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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1981
Page
5
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Grant Tinker named operating head of NBC TV replacing Fred Silverman in a bid to lift quality and ratings. Tinker produced Mary Tyler Moore, Lou Grant, and Dick Van Dyke shows, while Silverman’s ABC spark faded at NBC. Also, John Chancellor replaced by Tom Brokaw and Roger Mudd in NBC news changes. OPEC plans production cut to curb oversupply as non OPEC output grows and Saudi stance wavers.
The essay argues that Francois Mitterand won power by detaching his Socialist party from the Communists, presenting a moderate non Communist alternative and ousting centrists. It cautions that adopting socialist policies could threaten France and Western stability, notes Communist ministers in his cabinet mainly keep them from criticising him, and discusses possible effects on Italy and Spain.
George F Will critiques Walkman isolation amid urban noise while recounting a Supreme Court clash over Krishna Consciousness at Minnesota State Fair. He notes the justices’ debates on time, place and manner restrictions and dissents by Brennan Blackmun Marshall and Stevens.
Ray Cromley argues Reagan should take a hard line yet be flexible to secure a nuclear treaty with the Soviet Union. He notes Soviet costs, Polish unrest, and a pattern of U.S. concessions, urging a strategy shift to wait for Russian proposals and compromises while appealing to public backing.
Interior Secretary James Watt pushes broader federal land access to oil exploration to boost domestic production while critics warn it will fuel theft of billions in royalties. USGS notes 10 percent uncollected annual royalties, citing unverified company data and field mismanagement in Thermopolis and Newcastle.
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