Virginia Prepares For Strong Water Quality Act Push
The Water Quality Act of 1965 aims to strengthen pollution controls nationwide, backing Virginia’s Water Control Board. Scientists warn polluted air and rising smog threaten health and climate, urging tax and police powers to curb discharges. Viewers await Johnson’s next moves before the 1966 deadline for state quality declarations.
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Maine
Virginia
Virginia Water Control Board
Johnson
Cultural Growth Spurs Virginia Symphony Scene
Virginia's rising population and affluence fuel visible cultural growth in music. Civic groups funding orchestras and ballet boosts, with Danville selling out seasons for years. Governor Harrison and the Old Dominion Symphony Council note statewide momentum from Richmond to Shenandoah Valley, hinging on urban talent and finance.
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Virginia
Danville
Hanr
Gracious Lady Mrs Raymonp Hart Remembered in Danville
Obituary tribute to Mrs Raymonp Hart of Danville long known in postwar years. She lived on Main Street near Epiphany Church and was a sociable, community minded person who fostered friendship and good works. Her loss is noted as Danville at its best.
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Danville
Epiphany Church
Danville Register rate card and notice to subscribers
The Danville Register lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with in city carrier and mail options and prices. It notes associate press status, national reps, and advertising positions, plus a notice about renewal timing and zone-based pricing details.
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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
City Wage Study Spending Questioned by Reader
Registered mail letter argues that 3600 should not be spent on a wage study for city employees and questions hiring experts for key posts. It urges reliance on elected officials with business experience and notes sidewalk and traffic light funding shortages at Main and Broad Streets. J J Walker, Chairman Danville Lately Council.
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Neil Nielsen
Danville
J.J. Walker
Council
Hard Days Ahead for New Session in Congress
Ralph de Toledano reports a coming Senate and House clash as Johnson presses for tough measures in an election year. Repeal battles over 4b Taft Hartley and civil rights face filibuster threats while the poverty program probes loom. Congress faces a grueling session likely to exhaust members ahead of 1966 campaigns.
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House
Conbers
Congress
Senate
Dent Johnson
Texas
Wright
Palace
Congressional
Patman
Adenhnan
White House
House of Representatives
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
Washington
To the Point on Amish Education and Lunches
A letter argues against forced modernization of Amish education and opposes compulsory school lunches. It cites Edward P. Morgan and a Detroit student endorsing resistance to paid Type A meals, criticizing cafeteria conditions and calling for a federal probe of lunch ingredients. The piece echoes debates over personal creed and school authority.
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Towa
Iowa
Edward P. Morgan
Radio
Voice of Labor
Pennsylvania
Detroit
Chester
Central High
Cass Tech
Upton Sinclair
Senator Soaper and the quiet birds in danger
A quirky fragment recounts Senator Soaper with mentions of the whooping crane and trumpeter swan, then shifts to a missing thread about extinction risks and a sharp joke about a greeting card misreading a boss’s name in a memory of power and a bath room debate about free assembly.
Note Of Sanity On Fertilizer, World And America
John Chamberlain argues that while America overproduces crops, it risks a spree of ammonia plant growth to meet global fertilizer demand. He notes India and other underdeveloped regions face famine without capital for plants, while U.S. farmers push yield with synthetic nitrates and foreign aid remains unsettled.
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America
Chemical’ Week
U.S
Africa
Asia
Latin America
India
Food For Peace
Russia
Department of Agriculture
Soviet Russia
Aimen
Wayne Morses
Martin and Johnson clash over rates on Fed board
Washington insiders describe a sharp political battle as Martin gains a 4 to 3 board vote enabling a fractional rise in interest rates for U S banks. The clash mirrors historic power shifts from Gallatin to Hamilton with Johnson seeking to delay action and Martin timing the move to a pivotal moment at the LBJ Ranch.
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Washington, D. C
William McChesney
St. Louis
Federal Reserve Board
LBI
Wmccm
Yale
American University
Ay& Sapien
White House
Martin
Bonn
West Germany
Jackson
Hamilton
Rhine
Hever
Amaridles
Washington
Fed
Board of Governors
Johnson
Gallatin
Clay
Bryan
McKinley
Wilson
William Howard Taft
Thinkera Lke Martin
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