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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1982
Page
7
The page notes editorial and political opinions vary, with a disclaimer about views not representing the paper. It cites a biblical metaphor from Isaiah comparing reliance on Egypt to leaning on a broken reed, warning against trusting Pharaoh of Egypt for aid against Assyria.
Ross McKenzie of the Richmond Time Dispatch surveys a harsh portrait of U S schooling. He notes enrollment dips, expenditure rises, staffing explosions, plunging SAT verbal and math scores, and sharp drops in high scorers from 1972 to 1980. Experts contrast U S and Soviet curricula, urging reform to avoid a widening illiteracy gap.
William L. Rusher weighs whether surface ships remain vulnerable to missiles and whether the Navy should fund two more Nimitz class carriers. He notes Britain's task force success, the Belgrano and Sheffield incidents, and the debate between large carriers versus many smaller ones, urging careful, balanced judgment.
Senator Orrin Hatch said Special Prosecutor Leon Silverman will finish the grand jury probe into Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan near the end of June. Hatch noted pressure on Donovan to resign and said the White House and FBI faced scrutiny over withheld information during confirmation.
Paul Harvey argues that the United States carries $30,000 in debt per citizen while deeply indebted nations seek aid. He laments mounting global welfare, praises past American self-reliance, and warns that excessive debt hinders the U S role as a world leader. He criticizes Reagan's foreign travel as image building.
Unemployment climbs as John Morrell Co and UFCW clash over a master contract. Plants in El Paso and Estherville have closed, Arkansas City faces imminent shutdown, and workers face wage cuts of about three dollars per hour to keep plants alive. The dispute highlights power over plant-by-plant bargaining versus a global contract.
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