County jail closure ordered by state corrections board
The State Board of Corrections took responsibility for the Pittsylvania County Jail and ordered its closure as of August. Critics accuse the Board of Supervisors of persistent inaction and blame local leadership for keeping the facility in poor condition. The new county attorney defends past efforts while the corrections board insists major improvements are inadequate.
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Pittsylvania
Sng
Calvin Neal
Lee Stilwell
New
Ronald Williams
Neal
State Board
Board of Supervisors
Letters to the Editor Policy at Danville Register
The Danville Register invites signed letters with full addresses and telephone numbers for verification. Letters may be edited or shortened to fit space constraints and editorial demands.
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Danville Register
Resignation of House Ethics special counsel Lacovara
Washington report details Philip Lacovara resigning as special counsel to the House Ethics Committee over tensions with Chairman Flynt amid the Korean scandal probe. He describes a strained relationship, calls for a Warren Commission style inquiry, and urges his staff to remain to pursue truth beyondInternal resistance within Congress and media scrutiny.
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Washington
Philip Lacovara
Supreme Court
Richard Nixon
House Ethics Committee
Bath
England
Madeleine
Europe
John J. Flynt
Lacovara
Tongsun Park
London
Park
Peter Kreindler
Watergate Special Prosecutor’s Force
Flynt
Atlanta Journal
Ternoon
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Ethics Committee
Congress
House
Richard Sprague
Henry Gonzalez
Sprague
Deregulation of airlines faces tough Senate fight
James J Kilpatrick notes a split among airlines and lawmakers over a deregulation bill. White House backing and GAO Keeler study are balanced by fears of reduced service and predatory pricing. Despite doubt, final shape may come soon as supporters push for cheaper fares and expanded carrier freedom.
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Washington
Senate
Air Transport Association
White House
American Conservative Union
Ralph Nader
Civil Aeronautics Board
Congress
General Accounting Office
Theodore Keeler
Berkeley
GAO
Keeler-Gao
Houston
Frank Borman
Eastern Airlines
Quiet diplomacy urged as Carter weighs world ties
The piece argues for patient, low profile diplomacy from President Carter in handling relations with the Soviet Union, the Middle East, Africa, and Rhodesia. It notes tensions over human rights, arms control, and Geneva talks, and calls for focus on domestic urban issues to steady foreign policy. It praises advisers like Vance and Brown but warns Carter against public provocation that unsettles allied leaders.
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Carter
Russia
South Carolina
Near East
Africa
Moscow
Soviet Union
Vladivostok
Leonid Brezhnev
Menahem Begin
West East
Cyrus Vance
Geneva
Begin
Newsweek Magazine
Valery Giscard Estaing
Helmut Schmidt
Washington
Brazil
Rhodesia
South Africa
Ian Smith
National Security Council
State Vance
Defense Brown
Hezekiah’s fifteen year margin and self interest
L D Johnson reflects on Hezekiah the king who was spared death for fifteen years. Though granted extra time, Hezekiah’s actions showed self interest and concern for his own margin of life, inviting reflection on how we use our remaining time and the dangers of complacency after reprieve.
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Christ
Judah
Hezekiah
Isaiah
Babylon
Jerusalem
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ta_Sam Ervin
James J. Kilpatrick
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Seattle
Jesus
Joseph Kraft
L.D. Johnson
Furman University
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