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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1978
Page
4
The page features multiple columns offering varied political and editorial viewpoints. Except for the column directly beneath, these pieces do not necessarily represent the newspaper's official stance.
A classical meditation juxtaposes Job’s plea for concealment in Sheol with Menotti on the awakening to unrealized possibilities. The quotes frame mortality, memory, and the weight of choices in a concise, philosophical pairing.
The Supreme Court ruled newspapers have no special immunity from searches with warrants. All homes and businesses may be searched with reasonable grounds and proper steps. The editorial argues freedom of information, not press privilege, and notes confidentiality of sources is under attack.
The piece argues that Zaire invaders seek to destroy skilled workers and administrators to cripple mining and industry, creating chaos to topple central government. It draws parallels with Vietnam and Korea, noting killings of leaders and families to induce fear and evacuations, and warns of long, covert campaigns if unchallenged.
Anderson questions why massive growth in social welfare spending from 1965 to 1975 did not reduce poverty. He notes much aid is in kind not cash and excluded from Census poverty calculations, causing poverty figures to misstate reality. If counted as cash, poverty could drop dramatically, implying a need for revised accounting and broader engagement.
In a Berry’s World panel a caption mocks out of town papers for not reading obit columns. The joke frames obituaries as unexpectedly prominent in local or distant pages, highlighting newspaper culture and humor about death notices.
In a Donahue program Phyllis Schlafly argues ERA would ban any sex based draft exemptions, forcing women into combat if drafted. Schlafly says constitutional amendment overrides statutes, while Donahue recoils at imagining female soldiers in Vietnam style battles. Schlafly notes voluntary service could allow women to serve, but ERA removes choice.
Richard Viguerie, a key figure behind a growing conservative network, runs RAVCO from Falls Church with access to millions of donor names and a major role in fundraising for groups like the NRA and Americans for Effective Law Enforcement. Audits in New York and other states reveal large portions of funds diverted to his firm, prompting regulatory scrutiny and limits on his commissions.
Julian Bond, Georgia state senator, says campaigning wears him down and he plans to leave elective politics. He cites burdens of fundraising as the worst part. The piece also notes Kentucky’s famed horse industry is facing a multimillion dollar disruption in breeding.
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