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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1966

Page

2

Vote Your Choices Today in Virginia Senate Primary

Democratic voters head to the polls to nominate two candidates for the U.S. Senate with incumbents Robert Rosperson and Byrd challenged by Spone and Bourne. The piece urges turnout, rejects voter challenges, and emphasizes protecting the right to vote and evaluating candidates.

U.S. Senate Rospertson Byrp Spone Bourne Aflcio Negro Organization Republican Party City Democratic Committee Virginia United States U.S

Soviets Cancel Track and Basketball Plans for Los Angeles

The Soviet Union cancelled plans for a track and field team to go to Los Angeles and to welcome a U S amateur basketball team. U S officials say the move does not violate cultural exchange agreements, and observers note Soviet athletes follow party leaders. The piece argues no broad U S retaliation is warranted and suggests a measured, polite response.

Soviet Union Los Angeles U.S U.S. Department of State Viet Nam Annapolis Tass Robert J. McCroskey Puerto Rico Washington Havana United States Poland Russia U.S.S.R Churchill Joan Diefenbaker

Editorial Debate on a Federal Electric Bank for Rural Power

As editors note, rural electric lines must be modernized to meet rising demand. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association urges a Federal Electric Bank to complement REA loans, enabling larger scale generation and transmission. Critics warn it could siphon private capital and subsidize co op raids on private firms.

Federal Electric Bank National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Rural Electrification Administration Wolverine Electric Cooperative Michigan Lowell Consumers Power Co Wolverine REA Congress

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The Danville Register subscriber and rate notice outlines subscription costs for daily and Sunday editions, including in‑city carrier delivery at 35 cents per week and mail options ranging from 1 month to a full year. It notes AP affiliation and national advertising representation details.

Danville Associated Press

Nader cites pipes risk as cars face critique

The text attributes to Ralph Nader claims that pipelines are unsafe and hints he may address bed related deaths. It also references an Atlanta pitcher hitting two grand slam home runs and a potential union related jurisdictional dispute in professional athletics.

Ralph Nader Atlanta

Buckley on Black Power and Civil Rights Rhetoric

William F. Buckley Jr critiques the shift to Black Power, arguing self-help upheaval mirrors Baldwin and McKissick’s contempt for integration. He notes reactions from Roy Wilkins and Hubert Humphrey, and questions whether Wilkins can preserve sanity amid seductive power. The piece weighs leaders’ aims and the movement’s evolving dynamics.

Nathan Glazer Daniel Moynihan America James Baldwin Roy Wilkins National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Hubert Humphrey Floyd McKissick Johnson McKissick Humphrey Wilkins

The Bureau of Lost Souls Branch Aimed At My Library

A columnist recounts a relentless wrong number by a Wallpaper woman seeking Mr Lomax and decorator help. The speaker suggests a curt approach, sharing antics with the Bureau of Lost Souls as a sharp rebuke to persistent telephonic pestering and plans a local branch in the library.

Soonjer Bureau of Lost Souls Bureau

President Johnson and the press clash in quiet front

A critical look at President Johnson's effort to curb press coverage through informal briefings and tightened transcripts. Reporters note muffled verbal communication and delays, while Perkins and pundits compare him to Nixon and Eisenhower era norms, hinting at a mood shift in White House relations with the press.

Washington, D.C White House Johnson New York Times James Reston

Black Power critique from 1960s activists drawn from a columnist view

John Chamberlain rebukes CORE and SNCC for advocating black power as self determination. He notes Communist pasts and warns that such separatist aims threaten the plural, rights based American system. Roy Wilkins at the NAACP convention is cited opposing separatism and urging unity.

Sncc and CORE Roy Wilkins National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Los Angeles SNCC John Pepper Alabama Missiissippi Roy Wilkine Uncle Tom

Crow Fascination Grows With Flocks Of Friends

The Society for the Preservation of the Crow in New York argues the crow is harmless and beneficial, while a South Dakota hunter calls it utterly devoid of redeeming traits. Crows thrive on corn, prey on eggs, but also eat grasshoppers and beetles, acting as scavengers. They show notable intelligence, adapting to bombing, poisoning, and hunting, with examples from Virginia and California of clever behaviors.

CORE Congress of Racial Equality SNCC John Pepper Europe Deep South Gus Hall U. S Communist Party Stokely Carmichael Floyd McKissick New Friends Society For the Preservation of the New York South Dakota Wnation Audubon Society United State Biological Survey California Charlottesville Virginia

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