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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1981
Page
5
Hap Meaning Sudden Fortune in Ruth Story
A compact note explains Hap as an old word used by Spencer and Shakespeare to mean what happens suddenly and unexpectedly. It cites Ruth 2 3 where Ruth light upon Boaz field as an example of hap in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Shakespeare
Ruth
Boaz
Big Pig Fuss at Bluefield College Sparks Letters Debate
The Sun notes a spirited exchange over Bluefield College's planned Mud Pig Day involving the Humane Society and college officials. The piece recalls tense exchanges, campus bans, and the critics' view that the controversy harms Bluefield College's image, while affirming the college as a credit to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield College
Kitty Wooldridge
Mercer County Humane Society
Dr. Tyer
Daily Telegraph
Buckley on Mitterrand and French Election Ambiguities
William F Buckley analyzes Francois Mitterrand as a volatile yet opportunistic figure, noting his shifting alliances from right to left and back within French politics. He argues Giscard dEstaing faces a risky path amid imperial imagery and monarchist observations, urging cautious stance as June elections approach to gauge Mitterrand's potential power and need for Communist support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francois Mitterrand
Mitterrand
Algeria
Giscard d’Estaing
Communist Party
Western Alliance
Geroge Washington
France
Infighting Among Republicans Over Tax Bill Tactics
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report a clash between junior and veteran Republicans in Washington. A letter from about 136 junior House members demanded faster action on Reagan's tax package, prompting a sharp rebuke from House Minority Leader Bob Michel. The episode highlights a rift: Michel favors conventional tactics, while younger Republicans push aggressive pressure to embarrass Democrats and rally support for the Reagan program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Bob Michell
Michel
Jim Wright
Dtexas
Congress
Wright
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Dmass
Reagan
Newt Gingrich
R-Ga
Congressional Record
Thomas J. Bliley Jr
Ed Weber
Ohio
Gingrich
Bliley-Weber
Bliley
Weber
White House
Tom Korologos
Farmland Shrinking Under Development Across Regions
Paul Harvey warned that farmland is vanishing yearly due to paving, flooding, mining, and building. He cites about 3 million acres lost annually, with fertile land most affected. He compares lost farmland to the size of multiple states and notes wide regional declines across the Midwest and Middle Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Delaware
England
Middle Atlantic
Midwest
New York
California
No More Farm Land Threat to Farmers and Food Supply
The passage argues rural discrimination harms farmers while acreage shrinks daily. It contrasts Soviet and American yields, warns land loss to bulldozers, and predicts rising costs, erosion, and potential famine if farming declines continue. It stresses fertilizer use, fuel consumption, and the risk of future shortages if trends persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Aid loans to Egyptian tycoons draw US ire
Anwar Sadat era U S aid to Egypt funded low interest loans for Egyptian millionaires and government contractors, provoking backlash over waste and corruption. The program, meant to spur private business, largely enriched elites while failing to create jobs, with bureaucrats and importers profiting amid a chaotic administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Salah Taroty
U.S. Agency For International Development
Katthouh Hassan
Hassan
Kamal Hanna
U.S
Nile
Israel
Egypt
Henry Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
Kissinger
Senate
John Dillon
Peter Grant
Sadat
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Grant
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Erik von Kuehnelt- Leddihn
Victoria
Company
Perkins
Winston
Rowland Evans and
Robert Novak
Paul Harvey
Jack Anderson
By Jeff MacNelly
Great Britain
Sir
Englan
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