Sword Of Damocles Overhaul Of Virginia Road Plan
The Virginia Department of Highways will proceed with bid openings and project allocations after steel price tensions eased. The episode highlighted federal involvement in price controls and business, sparking debate on free enterprise and representative democracy as a temporary compromise looms.
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Virginia Department of Highways
Virginia
U.S. Bureau of Roads
Department of Commerce
Johnson
Damocles
Representative Democracy
A Valentine Ball For Cinderella And Rural Co-ops Rise
The piece traces rural electric co operatives from their 1930s origin through REA backed loans to present affluence. It notes 1000 co ops serving over 20 million customers, facing tax and subsidy debates, and outlines Las Vegas 8 000 delegates seeking private funding while considering a Federal Bank for rural systems.
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Rural Electric Co
Rural Electric Administration
U.S. Treasury
Las Vegas
Nevada
Vegas
Coops
Federal Bank For
Uncle Sam
Health myths debunked by medical groups warning on falsities
As Other Editors See It laden with claims like celery aiding nerves and asparagus aiding kidneys, the American Medical Association and American Dietetic Association debunk numerous health fallacies. The piece notes many beliefs once thought true, from indigestible pork to calories counting, and cites warts vanishing when patients believe the cure.
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American Medical Association
AAMLA
American Dietetic Association
The Danville Register Subscriptions Rates Notice
This notice outlines subscription pricing for daily and Sunday editions in city and suburb delivery and mail options. Rates include 35 cents weekly for carrier delivery and 15 cents for Sunday copies, with annual mail options at 15 dollars and shorter terms available. It notes Associated Press rights and national reps, and urges timely renewal reminders.
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Danville
Delive
Associated Press
Branham Company
Chicago
New York
Atanta
Detroit
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
Buckley on Labor and Strikes in New York City
William F Buckley Jr discusses a Transit Workers Union strike in New York. Initial public worry over eight million people forced to change routines shifts after a judge issues an injunction against strike leader Mike Quill. Harry Van Arsdale Jr emerges as a top labor figure, noted for elite appearances in black tie.
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New York
Transit Workers Union
Mike Quill
Quill
Harry van Arsdale, Jr
New York City Central Labor Council
New York City
van Arsdale
Organized Labor
Afl-Cio
Labornion
Harry van Arsdale Company
Transport Workers Union
John Lindsay
Congress
Liberal Party
Messrs
Dubinsky
Rose
Wirtz pushes American labor rule amid bracero debate
The piece argues Secretary Willard Wirtz will press hard in 1966 to force fruit and vegetable growers to hire American citizens, contrasting official claims with Senator Murphy's critique of inflated U.S. job gains and hidden foreign labor, while noting wages and irrigation debates and broader New York labor tensions.
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Willard, Wirtz
Florida
Arizona
California
Wirtz
Grover Cleveland
George Murphy
Department of Labor
Murphy
Midwest
Washington
Bureau ‘of Labor Statistics
Senator Murphy
Mexico
U.S
Texas
Udall
Tabor
New England
Puerto Rico
John Mark Bishop
Bishop Farms
Connecticut
Buena Vista
Humacao
The Weddell Seal and Antarctic Life
Dr. Carleton Ray details how Weddell seals breathe beneath six foot ice and dive to depths around 1,500 feet. Expeditions sponsored by the Zoological Society NSF and Woods Hole study navigation, communication, and survival in frigid seas, noting thick blubber and rapid metabolism as key adaptations.
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Antarctic
Carleton Ray
Ray
New York Zoological Society
Aquarium
Zoological Society
National Science Foundation
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Navy
David O. Lavallee
Tonga Island Kingdoms Quietly Set in Time Past
The Friendly Islands of Tonga appear outside the modern century with quiet streets in Nukuʻalofa, market Saturdays, and a palace green filled by a marching band. Tonga remains an English protectorate since 1900, with Queen Salote’s death passing rule to Crown Prince Tungi. The archipelago covers about 150 islands with 60,000 people in three main groups, and Niuafoʻou is known as Tin Can Island for its swimming mail.
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iTonga
Nuki’alofa
Tongatapu Island
Hudson
Nuku ™' Alofa
Salote
Tungi
Tupou
Kingdom of Tonga
New Zealand
Fiji
Samoa
Tongatapu
Niuafo’ou
Tonga
William Bligh
James Cook
Mexico City Considers New Federal Tax System
A satirical column critiques Mexico’s proposed new tax system, noting claims it is fairer and simpler, while mocking evasion, Washington advisors, and the public’s anxious taxes day scenes. It weaves jokes about officials, businessmen, and everyday taxpayers, ending with humorous notes on bifocals and family life.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Washington
Fidel
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Richmond Times Dispatch
THE
Danville Register
CURAN
William F. Buckley, Jr
John Chamberlain
Willard Wirtz
Temple of Labor
Ielp
Tonga Isles
Sand
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