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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1981
Page
4
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph notes its founding by Hugh Ike Shott with Hugh Shott as editor and Richard Wesley as executive editor. The page presents a range of editorial and political opinions, generally not reflecting the newspaper's official stance except for the column beneath the note.
Isaiah 30 28 references the Lord sifting the nations with a sieve of vanity. The metaphor contrasts ancient grain sieves made of reeds horsehair or strings with broader sieves like injustice and self indulgence. The verse speaks of breath reaching the neck as the nations are sifted by vanity.
A nationwide Afghan uprising continues as rebels, in six groups from fundamentalist to Western-educated, push back the Soviet occupation. Reports claim rebels control much of the countryside while Kabul pins down in cities. More than 2 million Afghans have fled, and about half a million have died from torture, bombardment, and poison gas.
William F Buckley contests Father Healy Georgetown President remarks on a new religiosity sweeping the nation and the Moral Majority Healy casts as mean spirited Buckley questions Healy’s grasp of history and religious rhetoric noting wartime alliances and ad hominem judgments while urging clearer judgment of America’s foreign policy and national mood
Evans argues high rates defend savers and curb reckless debt. He notes low saving returns under federal policy and claims higher rates benefit small investors while private lenders compete with Treasury, easing future borrowing costs as inflation pressures ease. He criticizes whistleblowers and AID no-go data debates, and links rising financing costs to higher consumer electricity bills.
Retired Navy Captain Paul H. Davis argues that hatred drives Middle East policy and that Sadat’s actions showed political, not military, victory. He urges dropping hate from policy, noting AWACS as a pivotal factor in U.S. strategy and calling for broader peace efforts led by Reagan, the Pope, and Sadat.
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