Smith Mountain State Park master plan outlined by Virginia official
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Development reveals a master plan for Smith Mountain State Park. Director Mangin Sutherland outlines a 1200 acre park on three peninsulas and three islands in Smith Mountain Lake with campsites cottages a lodge a 400 seat restaurant a 128 unit motel a 2000 foot sand beach ten miles of water frontage a marina with 129 boat slips and a large bath house. The plan targets Roanoke Bedford Lynchburg Danville residents and local boaters while promising wide public use and rapid integration into the state park system.
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Smith Mountain State Park
Mangin M. Sutherland
Virginia Department of Conservation and Development
Roanoke
Bedford County
Lynchburg
Danville
Pittsylvania County
Philpott Lake
Elkhorn Lake
Roxboro Lake
Buggs Island Lake
Smith Mountain Lake
Virginia
Inflation War Plans Shape Nixon Early Budget Outlook
President elect Nixon and his team push anti inflation strategy as Johnson era deficits and a potential slight surplus haunt early budget talk. Officials see a balanced budget for 1969 70 with a possible small surplus while pledging firm action to curb rising prices and high interest rates.
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Jonson
Nixon
Johnson
Noxon
Treasury
Davin M. Kennedy
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Rupert Mayo
Ipavl
W. McCracken
Council of “Economic Advisors
Federal Reserve System
McCracken
Pigeres
F. Mruner, Jr
Drexel
Harriman
Rippley Inc
Miller
Federal, Reserve Bank’ of
Philadelphia
U.S. May Cut Aid Over Peru Seizure of Jersey Standard
The State Department warns Peru it will suspend all aid unless compensation is paid for Standard Oil of New Jersey’s Peruvian affiliate. The piece argues global investment needs, local ownership, and stable climates to attract capital, noting past exploitation by some firms.
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U.S
Peru
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
State Department
Sivastore
Phere
Danville Register Subscription Rates and Notices
The Danville Register lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, and by mail options. Notice mailed 10 days before expiration. renewal attention requested. The paper notes AP rights and advertising representation across major cities.
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Danville
Congressman's Taxi Squad Stirs Taxpayer Friction
The piece contrasts Congressman Sludgepump sidelined from a starting post with his claim of serving on the taxi squad. It notes everyday man’s envy for hiding large amounts abroad while science debates weed-killer sprays. It also humorously cites Queen Elizabeth retiring to Florida, finding she must wait for her berth.
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Sludgepump
Elizabeth
Florida
Inauguration Spoilers Loom in National Mobilization
Reported chaos surrounds the 1967 Democratic events as New Left factions including Yippies and Students for a Democratic Society plan actions in Washington and Chicago. Coordinators urge demonstrations, lawyers and doctors join, seeking to end the Vietnam War and press for troop withdrawal.
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Washington
D.C
David
Ellinger
Pentagon
Chicago
New Left Coalition
Holy Apostles Church
Ninth
Viet Avenue
New York City
Mao era shift in China talks prompts cautious U.S.
In New York center stage during a Peace League gathering, left wing figures including John Chamberlain and Leon Dennen weigh Mao Zedong's move toward resuming Geneva Warsaw talks. China proposes talks on peace principles while demanding Taiwan regime concessions, with analysts noting uncertain but potentially pivotal shifts in Chinese policy and U.S. diplomatic stake.
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Mao Tse-tung
United States
Mao
Juional Commission
Warsaw
Chiang Kai-shek
Taiwan
Bandung
Peking
Russia
America
Romney and Nixon clash over urban policy in era
The piece surveys Republican figures including Richard Nixon and George Romney, outlining tensions over urban policy, welfare reforms, and state led tax sharing. It details Romney's diffusion of power concept, Nixon's approach to Great Society programs, and the impact on cities, including California and Michigan experiments and potential future civil action research. The text references key figures like Harris and Finch, and touches on Albania, military posture, and pending inauguration dynamics.
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Anyon
Barry Goldwater
Romney
T. George Harris
Federal Internal Revenue
Richard
Nixon
Finch
White House
California
George Romney
Miami Beach
Spiro Agnew
Lazarus
Chicago
HUD
Michigan
Sargent Shriver
H. C.service
Chad
Attached
Bob Finch
Fekme 3S
McClellan
Richard Coynuelle
Boh! Tf
Albania
Bob
China
Naval
Adriatic
Harris
Washington
George Wasington
Celnmi
Howard
Resources Commission
Georgetown
Senator Soaper Turns to Peking for Vietnam Peace
The column mocks U S policy toward Vietnam, arguing peace must go through Beijing as China shifts toward the West amid Moscow's Czechoslovak invasion. It notes Mao's awakening to Moscow's moves and criticizes American reliance on experts while lampooning Christmas, culture, and space advisers.
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State Department
Vietnam
Peking
Southeast Asia
Mao
Russia
Ion
China
Czechoslovakia
Wind A Useful Friend Despite Frigid Gales
A wide overview of wind as a force of nature describing its benefits and global mythic, cultural, and scientific perspectives. It notes wind distributes heat and moisture, fuels weather systems, and even carries seeds and pollutants, with anecdotes from Homeric and Eskimo traditions and a frog invasion in Ontario.
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Continents
Homer
Odysseus
Mediterranean
Aeolus
Stribog
Rudra Voga
Vada
Greenland
Nekrayak
Theortheast
Pitttarak
Ison Kandannek
Pouwanguartek
Pittarak
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