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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1981
Page
4
Civil Service Debate Faces Rockefeller's Critics
Governor Rockefeller draws fire for not delivering on civil service promises and for trimming rolls, seeming to favor political balance in payroll cuts. The piece argues against strict civil service, noting flaws in federal parallels while defending the governor’s hiring and firing prerogatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Arch A. Moore
Manchin Hires Ex-Governor Ally as Deputy Secretary
Secretary of State A. James Manchin appoints Curtis B. Trent Jr. as deputy, a former federal inmate and top aide to ex-governor Wally Barron. Trent pled no contest to tax evasion in 1969, served five months, was fined 5000 dollars, and lost his license. Critics call the appointment improper while Manchin defends it as helping a downed man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. James Manchin
Curtis B. Trent Jr
Old Barron Gang
Trent
Manchin
West Virginia
Stop the Funding and FTC Intervenor Grants Scrutiny
Analysis of the Magnuson Moss Act funded intervenor payments by the FTC shows subsidies flowing to consumerist and liberal groups such as Americans for Democratic Action Consumers Union the National Council of Senior Citizens and Nader allied outfits. The piece argues these funds skew rulemaking toward greater regulation and punitive measures against business, with groups already entrenched in Washington receiving taxpayer support to advocate favored outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Morgan Norval
Reason
Americans For Democratic Action
United States
McGovernite
Ralph Nader Conglomerate
Consumers Union
National Council of Senior Citizens
Action For Children’s Television
Center For Auto Safety
Sierra Club and
Friends of Earth
Consumer Federation of America
Commission
Carter
Magnusson-Moss
ADA
Consumerist
Nader
Reagan Doctrine and the evolving US foreign policy stance
William L. Busher argues that Reagan’s critics claim no policy exists, yet his approach shows actions over words. The piece outlines key features: focusing on anti communist gains, support for non Soviet aligned regimes, cautious human rights shifts, and public critiques of the Soviet system while avoiding grand proclamations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reagan
Action Department
Washington
Bush
Haig
Carter
Nixon
Soviet Union
Jimmy Carter
Afghanistan
Pakistan
el Salvador
China
Soviet
Reagan era hostage crisis reshapes FBI countermeasures
In Atlanta a kidnapper, a former mental patient armed with weapons, seized 12 hostages at FBI HQ and was killed after a shootout with SWAT. The incident illustrates Reagan administration policy of no ransom and firm stance on hostage cases, while outlining four categories of kidnappers and emphasizing public delineation of FBI actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
FBI
Lawmen Tactics Versus Hostage Crises Debate
The piece argues tougher police methods in hostage incidents, outlining a hierarchy from persuasion to chemical agents, snipers, and SWAT, while warning against endless negotiations. It notes a link to broader federal programs and questions subsidizing witnesses in rulemaking amid statutory entrenchment.
Auto dealers quit amid high rates crippling sales
Washington reports that rising interest rates crushed a Midwest Chevy dealer and 1,650 auto dealers nationwide in 1980, as floor plans and short term loans inflated costs while buyers faced higher financing. Layoffs followed, with Ford allegedly limiting SBA loan collateral to deter competition. Nicaragua aid actions also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Don Bessler
New Carlisle
Ind
Bessler
Chevrolet
Tony Capaccio
Rep
Berkley Bedell
D-Iowa
Midwest
Ford
Small Business Administration
SBA
Bedell
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Agency For International Development
Congress
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Hugh Short
Richard Wesley
Wiley’s Way
Steponond Neal
GNA Trade
William L. Busher
Moscow
Paul Harvey
J. Edgar Hoover
SWAT
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Community Services Administration
Environment Protection Agency
Food and Drug Administration
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Jack Anderson
By Jeff MacNelly
M. Stanton Evans
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