Goodyear Plant Boosts Danville Industrial Year
In 1965 Danville celebrates a robust industrial year highlighted by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co deciding to build a large tire plant near the North Carolina line. The announcement follows a strong year for tobacco farmers and growth by Dan River Mills, Anderson Bros. Consolidated, Westbrook Elevators, Commodore Mobile Homes, and other local firms, boosting employment and regional ties. The Corridor expansion alongside US Gypsum and other plants signals broader opportunities for Pittsylvania and Caswell counties as the community braces for continued growth.
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Danville
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Goodyear
Pittsylvania
Caswell
North Carolina Line
Dan River Mills
DRM
Anderson Bros. Consolidated
Garment Manufacturers
Westsrook
Gypsum
Commodore Mobile Homes
P. Lorietard
Weststook
Disney Bros
Decisive factor cited for Goodyear move to Dangilie
Goodyear spokesman cites favorable industrial climate in Dangilie as decisive in selecting the community over others, echoing Corning Glass. The factor centers on the collective attitude of management, workers, and local commercial and professional sectors, urging ongoing promotion of wholesome community spirit.
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Goodyear
Dangilie
Corning Glass
Danville
Autumnal Drought Triggers Virginia Woodlands Ban
Virginia endures a severe autumn drought with rainfall far below normal east of the Blue Ridge. Governor Harrison restricts access to high hazard woodlands to residents and workers, aiming to protect forests and game habitats until rainfall returns.
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Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Danville
Blue Ridge
Haratson
Woodlands
Harrison
Missiles reshape long range defense and bomber phaseout
The Pentagon plans to steadily phase out the long range bomber force by 1971 to a token 250 B52s, as missile reliance grows. The shift could ease Strategic Air Command constraints while unsettling bomber-revenue communities, reflecting increased confidence from intercontinental missile advances at Vandenburg Spaceport and broader space programs. An Air Force general becomes baseball commissioner, likely altering interest in high fly balls.
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Pentagon
Strategic Air Command
Vandenburg Spaceport
Vandenburg
Air Force
Danville Register Subscription Rates Notice
The Danville Register details subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions in city and suburban delivery and by mail. Rates include yearly, half-yearly, and quarterly options with annual renewal reminders. USPS zone notices apply for rate adjustments. It notes must be mailed 10 days before expiration and requests prompt subscriber attention.
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Danville
Associated Press
Branham Company
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
Inside Red Cuba’s Subversive Guerrilla Mills
Ralph de Toledano exposes a Cuban network turning out guerrillas and propagandists in Havana and surrounding regions. He details training at Boca Chica and Caracas, the Castros’ air routes via Mexico, and the spread of Communist literature through Latin America. The piece warns U.S. authorities remain vigilant, citing Rio Conference assurances of intervention rights amid ongoing subversion.
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Havana
St. John
Vedado
Castro Mills
Castroland
Mexico
Guba
Boca Chica
Inl
Prague
Castro
Compania Cubana de Aviacion
Cuba
Moscow
Pek
Hemis
Castro Conlic
United States
Caracas
Havana-Mexico
Garabato
Pentagon
White House
State Department
Washington
Rhodesia Crisis and Western Intervention Debate
A columnist argues against blunt anti apartheid stance while noting Rhodesia's multiracial system and the risks of external action. He contends sanctions harm blacks more than whites, mocks intervention talk, and urges measured diplomacy by Britain and other powers rather than force.
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Mentator
R. H. S. Crossman
South Africa
Africa
United Nations
Jan Smith
Rhodesia
Britain
France
Banda
Nyasaland
Malawi
Central Africa
Jomo Kenyatta
Rhoin Kenya
Ben Bella
Congo
Smith
Roy Wolensky
Nam
Theodore Roosevelt
Buckley on LBJ inflation and proper price
William F Buckley Jr argues that Lyndon Johnson is overpromising on inflation in the coming year while data suggests continued inflation. He contrasts cash and administrative budgets, notes rising farm prices, federal employment shifts, and a rising federal outlay from 70.5 billion in 1955 to 121.4 billion in 1965, warning that deficits reduce the dollar’s value.
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Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Sec
LBJ
Billie Sol
Estes
Te’ Bart
Censorship Rights By Rep Thomas Pelly
Rep Thomas M Pelly warns Washington of a federal effort to rewrite school textbooks via the Community Relations Service under the 1964 Civil Rights Act He argues this is censorship and eerily resembles a path to dictatorship urging Congress to probe plans to influence educational content and avoid federal control of curricula.
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Thomas M. Pelly
Washington
House of Representatives
Community Relations Service
Ourjards
of Education
Sims
Congress
Nostalgia and policy mix in a 1960s backdrop
A rambling column blends memories of family doctors old recipes and war poverty with a critique of national restraint. It notes rising costs in entertainment and food, mentions a presidential commission re examining agriculture, and references Lyndon Johnson with mixed enthusiasm for new ideas.
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Ager
Teast
Lyndon Johnson
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Danville Register
Ralph de Toledano
Red
Central
Russell Kirk
Dr. Hadhinac
William F. Buckley, Jr
Soaper
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