Southside leaders urged summer break from public duties
Perspective calls Pittsylvania County Supervisors and Danville City Council to suspend meetings for the summer to regain grip on crucial issues. The piece laments inaction on a vocational school, the county jail, and mass transit, noting ongoing sessions focus on minor points while major problems stall. It suggests real progress may come only after holidays or next year.
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Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
Danville
Pittsylvania County
Pittsylvania
Netherlands
Danville grand jury sentences purse snatchers in 20 years
The July Danville Circuit Court grand jury after Tuesday sessions sentenced two young Danville men to 20 years each in the state penitentiary for robbing a lady of her pocketbook containing 1000 last March. The case followed a rash of similar crimes as local officials captured several suspects with dispatch.
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Danville
Circuit Court
Grand Jury
State Penitentiary
Carter rejects B 1 bomber plan amid arms debate
Carl T. Rowan analyzes President Carter's televised remarks from a press conference in which he vetoes the B 1 bomber, favoring a cheaper standoff missile approach and signaling openness to adjust policy if Soviet tactics worsen relations. The piece contrasts Democratic critics, defense arguments, and Carter’s cautious stance on future arms talks.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Mr. Carter
Sen
John Culver
Iowa
Senate
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Christ
Carter
Les Aspin
Wisconsin
Aspin
Soviet Union
U.S
Democratic Platform Committee
Kremlin
Kremlins
China
Nkomo builds Soviet aided army in Zambia threatening Rhodesia
Evans and Novak describe Joshua Nkomo training 3,000 Soviet supplied guerrillas in Zambia with 300 more infiltrating Rhodesia. The plan risks a civil war as free elections become unlikely, threatening the white minority regime of Ian Smith and pushing Rhodesia toward economic collapse and greater Soviet influence in southern Africa.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Joshua Nkomo
Moscow
Zambia
Nkomo
Ian Smith
Africa
Angola
A. T. Muzorewa
Robert Mugabe
ZANU
Mozambique
Mephistopheles
Vasily Solodovnikov
Europe
Kremlin
Letter to editor on pay raise for Congress sparks critique
Mr and Mrs Roy W Chandler of 164 Confederate Ave critique the February 1977 National Taxpayers Union ad and Virginia votes on a 29 percent salary hike for members of Congress. They note Virginia reps Trible and Daniel voted aye while eight others including Dan Daniel voted nay, urging accountability and fair raises amid inflation concerns. They express disappointment in Rep Daniel and urge better nationwide standards.
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National Taxpayers Union
Washington
Fifth
House
Congress
Virginia
Paul
Trible, Jr
Robert W. Daniel, Jr
Dan Daniel
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Danville
Readers invited to send signed letters to editor
The Danville Register welcomes letters to the editor signed with full addresses and verifiable telephone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited or shortened if space is tight on this page.
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The
Danville Register
Carter's China and bomber choices mark independent leadership
Washington piece argues Jimmy Carter pursues a personal beat amid diverse aides. It credits his handling of the B-1 bomber and Taiwan policy as signals of independence against pressure groups including energy, defense, and foreign policy factions. The article notes internal critics and supporters, including Michael Oxenberg, Richard Holbrooke, Andrew Young, and Speaker Tip O Neill, shaping a cautious but decisive stance.
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Jimmy Carter
China
Dwight Eisenhower
Andrew Young
Carter
Young
Africa
Fidel Castro
Kitty Schirmer
Tip O'Neill
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Charles Bartlett
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Michael Oxenberg
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