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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1966
Page
4
A compilation notes proverbs and a French writer Jean de La Bruyere remarking that riches fade, wealth lasts briefly, and poverty follows wealth. It contrasts middling fortunes with great ones and warns that crowns do not endure forever.
Editor Ivan Given defends coal industry against claims of widespread strip mine damage in West Virginia. He argues tourism harm is overblown and cites park expansion and limited accommodation issues, while criticizing officials for failing to address auto graveyards, park conditions, and highway neglect that deter visitors.
The Geneva disarmament conference opens amid Soviet demands for U S troop withdrawal from Vietnam. Senator Clark calls Russia's stance a dangerous shift while Washington emphasizes a nuclear ban and on site inspections. Secretary Rusk says U S troops stay in Vietnam until peace is achieved.
President Johnson presses ahead with plans to expand trade with Hungary and Bulgaria, sending Commerce Department trade missions as Congress withholds hearings. Administration cites aims to offset NATO rivals while lawmakers, led by Mills and Magnuson, debate arms shipments to Hanoi and Vietnam-related ethics.
An anecdotal piece depicts a proud parent recounting Peter Buchwald's college years marked by protests and stunts. Peter skipped commencement, led laborious pranks, and pursued liberal arts with a Nietzsche minor while clashing with authorities. Now he seeks training roles at IBM Time-Life and Ford, hoping for corporate stability over entrepreneurship.
Senator Soaper notes some congress members want more openness in the CIA and suggests a sign reading Spy on agents hats. Railroads seek to win back travelers and may revive glass lanterns filled with candy. A social whirl starts when a hostess hosts another party to showcase flowers from grateful guests of last week.
President Johnson touts polls showing continued support for the war while Senate hawks and doves clash over Viet Nam policy. Fulbright accuses hawks of pressuring the president as Patman uses open hearings to push banking probe forward with Weltn er and Gonzalez backing subpoenas.
After decades in exile Otto von Habsburg receives a passport and permission to enter Austria. The Archduke plans to reside in Vienna and may influence politics as a potential prime minister or Chancellor of Justice while rejecting ceremonial kingship. The piece notes his family’s historical role and opposition to Nazism and Communism.
Sixteen Norfolk and Western railroad cars derailed at Ingleside with no reported injuries. The brief item notes the incident as part of the Daily Telegraph’s retrospective on past events.
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