Roanoke Developer's Attorney Alleges FOIA Violation by Danville Council
Danville City Council opposed a federally funded housing project in open session after discussions in executive session, prompting Roanoke developer's attorney William Poff and Fralin and Waldron Inc. to allege FOIA violations. The Danville Bee notes council has repeatedly opposed subsidized housing growth, and disputes the claim of an executive session.
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Willian Poff
Fralin and Waldron Inc
Elbert Waldron
Danville Bee
Waldron
Danville City
Poff
Lawrence Wilson
Meteor Shower Lights Up Night Sky This Week
A Chatham Planetarium director says the Perseth meteor shower will peak at 4 a.m. Friday in north view with moonless skies aiding naked eye observation. The piece notes dog days end this afternoon and jokes about meteorologists' accuracy amid a hot summer.
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John Calibrisi
Chatham Planetarium
Carter policy in Africa risks US role in violent clashes
The article argues the Carter administration backs black nationalists in southern Africa, escalating pressure on Rhodesia and South Africa. It cites Kissinger era shifts, UN Ambassador Young, and President Nyérere predicting a major clash. It questions whether US moral stance serves long term interests or invites blame if a wider smashup occurs.
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Unitéd Nations
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Afriga
Cyrus Vance
David Owen
Smith
Walter Mondale
Vorster
Vienna
South Africa partition debate shadows last ditch policy
The article analyzes possible endgame options for South Africa amid growing international pressure, detailing two paths: prolonged internal conflict or territorial partition along racial lines. It cites Jurgen Blenck and Baron Klaus Von der Ropp, proposing a black-ruled Zimbabwe and Namibia with minority protections, while warning such a division risks violent fallout and Western hesitancy to back full separation.
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Stanley Baldwin
John Vorzter
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South West Africa
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
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South Africa
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Jurgen Blenck
Baron Klaus von der’ Ropp
Hamburg
Aussenpolitik
NATO
Carter gains in Wheat Belt amid farm loan strains
Hutchinson Kansas report notes wheat farmers face severe financial stress with 3,200 Kansas loan nonpayers and 11,600 refinancing or asset sales as Carter faces GOP voters shifting to his camp. Analysts cite water scarcity and subsidies policy as drivers of rural support swing in 1980.
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Idahoma
Colorado
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South Dakota
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Carter
White House
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Robert Teeter
Teeter
Vecter
Wisconsin
Hubert Humphrey
Letters to the Danville Register Welcome Signatures
The Danville Register invites letters from readers. Writers must sign with a full address and telephone number for verification. All letters may be edited and shortened as needed.
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Kilpatrick Argues 18th Century Ideas Against Direct Election
James J. Kilpatrick defends the Electoral College against Senator Birch Bayh's push for a constitutional amendment abolishing it. He argues the 1787 compromise preserves federalism and that direct popular election risks centralizing power, while Bayh’s plan ignores constitutional intent and state-based voting.
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Jim Allen
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