Pretoria’s time to act on apartheid warned
Flora Lewis argues that South Africa’s declaration of a national emergency signals a settled end to apartheid’s future, urging sharp targeted sanctions over economic dismantling. External actors must press moral as well as material change, focusing on decision makers and black skill development to aid a multiracial future.
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Paris
Pretoria
South Africa
Times of London
Kruger
P.W. Botha
Africa
Philippines
Australia
Malcolm Fraser
Commonwealth Group
Editorials Judge Claiborne crimes standards debated
The piece argues for impeachment of Federal Judge Harry E. Claiborne, convicted of tax evasion, who continues to draw a $78,200 salary while serving a two year term. It cites calls from the American Judicature Society and Rep. Sensenbrenner for removal, warning of a double standard and justice for all.
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Maxwell Air Force Base
Alabama
Harry E. Claiborne
Carter
U.S
Nevada
American Judicature Society
Supreme Court
William Brennan
House
Claiborne
L. Stanley Chauvin Jr
Society
F. James Sensenbrenner
R-Wis
Wisconsin
Bluefield weighs teen nightclub plan for recreation building
Bluefield officials back a proposal to use Stadium Drive recreation building as a teen nightclub if enough students show interest. Mayor Paul Cole says the city will not pursue it without community demand and warns against spending thousands on a potentially ill advised venture. The decision rests with local youth who would use the center.
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Bluefield
Stadium Drive
Paul Cole
Control of the clicker sparks advice for Rigsby marriage
A narrator advises his friend Rigsby on premarital planning and insists the key item is control of the TV clicker. He warns that without it domestic tension can escalate, recalling a recent Oklahoma family incident as a cautionary example.
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Rigsby
Po’ Boy
Charles Bronson
HBO
Family TV Clicker Fiasco Rumors of Rival Programs
Lewis Grizzard cites a domestic chaos moment as a man and his wife battle for the remote. Five family members were treated and released after a chaotic scramble over programming. Grizzard notes the humor in couples arguing over conflicting viewing choices and the need for a single clicker to avoid clashes.
Community thanks Mercer County law enforcement agencies
Carolyn Hoover from Princeton thanks the Mercer County Lit ter Control and expresses pride in local law enforcement. She specifically commends the Princeton Police Department W V State Police Bluefield Police Dept and Mercer County Sheriff's Dept for their support and hard work despite staffing challenges. The Daily Telegraph invites letters on public interest with signature address and phone number.
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Mercer County, Inc
Princeton Police Department
W.va
Bluefield Police Dept
Mercer County Sheriff’s Dept
Carolyn Hoover
Princeton
The
Daily Telegraph
Balance of power shifts as Congress narrows president's grip
Washington reports the balance of power is shifting against President Reagan, with a Republican Senate asserting control over budgets and tax reform. The piece notes Reagan's repeated demands without funding, clashes over defense and policy, and the risk of a budget and arms control impasse before the 1988 election, highlighting Senate leaders Dole Domenici and Packwood guiding tax reform.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Reagan
Capitol Hill
United States
Mikhail Gorbachev
Castro
Arafat
Gaddafi
White House
Donald Regan
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Moscow
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Bluefield Board of Directors
Lewis Grizzard
Cowles Syndicate, Inc
King Features Syndicate
James Reston
N.Y. Times
James
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