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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1966
Page
3
American Legionnaires gather for a Washington parade to mark its national convention. It urges posts nationwide to send delegations for the August 29 march along Pennsylvania Avenue past national shrines, expressing patriotic fervor and commitment to American principles.
The piece notes Ho Chi Minh’s mobilization order couched in confusing double talk, likening it to Stengelese. It observes the South Vietnamese and Viet Cong situation as an invasion from the North, with Ho’s statements likely misaligned with their real aims, while promising U.S. support to defend freedom and extend security.
Fortune magazine ranks giants by gross sales in 1965 with General Motors leading at 20.7 billion, Ford and Jersey Standard high among auto linked firms. The auto industry drives the top 10 and fuels Motoring America through car purchases and oil use, sustaining American mobility.
Aurrep Knope and Harry Ashmore discuss book overproduction and language use in America. John Simon Guze charters urge librarians to defend books amid television and radio influence. Gallup figures show 12 percent read 80 percent of books, while half the population remains nonreaders. The note ends with a Vietnam optimism linked to John Wayne.
The Danville Register lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, including in city carrier and mail options. Rates include one year eleven dollars, six months seven fifty, three months three seventy five, and one month one twenty five, with Sunday paper separate.
A reflective piece on finding God, faith, and the kingdom as a transforming encounter. The author contrasts dramatic crisis and patient search, noting both paths lead to a life changed by the pursuit and possession of spiritual truth. The parables of the treasure in the field and the pearl of great price illustrate cost, commitment, and joy as core outcomes.
Holmes Alexander analyzes how Kennedy aides back Senator Duncan in Oregon and the wider impact on the 1966 Senate contest. He notes Duncan’s Vietnam stance, Kennedy backing through Wes Barthelmes, and the blurred line between Kennedy influence and Johnson era allegiances shaping the Democratic freshmen in Congress.
The column surveys how Johnson’s policies, inflation, and tax choices affect voter sentiment across states like Connecticut California and Michigan. It notes polls showing opposition to the Viet Nam war and predicts inflation may dominate the 1966 election while the economy swings between boom and bust, with deficits shrinking and buying power at risk.
Ralph de Toledano analyzes Ronald Reagan at the Los Angeles National Governors Conference. He argues Reagan’s presence dominated the event, fueling speculation about his 1968 presidential ambitions while voters focus on California issues under Governor Pat Brown.
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