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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1983
Page
4
A columnist argues against the idea of compensating Japanese Americans interned during World War II with $20,000 payments. The piece says the commission's verdict on prejudice and fear is correct, but cash reparations cannot resolve the wrong, and Congress should reject the proposal.
Sally Ride shows women can perform in space and endure media scrutiny. A Stanford physicist and former tennis prospect, she rose through science and athletics to pilot training, challenging gender barriers and balancing marriage to Steve Hawley as both pursue excellence. She laments the era’s fixation on the first-woman angle, noting society should be further along.
Centreville residents recall 1972 when the Soviet Embassy bought a Chesapeake Bay summer retreat and faced fears of spies. Now locals say Russians are orderly, spend cash, and ask many questions while FBI notes spies work quietly, researching, reading, and listening with large antennas.
Washington report exposes the SBA 8a program as a multibillion-dollar, noncompetitive contract pipeline that favors a protected few. GAO auditors say only 166 of 4,598 firms graduated, 50 firms captured 31 percent of contracts, and audits remain rare. Rep. Mitchell, the program’s ally, blocks reform dates.
The piece argues that organizing a National Association of Vitamin Users could pressure Congress to fund vitamins via riders on spending bills. It contrasts this with Reagan’s stance against social spending, notes congressional pressure from many interest groups, and cites recession lessons on frugality and productivity.
A long analysis outlines a worst case where Khomeini dies, Iran destabilizes, and the Soviet Union uses 26 divisions and air power to threaten the Persian Gulf. It cites Joint Chiefs assessments, air and sea capabilities, and a potential limited nuclear option for U S forces to deter or blunt invasion.
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