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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1979
Page
4
A 400 foot tall former skyscraper stands as a pigeon roost on the Nimrud plain in Iraq. The scene evokes the biblical warning about human hubris as people sought to build a city and a tower reaching heaven in Genesis 11 4.
A MIT study for the Commerce Department shows two thirds of 10 million new jobs in the past decade came from firms with under 20 employees, challenging big government subsidies as a path to reducing unemployment. The report notes 6.65 million jobs created by small firms without subsidies, versus 1.35 million in larger ones. It highlights a shift toward small business as the engine of economic growth and questions federal methods.
The piece surveys capital punishment across Western countries, noting its current legal status in the United States and evolving statutes after 1976. It cites hollow deterrence studies, public support around 70 percent, and recent executions provoking protests, with historical peaks in the 1930s and 1979 as a renewed focus.
Sen Edward Kennedy unveils the Health Care for All Americans Act arguing runaway costs strain the system and demand comprehensive reform. He blames federal intervention via Medicare and Medicaid, cost plus reimbursements, and third party payments for driving up spending and shaping a near free at point of use system.
The piece argues that third party payments and government programs drive hospital cost explosions. It cites Medicare Medicaid effects, hospital price spikes, and CPI divergence since 1967. It criticizes Gene Bec Kenendy proposals to shift Medicaid eligibility and warns of care rationing.
Capitol hearing opens as the $11.5 billion a year soft drink industry fights to preserve exclusive bottler franchises. The FTC ruled the system violated antitrust laws, and a powerful, well funded lobbying campaign seeks an exemption before any appellate ruling. The push includes slide shows, glossy pamphlets, and targeted brochures, with 78 lawmakers already lined up as co sponsors seeking to shield the system.
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