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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1981
Page
5
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The text recalls cheese as the earliest dairy product and cites its use for soldiers in ancient times. A biblical excerpt from 1 Samuel 17:18 mentions carrying ten cheeses to the captain, illustrating historical feeding practices for warriors.
The piece argues that Mehmet Ali Agca’s 18 month Europe wide flight shows weak cross border cooperation and calls for an Interpol like international anti terrorism agency under UN or national control. It notes 374 terrorist groups in 65 nations and urges a global coordinating body to track bombers kidnappers and hijackers.
George F. Wilson surveys postwar European confidence in growth and the oil shock era. He notes Austria as a current growth model, argues governments shifted from market managers to redistributors fueling inflation, and discusses social contracts, labor unions, and the ethics of renunciation amid stagflation and rising government outlays.
The article assesses Ronald Reagan's premature Social Security reform plan as a political miscue. It argues Republicans misread Democrats and that the White House aimed to reassure markets while courting fiscal discipline. Schweiker and Stockman chaired the drafting, with May 9 as the pivotal reveal.
Ray Cromley and James Baker were absent while Edwin Meese reviewed the plan briefly. Reagan publicly embraced the reform at the Cabinet council meeting on May 11, keeping himself at arm's length from the plan while Democratic Ways and Means backed ideas but faced a brutal response from Speaker O’Neill and Majority Leader Wright.
Washington notes show widespread waste and fraud in federal agencies based on a Merit Systems Protection Board survey of 8,600 employees. Many report misuse of funds, but most do not disclose issues due to fear of retaliation and skepticism that action will follow. The piece contrasts domestic waste concerns with export policy signals from Congress and the Export-Import Bank.
Jack Anderson argues the three year old U S embargo on selling computers and advanced tech to South Africa fails due to weak enforcement and conflicting laws. He cites Control Data Corp RCA Digital Equipment IBM and others as supplying components for police and military uses amid controversy and claims the Commerce Department does little to investigate alleged violations.
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