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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1975
Page
2
Nelson Rockefeller has renounced ambitions for the presidency and says he will not challenge Gerald Ford next year. He stresses he wants to remain a strong aide to Ford and avoid becoming a political obstacle for younger rivals.
Falls Church delegate Wyatt B. Durette Jr. told the Reston Jaycees that the 1975 session produced more good than bad despite killed measures. He praised Governor Godwin and Assembly collaboration, noting quality legislation comes in small volumes and criticizing sour grapes over unmet pet projects.
The 15 member Commission on the Review of the National Policy Toward Gambling holds hearings on sports betting. It addresses pari mutuals, off track, organized crime, and social impacts, arguing legal wagering would not erase racketeers or prevent game fixing.
Washington analysis argues Kissinger’s rapid travels cannot break the Sinai stalemate. It cites Egyptian fear of Sadat’s political risk, Israeli risk with no firm U.S. commitments, and a dangerous regional balance. King Faisal’s stance and potential Likud shifts are discussed as possible pivots. The piece warns against excessive U.S. boldness amid isolationist pressures.
The piece analyzes a swing of Goldwater era conservatives forming a Crispin’s Day cadre claiming momentum for a viable third option. It notes rising conservative media, a large Conservative Political Action gathering at the Mayflower, and leaders who claim broad Republican courting while facing limited support.
A conservative third party discussion centers on a possible coalition in 1976 led by Wallace and Reagan. The piece notes deep divides on economics and populism, the need to unite behind a durable anti liberal agenda, and the challenge of aligning personalities, with margins of doubt about success.
Holmes Alexander surveys conservative factions at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. He notes youth calls for a rupture of the Democratic-Republican legacy, treatment of Rockefeller, potential 1976 party splits, and debates over Ford Rockefeller and possible Reagan candidacies amid generational divides.
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