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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1962

Page

3

Branch College Boom In Virginia Faces Assembly Debate

The Register reports a Virginia education expansion boom as towns seek branch colleges of VPI, UVA, and W&M. Danville’s VPI branch is described as a community college with two years of transferable work. Budgets propose $633,000 for Danville and other lines for Clinch Valley, George Mason, Christopher Newport, and Richard Bland branches, plus Clifton Forge startup funds. Gov. Harrison backs expansion, while several sites remain on the list.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute Dan Ville Old Dominion Virginia University of Virgina College of William and Mary State Council On Higher Education House Appropriations Committee Howard Apams Appropriations General Assembly Apams Roanoke Lynchburg Almond Danville V.P.I Community College Clinch Valley College U.va V.pi George Mason College U. Va Fairfax Christopher Newport College W&m Newport News Richard Bland College Petersburg Clifton Forge Alser Harrison Appropriations Committee Covington University At Martinsville Council On Higher Education

Hamburgers Lean or Fat Dictates Mrs Sprat Influence

New York study shows hamburger packs up to 90 percent fat sold mostly to women labeled Mrs Sprat shoppers. Beef blood may be added to mask fat content, while official standards require 70 percent lean and 30 percent fat for interstate shipments.

New York Arrep S. Pacerra Mrs. Sprat

Danville Register Air Departments Subscription Rates

The Danville Register lists daily and Sunday subscription prices by carrier and mail. Rates: one year 13 dollars, six months 7.50, three months 3.75, one month 1.25. plus zone and renewal notices. A member of The Associated Press, with advertising reps in Branham Company offices nationwide. Entered at Manville Virginia as second class mail matter.

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Waries Lawrence Teen Angers Criticism Time Dear Mrs. Lawrence

Teen readers of Lawrence express impatience with timing and tone in letters to Dear Mrs Lawrence column. The exchange reflects ongoing concerns about manners and guidance for youth addressing adults and community norms.

Adolescent Speech on Home Fridge Rules and Freedom

The piece discusses teen criticism of family food management and the idea of a child desiring a future independent home. It suggests dialogue to plan meals within a budget, and cautions against reacting with threat or anger. It also references a broader political discussion about growth, industry, and national security through a Senate hearing on indoctrination and the Marine Corps’ approach to values.

Daddy Cayenne Thej Sanford Indus BATE Criti- Industries Akron Beacon-Journal Cism David M. Shoup The Joan Corps Danber America Senate Shoup Marine Corps Frederick H. Smith Air Force Korea

N C Promotion To Be Continued In 1962

Raleigh Governor Terry Sanford outlined a broad 1962 program to sustain North Carolina’s record progress in industry and agriculture. He noted 7.40 Americans in enemy hands, discussed repatriations and trials for suspected collaborators, and contrasted these figures with Korea veterans honored for exemplary conduct and heroism.

Raleigh Terry Sanford North Carolina Korea

Sanford rebuts politics claim in exposure highway sign affair

Raleigh AP Gov. Terry Sanford rejected the charge that exposing the Brewer Burch highway sign affair was politically motivated. He defended his actions announced Jan. 7 firing highway engineer Robert A. Burch for ties to Kidd Brewer, and detailed payments to Brewer through a Minnesota firm and Boone hardware store records. He warned against state government corruption and noted intense competition among industrial development groups nationwide.

Raleigh Terry Sanford Sanford Kidd Brewer Robert A. Burch Brewer Burch Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co Boone

Dear Abby Advice On A 42 Year Old Man And A Knitting Wife

A reader complains of a husband who acts childlike despite claims of active past life. Abby suggests stamping out boredom with imagination and taking the lead to spark excitement.

Abby

Burgin Shifts From Boston to Guest Conductor Role

George E. Sokolsky extols Richard Burgin the Boston Symphony Concert-Master as he prepares to lead guest orchestras. Burgin, renowned as violinist conductor and teacher, will stay on at New England Conservatory and Tanglewood, where his influence helps shape an American music school and festival culture.

Fum Richard Burgin Ispoxen Fritz Kriesler Boston Symphony Boston Erich Leinsdorf Metropolitan Opera House Fender Smatter Roussevit Metropolitan Opera House Frantzky Munch Monteux Bernstein Cis Robinson Copland Warsaw United States Richard Burginers Osice Europe Burgin Weer Joachim Auer Ueder Auer New England Conservatory Tanglewood Tangiewood Schippers Diamond Tanglewood-on

Spirit of Truth Intrudes on Censorship Hearing in DC

In a Washington hearing, the Spirit of Truth interrupts as General David Shoup and General George Patton items are invoked to critique censorship in Pentagon speeches. Holmes Alexander cites 19 examples of vanishing “victory” language and 12 where mentions of Communist conspiracy were erased. The piece contrasts military duty with political caution in Washington’s power structure.

Washington, D.C Senate David Shoup Marine Corps Department of Defense Spirit of Cohemnist Holmes Alexander Pentagon Shoup Washington George Patton Patton France Schwable Robert Pine

Senators Soaper and Culture Clash Parody

A satirical column notes how public figures and media executives quip about culture and viewing habits. It references Harold Stassen, Molotov mentions, a TV boss on what people want versus watch, and a joke about an astronaut’s wife. It mentions pre teen films, cuddly monsters, and letters from children to Kennedy.

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