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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1977
Page
3
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Ray Cromley argues a entrenched bureaucracy holds real power beyond elected officials. The piece contrasts Congress and the President with a vast administrative state and reflects on US Soviet China tensions shaping global strategy.
William F Buckley argues that Andrew Young is naive about world affairs and racially provocative. He compares Young to historical figures, condemns Black Power rhetoric, and portrays him as a contentious yet harmless ambassador to the United Nations.
William L. Rusher analyzes President Carter's restrained stance as Soviet backed invasion of Shaba in Zaire collapses. Moroccan troops under King Hassan, French air support, and Egyptian pilots aided Mobutu, turning the tide. Carter's cautious approach averts wider Africa backlash without direct military aid.
Washington voices concern over a mounting Social Security deficit with $4 billion predicted for 1977 and a looming $4 trillion gap between obligations and revenues. The piece argues the system runs on deception, not insurance, with funds spent in general revenues and calls President Carter’s reform plans to raise taxes on employers and workers as expanding the burden.
U N ambassador Andrew Young pushes for a Marshall Plan style aid to Africa arguing U S funding is needed to prevent drift to communism. Critics flag his rhetoric as provocative while noting concerns over independence and domestic implications.
NRA turmoil exposes internal plots at its Washington headquarters. Harlon Carter leads a decisive pivot after decades of leadership, replacing Maj. Gen. Rich as the chief. Widening conflict includes a bloody 1976 layoff and lawsuits, with graft and sexual misconduct claims surfacing among executives.
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