages in skilled positions versus abundance of low wage openings and questions if unemployment benefits discourage accepting work. Officials urge better matching of seekers to jobs and criticise federal agencies.
Intelligence sources say 5,000 to 6,000 guerrillas oppose about 16,000 government and paramilitary troops with the leftists better equipped and trained. The report notes U.S. infantry weapons from Vietnam and Cuban, Palestinian, and possibly North Korean support, plus a Salvadorean loan repaid with rifles. The piece cautions against rushing arms to the regime and highlights ongoing violence and political killings.
New York opinion by William L Rusher argues deep cuts in domestic spending must affect entitlement programs. He cites Medicaid and food stamps as examples of subsidies masked as social policy, noting rising eligibility and tax implications while urging lawmaker action to curb expanding obligations.
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