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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1966
Page
2
The Johnson administration and Secretary Orville Freeman face criticism for a directive cutting tobacco leaf graders’ pay to only time spent grading. Critics warn it could reduce experienced staff, raise costs, and harm farmers and the auction process, urging reconsideration of the policy.
The junior Tennessee Senator Boss Bass protested an introducer calling him Big Mouth Bass at a Washington Democratic Women event. He said the nickname insults a U.S. Senator and recalled the origin in 1954 when a New England Bass was called Small Mouth. The episode sparked jokes but risks branding him with the nickname in political life.
Two Montgomery high schools announce cancellation of annual baccalaureate services during commencement season. An unidentified teacher cites race mixing as the reason, despite graduation exercises proceeding with white and Negro students and families. The piece cites Supreme Court rulings against officially directed religious services in public schools and argues religion mixing is unconstitutional.
A fragment notes a short winter that nevertheless offered girls more time to improve their appearance since last fall, hinting at seasonal lull and social self improvement.
Two Boston churches experiment by translating Christian concepts for teens. Old South Church held a rock n roll service with teen dancing and unconventional hymns while Emmanuel Episcopal offered jazz liturgy and interpretive dance. About 1 100 teens attended the rock service and 700 the jazz event, prompting questions about the future of church aesthetics and practices.
Columnist Ralph de Toledano cites reader mail to argue Social Security underpays and mismanages benefits, causing elder poverty despite paid premiums. He suggests reforms and invites more letters to his Washington address for a forthcoming book.
A reflective sermon-like piece argues against a purely secular fate, invoking St Paul and Plato to affirm immortality through Christian grace. It honors deceased friends and scholars, including Max Picard, Wilhelm Roepke, Hoffman Nickerson, Helmut Trepte, and others, and contrasts scientific limits with divine mercy.
Lighthearted yet pointed column quotes Mexican writer Jose Vargas Lomeli who criticizes Soviet oppression and praises U.S. freedoms while noting Latin America’s economic subordination to North American companies. He argues anti-American sentiment often blends with anti-Communist views and calls for a more independent hemisphere policy.
A panoramic sketch of Georgia’s Golden Isles tracing Jekyll St Simons Sea Island Ossabaw and related fortunes. From pirate legends and five flags to the Jekyll Island Club era with Morgans Vanderbilts Rockefellers Goulds, the region’s history and resort rise are traced along with modern changes and Spanish linguistic notes.
A satirical array of jokes pokes at Soviet leaders and communism, mock statecraft, FBI pursuits, and everyday quirks. It riffs on Russia China relations, “Comrade” nicknames, technology miscommunications, a goofy Ten Most Wanted update, rancher warnings, and renamed operations like Humphrey Bogart. It ends by noting February costs more than January with fewer meals.
The newest man on the FBI ten most wanted list has been active in crime since 1930. The story reflects on how recognition motivates people who work long and hard without public praise.
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