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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1976
Page
3
The article reflects on December 15 as the Bill of Rights anniversary near the Bicentennial end. It traces the 13 year path from 1776 to ratification, notes the First Amendment as a shield for individual liberty, and praises founding foresight and enduring citizen rights amid modern government power. It concludes that the day suits the Bicentennial climax.
The interdepartmental strike force once hailed as a model is fading amid political resistance and lack of evaluation. Elusive results and weak justification led to moves against it, despite the initial Buffalo 1967 success. The piece argues the concept was sound but mismanaged and overdue for review.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report AFL-CIO officials felt snubbed as Carter passed over Dr. John Dunlop for Labor Secretary. The tale shows internal labor politics, factional opposition, and power dynamics within the Democratic coalition and Meany era leadership.
The piece compares Kennedy’s claimed missile gap in 1960 to Carter’s 1976 presidency. It notes Carter aims to cut Pentagon spending but faces limited public focus on defense, while Cyrus Vance as Secretary of State supports UN sponsored talks to freeze spending until a SALT II framework. It reflects on strategic shifts between administrations.
An analysis contrasts Eliot with Dickens, tracing incarnation as a timeless truth in Four Quartets and Journey of the Magi. It notes moments of divine glint amid time and space, prayer as path to simplicity, and recovery of older Christian thought beyond 19th century humanitarian Christmas.
A 40 page annual report of a local public school system is criticized as poorly written and jargon filled. The reviewer notes impenetrable prose and laments the ineffective language used by educational administrators, though the critique targets many such reports.
Dr Jerome Litt of Case Western Reserve University finds faith can aid wart cure using a plain sticky tape labeled wart tape to children. He suggests belief boosts mind driven chemicals attacking wart causes, though peers may doubt. The piece notes stump water lore and cautions about overconfidence in remedies.
Charles Bartlet argues President Ford’s transfer to Jimmy Carter leaves the globe in better shape than in any recent transition. He cites SALT talks, Cyprus and Panama issues, and Soviet behavior, while noting ongoing tensions in the Middle East and economic strains at home, urging cautious optimism about long term peace prospects.
The Danville Register announces daily and Sunday subscription rates for city and suburban delivery by carrier at 85 cents per week, single copies 1 cent each, and Sunday only 25 cents. Mail rates are one year 44.20 dollars, six months 22.10, three months 11.10, one month 3.70, with notices mailed 10 days before expiration.
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