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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1979
Page
4
The passage traces the office of sheriff back to Habylon and explains its role as governor of a shire in early England, evolving under princes and provincial rulers.
Readers debate bond issues in Matoaka area arguing for expanded school facilities and local sports. A church print size complaint prompts Space saving note. Corrections request about Civil War history and a Vietnam Veterans Week tribute highlight reader submissions honoring veterans and a local radio program.
Bluefield officials defend permitting Unification Church fundraising as a constitutional right while critics decry the Moonies as dangerous and urge local resistance. Citizens volley strong opinions, with concerns about persuasion, coercion, and fear of manipulation by the movement. The editorial notes legal protections and urges peaceful, lawful handling and monitoring.
A June move of two magistrates and the sanitary bureau to a new city complex prompts reader concern over parking, left turns on Princeton Avenue, and expected congestion. Letters urge keeping the sanitary office in the old building for easier taxpayer access and question parking capacity during the transition.
An extended critique tracing CIA disclosures of American oil dependence on Arab rulers since 1960. It argues Washington failed to curb Shah of Iran price hikes, notes Saudi willingness to flood markets, and describes oil wealth transforming Gulf cities, Wall Street, and global power, with OPEC emerging as a strong cartel after 1973.
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