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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1997
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents its consensus view on the First Amendment protections. Thomas A. Colley serves as executive editor, underscoring the newspaper's stance on religious liberty and press freedom.
Editorial argues for denying accreditation to schools with fewer than 70 percent passing state tests for three consecutive years. It notes tests in multiple subjects and grades, explains temporary allowances for transient and non English speaking students, and cites Jeanne Allen praising the move while urging wider adoption.
West Virginia gubernatorial prospects emerge as Democratic regional meeting in Princeton draws U.S. Rep. Bob Wise and potential candidates like State Treasurer John Perdue and Sen. Lloyd Jackson. Wise notes a 2000 candidacy possibility after the 1998 re election, while Jackson eyeing future runs and local officials gauge the field amid talks of competitive races in District 10 and beyond.
A reader asserts that when Richard Nixon became president he ordered all American soldiers home, ending the war and making him a hero.
The writer recalls Nixon era memories from the Telegraph front page dated decades ago. References Watergate and Whitewater fade, Vietnam War deaths are noted, and claims Nixon ordered troops home and was seen as a hero. The text questions rumors about Nixon and views his family abstaining from alcohol.
Local coverage identifies Ruby Davis as a central figure in a sex scandal in Bluefield West Virginia. Details remain limited as officials investigate allegations involving community members and unnamed parties.
Charles McDowell reports that the literary spirit surges in the United States driven by Oprah Winfrey's book club, rising book sales, and growing online and cafe culture. The piece notes record paperback printings, summer selections, and ubiquitous media promotion fueling reading across the nation.
The Daily Telegraph publishes letters on public interest topics. Submissions must include signature address and phone number. Pen names and anonymous letters are not used. Names are published. Letters may be edited to fit space and printed once per writer per month for fairness.
The piece surveys looming tax plan negotiations with Clinton backing a $500 child tax credit rising to that amount over time and college tuition credits. It notes debates on age limits, college savings accounts, capital gains, IRAs, estate tax exemptions, and a possible top corporate rate cut, warned of behind closed doors deals and calls to contact senators and the White House.
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