Editorial Page Note on Opinions as Columnists Vary
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1977
Page
4
The page explains that columns present a range of editorial and political views, and with the exception of the column directly below they do not necessarily reflect the newspaper's position.
A violent Oakvale fueled melee at the Mercer County Courthouse in Princeton drew protests over school transfers, with officials failing to quickly restore order. The incident involved a mob threatening county board of education members and a Daily Telegraph reporter, highlighting broader concerns about reform and public governance.
A New Yorker searches for ancestral roots while complaining about the awaited energy shortage, noting frustration with the delay and growing fatigue from waiting. The piece juxtaposes neighborhood anonymity with a citywide expectation of resource scarcity.
A UN resolution barring Rhodesian asset transfers could shutter the Rhodesian Information Office in Washington. A letter from 17 American journalists and a 44-member congressional group urge President Carter to oppose the measure and defend press access to diverse views.
The piece argues that Miami activists failed by pushing a city ordinance to ban discrimination against teachers who are self-proclaimed homosexuals. It contends candor clashes with professional norms and that parents fear teaching by openly gay educators may shape children’s attitudes.
Don Oakley weighs the push to clean up gasoline engines against rising costs and asks if smaller cars and alternative tech can curb pollution. He cites 83 percent cleaner emissions since precontrol days, fears EPA mandate impacts, and notes electric cars offer limited range yet suit second vehicles for millions of households.
Washington report by NEA notes Blumenthal's urban crisis findings echoing prior administrations. A new book, The Abuse of Power by Jack Newfield and Paul Du Brul, accuses a permanent government of bankers, underwriters, authorities, insurers, fund-raisers, publishers, lawyers, builders, judges, and union leaders of legal graft shaping policy. It argues this elite network, resilient to elections, drives debt and decay in New York and other cities.
The Serbian Orthodox Church in the United States came under attack as Yugoslavia’s UDB secret police allegedly backed a 1958 top choice for church leadership and financed influence operations. Secret FBI memos detail blackmail plots against Bishop Dionisije and a 1963 effort to oust him, culminating in U.S. property concerns and a Supreme Court ruling favoring the Communist backed church.
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