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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1976
Page
3
A Parade article by Donald Robinson argues physicians lag in adopting new cancer treatments. it also notes progress in diagnosis and therapies like chemotherapy immunotherapy radiation and surgery. The piece suggests oncology education should receive greater emphasis in medical curricula and invites physician input.
President Ford greets March labor data showing 375,600 more employed, lifting total to 86.7 million while unemployment weighs in above seven million. Analysts warn against inflationary risks as Congress spending and wage trends threaten gains. economy described as a springtime upturn with cautious optimism.
The government plans to allocate 19 million dollars to assist states and cities in preserving historical sites. The proposal faces criticism favoring the Eastern Seaboard, cited as having the most history.
Amb. Daniel Patrick Moynihan likens the UN to a Western sheriff facing totalitarian challenge. He described the General Assembly as leaning Soviet, with five new Communist states in Africa and Zionism equated with racism in a controversial resolution. He warned that free nations must unite or the United States may fail to influence the UN.
Moynihan laments failure of collective security and warns against revising the UN charter without U.S. veto protections. He cites Cuban troops in the Golan Heights and North Koreans as a crisis symbol. The debate mirrors Churchill and Nazi-era rhetoric as Western unity is questioned over a possible gun moral.
Washington debate over Kissinger remarks as Reagan accuses policy of detente of foreshadowing decline. Zumwalt cites Kissinger view of U S as Athens, Soviet Union as Sparta, arguing Americans lack stamina to stay the course. Critics warn of a Sparta dominance over Athens outcome for United States.
The State Department accuses Reagan of misrepresenting Kissinger’s stance as a second best settlement with the Soviet Union. Leaders like Zumwalt and Rostow warn the U.S. trails in missile throw-weight, with Soviet superiority raising concerns over second strike capability and potential misperceptions about Cairo’s Soviet ties.
A column argues the Supreme Court may split eight to eight on capital punishment, leaving Justice Stevens to break ties. It criticizes deterrence as a poor basis for justice and defends retributive theory, citing C S Lewis and authors like Dreiser Capote and Camus while noting the brutal reality of some crimes warranting execution. It cautions against social engineering removing desert from punishment and stresses justice for the criminal as core.
A collection of wry lines on office life and patient time, noting separate quarters, quoting a broom analogy, and the irritations of strikes in Las Vegas. It wryly observes how early warm weather fools Mother Nature and hints at the perils of sneaking a spouse through a town.
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