Washington birthday holiday looms amid calendar quirks and weekend drift
A rambling column connects George Washington’s February birthday and the 1752 calendar shift to modern weekend overindulgence. It notes US and Virginia holiday observances, mail and office closures, and critiques weekend secularization while touching on party switching in Virginia politics and broader congressional realignments. It cites Republican and Democratic shifts, endorsements of antiwar actions, and examples from Ogden Reid and Donald Riegle, framing party-switching as a shift toward clearer liberal or conservative identities amid national debates.
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Papa George
Valley Forge
Redcoats
Cambridge
Yorktown
Europe
George Washington
United States
Congress of the United States
General Assembly of
Virginia
Postal Service
Federal
ABC
Washington
Democratic Party
Congress
Old Dominion
South
Westchester
New York City
Ogden Reid
Flint
Michigan
Donald Riegle
Riegle
U. S
Vietnam
Reid
Paul N
Pete” McCloskey
Calif
Rep
Genesee County
Richard Kleindienst
Nixon
Rockefeller
New York
Nixon defends independence amid press criticism
The author argues presidents must think freely without being stampeded by Congress or media. Nixon’s conduct over Vietnam cease fire and prisoner returns is praised as prudent leadership, insisting discretion and steady policy over relentless scrutiny.
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George McGovern
London Times
Nixon
Congress
Vietnam
Dr. Kissinger
Indochina
Capitol Hill
Confessions of a Workaholic a professor's critique
A friend writes Confessions of a Workaholic, the seventeenth book by a scholar and counselor. He portrays workaholism as a societal illness defined by overcommitment that harms health and relationships, urging readers to recognize the signs and laugh at themselves. He lists early indicators such as bragging about hours and harsher comparisons with colleagues.
Discipline and crime in a disciplined society featured in Holmes Alexander essay
In a provocative column, Holmes Alexander argues that a disciplined nation under a strong federal hand could eradicate organized crime and social ills. He envisions strict law enforcement, moral reform starting at home, and a culture that prizes work and frugality while resisting permissiveness.
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Justice Department
Buckley Pushes Constitutional Amendment On Abortion
Senator James Buckley vows to introduce at the earliest date a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court abortion ruling. He argues the court cannot override state legislatures on evolving medical issues and questions the trimester framework and the need for ongoing scientific updates in law.
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James Buckley
New York
Supreme Court
Jim
Buckley
Louis Brandeis
Felix Frankfurter
Nixon
Harry Blackmun
Justice Blackmun
The Soviet End Run and NATO’s Tank Imbalance
An editorial argues the Soviet Union's addition of 1,000 modern tanks to its force disrupts MBFR parity, while NATO faces a deficit in tanks and crews. It warns Congress and the Nixon administration against disarming Europe or buckling to antiwar pressures that could invite Soviet dominance.
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NATO
Warsaw Pact
Vienna
Kremlin
Europe
Congress
ATG
United States
Boeteta
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Middle East
U.S. Mediterranean
George McGovern
Israel
Mediterranean
Nixon
Mr. Nixon
Danville Register subscriber renewal notice
The Danville Register lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier or mail. It notes renewal timing and urges prompt renewal attention for subscribers, including current prices: one year 20 dollars, six months 10.50, three months 5.25, one month 1.75.
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Two Way Street
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White House
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Kreindienst
John Chamberlain
Dent ‘Nixon
Workaholisim
Walter Kerr
Kerr
Elton Trueblood
Christ
States
Ralph de Toledano
Danville
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