Danville Bar Chair backs second judge for court
Eowin B. Mrape and allies petition Virginia Judicial Council and General Assembly, arguing Danville Corporation Court needs a second judge. The piece cites 1964 case loads, drunkenness arrests, and multiple charges per incident, contending population and workload merit a second seat, while noting Council findings and legislative leverage.
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Danville Bar Association
Eowin B. Mrape
Virginia Judicial Council
General
Judicial Council of Virginia
Danville Register
Danville
Danville Corporation Court
Martinsville
Judicial Council
7Th Circuit
Emergent African Nations Face Democratic Crises
The African bloc in the United Nations is criticized for backsliding from democracy as numerous new states drift from representative government to military or one party rule. Uganda and Somalia are barely tolerating opposition, while others dissolve into dictatorships, prompting calls for honest guidance and renewed investment in democratic development. The piece argues independence came too soon and urges Western leadership to aid in building genuine governance.
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United Nations
World Forum
Uganda
Africa
Registered Mail Case For A Second Judge
Letter defends Martinsville Danville judge needs arguing for a second corporation court judge. Cites case loads, population, and judicial council notes while urging General Assembly action. Ends urging public support. includes background on Danville’s court history and local officials.
NEA concerns extremism and the left ignored
Washington column notes a National Education Association session on extremism focused almost entirely on right wing threats in January 1966. Holmes Alexander laments the omission of the radical left and mocks the conference for its narrow debate while urging broader vigilance.
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Washington, D. C
the Times
Katy
National Education Association
NEA
Sixteenth Street
Saigon
Iron Triangle
Vietnam
Virgil Lowder
D. C
U.S
National Review
USA
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Asia
Horace Mann
Mars
FBI
William C. Sullivan
Sullivan
Karl Mundt
South Dakota
Iay
Max Rafferty
Supreme Court
Danville Daily Rates and Postal Notice
The Danville Register outlines subscription prices including daily and Sunday rates, in advance, with carrier delivery 35c per week and single copies at 6c. Mail rates are one year 15 dollars, six months 7.50, three months 3.75, and one month 1.25, with AP news rights and reproduction reservations noted.
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Delive
Buckley on Conservatism Persists Amid Setbacks
The article argues that conservative forces survived the 1964 electoral defeat led by Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater. It critiques Hofstadter’s view of the right as emotionally driven and notes conservatives remain active, though weakened, shaping policy with concerns about federal overreach, welfare, and vested interests.
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Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
United States
Richard Hofstadter
Instan
Hofstadter
America
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