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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1968
Page
4
The message links labor to clear thinking and warns that idleness corrupts the mind. It contrasts biblical parable themes with Henry Ford’s view that thinking without action becomes a disease.
Ronald Reagan links cradle to crime permissiveness to rising violence and campus rebellion. He argues that rights for the accused have eclipsed duties, urging action to stem student unrest and protect leaders and institutions from what he calls a belligerent, violent movement.
New York State lottery sales for the first full year totaled 62.4 million dollars with 34.3 million to education, 18.5 million to winners, and 9.6 million for administration. The experiment yielded a modest return and raised questions about its profitability for funding public education.
A federal jury in Boston found Dr. Benjamin Spock Rev. William Sloane Coffin Jr. Mitchell Goodman and Michael Ferber guilty of conspiracy to violate the draft law. They aided in evading the Selective Service Act with a news conference a public meeting and draft card actions. The judge said the crime is uniform regardless of status.
The article argues Berlin’s 1961 wall split and Soviet control shape East and West Berlin, with 42,500 Soviet guards nearby, 300,000 Soviet troops in East Germany, and a National People's Army dominated by Communist officers. It notes U.S. liaison, defections, and 380 jets and thousands of tanks moved to East German forces, framing the Red influence as the unseen driver of Berlin and Vietnam policymaking.
Frankfurt dispatch profiles Adolf Von Thadden, a polished former officer and noble whose charisma masks a rabble-rousing platform. He advocates rearmament, anti-Americanism, and nationalist promises while courting a broader, more respectable base. the NPD seeks 50 Bundestag seats amid a history of ordners and street clashes.
Senator McClellan launches investigations into a $927,341 anti poverty project in Chicago aiming to rehabilitate two gangs the Blackstone Rangers and East Side Disciples. Leaders Hairston and Fort allegedly drew federal pay while linked to murders and recruitment roles as paid program staff.
The column critiques gun control proposals sparked by Sen Kennedy's assassination and argues laws disarm only law‑abiding citizens. It reviews police, federal anti poverty efforts in Chicago linking Rangers and Disciples gangs to a declining violence trend and a fragile peace pact in 1967.
Russell Kirk argues welfare abuses threaten urban finance and social stability. He cites New York City where nearly 10 percent rely on aid, welfare growth outpacing jobs, and calls for a House Ways and Means probe. He warns federal court rulings may attract more welfare claimants nationwide.
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