Not In The National Trend On hospital beds and unoccupied rooms
A historical look notes a national surge to build classrooms and hospital beds, then a reversal by 1970. Memorial Hospital faced peak occupancy with 15,000 patients treated and 1.68 births, while nationwide beds sat empty due to unemployment, overbuilding, and Medicare Medicaid cost controls.
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Danville
Memorial Hospital
Charlotte's Memorial Hospital
American Hospital Association
Thosal
Water Boy Howell wins labor backing in Virginia race
At the Roanoke AFL-CIO convention Governor Linwood Holton and lieutenant governor hopeful George P. Shafran were praised, while independent Henry Howell invoked his long Labor Party ties by presenting a yellow plastic water bucket. Delegates endorsed Howell over a no-commitment motion, signaling a Labor-driven bid for power and influence in upcoming campaigns.
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George P. Shafran
George J. Kostel
Henry Howell
Organized Labor
Virginia
Howell
Afl-Cio
Shafran
Leutenant
Labor Party
Hampton
Kostel
Norfolk
Pocketbook Issue on Britain and the Common Market
A white paper from the Heath government frames the choice facing Britain between joining the European Community and building a strong Europe or remaining outside and pursuing narrow interests. The piece argues Britain should be part of a larger enterprise for security and future wellbeing, noting the door may close. The column also weighs in on Mrs Nixon’s visit and the popularity of Miss Congeniality.
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Heath
Great Britain
Europe
Compliment for editorial prompts wider reading
A reader thanks the editor for the August issue editorial Selfishness Shows in The Danville Register and suggests a reprint so more readers can see the message. J. C. Walker signs the note, praising the piece and urging broader access.
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Jeter
Danville Register
J. C. Walker
Defense Plank Warns of Soviet Surge in Nuclear Threats
Ralph de Toledano critiques press censorship and highlights a Blue Ribbon Defense Panel warning that in the Seventies the United States risks strategic decline. He notes Soviet ICBMs and SLBMs surpassing U.S. power, the push for defense cuts, and dangers of a preemptive strike era amid public polarization.
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Pentagon
Washington Press Corps
Capitol
U.S
Nixon
Melvin Laird
Penagon
United States
Soviet Union
Parting Shots on Faith and Raising Children
A reflective essay argues for early religious instruction, noting children seek order and security in belief. It recounts family dialogues with Monica about God, death, and heaven, condemns hiding death from kids, and defends parental guidance over complete creed neutrality.
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Monica
Kirk
Mana
Annette
Jesus
Prince Charles of
England
Feneres
Acadia
James Bond
Heaven
Annelle
Daddy
Mama
Cecilia
Felicia
Conservatives Split as Nixon Policies Fail Conservatives Split Over Nixon Policies
In Washington, conservatives who previously suspended support for President Nixon show little faith in his domestic and foreign moves. They blame the wage and price freezes, import surcharges, and foreign policy shifts for leaving the United States less competitive. The planned trip to Mainland China and perceived overtures to Red China deepen disillusionment as conservatives fear a slide toward socialism and weakened national strength.
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Ing
Nixon
United States
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Washington
D.C
Russia
America
Cambodia
House of Nations
China
Taiwan
Mid- East
Far East
Caribbean
Odds Are Against Nixon Connally Ticket
Smith Hempstone analyzes potential Nixon–Connally VP plans, weighing Agnew’s future, Nixon’s strategy, and a novel bid by Interior Secretary Roger Morton. Morton’s stature, cross party appeal, and Southern reach position him as a plausible 1972 running mate and 1976 party leader.
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Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
Middle America
Pennsylvania Avenue
Elks Lodge
Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
John Connally
Connally
Mr. Nixon
Con
Nally
Lindsay
New York City
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Ronald Reagan
Rogrers Morton
Kentucky
Thyus‘ton B. Morton
Morton
Will Rogers
House of Representatives
Maryland
Yale
Richard Nixon
Republican National Committee
South
Ballard Biscuits
New Orleans
Richmond
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Al-Cio Water Boys
Holton and Howell
Associated Press
Bseanham Company
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
Secret Service
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Ralph de Toledano
U.S. Defense Program
Shotgun Schultz
Henry Jackson
Scoop
By Rusell Kirk
Holmes Alexander Need Seco
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Capitol Hill
White House
Peking
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