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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1981
Page
6
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A 400 foot high structure atop the Nimrud plains in Birs becomes a pigeon roost. The scene evokes a biblical echo from Genesis 11 4 as locals note the irony of human ambition against avian reuse of the skyline.
The piece argues Bluefield West Virginia and Bluefield Virginia are functionally one community despite a state line. It notes the census counts them separately, recalls the historic Wedding of the Two Bluefields, and rejects a Graham name change. It also discusses draft policy shifts and defense needs influencing a possible return to conscription.
The Geneva meeting exposes Saudi Arabia as the pivotal power in OPEC, capable of dictating prices by its production stance. With 40 percent of output, Riyadh could tighten or loosen supplies to steer world prices, while fellow members quarrel and sometimes align against it. Analysts warn that continued Saudi dominance risks long term instability for consuming nations and raises questions about regional stability including reactions to Israeli and Syrian tensions. Begin calls Saudi Arabia corrupt and unstable, underscoring doubts about its role.
A confidential Interior investigation faults the Indian Action Program as mismanaged and loosely monitored, with $130 million spent on ill defined projects including dog pounds, softball fields, radio work, and tribal subsidies. The report urges elimination of the program and the Lakewood, Colorado center overseeing it.
The article argues President Reagan should appoint Supreme Court justices who interpret the law not make it. It favors candidates in their fifties with appeals court or trial experience, strong academic credentials, and notes Justice Douglas and Justice Rehnquist as benchmarks.
The author argues for a nominee with strong intellect and independent constitutional philosophy free from influence by media or elite Washington circles. It critiques court opinions tailored to professors, questions religious and federalism views, cites Miranda and Escobedo, and muses on candidates including Sandra Day O’Connor, Raymond Bork, and Clifford Wallace as viable picks.
Washington reports detail Edwin Wilson a former CIA contractor accused of vast theft from government allies and enemies. The piece links him to Task Force 157, Frank Terpil, Libya’s Qaddafi, and Iran’s SAVAK, noting shell companies, inflated pay, and a multi million dollar fraud network ending with his removal by Adm. Bobby Inman.
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