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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1977
Page
4
Roger Babson echoes a Bible verse urging brethren to act with goodness and knowledge. The quotation emphasizes that inner virtue manifests through aiding others and instructing one another in daily life. A reflection on charitable conduct and self-improvement.
The United Mine Workers president seeks a limited strike agreement to curb wildcat stoppages affecting miners families and coal industry. Industry voices oppose but may concede. A Maryland explosives coding test could curb terrorism. A congressman accuses the Pentagon of losing track of 20 billion in defense contracts. High school reading declines and a World Trade Center Raid joke appear in the same era.
A letter signed by William E. Simon and other leaders launches a Citizens Legal Defense Fund for the FBI after the John J. Kearney case. The appeal draws supporters from across the political spectrum, including Leon Jaworski and Phyllis Schlafly, framing the issue as broader harassment of federal agencies amid Watergate-era tensions.
New York opinion piece mocks liberal critique of South Korea's President Park Chung Hee. It notes Park's 15 year rule, debates over U S troop levels, and alleged intelligence cash dealings while contrasting U S and regional regimes. It questions punitive rhetoric and media reaction.
President Carter moves to veto three major spending bills, drawing unified opposition from farmers Westerners urban Democrats and labor backed programs. Democrats say vetoes undermine prior gains and leave no leverage for concessions as they chip away at proposals within Labor-HEW NIH education and welfare funded measures.
A Brimmer study shows black homeownership rising from 38.4 percent in 1960 to 41.5 percent in 1970 and to 43.8 percent by 1975, outpacing overall rates. The report notes redlining concerns and suggests counseling, risk pooling, variable rates, and shared-risk mortgage insurance to spur urban lending. Also discusses NLRB reinstating a soda machine kicker as a trivial offense.
Intelligence sources disclose a 1969 Cuban plan to use underwater raiders to target the Nixon seaside villa at Key Biscayne Florida. A Cuban official was expelled after recruitment attempts against a Nixon servant. The piece links the plot to broader Castro retaliation theories and CIA activity against Castro.
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