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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1971
Page
2
Local readers submit questions about drainage and property, city ordinances on discharging firearms, public service district liens, road repairs on East Cumberland Road, sewer construction, preservation of a steam engine display, Blue Cross Blue Shield rate hikes, and ministerial licensing. Officials and experts respond with practical, factual guidance.
The United States agrees to a large computer sale to the Soviet Union after British assurances to block use for nuclear weapons. The final accord hinges on safeguards and COCOM review involving 15 nations, including NATO members and Japan.
In Mekong Delta action led by Maj. Gen. John Cushman, about 120 American servicemen joined a drug amnesty program in four days of a delta crackdown. The drive, meant to curb heroin supplies, extends beyond the original three days with restrictions keeping personnel on base.
Two local residents toured the Bluefield Rescue Squad offices seeking full member status after finding baby skunks on Reed family farm. Patrolman Reed notes pups can become pets but gland removal may be done, while a Bluefield conservation officer says keeping the animal without a permit is legal if no hunting season exists.
The Supreme Court heard government arguments to halt continued Times and Post publication of top secret Pentagon documents. The government warned that unlimited release could extend the Vietnam conflict and harm U S Middle East relations while press rights raised concerns about censorship. Justices weighed whether temporary restraints should continue pending a decision on the 47 volume history of U S origins from 1945 to 1967.
The Telegraph notes Mike Slater’s page 16 article exploring potential savings if food prices matched 1921 levels and adds that Princeton Councilman Lewis Skeens doubts the new municipal building will withstand completion due to drainage and foundation concerns. Also: eight coal camps plan to incorporate as Gary becomes a city on Thursday. Sheriff Osborne denies mistreatment charges at Tazewell jail after brief prisoner interviews. Weather, society, editorial, and sports sections listed.
Attorneys for Prof Daniel Filsberg said he will surrender to the U S attorney in Boston Monday at 11 a m EDT after being sought by the government for alleged unauthorized possession of top secret documents.
The article reports on lawyers Bickel and Glendon challenging government claims linking Pentagon papers publication to imminent danger. They argue First Amendment protection is broad and that the government's case rests on surmises rather than proof. Public debate centers on prior restraint risks and constitutional standards.
A Tazewell County man bought William the clawless 225 pound black bear at public auction and struggles to reclaim the animal from a Roanoke shelter. A voided court order and a shotgun carrying humane officer halted returns, with a new order reportedly in preparation.
James Ebb Beavers 47 of Squire McDowell County was killed by Chicago police near Grant Park as he fired at officers while allegedly planning to assassinate President Nixon. A former World War II veteran with multiple hospitalizations, Beavers had recent gun arrests and bought several weapons in Welch and Chicago.
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