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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1968
Page
2
The dairy industry seeks special protections to avoid competition and favors price fixing via boards. Virginia shows how lobby influence thwarts free markets, creating a weakened industry reliant on policy shields. Free competition, not legal shielding, fortifies long term viability.
Ninety six Giles County residents sue Foote Mineral and National Gypsum in Roanoke federal court seeking 20 000 dollars actual and 5 000 dollars punitive damages each totaling 2 400 000. Plaintiffs allege dust from plants damaged homes and health and fault air pollution controls missing repairs. The case could influence Virginia industrial growth and state federal pollution enforcement.
Rep. Watkins Rapier pushes the Aserzi bill to require sponsors of any Washington demonstration to post bond covering cleanup costs. It targets the upcoming Poor People’s March led by Martin Luther King, demanding accountability for taxpayers unless they are marchers or sponsors. The move aims to shift cleanup costs from the public to organizers and participants amid Vietnam and poverty protests.
The Danville Register details subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions with weekly, monthly, and yearly options, including in city and mail prices. It notes zones, renewal notices, and advertising representation by The Branham Company with multiple major U.S. cities listed.
Marie M. Mills criticizes editorials for inflammatory prophecy about colonial wars and politics. She recalls voting for George C. Wallace in November 1968 and argues that editorials influence the less informed. She cites Mark Twain to defend diverse opinions and asserts a competitive stance in public discourse.
The piece reviews Lloyd Mallan’s Science and Mechanics article "How We Can Win in Vietnam in Six Weeks Without Nuclear Weapons" and cites former military leaders urging a declared war on Hanoi. It argues for decisive action, Haiphong port closure, invasion of North Vietnam, and broad air strikes to end the conflict, criticizing gradual escalation.
Michigan Historial Society protests a plan to replace the classical Capitol with a modern glass and metal edifice. The piece argues the existing Renaissance structure is structurally sound, historically significant, and far cheaper to repair than rebuild. It warns new construction erodes continuity and worship spaces, urges preservation, and cites broader concerns about urban “uglification” and loss of roots in communities.
The piece questions Westmoreland's command under restricted rules of engagement and argues the army was limited to parochial mop-up rather than sweeping maneuvers. It cites scholars and military leaders who discuss whether victory was possible under those political constraints.
In Washington, D.C., Holmes Alexander critiques the Ripon Society and its forum for alleged anti Johnson bias and conspiracy claims. He cites long arguments about Vietnam war profits, defense spending in Texas, and connections to Johnson associates, urging prudent moderation.
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