Farmers urged to press for tobacco price support relief
Farmers across Virginia and tobacco states are urged to push back against pressure to lift controls on tobacco allotments. With 1973 flue cured prices near 90 dollars per hundred, the USDA faces pressure from buyers and manufacturers to boost supply, while farmers seek balanced production to stabilize markets. Letters to William L. Lanier and Secretary Earl L. Butz are encouraged to affect policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
William L. Lanier
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Earl L. Butz
USDA
Europe
Japan
Latin America
Butz
Lanier
Four Potent Reasons For 55 MPH Highway Speed Limit
Virginia's highway death toll from 1968 to 1972 ranged 1,218 to 1,256 with 1,207 in 1973 after a late November 55 mph limit. The New Year period saw nine fatalities, national declines followed, and President Nixon backed a federal 55 mph standard. The energy crisis and Virginia's early limit show speed as a deadly factor. The piece argues 55 mph saves lives limbs property and gasoline, four potent reasons to stay under 55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Nixon
Congress
Holton
Trudeau’s Christmas Baby Born in Ottawa Hospital
Prime Minister Pierre Eliott Trudeau and wife Margaret Sinclair Trudeau welcomed a son on Christmas Day. The 7 pounds 9 ounces baby joins the family as Margaret Sinclair Trudeau’s 1972 gift returns in a holiday twist. Both mother and child are reported doing well at Ottawa Civic Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Christmas
Santa Claus
Canada
Pierre Eliott Trudeau
Margaret Sinclair Trudeau
Ottawa Civic Hospital
Two White Houses Idea Lakers the Liberal La Follette Proposal
John Chamberlain discusses Wisconsin governor Philip La Follette who proposed a rotating second White House in the 1930s. The piece notes Nixon later created a West Wing concept at San Clemente, attributes harassment to his actions, and argues the presidency is a heavy burden that invites heavy critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hack
Philip la Follette
Wisconsin
White House
Washington
Phil la Follette
la Follette
Richard Nixon
San Clemente
Richard
M. Nixon
Nixon
Phil la Pollette
Franklin D
Hyde Park
Warm Springs
Georgia
Harry ‘Yuan
Key West
Eisenhower
Camp David
John F. Kennedy
Pennsylvania Avenue
Palm Beach
Cape Cod
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pedernales
Texas
Key Biscayne
Pacific
Leonid Brezhnev
Lyndon Johnson
Red glare of political scapegoats and presidencies
A reflective column critiques Nixon era criticism by comparing presidential pasts from Roosevelt to Eisenhower and Kennedy. It notes surveillance, scandals, and political games, urging balanced scrutiny and geological-scale perspective during watergate era tensions. The piece ends by urging ministers of restraint and a broader historical audit.
Lesson Of Tussock Moth Ecological Trade Off Reflected
Washington column argues tussock moth damage led to reevaluating DDT use. It cites EPA actions under William Ruckelshaus, later changes under Russell Train, and calls for balanced policy. Senator McClure and Senator Jackson urged thoughtful limits, proposing buffer zones and exploration of alternatives. The piece invokes the golden mean to defend measured environmental policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Pacific Northwest
William Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
EPA
James McClure
Forest Service
McClure
Ralph Nader
Russell Train
Western States
Nature
Animal Kingdom
Congress
Train
Henry
Scoop) Jackson
Interior Committee
Ring Out the False Ring In the True Bells and Law
A columnist laments bell ringing as a public nuisance in modern times. He recalls a Grand Rapids minister sued as a noise polluter for tolling church bells on Thanksgiving and cites York Minster’s bells silenced by a hotel owner. He muses on technology, obsolescence, and Orwellian fear of a soundless future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Central Reformed Church
Central Reformed
York Minster
England
York
Young's Hotel
Guy Fawkes
Young’s
Tennyson
Demon TV
Bruges
Dorothy
Utah
St. John’s Kirk
Perth
St. John’s
Scandals and crime laws urged by citizen letter
To the editor a citizen argues TV networks and liberal papers attack Nixon over Watergate while daily “Watergate” scandals occur as judges shield criminals. He says decent citizens lose immunity from crime and urges Congress to pass stiff anti crime laws now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Congress
Million Bottle Caps Challenge From Landsdale Class
A Landsdale Pennsylvania second grade teacher tasked 72 pupils with collecting bottle caps to reach one million caps. After two years the class has 400,000 caps, aiming to reach a million before sixth grade ends while pondering how to dispose of so many caps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landsdale
Israel's Borders A Little History and the 1967 War
A historical overview argues that Palestine was never vacant, tracing land promises from the Ottoman era through the Balfour Declaration and San Remo, noting 1947 UN partition, 1956 Suez events, and the 1967 war. It contends British and UN actions shaped borders, while asserting Arab claims lack merit and that Israel seeks secure borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Israel
Geneva
West Bank
the Jordan
Transjordan
Jordan
Ottoman Empire
Hussein
San Remo
Great Britain
League of Nations
Jordan River
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
Sinai
United Nations
Suez Canal
United States
Eisenhower
Jerusalem
Straits of Tiran
U.N
Golan Heights
Syria
Danville Daily Subscription Rates and Renewal Notice
The Danville Register lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier at 50 cents per week and 10 cents per single copy. Mail subscriptions cost 20 dollars yearly, 10.50 for six months, 5.25 for three months, and 1.75 for one month. A renewal notice is mailed 10 days before expiration urging prompt renewals.
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Stabilization Corporation
General Assembly
National Safety Council
John Chamberlain
the Picayune
Johnson
Walter Jenkins
Bobby Baker
Franklin Roosevelt
Simmons
Franklin
Joseph Barnes
Ike
Sherman Adams
Gettysburg
George Meany
Committee of Political Education
COPE
Holntes
Alexander
Russell Kirk
Notre Dame
Big Brother
Orwell
Israel’s Borders
West Bank of the Jordan
Danville
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