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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1980
Page
5
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The biblical text uses a vivid contrast between two baskets of figs. One basket holds figs that are very good like the first ripe, while the other basket contains figs that are very naughty and not fit to eat due to their bad condition.
The piece argues on Wednesday Reagan pressed Congress for a $20 billion income tax cut to start Jan 1, while Democrats shift from blocking a cut to backing their own plan by Thursday. It laments election year posturing, urges decisive leadership, and endorses term limits for Congress and the presidency.
President Carter and California Nevada officials urge preservation while TRPA battles local pressures. Five counties share jurisdiction as courts and Congress debate fixes. Carter’s promise to form a Lake Tahoe Federal Coordinating Council is criticized as hollow while development pressures persist around the lake.
The piece argues that the United States suffers consistent overseas attacks on diplomats and officials, citing CIA and State Department data from 1968 to 1980. It notes 1,347 incidents harming Americans abroad, 264 diplomatic attacks, 198 military attacks, and 159 against other officials through 1979, with ongoing risks into 1980. It highlights assassinations of ambassadors, attacks on embassies, and attacks against U.S. personnel in numerous countries, contrasting U.S. vulnerability with Soviet influence.
Ray Cromley reports from Western Europe on Afghanistan's six months of passive resistance against Soviet occupation. Guerrilla forces lack supplies and a unified command, while widespread strikes, refugee exodus, and clandestine night letters weaken the puppet government. Desertions plague the Afghan army and sports teams split, with many experts withdrawn as tensions rise.
Confidential documents reveal Mobil Oil reacting with anger to government hints of penalties under voluntary price guidelines in 1980. The memo outlines potential sanctions, contract cuts, and leverage against Mobil subsidiaries, while noting the administration ultimately offered a softer outcome and Mobil’s public bluster.
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