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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1977

Page

2

White Flight and School Integration Debate in Civil Rights Report

The U S Civil Rights Commission report to President Carter critiques white flight to the suburbs as widening racial segregation in big city schools. It blames government housing practices since the 1930s for entrenched patterns and notes sociologist James Coleman’s evolving view on whether desegregation drives white flight. The piece urges gradualism and affirmative action to attract white families to inner city housing as a path to broader integration.

U.S. Civil Rights Commission Carter Congress Bigetty James §. Coleman

Government Let Us Alone on Laetrile Probe

A statement welcomes the FDA inquiry into Laetrile but argues the investigation should not assess its value as a cancer treatment. The authors concede Laetrile is worthless yet oppose government bans, urging prosecution for fraud while respecting patients who choose to use a harmless drug.

Food and Drug Administration

Buckley Defends Patient Rights On Laetrile Treatment

William F Buckley Jr argues the key question is whether allowing Laetrile for cancer patients harms the public and asserts no agency including the FDA AMA or NCI can dictate treatment to competent adults The piece mirrors Brandeis’s view that the right to be let alone is the most comprehensive right and highly valued by civilized man

Food and Drug Administration American Medical Association National Cancer Institute Louis Brandeis

Tailgunner Joe and the McCarthy Era Satire Review

John Leonard of the New York Times analyzes Tail Gunner Joe as a sharp if flawed critique of McCarthyism. He defends McCarthy’s era against critics, contrasts it with Hollywood protests, and argues the anti McCarthyite stance sometimes mirrors Soviet apologia, noting the era's cultural battles and political rhetoric.

John Leonard The New York Times State Department Dalton School McCarthy Bertrand Russell Thomas Jefferson Robert Hutchins Harvard University Leonard Tydings Joe Owen Lattimore

Danville Daily Subscription Rates and Details

The Danville Register lists daily and Sunday circulation options with carrier delivery at 85 cents per week and Sunday copies at 25 cents. Mail rates are one year 44.20 dollars and six months 22.10 dollars, with notices mailed 10 days before expiration and renewals urged promptly.

Danville the Register Publishing Co., Inc Union St

Oil price politics test U.S. Saudi restraint amid Iran tension

Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report Saudi rulers aim to keep oil prices steady despite rumors of a 7.5 percent rise within OPEC. The piece ties Saudi restraint to hopes for Arab-Israeli progress and notes potential shifts if President Carter is seen as unfair at Geneva. It discusses Iran-Saudi tensions, Vance's visit, Kirbo remarks, and White House access.

Washington U.S Iran Saudi Arabia Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC Kuwait United Arab Emirates Geneva Carter Cyrus Vance Vantee Tran Jiddah Charles’ Kirbo White House Atlanta Kirbo Capitol Hill Washington Post David Broder Congress Thomas P. O'Neill Kirba Charley Jin Atanta

We Still Can Play Against China in World Politics

Nixon and Kissinger once imagined a strategic China to squeeze concessions from Moscow. Since Mao’s death and Sino Soviet shifts, China is on the defensive and relations with Washington drift. The Carter era offers a chance for a new start through discussing unresolved claims and Taiwan policy while trimming troop presence.

Nixon China Carter Kissinger Washington Peking Moscow United States Vietnam Russia U.S North Vietnam Hanoi Mao Tse Tung Ruesians Leonid Huichev Soviet Union Shanghai Taiwan Mr. Nixon Dr. Kissinger Mao Huang Chen Ford Mme

Carter McGovernism Critics Rage in Foreign Policy Debate

The piece accuses President Carter of adopting McGovernism in foreign policy, criticizing selections like Sorensen and Warnke, and questioning his trust in Soviet and Cuban moves. It cites Andrew Young, Harold Brown, and Castro, arguing a drift toward unilateral disarmament and weak negotiation in SALT talks.

Jimmy Carter Ted Sorensen CLA Senate Carter Pentagon Andrew Young Africa Angola Young McGoverntte Paul Warnke Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Warnke Alien Drury

Brezhnev Speech and Soviet Military Buildup Examined

Jeffrey Hart analyzes the Brezhnev Prague speech from 1973 and its implications for detente and Soviet strategy. He notes Soviet military expansion,War saw Pact superiority, and questions U S reliance on unilateral cuts to provoke Moscow. He criticizes media handling and Carter Administration signals to Moscow amid escalating Cold War tensions.

Carter Fauz Warnke U.S Moscow Ford Warnke Warsaw Pact NATO Leonid Brezhnev Brezhnev Nixon Prague

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