Chamber backs West Piedmont planning district growth
Martinsville Henry Chamber of Commerce votes 11 to 4 to support WPPD activities and oppose cuts in staff budgets or functions. Critics warn of expanding government and rising per capita contributions from 10 to 24 cents, predicting more district workers and costs by 1973. The piece contrasts chamber push for growth with local officials and taxpayers seeking retrenchment amid national calls to curb government. Brezhnev hails Vietnam cease fire as a path to peace in Asia, though critics warn of Soviet arms roles and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
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Martinsville-Henry Chamber of Commerce
West Piedmont Planning District
Planning District Commission
Martinsville
Henry County
WPPD
Chamber of Commerce
Commerce Builders
Commerce Promoters
Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
Nixon
Washington
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
China
Soviet Union
Middle East
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Computerized voting gains traction across states
Computer punching holes in cards for 1000 votes per minute powered nearly 10 million ballots in 20 states in the recent election. The system spreads countrywide except New England, with Los Angeles County and states like Oregon Arizona Illinois Washington using it in 1971. Assemblyman Walter C Keogh Dwyer notes cost savings over traditional machines, suggesting a $70,000 shift per county vs $250,000 for machines. central counting and sealed punch cards enable recounts.
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Los Angeles County
Oregon
Arizona
Ilinois
Washington
Walter C. Keogh-Dwyer
New Jersey State Assembly
John Chamberlain
Keogh-Dwyer
New Puritanism Among Collegians At Dartmouth And Ivy League
Jeffrey Hart laments campus moralism clouding recreation and values at Dartmouth and other Ivies. He cites a skier pressured from running a ski area toward Congo or slums, condemns “mere beauty” as undervalued, and notes symbols like the Indian head face pressure to be removed. He argues joy and worldliness should coexist with duty.
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Congo
Peace Corps
United States
Dartmouth
Raphael
Tinforetta
Stanford
Jane Fonda
Dante
Capitol Hill moves to curb presidential power
The piece notes Sen. McGovern’s warnings of a Nixon dictatorship and Sen. Proxmire’s military industrial complex indictments, but highlights calmer voices. Sen. Sam Ervin and Sen. Robert Byrd propose OMB director confirmation and four year term rules to curb executive power. Both measure concern over eroding congressional authority and demand accountability.
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Washington, D.C
Capitol Hill
George. MacGovern
Wolf
Oxford University
America
Europe
Japan
Britain
France
Hitler
McGovern
Sen
Bi Proxmire
Proxmire
Gordon Rule
Rule
Ag Ash
Office"of Management Budget
OMB
Dwight Eisenhower
Ike
Ash
Litten Industries
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
Senate
Ervin
White House
Roy Ash
United States
Robert Byrd
D-W. Va
Byrd
Roy “Ash
Congress
Not-So-Noble Defense of Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
A critical, opinionated piece argues Ellsberg’s defense and the Times case raise First Amendment issues. It questions secrecy, public right to know, and potential harm, while mocking the treatment of the Pentagon Papers as mere old material. The author condemns both Ellsberg’s self portrayal and the Times’ role.
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Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon
New York Times
Republic
The
Times
Hugo Black
Ellsberg
Anthony Russo
Giap
South Vietnam
Klaus Fuchs
Moscow
U.S
National Strategy Information Center
Airlie House
Warrenton
Fritz Kraemer
Defense Department
Kraemer
Hanoi
Washington
Leonard Boudin
Bowdin
Elisberg
Pulitzer Committee
Letter to Editor on busing and consolidation controversy
Community groups in Detroit Richmond urge action after Senate rejection of H R 13915. They warn nationwide courtordered busing and district mergers may grow, urging readers to contact Senators with the plea face the issue. Signed by Lawrence McAuliffe and William S. Hanner.
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Congress
Senate
Detroit
Richmond
Virginia
Michigan
Nixon Sets About Turning The River
Washington writers debate President Nixon’s 1974 budget plan aimed at curbing federal aid programs and shifting power to state and local governments. The piece argues the move reverses New Deal logic, promising broad federal aid in education and urban development while reducing categorical programs and preserving defense funding. The Danville Register editorial reflects on accountability, public welfare, and political urgency as the budget fight unfolds.
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Washington
White House
The
Hill
Wilson
League of Nations
Roosevelt
Nixon
Franklin Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
Post
Potomac
Washington Post
Louisville
New Orleans
Oakland
Jess
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Nguyen van Thieu
Cambodia
Laos
Peking
Jeffrey, Hart
Darmouth
Ivy League
Rockies
Pape
Hi Olmes Alexander
Dan Ellsberg
Lawrence McAuliffe
Berkley Area
PTA Council
Phillips Berkley, Michigan
William S. Hanner
Henrico County Council of Pta
Venetian Way
Louisville Courier Journal
Lan
Danville
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