Bluefield City Board Faces Four-Year Challenge Ahead
Bluefield voters chose five new board members Paul Cole Jr J Peter Richardson and incumbents Ben Paine Paul Oliver Sr and Joe Walker to lead the city. They will confront a tighter municipal budget and a shifted downtown as a new office-hotel complex nears construction on Princeton Avenue Federal Scott and Commerce Streets. The next four years will test whether progress or dormancy prevails.
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Bluefield
Paul Cole Jr
J. Peter Richardson
Ben Paine
Paul Oliver Sr
Joe Walker
Fred Burton
Princeton Avenue
Federal
Scott and Commerce Streets
Stop Cloning Around
A government report from the Office of Technology Assessment finds current guidelines and laws on genetic engineering adequate in most cases and notes that prohibitions may apply to artificial human creation. The study cautions no single statute covers all future commercial applications, and stresses ongoing caution in biotechnology.
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Congressional
Office of Technology Assessment
Gretchen Kolsrud
South Korea's Seoul Grows as East Asia Economic Hub
William L. Rusher notes Seoul's transformation from 1962 to now, with a booming per capita GDP rising from 100 to 1700 dollars, a skyline of high rises, and rapid expressways. He highlights Korea's shipbuilding strength, oil-driven inflation, and trade links with the United States, including imports of rice and technology and 1.8 percent share of U.S. imports, plus a visit to Pohang Iron and Steel Co., a major 11-year industrial project employing 15,000 people and producing 8.5 million tons of crude steel annually.
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Seoul
South Korea
Washington
United States
Paris
France
North Korea
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Indonesia
U.S
Sam
Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd
Australia
Canada
Soviet Ties to Global Terrorism Linked to Kremlin
Washington debate over Soviet involvement in international terrorism intensifies as Herbert Romerstein cites public records showing Moscow and its allies backing PLO Cuba Libya South Yemen and other groups. The monograph argues the CIA errs by denying Moscow's role and maps interconnections among terrorist networks influenced by the Kremlin.
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Washington
Reagan
Kremlin
CIA
Moscow
Herbert Romerstein
House Permanent Select Committee On Intelligence
Foundation For Democratic Education
Romerstein
Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
PLO
Cuba
Latin America
Nicaragua
el Salvador
Uruguay
Bolivia
Libya
South Yemen
U.S.S.R
Castro
Africa
Paul Harvey recalls wedding vow meaning on 25th anniversary
Paul Harvey notes Richard Mack and Hope renewed their vows on their 25th anniversary with a formal church ceremony. He recalls the minister emphasizing the true meaning of consent, wealth, sickness, and health, and the test of staying together beyond easier times.
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Paul Harvey
Richard Mack
Hope
Polish Wedding Means Duty Hope And Family Faith
A reflective piece on a long marriage, noting waning virility and the tests of finances faced by a Polish couple. It recalls a church service celebrating 25 years together and praises a Polish wedding reception as a radiant, meaningful rite. The essay ties personal vows to broader reflections on resilience in hard times and political mood.
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World Peace Academy
Morton Kaplan
University of Chicago
CIA
Reverse discrimination in Reagan era loyalty tests for minorities
Washington insiders reveal relaxed political loyalty tests for minority candidates at top government jobs. Vice President Bush reportedly urged heightened minority representation while noting many candidates cannot pass tests. The piece links to Bechtel executive David Davis sitting in cabinet meetings and his DOE role, raising questions of conflicts. It also touches on public funding for rifle programs and a travel summary for Agriculture Secretary Block and aide trips.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
Jimmy Carter
Joseph Califano
Carter
Reagan White House
Bush
Energy
James Edwards
W. Kenneth Davis
Jack Mitchell
Davis
Bechtel Power Corp
Edwards
Senate
DOE
Bechtel
National Board For
John Block
Europe
Paris
London
Amsterdam
Hamburg
Frank Naylor
Harper's Ferry
W. Va
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William L. Rusher
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Tokyo
M. Stanton Evans
Jack Anderson
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