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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1981
Page
4
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The piece argues Ronald Reagan is becoming a hero president shaping a new national direction. It compares his early impact to Roosevelt, noting fiscal reforms, reduced Democratic dominance, and renewed public hope, while warning of the burdens of leadership. It ends with several light, era-appropriate quips.
William F Buckley reviews John Kenneth Galbraith’s The Uses and Excuses for Affluence noting his one main point that wealth stems from luck or invention. Buckley traces social Darwinist ideas, New Deal debt philosophies, and modern rich aims while lampooning motives behind political bills and personal wealth. The piece mixes satire with critique of motives behind policy and wealth.
William L. Rusher describes South Korea’s radio anthem broadcasts that require citizens to stop and face the flag, with near universal observance and quiet patriotism. He notes Seoul’s curfew from midnight to 4 a.m., crowds thinning in Myongdong, and taxi races for suburbs as midnight nears, contrasting it with 1978 Chilean experience where restaurateurs suffered while many women supported the homebound rule.
A collage of observations on Foreign Vignettes and Steel Co. of Korea with a note on the country’s industrial reach, plus a detailed recount of Tunnel No 3 under the DMZ near Seoul. The piece references past tunnels, their dimensions, and potential troop movements toward the capital, signaling ongoing security concerns alongside political quips about taxation and public figures.
A detailed chronology reveals possible Carter connections to a Vesco scheme. Georgians led by Spencer Lee IV pursued a $10 million payoff via White House influence to drop Vesco extradition. Key meetings, calls, and memos show attempts to leverage diplomacy and internal investigations.
M Stanton Evans reports anger inside the GOP over Sen. Charles Percy of Illinois chairing the Foreign Relations Committee. Conservatives claim he collaborates with leftward Democrats to derail Ernest Lefever’s nomination to head the State Department human rights division, threatening Reagan’s foreign policy goals.
The piece argues Reagan era conservatives harmed Percy by loyalty, cites 1976 Leith bid against Percy, notes Percy's debate collapse and TV plea, and admires Leith's anti communist, conservative stance while highlighting ill received ads and Reagan’s Illinois visit as pivotal to Percy's 1978 re election.
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