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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1977
Page
2
The Danville City Council decided not to use a transit authority and will run a city owned bus system. The paper notes hope the move works to serve residents after a hot summer without transportation and calls for responsible operation.
Commerce secretary Kreps proposes delaying full Social Security benefits to age 68 to ease financial strain, but faces political hurdles. A push to raise private retirement age to 70 and remove federal limits is also discussed. Treasury notes a 34.5 billion annual gap between benefits paid and taxes collected. A voluntary option for flexible schedules is seen as more viable than an enforced delay.
Charles Bartlett argues the United States should intensify measured influence in Western Europe amid leftward shifts in France and Italy. He cites the Soviet use of 23 high power AM transmitters and urges a stronger Voice of America with clearer, less partisan broadcasting to reassure Europe and counter Soviet messaging.
The Danville Pittsylvania County Humane Society opposes killing unwanted dogs by bullet to the back of the head. They state this method is not humane or quickest or most painless and urge Dog Warden William Waller to adopt humane disposal methods, offering cooperation with wardens and the Board of Supervisors.
Carl T. Rowan notes President Carter's welfare proposals insist on work requirements, highlighting a New York scene where federal funds aimed to hire 2,000 people for temporary cleanup jobs drew massive crowds. The piece argues many see welfare recipients as willing to work, not moochers, while critics fear forced labor and increased costs.
Washington notes reveal President Carter relying on delicate strategems to press Israel amid congressional warnings that public pressure could backfire. Plans include bringing the PLO into talks, redefining U.S. stance on Resolution 242, and signaling direct talks with the PLO to lure Saudi support for a Geneva conference reconciliation.
The Danville Register welcomes all letters to the editor signed with full addresses and telephone numbers for verification. Letters may be edited or shortened when space on the page is limited.
The piece argues sports reflect core American values and examines a CBS tennis heavyweight championship report. It notes FCC scrutiny of CBS executives and highlights how sports mirror national ideals of pioneering development and enterprise despite controversy.
The piece notes Conners matches with Laver, Newcombe, Orantes, and Nastase at Caesar's Palace, detailing huge purses for winners and sizable payoffs for losers. It argues promoters manipulate pregame publicity to frame telecasted showdowns as life-or-death contests, contradicting the ideal of sports as humane and rewarding both sides.
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