Richmond Dog Leash Debate Mirrors 1970 Danville Vote
Richmond City Council weighs a dog leash ordinance amid intense public interest set against the Dog Days period. The piece recalls Danville’s 1970 advisory referendum and subsequent June 6,056 to 2,389 leash vote, noting proponents cite sanitation and safety while opponents cite liberty and dogs as protectors. The Aug. 12 hearing is expected to draw hundreds as the council faces public pressure.
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Richmond
Sirius
Danville
John W. Carter
Richmond Council
Brennan Defends Labor Dept Over Health and Safety Act
Labor Secretary Peter Brennan testifies before a Senate subcommittee denying claims the department mishandled the Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1970. He asserts no wrongdoing, defends tough health standards, and defends enforcement while lawmakers discuss potential modifications to federal health standards.
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Labor
Peter J. Brennan
Labor Department
Brennan
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Harrison Williams
New Jersey
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Peter H. Dominick
Colorado
Dominick
Yardstick For TV Shows A New FCC Reporting Standard
The FCC requires all commercial TV stations to report annually the minutes of news public affairs and non commercial programs aired during a test week. The move aims to increase public affairs time as stations compete, but viewers may prefer entertainment and show business first.
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Federal Communication Commission
Commission
Conservatives Face Nixon Dilemma Across the Nation
Jeffrey Hart notes deep splits among conservatives over Nixon as Tom Railsback’s impeachment debate exposure highlights the struggle between loyalty and conscience. A philosophy professor argues Watergate signals a broader pattern of tampering with the CIA FBI and IRS, urging Nixon’s removal.
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Tom Railsback
Judiciary Committee
Railsback
Nixon
CIA
FBI
IRS
Nixon and the Nixon era emerge as crisis and challenge
The piece contrasts President Nixon's warnings on the energy crisis with the Watergate turmoil, arguing the energy challenge remains and conservatives split over Nixon. It notes conservative critics’ cautious judgments, Nixon’s potential involvement, and the political damage of the Watergate era to conservative unity.
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United States
Richard Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Moscow
Washington Post
Rome
Can Philosophy Be Saved From Modern Decline
Russell Kirk reviews Thomas Molnar’s God and the Knowledge of Reality, arguing philosophy's decline stems from denying God. Molnar contends belief in a transcendent God guides understanding, while modernists chase absolute knowledge and ideal societies, risking tyranny. The critic notes Molnar’s insight into faith, myth, and reality offers hope despite secular drift.
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Department of Philosophy
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Thomas Molnar
God
Dr. Molnar
Molnar
Michigan
Mothar
Tle
Blaise Pascal
Abraham
Jacob
Motnar
Two Kisses And A Piece Of Gum Shopper’s Penny Policy
A shopper in a discount store uses pennies short of the total and pays with two pieces of candy as change in a humorous anecdote about money and value. The tale repeats next day with a similar exchange and questions the equivalence of candy and currency.
Cyprus Island of Love Under Fire Again in 20th Century War
National Geographic traces Cyprus history from ancient legends of Aphrodite to a modern clash between Greeks and Turkish Cypriots. The island, 25 years into alliance tensions with NATO members Greece and Turkey, faces renewed upheaval after a coup against Archbishop Makarios. The region’s long past features empires, crusaders, and colonial rulers, with ongoing UN peacekeeping and a diversified export economy including wine, copper, asbestos, and citrus.
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Washington
Cyprus
Greece
Turkey
Mediterranean
Makarios
National Guard
Makarias
NATO
Love
National Geographic Society
Aphrodite
Earth
Kypros
Egypt
Selim II
Britain
Cyprigis
United Nations
Senator Soaper Reflects On Rail Timetable Nostalgia
A commentator recalls easier travel before modern progress as Senator Soaper reads an old railroad timetable. The piece contrasts American razor production with Russian capabilities and notes the weather bureau standards for hurricanes and a graduate lamenting early earnings only from cap and gown deposits.
Danville Daily Subscription Rates Notice
The Danville Register lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday delivery in city and suburbs at 50 cents weekly by carrier and 10 cents per single copy. By mail, one year costs 20 dollars, six months 10.50, three months 5.25, and one month 1.75 with notices mailed 10 days before expiration.
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Jeffrey Hart
Barry Goldwater
John Mitchell
Sherman Adams
Adams
Watergate
Russell Kirk
Yentle
National Geographic
Isle of Love
Richard T the Lionheart
St. John's
Senator Soaper
America
Weather Bureau
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