Secrecy Is Not a Tool of Democracy in Public Meetings
A Virginia discussion during the General Assembly session condemns closed meetings by boards and officials. James H. Comus defends secrecy as lowering friction, but advocates warn it erodes public trust, violates laws, and limits information essential for evaluating policy and school programs.
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Richmond
General Assembly
JaMes H. Comus
Pittsylvania County
Board’ of Supervisors
Cons
Virginia
Rail mergers reshape Northeast rail system to form Penn Central
The Supreme Court approves the Penn Central merger of Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads with New Haven to follow and directs Norfolk & Western to merge three smaller lines. The result creates two giant systems serving the East and Midwest, preserves 95,800 jobs, and aims for $100 million in savings within eight years. Some towns object to services changes and smaller lines seek better terms, but the unified Penn Central is set to operate soon, with freight expected to move faster and more profitably.
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Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
New York Central
New Haven
Norfolk & Western
N&w
Chesapeake & Ohio
Midwest
Penn Central
Central
Department of Transportation
Penn-Central
Boston
Washington
New York
Congressional Time Goes By An Editorial From The Wall Street Journal
In the second session of the 90th Congress lawmakers must outdo themselves after a first session that produced 20 387 measures but only 207 became law. The piece notes lengthy committee work and debate, cites a correction exchange between Senators Javits and Miller, and observes politicians’ busy but dull duties, with Eisenhower named as the most admired man as Johnson envies him.
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Wall Street Journal
Ian Oe
Senate
House
New York
Javits
Iowa
Miller
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
The Danville Register Subscription Rates Notice
Subscription rates for The Danville Register are listed for daily and Sunday editions and Sunday only. Rates vary by duration and zone, with payments in advance and notice mailed 10 days before expiration. Network list of national advertising representatives follows.
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Vanville
Associated Press
YL Po
Branham Company
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Buckley on Johnson and the State of the Union
William F. Buckley Jr critiques the President's State of the Union address as flawed in syntax and thought, arguing the line about accomplishing more for its people miscasts government as the agent of progress, and contrasts American freedoms with Soviet contrasts while noting policy costs. The piece laments tonal dullness and questions the speech’s unity with national policy.
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California
Arthur Schlesinger
Mr. Johnson
Buchanan
James Buchanan
Edgar Guest
America
Buddy
Johnson
Moon
Russia
United States
Congress
Vietnam
Defense
McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jpeople Johnson
Citizens Committee of Peace With Freedom
Hanoi
National Liberation Front
Washington
North Vietnam
Pentagon
New Approach on Vietnam Discussed in State of the Union
Ralph de Toledano argues for a flexible, publically acceptable path to end the Vietnam War. He suggests dialogue with nonradical NL F factions and guaranteeing them legal party status in South Vietnam in exchange for stopping guerrilla activity, while pressuring Hanoi to withdraw.
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Johnson
South Vietnam
NLF
North Vietnam
NEF
United States
Don’t Let The M and M Boys Write Our History
Holmes Alexander criticizes Marxists and muckrakers while defending big business and antitrust penalties on Pfizer American Cyanamid and Bristol-Myers. He argues government policies and inflation hinder housing and laments a perceived national crime wave tied to anti-capitalist rhetoric.
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M&m Boys
U.S
Washington, D. C
Pfizer
American Cyanamid
Bristol-Myers
Corporation Row
Rarph Nader
Gaylord Nelson
Capitol
Chamber
Plac
Thelfree
Ilso
Dodd
Powell
Cyanamid
Romney’s New Hampshire Tour On Neutralization Proposals
In New Hampshire Governor Romney faces lukewarm turnout as he presses a Vietnam Laos Cambodia neutralization plan. He argues foreign troops would withdraw and harmony prevail, but critics doubt feasibility and the U N’s role. Romney also debates Nixon and questions travel tax implications amid broader foreign policy scrutiny.
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New Hampshire
George Romney
Romney
Nelson Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Keene State College
Keene
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
Pathet Lao
Thailand
Michigan
Goldwater
United Nations
Hhe United Nations
Southeast Asia
India
Ap l
Kennedy
Ho Chi Minh
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Hitler
Gov. Romney
Bagpipes Reach Far Beyond Scottish Roots
A National Geographic note says bagpipes cross borders with many players in the United States and high interest in the ancient craft. President Johnson signed a bill reducing imports duties on bagpipes and parts. Three bagpipe styles Ceol Baeg Ceol Meadonach and Ceol Mor define the music from lively dances to concertos.
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San Francisco
University of Iowa
Washington, D. C
New York
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