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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1981

Page

5

Editorial Columns Note Reflects Views and Exceptions

The Bluefield Daily Telegraph explains that the page hosts a range of editorial and political opinions and that these do not necessarily reflect the newspaper's views except for the specific column directly beneath.

Ancient perfume recipe linked to Moses in Exodus

The earliest known fragrance formula appears in Exodus 30 34 35 naming spic es stacte onycha galbanum and pure frankincense with equal weights to craft a perfume believed handed to Moses. The passage frames early perfumery as ritual anointing using specific aromatic ingredients.

Moses

Frightening Drug Problem Facing All Military Services

A columnist warns that drug use is widespread in the armed forces with Navy and Marine Corps personnel showing high usage in Pentagon studies. The piece links high school drug trends to enlistment and urges action at homes, schools, churches, and police to curb youth substance abuse and protect national defense.

Nimitz Navy Armed Services Joseph Addabbo Pentagon Marine Corps San Diego Calif Norfolk Defense Department Army Air Force SAC Germany National Institute On

The Impossible Mr Begin and Iraqs Nuclear Question

William F Buckley critiques Mr Begin and U S policy on Iraqs nuclear program. He argues the Iraqis pursued plutonium via a cheap reactor, cites Al Thawra propaganda, notes Iraq Israel hostility, and recalls 1964 proposals to bomb Chinese nuclear facilities as a guide to disarming small powers.

Begin Iraq France al Thawra Baghdad Red China

Audit on Defense consulting shows heavy contractor control

A GAO audit reveals serious and pervasive problems in the Defense Department’s nearly three billion dollar annual consulting business. It finds outside contractors shaping needs and performing in-house defense management, often replacing former Pentagon employees. Noted are sole source awards, repeated renewals, and numerous contracts with questionable value, including cases where in-house capability existed but work went to contractors tied to former officials.

Washington Defense Department Pentagon GAO Office of Army

Waste talks outpace action in Congress on HEW fraud

A 1978 warning from HEW Secretary Califano about seven billion dollars in waste prompts bills to cut funding, but Senate rejection, GAO findings, and CBO estimates show little progress. A proposed 2 percent budget withholding backfires, rewarding clever avoidance of waste. The columnist notes repeated inaction and self serving bureaucratic rhetoric. The author, identifying as a pacifist critic, concludes with a provocative aside about Mr Begin.

Washington CNF Joseph Califano U.S. Senate

Lebanon Front Line War Personalizes a Reporter Tale

A Washington journalist recounts joining Peter Grant near a Falangist outpost east of Beirut as shelling erupts. A 17 year old soldier named Jacques is wounded, tourniquet saved, and the group rushes to Beirut for care. The piece also notes a DIA report warning Iraq’s nuclear ambitions.

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