Restraint Urged of National Council of Churches
Delegates from the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia meeting in Norfolk urged restraint by the National Council of Churches on political and social issues. They called for NCC to align with the 1964 General Convention stance and to avoid actions not representing all denominations. The Norfolk resolution warns NCC practice risks alienating regional church bodies and urges self restraint in public statements and actions.
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Episcopal Diocese of
Southern Virginia
Norfolk
National Council of Churches
Danville
Jamestown
Hampton
Episcopal General Convention
NCC
Episcopal Church
Episcopalians
Episcopal
Virginia
Mayor Lindsay Faces Afghanistans in Viet Nam Debate
The new New York mayor Joan Lindsay attacks Viet Nam diplomacy as solid yet vague while facing city crises like finances education and crime. Commentators doubt his readiness for national leadership as he lobbies Johnson and the U N for diplomacy amid a political climate hostile to talks.
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New York
Joan Lindsay
Viet Nam
Linpsay
Lindsay
Jonnson
Editor Letter Supports Virginia Implied Consent Law
A reader urges strengthening and broader use of Virginia's implied consent law for blood alcohol testing of drivers. He argues driving is a privilege, not a right, and that tests protect the innocent and aid punishment. Cites aviation fatality data and says the law is fairly administered and backed by two laboratories.
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Virginia
United States
Tess
Danville Daily rates and mail subscription terms
The Danville Register details subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with in city carrier delivery at 35 cents per week and single copies at 6 cents. Home delivery options, year and quarter rates, and mail rates are listed, along with Associated Press rights and national advertising representatives.
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Daily Ant
Mail
Associated Press
TRE Branram Company
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
Freedom Week at Danville Seventh-day Adventist Church
The editorial encourages active freedom practitioners to defend and exercise liberty through voting, education, and civic engagement. It emphasizes freedom as a dynamic force sustained by patriots who influence government, advocate for candidates, and teach others to value and respect it.
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Danville
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Manpower Bottleneck Slows Great Society Goals
John Chamberlain argues that money alone cannot expand programs in 1966. The bottleneck is man hours, not funds, as the Johnson administration pursues civil, urban, and international goals. Unemployment has fallen, but urban poverty remains, and rebuilding slums requires trained labor already absorbed by a booming economy.
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Johnson
Southeast
Asia
India
Europe
Africa
South America
Appalachia
Lyndon Johnson
United Aircraft
Connecticut
Southeast Asia
Bobby Kennedy
LBJ
Great Society Party
McNamara Faces Side Issues In Budget Chess
In Washington, Defense Secretary McNamara argues for a $58 billion military budget amid congressional demand for more consultation. He defends global strategy while evading human-details questions like a new Marine Division, and warns manpower, housing, and tax effects could strain the economy and Great Society goals.
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Kashington
D.C
Pentagon
Defense
McNamara
House
Senate
Congress
U. S. Marine Division
Defense Department
Marine Corps
Corps
Korea
Congress Must Reassert War Authority Over Vietnam
Ralph de Toledano notes Rhodesia trip as Congressmen fill in with substitute columns. He argues the Vietnam commitment has shifted from advisers to combat forces, urges Congress to demand full facts from the President, and consider a new authorization or declaration of war rather than relying on past resolutions. The piece stresses constitutional duty and the need for clear aims and funding.
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R. Wis
United States
Vietnam
Korea
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Congress
Morse
United Soate
Gulf of Tonkin
Maddox
U.S
House of Representatives
Fullbright
South Vietnam
Nelson
Fulbright
Johnson calls for four year House terms as presidential coattails rise
The columnist critiques President Johnsons push for a constitutional change to extend House terms from two to four years and align all representatives with presidential elections. The piece warns such a move risks a plebiscitary democracy and a rubber stamp Congress, offering only a mixed alternative with staggered four and three year terms.
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Johnson
Congress
House of Representatives
State of Union
House
Senate
United States
James McGregor i Burns
Joseph Clark
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