Albert frames 93rd Congress as restraint on Nixon budget
Speaker Carl Albert rejects wholesale cuts, defends limited federal spending and urges prudent budgeting. He argues Nixon impounded funds and pressed drastic cuts, while Democrats push to retain key programs and restrain deficits amid a $250 billion target. Abzug and Jackson supporters rally for preservation of welfare and social programs.
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Esse Jackson
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Richard M. Nixon
Texas Senate moves Davis holiday to honor LBJ
A Texas Senate debate over holiday designations ends with Jefferson Davis removed from the capitol memorials list to favor Lyndon Baines Johnson. Senators vote 29 to zero, arguing Davis’s legacy as Davis’s spine. The piece notes the marble Davis figure may be replaced with LBJ’s bust.
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Senator Soaper Reviews Ten Bests Year Short on Winners
A light hearted retrospective notes the annual Ten Best lists arrive with few standout picks. The column jokes about cleaning before the cleaning lady and shoveling snow ahead of another storm.
Hesburgh Report Prompts Speech At Washington Farewell
In Washington, Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, former Civil Rights Commission chair, promoted his 425 page reassessment report at a press conference and farewell party citing Civil Rights, Nixon era politics, and echoing debates about race and freedom. The column references Helen Gahagan Douglas and critiques of Nixon, noting a climate of strong opinions amid a holiday period and a reminiscence about George Washington.
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Theodore Hesburgh
Federal Civil Rights Commission
Chase Good
Richard Nixon
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Helen ‘Gahagen Douglas
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Battle Over Civil Rights Enforcements and Virginia Aristocracy
The piece contrasts civil rights enforcement under Nixon with a metaphor of organ rejection, arguing non enforcement stems from fear of Congress, then shifts to a historical portrait of Virginia planter aristocracy through Randolph and Jefferson. It traces the decline of that class, noting leaders like Washington and Lee, and discusses presidential dignity influencing governance.
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Britain
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John Randolph
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Randolph
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Quincy
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Monroe
George Washington
Robert B. Lee
Washington
United States
Clinton
Rossiter
Wigsbngton
Impoundment Debate Draws Circles In Washington
Washington observers split between praise and criticism as Nixon defends impoundment and seeks deficit control while Congress resists. The debate centers on executive power versus congressional appropriations with REAP funding at stake and potential veto battles looming.
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Constitution
Congress
Mr. Nixon
Sealing Off the White House Policy Under Nixon
Ralph de Toledano argues the President has created a hermetic wall around the White House, questioning whether policy is Nixon's or staff driven. He notes public support after electoral victory, fears of manipulated opinion, and warns that loss of access to press and Congress could erode confidence as Nixon seeks to curb spending and limit boondoggles. The piece critiques White House staff relations and calls for continued public backing.
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House
Tim
Nixon
Treasury
White House
Washington Press Corps
Executive Branch
Decade By Decade Insights On 1960s Campus Turmoil
Sociologist Lewis Feller examined the 1960s campus radical movement, noting a decade cycle of activism and quiescence. He highlights hallucinogenic drugs as a defining element of the era, citing drug use among 1968 riot participants and describing the era’s optimistic prose as a “false consciousness.” Fire introduces a darker side, detailing violence and factional brutality within the left and warning of the personal toll on students.
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Lewis Feller
Ernie Pyle
Berkeley
Toronto
Feuer
Sacco ‘Vanzelli
Tom Wicker
Chicago
Daily and Sunday Danville Rates and Subscriptions
The Danville Register lists subscription options by mail and delivery with rates for daily and Sunday editions. In city and suburbs, carrier delivery costs 50 cents per week and single copies are 10 cents. Sunday only is 20 cents. Mail subscriptions are one year 20 dollars, six months 10.50, three months 5.25, or one month 1.75, with notices mailed 10 days before expiration and renewals urged.
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