City Council Aid Dilemna Over Danville Transit Fare
Danville Council meets in a special session to consider raising bus fares or subsidizing Danville Traction and Power Co. DT&P plans to end streetcar service, leaving the city to weigh public funding versus private enterprise while transit needs loom. A meeting may discuss a toe in the door for talks with DT&P management and potential policy options.
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Dt&p
Danville
Virginia
Congress
Legislative Mills
New cease fire in Northern Ireland sparks cautious hope
The article notes ongoing violence in Northern Ireland tied to sectarian tensions between Protestants and Catholics, reports a new IRA Britain cease fire promising no breakdown of truce, and hopes it leads to lasting peace while cautioning Americans about mixed outcomes. It also parodies political topics with brief asides on a toy tape recorder and legislative seniority.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Republic of Ireland
Ulster
IRA
Great Britain
Republican Movement
TRA
Supreme Court meddling in school discipline sparks backlash
An editorial criticizes the Supreme Court and federal courts for intruding into school discipline and education rights. It argues courts are clogged, plea bargaining erodes justice, and federal involvement harms local schooling, urging Congress to remove school cases from federal appellate jurisdiction.
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Supreme Court of
United States
New York City
New York Times
Warren Burger
Congress
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Lewis Powell
Federal Judiciary
Jackson's Senate stance shifts on detente and Soviets
The piece argues Senator Henry Jackson would have faced conservative defections if the 1972 Democratic nomination had him, noting his past distrust of detente and opposition to unilateral disarmament while detailing Soviet military aid to North Vietnam. It questions recent shifts in his views and cautions about a proposed blank check to Saigon amid 700 Soviet-armed tanks.
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Henry Jackson
Richard Nixon
Jackson
Persian Gulf
Middle East
Europe
Norway
Russia
Potomac
Scoop Jackson
Indian Ocean
Pacific
Indochina
F. P. Serong
Vietnam
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Serong
Saigon
Moscow
Red China
Thieu
North
Mike Mansfield
Jesus Stops for One Blind Beggar The Personal Reach of Compassion
Chaplain at Furman University explores how Jesus balances care for the many with attention to the individual. He cites a roadside scene near Jericho where Jesus hears a blind beggar and halts his crowd to heal the man, illustrating the arts of stopping and empathy amid mass concerns.
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Dostoevski
Karamazov
Jesus
Jericho
Jerusalem
Jesus of Nazareth
Judas Iscariot
Barry Goldwater on learning from foreign diplomacy
Barry Goldwater argues Americans must study foreign tactics in diplomacy to balance idealism with real world power. He cites energy shortages and the 1974 election as signs of rising inflation and government spending, urging a tempered approach to aid and strategy abroad.
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Free World
United States
America
Raise More Revenue To the Editor Polly McDonald of Danville urges city to raise funds
A reader in Danville argues the city must find new revenue sources to cover a growing budget deficit from the electric department. She discourages further tax hikes but suggests a garbage fee, city sales tax, rental property tax, or a tax increase if needed to preserve programs and services.
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Danville
Polly McDonald
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