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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1980
Page
4
The page features a range of opinion columns expressing diverse political stances. Except for the column directly below, these pieces do not necessarily reflect the newspaper’s official positions or endorsements.
The speaker cites Psalm 57:4 to illustrate how words can wound, likening the tongue to a sharp sword while describing hostile foes as lions and fiery sons of men. The verse emphasizes linguistic harm and peril in human conflict.
The early warning network showed several false alarms within months and a week, highlighting obsolete radar and computer tech from the 1950s. Experts warn that any error in a launch on warning policy risks a nuclear holocaust, urging modernization and survivable forces like the MX system.
George F. Will assesses Italy’s long history of intrusive yet peripheral state power. The piece notes the historic compromise with the Communists, patronage-driven growth, high invalids, vibrant yet misused resources, and the 1976 lira devaluation as a missed reform opportunity.
In a defense focused letter, the author argues that war costs rise with preparedness, warns against unilateral disarmament, and criticizes cuts in military funding. Citing Cuba and Afghanistan, the writer claims the USSR holds superiority, noting F-14 and F-15 part scavenging and weak combat readiness while stressing need for conventional warfare expenditures to deter nuclear threats.
The reader warns that belief in noninitiation of nuclear war leaves the nation vulnerable to conventional Soviet aggression. It argues national security must come first, condemns Carter’s policies and black political pressure, and advocates decisive action against urban violence and unemployment, urging immediate national turnaround.
Washington columnist Ray Cromley argues that after the recession recovery will be slow due to rapid factory obsolescence and high energy costs. He cites outdated plants, insufficient investment, and lagging research as key drags on U.S. industry and living standards.
The Carter recession could bolster Ronald Reagan's White House bid as unemployment climbs. The piece accuses the Carter administration of inaction on illegal foreign competition, citing Japanese TV dumping and uranium price cartels, and claims lenient penalties reduced by Treasury pressure.
A speaker warns that a balance of payments crisis could trigger budget cuts and a wage freeze, and the Communists may claim the workers party must gain power. He notes 54 percent voted Republic in a postwar referendum and suggests 46 percent背 Italian could be right.
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