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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1982
Page
5
The page presents several opinion pieces whose views vary, with the exception of the column directly below which may reflect the newspaper’s stance. Readers are advised to consider the differing editorials as individual viewpoints.
A Mercer County Jail breakout reveals sloppy supervision as three dangerous inmates cut bars and used sheets to descend from the fourth floor within 30 minutes. Hacksaw blades reportedly arrived via line, and one escapee left behind an artificial leg yet still fled. Senator Lawton Chiles questions former president protections and library footprints, proposing cuts and reforms.
M Stanton Evans argues conservatives are not impractical purists but essential to GOP success. He cites polls and the 1980 election to show Reagan’s alignment with voter preferences on taxes spending inflation defense and Moscow. The piece contends that the conservative program sustains a lasting majority rather than harming electoral viability.
CAPT. P.H. Davis urges West Virginians to vote against three November amendments. He argues the measures would raise real estate taxes, expand statewide levies, and loosen legislative control, labeling the proposals a dangerous smokescreen and a boost for school and sheriff lobbies. He warns voters to scrutinize the fiscal effects and constitutional trickery.
Paul Harvey notes that poverty is relative to the era and that the current worldwide recession sharpens awareness of poorness. He contrasts ancient notions of riches with modern hardship, urging readers to reconsider definitions of wealth and need amid economic strain.
A critique of the Great Society and war on poverty arguing that rising federal outlays, higher poverty measures, and repeated cycles of dependency show the effort has not reduced poverty. It questions labor market incentives, welfare continuation, and whether private charity can compensate without creating new poor, noting increases in United Way and corporate giving as potential remedies.
A Washington report details Maj. Saad Haddad, the Lebanese warlord backed by Israel, and his link to High Adventure Ministries led Voice of Hope. The piece notes Haddad’s past massacres, US and Israeli support, and ongoing debates over his influence and tax-exempt status for the ministry. It also covers related political maneuvering inside the Congressional Black Caucus in a separate column.
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