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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1976
Page
1
Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov says his Moscow residency is jeopardized after giving up an apartment and being refused a new residency permit in his wife's building. He plans to appeal to district police chief and, if needed, to the Academy of Sciences president.
A reader asks who is Indian Prime Minister. The article states Teng Hsise-ping as a vice premier of Communist China in 1976, indicating a mixed or erroneous reference.
Federal Reserve chairman Arthur Burns endorsed the broad Ford tax cut concept tied to a federal spending reduction. He urged simultaneous cuts, cautioned against new stimulative measures, and urged policies to spur capital investment while managing inflation and unemployment.
Jessen remains police chief of Lyndon Station Wisconsin despite a felony conviction making his hire illegal under state law. The state Justice Department demands a pardon decision by March 2 or the court may remove him. his appointment, begun while on probation, has drawn mixed community reaction and scrutiny from local officials.
President Ford tells Time magazine he strongly supports covert operations with no hesitancy. He describes plans to reorganize the intelligence apparatus, dispersing panels among three top advisers and bringing in Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft and Donald Rumsfeld to oversee posts now held by Kissinger. He predicts a tough Republican fight with Ronald Reagan but aims to win the nomination, defends détente, and says a Ford Humphrey matchup could be wholesome for the country.
Adelaide residents respond to a clairvoyant prediction that an earthquake and tidal wave will strike the city on Monday. Premier Don Dunstan warns there is no basis for the rumor, while some fear closures and tourists pull back.
Tanzanian President Nyerere condemned South African aggression in Angola while welcoming Soviet and Cuban support, insisting Africa fights for liberation not communism. He cited arms from the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to the OAS and claimed no foreign troops besides South Africa are present. In Washington, Ford budget talks loom as Callaway forecasts a 395 billion plan, with tough cuts to slow growth. Calls for calm contrasted with digs at opponents as elections approach.
Paris AP reports that about 40 to 50 Soviet officials involved in espionage have been quietly expelled from France or had departures hastened by diplomatic intervention over the last five years. Le Nouvel Observateur cited two Soviet diplomats as leaders of Russian intelligence in Paris with no official comment from Moscow or Paris.
San Francisco AP. Patricia Hearst defense seeks to challenge the professional credibility of prosecution psychiatrist Dr. Harry Kozol. Motions cite Kozol background and prosecution selection. Judge Oliver Carter ordered further questioning or sanctions as trial date January 26 approaches.
New York AP report says three days of lie detector tests support Patricia Hearst account of being forced to participate in the Hibernia Bank robbery in San Francisco on April 15 1974. Tests allegedly conducted in San Francisco by four polygraph experts. Hearst’s trial date set for January 26.
The piece surveys tightening attitudes toward adult entertainment in Honolulu, Belleville Illinois, Colorado, Mississippi, Memphis, and Milwaukee. Officials close or restrict magazines and theaters, while courts strike or redefine obscenity laws, and distributors face prison and fines for illegal shipments. Public debates mix moral concerns with enforcement gaps.
War rages across Lebanon as Karami resigns, Chamoun appeals for army aid, and Christian Moslem clashes flare in Beirut and surrounding towns. Palestinian guerrillas and Druze forces wage attacks on Christian enclaves while sectarian leaders warn of partition amid escalating violence and threats.
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