Perspective on Dan River Mills Modernization in Danville
A visiting look at Danville's Dan River Mills reveals a highly automated textile plant in Alabama mirrors and informs the Danville operation. Management keeps employment steady near 10,000 as automation increases output, diversifies production, and raises job quality, with about half of the corporation's 19,000 workers employed in Danville.
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Danville
Alabama
Dan River Mills
Benton
Irom Dakville
Petersburg Officials Tangle Over Councilmen Salary Forfeit
Petersburg city official Hen- MaNazz E. Faunteroy Jr. faces a conflict as Attorney General Robert Y. Burton warns that taking the oath as city council member would forfeit his school teacher salary due to a state code bar on city contracts by elected officials. Danville's charter adds a loophole allowing competitive bidding. The piece argues public officials should avoid city dealings to prevent influence or bid rigging.
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Petersburg
Hen- MaNazz E. Faunteroy, Jr
Peabody High
Robert Y. Burton
Danville
Johnson Celebrates 58th Birthday at Ranch Health Noted
President Lyndon B. Johnson arrives at his Texas ranch to mark his 58th birthday and notes good health. He wears ranch clothes from two years ago and reflects on aging, stress, and public duty. Missing were daughter and son-in-law Iver and Par Nucent en route from Washington, delaying plane fare for college costs.
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Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Free World
United States
Lynpon
Lapysree Jom
Iver
Par Nucent
Washington
Texas
Johnsons
Jamvsons
Nucents
Chicago editorial faults King marchers for violence and crime rise
The Chicago Tribune editorial blames MLK and nonviolent marchers for increased crime, police strain, and public disorder. It accuses protest leaders and clergy of sabotaging safety to gain publicity, cites July murders, and calls for indicting marchers for criminal syndicalism and incitement if sabotage continues.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Martin Luther King
Chicago
O. W. Wilson
Cicero
King
James Bevel
Subscription rates for The Danville Register announced
The Danville Register lists in advance subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. In city delivery and suburbs, carrier 35 cents per week. Sunday single copies 15 cents. by mail one year 15 dollars, six months 7.50, three months 3.75, one month 1.25.
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Danville
Being Careful How You Listen By L. D. Johnson
John Henry Jowett was once a renowned English preacher and the sermon dose highlights the grave responsibility of hearing the word of God. The piece links Jesus teachings on faithful stewardship to personal accountability for one’s response to truth. It discusses varied receptivity to messages and urges steadfast, impartial labor in spreading seed despite rejection or indifference.
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L. D. Johnson
John Henry Jowett
England
Dr Jowett
God
Jesus
Janet
Dom
Europe
D. C
Carl
Anna
Hayden
Senate
Parable of the Sower and a Civic Reminder
A sermon echoes the Parable of the Sower urging responsibility for life’s gifts and one’s actions. It contrasts the French with higher duties, warns against taking life for granted, and recalls a vacancy and Senate discussions in Washington. The piece stresses accountability before judgment and the stewardship of talents.
Arizona Senate Seat Tricks and 1962 Arizona split
A sprawling reminiscence on Arizona Senate vacancies and maneuvers surrounding the 1962 and 1966 elections. It discusses Governor Goddard's term, the push for interim appointments, constitutional rules for filling vacancies, and the political feints around Senator Hayden and other figures, all set against a backdrop of Arizona politics and national curiosity about the Senate.
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Arizona Daily Star
Arizons
Washington
Hayden
Sam Goddard
Arizona
William R. Mathews
Barry Goldwater
Alan L. Clemator
Senate
U S
Fannin
Gizgton
Fovermor Goddard
Ness
Kinoy Kunstler Defy HUAC as Leftist Activists, Not Lawyers
The piece argues Kinoy and Kunstler were not neutral lawyers before HUAC but leftist activists staging disruptions. It cites Congressional Record summaries of Kinoy’s ties to groups labeled Communist fronts and Kunstler’s associations with identified Communists. The author contends federal courts condemn defiance of Congress and warns of eroding respect for law amid liberal media praise.
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Arthur Kinoy
House Committee On UN
Congressional
New York City
National Lawyers Guild
American Student Union
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
Ethel
Julius Rosenberg
Steve Nelson
Committee For Justice
Morton Sobell
Labor Youth League
United Electrical Workers Union
CIO
Congressional Record
Kunstler
Wiliam MM. Kunstler
Citizens Committee For Constitutional Liberties
Carl Braden
Frank Wilkinson
Henry Winston
Southern Conference Educational Fund
Kinoy
Alger Hiss
Elizabeth Bentley
Mr. Kunstler
Congress
HUAC
House of Representatives
Capitol
Passman blasts 1966 foreign aid as nine billion total
House watchdog Otto Passman charges 1966 foreign aid requests total 9.16 billion, far above the expected 3.28 billion, including long term Export Import Bank credits and Peace Corps funds. He warns unspent pipelines reach 16.9 billion, risking inflation, and calls Congress to reclaim budget control from bureaucrats.
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Otto’ Passman
House of Representatives
Otto
Fulbright
Morse
Passman
South Vietnam
Congress
Export Import Bank
Peace Corps
White House
Martin Luther King
League of Women Voters
Otto Passmag
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