1974 Campaign Outlook Alas Domestic Politics Eye
A retrospective snapshot of the 1974 U S political year outlining expectations for congressional elections Senators and governors. It notes Democratic optimism and Republican concerns amid Watergate and retirement waves including Saxbe Dole Ribicoff Magnuson Eagleton Ervin Bible Bayh and Bennet. It stresses campaigning noise and tight spending with wary donors and no new Watergate upheavals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Saxbe
Ohio
Senate
Norris Cotton
New Hampshire
Wallace Bennnett
Utah
Marlon Cook
Kentucky
Milton Young
North Dakota
Robert Dole
Kansas
Peter Dominick
Colorado
Edward Gurney
Florida
Washington
Warren Magnuson
Missouri
Tom Eagleton
George McGovern
Maine
Georgia
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Alaska
New York
California
Minority banks grow with new institutions nationwide
Banking notes describe a surge in minority owned banks from 15 in 1963 to over 50 now with 23 in late development. Danville’s First State Bank, started in 1919, is a pioneer as one of the earliest black owned banks in the US alongside earlier institutions in Durham and Richmond. The report credits this growth to successful early banks inspiring others. It also mentions descendants of Mayflower passengers claiming banking roots and a quirky aside about the Associations of Friendly Neighborhood Burglars urging turning off street lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Virginia
New Jersey
U.S
House of Representatives
Senate
Watergate
GOP
George Bush
Congress
Danville
First State Bank
Durham
Richmond
Barry Goldwater Warns Congress on Indochina
Barry Goldwater argues that Congress will control any U S response to a potential Hanoi driven invasion of South Vietnam, claiming the President would be forced to wage military action by congressional decision rather than executive power. He predicts Congress will adopt war powers and ban presidential options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Indochina
Congress
Congress Powers Clash Over Vietnam War Control
The piece argues that anti Nixon forces embedded funding limits in defense and foreign aid bills block U S military actions in Indochina without explicit congressional authorization. It laments slow Congress response, warns it could delay crucial action against a Communist drive in Southeast Asia, risking credibility and rapidity in crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Southeast Asia
House
Senate
America
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Indochina
Buckley on Berrigan Prize Bid and Pacifist Rift
William F Buckley Jr critiques Reverend Daniel Berrigan SJ amid the Gandhi Peace Award controversy. Berrigan declines the prize after backlash over his Israel remarks and antiwar stance, exposing fractures in the anti Vietnam movement and prompting reflections on pacifist limits and international order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Berrigan
S.J
Fr. Berrigan
Connecticut
PEP
Bicentennial hopes and state led efforts detailed
Russell Kirk reflects on Nixon's trimmed federal bicentennial commission, state plans, and Michigan's 40 thousand dollar grant use. He notes 13 local projects including Fort Wayne restoration, aims to educate and restore beauty, and stresses local funding and public frugality alongside national celebration extending to 1989.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Fort Wayne
Detroit
Chicago
Newberry Library
Great Lakes
Michigan
Historical Societies
National Trust of Historic Preservation
Edmund Burke
Republic
United States
Benjamin Disraeli
Orestes Brownson
Mr. Nixon
Federal Commission
Networks push news programs to child level says Birmingham News
The Birmingham News laments networks watering down news for daytime quiz shows and soap operas. It criticizes prime time slots dumbing down complex topics like Watergate and impeachment to a juvenile level, calling it a dirty trick on the young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Senator Soaper on Bicentennial Celebrations and Washington Moves
The speaker questions why Bicentennial celebrations pose a problem and argues to replicate centennial efforts. The text notes Nelson Rockefeller and the San Diego Pacises as notable figures keen on relocating to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nelson Rockefeller
The
San Diego
Pacises
Nixon Age on AMTRAK and the American Journey
A vivid travel essay surveys middle America returning home from Florida on AMTRAK. It portrays diverse travelers, from two Pennsylvania housewives to a labor arbitrator father, all reflecting on Nixon, politics, and national renewal. It argues Nixon’s presidency as revolutionary, enduring Watergate, while predicting an energy crisis and broader restructuring of the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amtrak
Middle America
Florida
Pennsylvania
Willamsburg
Yorktown
Richard Nixon
China
Russia
Nixon
John Dean
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Pentagon
Hanoi
George McGovern
Watergate
Mideast
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Danville Register Subscription Rates and Notice
The Danville Register lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier at 50 cents per week and single copies at 1 cent. Mail rates are one year 20 dollars, six months 10.50, three months 5.25, one month 1.75. notices mailed 10 days before expiration. renewals urged.
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Barry Goldwater
Reds
Congress of the
George Washington
Continental Congress
Forces of Freedom
Tra Celta
William F. Buckley, Jr
Father Berrigan
Father Philip Berrigan
Philip Berrigan
Pep Honoree
Henry Kissinger
Vietnam
Father Phil
Father Dan
Danbury
Dan
Israel
Israal
Fr. Dan
Gandhi
John Roche
Europe
Russell Kirk
Johnson
National Endowment For the Humanities
National Endowment For the Arts
National Public Radio
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
James Brickley
Brownson
Senator Soaper
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