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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1981
Page
5
The verse records Laban telling Jacob that in their country the younger must not be wed before the firstborn, asserting custom and tradition govern the sequence of marriages between Leah and Rachel.
The House Administration Committee raises House expense allowances by about 2 million dollars annually, not requiring a vote, boosting travel by 65 percent, district office allowances by 30 percent, and postage by 10 percent. Critics argue the increases show contempt for taxpayers while inflation debates persist. NATO defense pledges to 3 percent annual growth face mixed results, with Fortune highlighting US growth near 3.6 percent but overall real growth negative 0.7 percent 1971-80.
Anthony Lewis probes State Department arms sales to Argentina and anti Semitism claims tied to Haig Buckley and Timerman. He contrasts Amnesty reports with Inter American rights findings and notes pressure from the papal nuncio as possible leverage. The piece shifts to Haig's Syria diplomacy, Assad’s regime, and U S policy amid looming Middle East tension.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report President Reagan favors dropping Carter’s MX mobile missile system before a substitute is agreed. The Mormon Church attack on the system as a gospel of peace boosts opposition, with senators Laxalt and Garn signaling doubt and skepticism about hiding 100 missiles in silos undermining the racetrack concept.
The defense community fears Reagan may scrap Carter’s MX basing plan in July after a Reagan review group reports. Senate hearings led by Laxalt and Garn probe a fast deployable compromise basing mode, signaling ongoing MX-basing indecision and a flurry of studies.
The piece notes a cycle where high profile deaths or acts by public figures prompt similar crises. It cites Monroe, Reagan, Pope John Paul II and others, alleging copycat threats and attempts across eras, warning such “fever” may persist until interest wanes.
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