14 Dec 1977
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1977
Page
1
The piece argues subsidies are pervasive and double edged, noting farmers seek guaranteed payments while critics fear government planning. It links farm supports to broader subsidies in transport and services, urging readers to consider daily reliance on subsidies before eliminating them.
A Virginia commonwealth form of government draws towns from counties, prompting city county disputes. The Danville Pittsylvania annexation debates echo North Carolina style tensions with HAMLET and RANDOLPH? No, HAMLET. The Hamlet county water fight shows coequal governments clashing over shared utilities, with Hamlet resisting county lines and the county ultimately needing Hamlet’s water to serve a grant area. The piece argues that rejoining cities to counties isn’t a panacea for such conflicts.
William F. Buckley Jr argues that Vernon Jordan's response to a Buckley column reveals a misreading of black unemployment trends. He notes higher unemployment among blacks, rising federal spending, and argues against tying policy to race while urging whites to support effective programs.
In response to a George Will column, Senator DeConcini argues against professional legislators and term limits. He contends democracy thrives when citizens select a few to govern, not elite career lawmakers, and that term limits could restore responsiveness by reducing focus on reelection and ombudsman duties.
The World Bank backs a $35 per person program to upgrade Calcutta slums housing drainage, sanitation and water. Despite poverty, 25 percent employment and a growing middle class, bulk urban change hinges on political restraint and patient reform as Jyoti Basu’s government promises reforms without sweeping socialist change.
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