Virginia Tech backs cooperation in proposed Community College system
The executive committee of Virginia Tech supports cooperating with the Higher Education Study Commission on a state Community College system. It urges four year institutions to cede branches, prioritizing vocational curricula, while warning that losing branches could affect UVa and William and Mary. The piece notes emergency funding proposals totaling about 34 million, with Tech affiliates allotted over 8 million. The governor’s stance and legislative momentum are discussed amid concerns over local sentiment and representatives’ home views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Visitors
University of Virginia
Danville
V.P.I. Board of Visitors
Tech
Virginia Tech
Higher Education Study Commission
U.va
V.P.I
VPI
Joan H. Danzer
Charlotte County
House Committee On Appropriations
College of William and Mary
Higher Education Commission
Virginia
William and Mary
Richmond
Legislative
Privacy under siege as Kennedy family seeks quiet ski outing
Mrs. Joan Kennedy and her two children faced a mob of photographers and gawkers on Alpine slopes as they tried to enjoy winter sports. Police and lift managers struggled to control the crowd, and the family sought shelter in a village shop. The Associated Press notes privacy violations and urges responsible press conduct to spare the bereaved Kennedys further intrusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan F. Kennedy
Associated Press
Kennepy
Joun
K. G Amstarrus
One Man One Job Policy Replaces Shriver at Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver loses his dual post and is freed from Peace Corps duties to focus on reforming the War on Poverty. Jack Vaughan takes over Peace Corps leadership as Shriver concentrates on depoliticizing projects. The shift aims to improve public view of programs bearing the Shriver stamp amid calls to reduce political influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Johnson
Sueiver
Suerver
Congress
Suriver
Mr. Shriver
The
Jack Vaughn
Parolee Pleas for Second Chance in Danville Industries
A Virginia parolee appeals for fair employment opportunity in Danville industries. He notes the difficulty of finding work after felony conviction and urges employers to look past criminal records. He asks readers not to reveal his name, citing the newspaper's policy on signed letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Virginia
Danville
The President's View Of The Future Brings Worried Looks
President Lyndon Johnson dominated the State of the Union moment as radio and TV spotlighted politics. Critics question Vietnam talk, trade with the Communist bloc, and labor laws while Com ments show unease over civil rights, federal power, and international education plans amid a jittery business climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
House
Senate
Vietnam
Dors
Congress
Mr. Johnson
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
United States
Soviet Union
Ping
Hanoi
New York
Landrum-Griffins
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Walter Reuther
United Nations
Supreme
U.N
Death urge in American political science and the computer
The essay critiques the rise of computer use in political science at a Berkeley AAAS session. It argues that feeding data into machines cannot replace human interpretation, citing Stanford researchers who claim to discern Soviet aims from munition data. It warns that overreliance on computers risks dangerous technocratic thinking in foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Frankenstein
Berkeley
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Euclid
Stanford University
America
Russia
Soviet Union
United States
Johnson
Moscow
Washington
Khrushchev
Soviet
Stalin
Carlyle
Hardy echoes in Johnsons action on steel and war profits
The piece compares Lyndon Johnson's steel price actions to Thomas Hardy’s keen reading of character. It argues Johnson uses patriotic rhetoric to curb prices, tying inflation to war funding and Great Society programs, and questions whether his moves serve national interest or party gain across open markets and welfare spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington,d.c
Thomas Hardy
Lyndon Johnson
Hardy
Bathsheba Everdene
Johnson
Vietnam
Gardner Ackley
LBJ
Ackley
Kennedy
Roger
U.S. Steel
JFK
Roosevelt
Bathsheba
Iation
Keynes worship overrated as a driver of prosperity
The author argues Keynesianism overemphasizes money manipulation while neglecting invention and entrepreneurship. He cites Thomas Watson, chemical fertilizer tech, RCA and Zenith, nylon development, and Erhard's policy as key prosperity drivers, noting growth arose from invention beyond Keynesian theory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iig
Thomas Watson
IBM
India
Egypt
RCA
Zenith
General Motors
Ford
du Pont Company
Ludwig Erhard
Er‘hard
Also Mentioned on This Page
KENN
Gstadd
Switzerland
Kennedys
Tive
Tammany Long
Danville Register
Joan QI
Ralph de Toledano
Rudy Vallee
Russell Kirk
Holmes Alexander
John Chamberlain
Keynes
John Maynard
Milton Friedman
John Maynard Keynes
William Jennings Bryan
Coin
Harvey
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!