Virginia Highway Commission reports on roads and history
The sixth annual Virginia State Highway Commission report for 1972 73 is a 48 page booklet with an 18 page financial supplement. It presents not only financials but the story of Virginia road development from early trails to the Interstate system with maps and illustrations. The lead article A Story of Roads in Virginia traces transport from Jamestown to modern highways and notes broader value beyond accounting, urging libraries to display the report.
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Virginia
State Highway Commission
General Assembly
Jamestown
Blue Ridge
Henry G. Shirley
Rockefeller to resign governorship and seek 1976 nomination
The New York governor Nelson Rockefeller plans to resign on Tuesday handing over to Lt. Gov. Malcolm Wilson. He will focus on the Commission for Critical Choices for Americans and the Commission on Quality Water while speculating about a 1976 presidential bid. He says he will not consider candidacy before 1975 and remains a potential GOP contender as critics compare him with John W. Gardner of Common Cause.
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New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Albany
Rocky
Malcolm Wilson
Commission For
Commission On Quality Water
Nelsott- Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Mr. Rockefeller
GOP
John W. Gardner
Common Cause
Ageing shortage hit Scottish whisky output
Oil shortages in Europe reduce distillery oil for production, risking cuts in whisky output. The effect harms Scotland and the United Kingdom economy as Scotch exports are a major dollar earner. American demand may be delayed, with this year’s stock hitting markets in 6 to 8 months.
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Europe
United Kingdom
Island
U.S
Senator Sam Snake Bit By Watergate
North Carolina may see Sen. Sam Ervin seek reelection amid GOP and Democratic rivals. Attorney General Robert Morgan has spent $22,000 on early campaigning while Rep. Wilmer Mizell looms as a colorful potential opponent. North Carolina figures fear a run would end a storied political figure.
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Washington, D.C
North Carolina
Tarheelia
Sam Ervin
Robert Morgan
Sam
Wilmer David
Vinegar Bend
Mizell
Ervin
B. Everett Jordan
Nick Galifanakis
Sam J. Ervin
North Carolina Supreme Court
Senate
Joe McCarthy
Senator Sam Ervin Voice Changing With Watergate Shadow
A critical column argues Senator Sam Ervin, once revered for his constitutional authority, has become a satire of Watergate era scrutiny. It notes his age, political risks, and the idea that he might step back into a conservative savant role to recover his standing.
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W. C. Fields
Ervin
Sam
Watergate
Baker and
Talmadge
Pat Buchanan
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Richard Nixon
Karl Mundt
End Of Hunting Season In Northern Vermont
Jeffrey Hart laments Vermont deer season end and chronicles the season’s impact. He contrasts rural reliance on hunting with the behavior of out-of-state visitors, describing hunters as loud, beer-fueled drivers who shoot anything that moves. The piece ends noting the season is over for the year.
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New England
Vermont
Tom
Ernest Hemingway
Outdoor Goods
Abercrombie and Fitch
Col. Cantwell
Francis Macomber
Green Hills
Africa
Abercrombie’s
Boston
Suez Canal
Spain
Energy independence critique urges TLOK coal solution
Ralph de Toledano argues against an $11 billion AEC energy search and credits Dr. Stephen Krajcovic with a viable coal to fuel plan. He cites the Rohrbach ISOK process from 1930s Germany, claiming ultrafine coal can power diesel engines, reduce pollutants, and yield medical and military uses while cutting oil dependence and dollar strain.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
AEC
Stephen Krajcevic
Krajcovic
Germany
Hans Rohrbach
Rohrbach
Hanover
America
United States
Let There Be 100 To One Let There Be 100 To One
Letter to the editor urges nationwide support for President Nixon amid calls to purge Congress of liberal and communist sympathizers. The writer asks readers to flood Capitol Hill with letters and calls backing the administration, naming White House and Congressional contact numbers. Myrtle Reynolds.
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Agnew
Gerald Ford
Nixon
Congress
United States
America
Capitol Hill
Tommo
White House
Keep Em Short Letters to the Editor Policy
A note from The Editor reminds readers that letters should be concise and signed with address supplied for verification. Signatures may be printed without addresses, and excessively long letters may be condensed to fit space.
Parting Shots on Year 2000 Tech and Toys
The piece notes the year 2000 as a looming date when problems may vanish or persist. It comments that future gadgets will be able to hear, making them harder to curse. It laments Christmas gifts made from artificial “natural plastic” and reveals a dislike for synthetic materials.
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Gazers
Flack Catching In The Schools Explored In Tax Ad Scheme
A satirical look at how National Ethnic Daily News pressures private schools to advertise non discrimination policies for tax exemption. The piece highlights Dr Jones’s duplicit tactics, extortion risks, and responses from Alderton Academy, the Better Business Bureau, and education groups. It also cites Tom Wolfe’s Mau Mauing The Flak Catchers and critiques IRS policy shifts dating to 1972.
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Alderton Academy
Dr. Jones
Mr. Stanton
National Ethnic Daily News
Stanton
Internal Revenue Service
Alderton
Internal Revenue
Jones
Better Business Bureau
Los Angeles
National Association of Independent Schools
Tom Wolfe
Danville Register subscription rates and policies
The Danville Register lists in city and suburbs carrier rates at 50c per week for daily and Sunday delivery, single copies 10c, Sunday only 20c. Mail rates: one year 20 dollars, six months 10.50, three months 5.25, one month 1.75. Notices mailed 10 days before expiration. renewals urged.
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Republican Party
Watergate Committee
Jeffrey Hart
Ralph de Toledano
Republican Research Committee
Administration
Follett Publishing Company
Chicago
Ilinois
Myrtle Reynolds
William F. Buckley, Jr
Flack
Danville
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