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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1978
Page
5
A compact pair of reflective lines contrasts divine remembrance with human humility. They cite Amos 8 7 and Will Rogers to caution against pride while honoring those who aid ascent.
A debate on public opinion polls features officials praising polls for shaping policy while downplaying them when results misalign. Quotes from Robert Moses, Richard Scammon, Ben Wattenberg, Winston Churchill, and Louis Harris illustrate varied views on reliability, timing, and influence on democracy and policy.
The article reports Soviet leaders depriving dissidents of citizenship and sentencing activists for aiding emigres and monitoring Helsinki. It notes high level decisions by the Supreme Soviet Presidium and Brezhnev, ties crackdowns to Belgrade talks, and argues such actions reveal limits of SALT I. It concludes treaties can be circumvented by reinterpretation and hidden deployment.
In Botswana, Peter Hladish and Chuck Buttehorn sought treatment in Johannesburg, a 1.5 million city, but Peace Corps denied it and sent them to a U.S. Army hospital in Frankfurt, West Germany. Travel costs totaled about $3,000 with minimal follow up. They protest a policy tying health care to political boycott, contrasting with a Carter Administration move last year.
The piece criticizes travel restrictions on Cuba Albania and North Korea and argues the South Africa boycott harms blacks who depend on investment. It cites Bank of Montreal protests and quotes KwaZulu leader urging investment stop while blacks express life preservation priorities. It notes the need for U S resolve against violations for a new SALT deal.
A humorous item claims Thomas Alfed Seals, 20, praised as a top safe cracker by police, learned crime from television. It jokes about teaching methods, iceberg lettuce costs, Nixon’s dress, NASA budget cuts, a next satellite launched with a slingshot, and a no frills airline offering water with passengers bringing their own bread crusts.
A Berry’s World cartoon ponders whether mutual coldness, egocentrism, and materialism can sustain a marriage. The strip uses humor to imply that shallow values may undermine lasting partnership.
William F Buckley critiques President Carter's stance on communism, highlighting US debates over arms to the Middle East and human rights issues. He notes Orlov's trial, Helsinki accords, and Brzezinski as a key actor, while lampooning Lowell Weicker and political targets. The piece blends opinion with references to Kissinger, Ribicoff, and broader Soviet threats.
A critical column argues the Supreme Court weakens press protections by enabling police access to newsroom files, endangering informers and watchdog journalism. The piece contends muckrakers remain essential to expose corruption amid a hostile legal and media environment.
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