Dismissal of Dr Drurr prompts GOP calls to reexamine state hospital policies
The affair over Dr James H Drurr's dismissal as superintendent of Western State Hospital at Staunton prompts Republican General Assembly members to urge Governor Goowin to reexamine the State Hospital Board's policies. The piece argues Dr Drury was not unqualified but erred by airing disagreements publicly and harming departmental harmony.
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James H. Drurr
Western State Hospital
Staunton
General Assembly
Goowin
State Hospital Board
Daure
Drure
State Department of Mental Hygiene and
Drury
Department of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals
Dr. Drurr
Commonwealth
George Romney
Canary
Puerto Rico
Romney
Rockefeller
Brooke
Percy
Virgin Islands
Ronald Reagan
Mary
Scranton
Richard Nixon
al Ry
Goldwater
Rockefelleriof
Rock
Reagan
Lefelier
Texas
Rom
San Francisco
Ney
Old Fight Renewed Over Union Bus Stations Debate
The article recalls Greyhound and Trailways failing to build a shared station, each choosing separate facilities. Greyhound later moved into the Trailways building, illustrating how economics shaped the outcome. In North Carolina a union station rule exists, with Greyhound seeking exits from Charlotte and Raleigh. Opposition mixes municipal, legal, and competitive concerns about upkeep and public safety. Virginia may follow with similar pressure. Two motels in Russia are noted as a quirk, underscoring travel dynamics.
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Greyhound
Trailways
Ridge and Patton
Main
North Carolina
N.C. Utilities Commission
Charlotte
Raleigh
The
Utilities Commission
Virginia
Optimist voice on nursing strike at Christmas
Dr Martin Donelson Jr argues against a nurse walkout before the holidays. He contends nurses face discrimination and calls for wage review, warning of hospital staffing strains and higher rates if pay lags. He urges dialogue to avoid a strike and preserve services at Memorial Hospital.
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Garrett
Memorial Hospital
Danville Register subscriber notice and rates
The notice outlines subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including in‑city carrier and mail options. It details prices from weekly 35 cents to yearly 15 dollars, notes Associated Press rights, and urges prompt renewal reminders. It lists national advertising reps and zones, with a note on mailed notice timing.
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Danville
Associated Press
TRE Branham Company
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Sete
Prop The Faltering Reds Sees 1967 Crossroads
John Chamberlain argues that 1967 will mark a turning point as Western powers risk appeasement with Moscow and Red China. He notes Lin Piao’s use of youth as enforcers, Eastern European strains, and shifts in Indo China Ghana and Latin America, urging caution against concessions at the UN and Council of Europe moves toward accommodating Communist regimes.
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Mao Tse-tung
Lin Piao
Europe
Moscow
Ghana
Castro
Venezuela
Red China
Soviet Russia
Johnson
Hungary
Rumania
Canada
China
South Vietnam
Mao
U.S
Goldberg
Tower of Babel
Manhattan
East River
Strasbourg
Council of Europe
Winston Churchill
Romania
Bulgaria
Consultative Assembly
Committee On Non-Representatives
Western stance backs Moscow as East Europe shifts
Free Central European News Agency reports protests in Strasbourg as an Italian delegate withdraws amid a Western push to deal with Moscow and Peking. The piece questions if a weakening Red bloc will spur greater independence, and critiques Romney's foreign policy as Republicans court 1966 gains.
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Free Central European
London
Strasbourg
Moscow
Peking
Council
Protest Song Wish Echoes Through Apartment Life
An apartment dweller hopes a protest song is written to be sung when upstairs protest singers perform after midnight, reflecting on how today’s life could be viewed in the future as the good old days before the war.
Anatomy Of Victory in Vietnam Reflects Three-Point Breakthrough
Holmes Alexander argues that the Vietnam conflict hinges on political, military, and public opinion fronts. He outlines how South Vietnam shows growing political viability despite setbacks, U.S. military gains pressure communist plans, and Western public opinion shapes Soviet and Chinese responses. The piece frames Ho Chi Minh’s view from the other end of the telescope and predicts gradual progress toward a three-point breakthrough.
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Washington, D. C
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh
Pham van Dong
Democratic Republi
le Duan
Communist Party
Pham Hung
Nguyen Chi Thanh
South
Iapit
Ietnam
Miu Lidle Puy Cumleulieu
Formosa
Fulbright
Walter Lippman
Britain
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
South Korea
America
West
Dienhbienphu
Indonesia
Malasia
Singapore
Russia
China
Banned South African book sparks coverage of race policy
The Johannesburg Times reports a government ban on White Man Think Again, highlighting South Africa's complex race policy. The piece cites United Party shifts, Colored leaders in Cape Town, and the evolving system of separate development amid apartheid.
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Capetown
South Africa
Johannesburg Times
United States
United Party
State Department
Jan Smuts
Cape Penninsula
Ver: Woert
Uwe der Smuts
Mr. Swartz
England
Republic
Port Elizabeth
Great
General Motors
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Tower
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Rhodes
Ohio
Chafee
Rhode Island
Volpe
Massachusetts
Smith
Maine
Mundt
South Dakota
Thurmond
South Carolina
Miller
Iowa
jCase
New Jersey
Nelson Rockefeller
Monaco
France
Joe Wnamath
Ara Parseghian
Holmes Alexander
Anatomy of
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