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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1966
Page
2
The last day to file income tax returns and to enter Danville's municipal election prompts readers to consider how tax payments shape government. The essay critiques the tax system, warns that taxation concentrates power, and urges citizens to record attitudes for future elections while noting proposals like the Dirxsex Amendment.
The April Commonwealth issue from the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce features Marian Mansa Sane on Poe with a focus on his Richmond influences. Photographs by Jim Corser accompany the article, exploring Poe’s life in Virginia and the people and houses tied to his fame.
Bravo Enterprises plans a bloodless bull fight in Philadelphia drawing immediate action from the Women's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. They vow to arrest anyone who baited a bull in public, arguing the event would be dull and unacceptable entertainment in a city with prior bullfighting debates.
The Office of Milk Industry in New Jersey faces a state Supreme Court order to rescind a recent price hike and audit costs at about twenty milk dealers. Auditors will review processing delivery and selling costs to set a uniform retail price, with potential future increases that could subsidize less efficient dealers. The debate pits price fixing against efficiency and consumer interests.
William F Buckley Jr recalls Evelyn Waugh as a great English satirist and traditionalist. He details Waughs disdain for public life, his aristocratic moat filled house, and his fierce independence. Buckley highlights Waughs sharp judgments on readers and critics, and notes his moral seriousness and wit.
Vernon J. Veritas argues before the Senate Commerce Committee that carmakers dupe the public with styling over safety. He says Congress must inform voters of dangers in autos while warning against overregulation that stifles innovation. He cites liberty, prosperity, and private initiative as essential to progress.
A commentator critiques current social studies in American schools and highlights the Greater Cleveland Educational Research Council's reform plan. Led by Dr. Raymond English, the program emphasizes history, geography, government, economics, philosophy, and sociology with new textbooks and teacher manuals. Over 20 districts already subscribe, and a large teleconference addressed ethics in social science.
The article profiles Dr. Thomas W. Matthew, founder of One Self-Help Hospital in Queens, who funds a biracial interfaith facility without grants. Facing high borrowing costs, he appeals to Soviet Premier Kosygin for a ten million dollar loan, arguing self-help must come without handouts while critics call him unpatriotic.
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