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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1981
Page
5
Love in Genesis Seven Years for Rachel Quotation
A quotation from Genesis 29 20 compares Jacob's seven years of service for Rachel to a few days through love. The verse highlights the depth of commitment and affection in biblical narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob
Rachel
Creationism resurges amid debates over evolution in schools
The piece surveys renewed pressure from creationists to teach Genesis in science classes, tracing echoes of the Scopes trial era. It notes politicians, media, and some presidents' stance, while observing creationists adopting scientific methods to defend faith and urging a dialogue between science and religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin
Scopes
Sharp Clarence Darrow
Corny
William Jennings Bryan
New York
California
Tennessee
H.L. Mencken
Baltimore
Ronald Reagan
Do We Need Redistribution in America Today
William L. Rusher argues that liberal critics advocate redistribution under the guise of compassion. He critiques government welfare, citing George Gilder on welfare’s impact on Black families and asserting the problem lies with productivity, not wealth. He condemns the political use of handouts as a broad defense of social policy and questions motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reagan
Robin Hood
Group A
Group B
George Gilder
Tip O'Neill
Reaganites push to abolish the Federal Trade Commission
Washington column argues OMB and Stockman seek to cut the FTC budget from 73 million to 41 million and phase out the Bureau of Competition over three years. It cites wasted spending and claims against regulation, urging consumers to see through the agency’s rhetoric and actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FTC
Alan Stone
OMB
Justice Department
Justice
Stockman
Bureau of Competition
Congress
Court calendars clogged with cupidity and lawsuits
Paul Harvey notes clogged court calendars as juries see a flood of frivolous suits from a Nashville ski incident to a Chattanooga mud wresting claim. He cites a Cambridge hair dye case, a mother suing for auto injury, a Weather Service drowning loss, and a Tokyo contrast where Japan limits litigation as a model. He argues reforms hinge on threat of system suffocation and cultural discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Jamie Friedman
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Harry Friedman
Nashville
Gerald Heller
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Attica
New York
National Weather Service
Japan
Consultants Rip Off Washington
A detailed audit exposes Practical Concepts, Inc. PCI a Washington based consultant firm specializing in program evaluation. Federal contracts fund about 60 percent of PCI business. Audit discloses high executive salaries lavish perks and questioned expenses including car pool pool and tennis court rental. Executives defend expenditures as reasonable and good value while some items like liquor and housing allowances are flagged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Practical Concepts, Inc
Health and Human Services Department
Small Business Administration
Agency For International Development
AID
Julie Kosterlitz
PCI
Pup
Defense Contract Audit Agency
Jaguar
Leon Rosenberg
YMCA
Rosenberg
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