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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1972
Page
2
The Public Service Commission proposes reversing electricity pricing to discourage use and delay new plants. The piece links cheap power to growth and affluence, argues against turning back to preelectric life, and warns of a future where Wisconsinites echo Luddites marching toward the marshes with switches off.
The Legislative Advisory Study Commission notes conditional support for legalized parimutuel wagering limited to Northern Virginia and the Norfolk area, with opposition from Delegate Calvin Fowler who fears organized crime and ineffective revenue. Citing New York off track betting as a fiscal risk, critics warn such a plan could hurt Virginia communities and drive illegal betting.
LD Johnson argues that true thanksgiving requires recognizing God as the source of blessing and acting to relieve suffering. He cites Habakkuk and Paul, and highlights Furman University students raising funds for Vietnamese children with artificial limbs as an exemplar of creative, hopeful thanksgiving.
James J. Kilpatrick argues a campaign theme of public disenchantment with government and media. He cites Harris poll data showing declines in confidence across press, television, advertising, medicine, banking, science, military, religion, education, and government, urging leaders to examine their own roles and restore trust.
A National Strategy Information Center publication by Norman Polmar argues the US Navy has fallen behind the Soviet Union in overall strength, especially in nuclear submarines, while aircraft carriers remain the US advantage. The piece links naval inferiority to Vietnam spending, politics, and strategic choices, urging modernization to deter Soviet sea power.
In a reflective stance, the piece argues against a grandiose Manifest Destiny. It contends America must rely on its own intelligence and power, not luck or Fate, to secure national security and independence on the world stage.
A witty column notes rising prices for vines and raincloths as Tarzan reemerges. It mocks a teacher’s talk of enrichment and a boy’s demand for an allowance raise. The grocer worries about government or consumer protection programs.
Washington Star News exclusive interview portrays President Nixon's second term as a plan to shrink government, reduce federal employment, and decentralize power. He vows reforms in education health and federal-state relations while limiting military cuts, framing a lasting conservative policy focus amid a post election mandate.
The Danville Register lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions with in city carrier delivery at 50 cents a week, by mail one year twenty dollars, six months ten fifty, three months five twenty five, one month one seventy five. notices mailed ten days before expiration and renewals encouraged.
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