Should VPI Change To Virginia Tech University
A campus movement at Blacksburg proposes renaming Virginia Polytechnic Institute to include the word university. The debate weighs clarity versus brand, noting similar shifts at MIT and Georgia Tech while warning potential confusions with nearby institutions.
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Blacksburg
University
Commonwealth
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Europe
U.S
V.P.L
V P.I
Polytechnic Institute
Uni
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
California Polytechnic Institute
Georgia Institute of Technology
Virginia State University
Virginia State
Petersburg
Western Virginia University
West Virginia University
Appalachian University
North Caroline Teachers College
Appalachian State University
Black United Front Calls for Arrest and DC Statehood
The Black United Front demands the immediate arrest of Rep. Jom Broxuma and urges Congress to admit the District of Columbia as the 61st state. They allege Broxuma’s intemperate statements inflame Black communities while proposing a four point program including a Black police chief and an ethics inquiry into Broxuma’s business interests. The press conference followed a white police shooting, amid tension over racial conflict and civil rights in Washington.
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Black United Front
Washington
Srokeley Carmichael
Bufs
Carmichael
Rep
Broquity
BUF
Calvin Rotark
Nixon
Brewarp
Broym L
Broy Hi Lu
Volpe and the Road Rules Shakeup in Transportation Plan
The article notes a pending plan by the Department of Transportation to allow public appeals on highway location and design, risking state control. Massachusetts Governor Joan A Volpe objects, warning reforms could be irreversible after January 20 when Richard Nixon’s appointee takes over as secretary.
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Johnson
Richard Nixon
White House
Nixon
Department of Transportation
Massachusetts
Bureau of Roads
Joan A. Volpe
Transportation
Auton Boyp
Bovp
Youre
Danville Register subscription and distribution note
The Danville Register lists rates for daily and Sunday editions, in city and suburbs, with weekly carrier price and single copies, plus mail rates for one year to six months and three months. It notes notice of expiration mailed 10 days prior and renewal emphasis. It also states AP affiliation and rights with dispatch republication credits and local news ownership.
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Danville
Associated Press
Inflation Fight Through Quality and Inspection Measures
Holmes Alexander argues in Washington that curbing inflation requires company discipline, better materials, and extensive factory inspections. He urges Nixon to back outside experts and quality control, citing Hart and Hruska and praising Bell Laboratories for early work in product quality.
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Hart
Mich
Hruska
Neb
Betty Furness
Naton
John J. Riordan
Washington
Defense Department
Rierdon
Pentagon
Quest For Quality
Nixon
Hart and Struska
Congress
Bell Laboratories
Nixon era speculates on inter-American posts and policy shifts
The piece discusses possible appointments including an Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, highlighting Dr. Fernando Penabaz as a potential pick with ties to Florida Republicans and Nixon era Cuban policy. It also weighs debates on rapid defense spending and the risks of hasty military program actions amid political shifts.
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New York City
Pierre
Fernando Penabaz
Republican Party
Florida
Penabaz
Goldwater
Penabax
Nixon
OAS
Castro
Duke University Law School
Baltimore
Tike’ Ha
What Will Republicans Do For Latin America
John Chamberlain surveys U S Latin America policy amid Cold War shifts. He questions the feasibility of past plans, the role of regional blocs, and how Nixon's forthcoming administration may balance hemispheric security with evolving global tensions. He notes Vietnam era distractions and debates over isolationism and superpower influence.
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Pentagon
Soviet Union
Richard ‘Nixon
Europe
Africa
NATO
SEATO
Latin America
Asia
OAS
Fidel Castro
Vietnams
U. S
United
Rio de Janeiro
Westmoreland
U.S
United States
Moscow
White House
Kremlin
Antarctic
Agal
Washington
America
John F. Kennedy
Richard Goodwin
Goodwin
Simpatico
Che Guevara
Castro
Johnson Administration
Nixon
Cuba
Delibers
Nixon Castro
Florida
Johnson
Senator Soaper Reflects On Latin Links And TV Football
A fragmented report notes Senator Soaper and Cuban ties, including past consul roles and Latin American expertise. It mentions media programs like Insight on the News and debates over corporate mergers, while groaning about austerities and political tensions in Cuba and Latin America.
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Arene
Penabaz
Miami
Notine
Wordrom
France
Black Nationalists Misconstrue Christianity and Ethiopian Church
A critique of Reverend Albert Cleage and black power rhetoric, arguing that Jesus and the Holy Family are not black and that Ethiopian Christianity predates nationalist aims. The piece notes Ethiopia’s ancient church, Falasha Jews, and rejects racialized theology, asserting color is accidental and spiritual truth transcends race.
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Albert Cleage
Detroit
Cleage
Jesus of Nazareth
Egypt
St. Paul
Africa
Ethiopia
J. M. Reid
James Bruce
Kinnaird
Rton
Bruce
Abyssinia
Mohammed Gran
Asia
Haile Selassie
Christ
St. Augustine
Carthage
Tunisia
Augustine
Julius Caesar
Philosphy
St. Thomas Aquinas
God
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