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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1966
Page
4
Danville welcomes two major industries and faces financial pains as it serves new plants and workers. The City Council Finance Committee weighs a bond issue to expand water treatment and distribution, electrical capacity, and other essentials. Priorities should include necessary projects now and delay nonessential items, avoiding a broad appeal to every city segment.
Mississippi kept Prohibition as a state norm for 58 years while other states repealed. Liquor by the drink spread from Gulf resorts to all 82 counties as taxes and revenue pressures grew. The Legislature finally repealed its Prohibition Act with July 1 as the effective date, ending a uniquely gradual approach.
At the American Medical Association meeting in Chicago Dr. Eugener F. Trout reported that placenta extract injections improved arthritis in many patients. Of 42 with mild degenerative arthritis 34 improved, and 24 of 27 with rheumatoid arthritis had marked remission, though the exact mechanism remains unknown.
Henry J. Hotchkiss Jr writes to support Senators Willis Robertson and Harry F. Byrd Jr in the Virginia Democratic primary, noting his independent stance and prior absentee ballot voting for Byrd and Robertson. He condemns opposition efforts to discredit Conservative voters and urges unity among former Story supporters.
Dr. K Wang of the Interior Department argues China’s oil scarcity and weak railways hamper a war effort. He notes oil output rising 3 to 10 million tons and predicts 20 million by 1970, while refining capacity lags. He cites Russian and Romanian tech aiding China, imports from Russia down, and Vietnam war dynamics shaping U.S. strategy toward Hanoi Haiphong and Japan markets. Johnson may avoid intervention as China faces internal troubles, risking a broader conflict.
The article traces arcades across Mexico City from the Portal de Mercaderes, started by Cortes, to later plazas and portals. It notes the economic and social role of arcades in trade, climate control, and tourism, with references to Plaza Santo Domingo, Portal de las Flores, and the City Hall.
Baykal in Eastern Siberia, the world’s deepest lake, reaches 5,315 feet and spans an area larger than Belgium. It hosts 2,300 species including sturgeon and freshwater seals, faces pollution worries, and has a dramatic climate with fogs, hurricanes, and brutal winters.
A column critiques the idea of matching people by computer surveys and questionnaires. It warns that seeking identical traits risks bland unions, stressing that diverse character drives a fulfilling life and relationships. It cites Date-Mate Inc as an example of mass dating experiments and notes the shallow goal options in the life-aim question.
John Chamberlain laments a four day Washington meeting of GOP leaders. He critiques the Rat Fink controversy, questions the timing amid Vietnam and inflation worries, and argues East purges threaten national unity, potentially producing rump parties and altered 1960s political dynamics.
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