Ed Lane Seeks Virginia Attorney General Post
Ed Lane of Richmond emerges as the most qualified Democratic candidate for attorney general, offering 24 years in the House of Delegates and leading the pivotal House Appropriations Committee. He would build a victim witness program, an emergency services task force, and a people s division, pledging cool competence over flash. We endorse Lane for the job.
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Freene Marshall
Coleman
Ed Lane
Richmond
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House Appropriations Committee
Lane
Edward Lane
Dieting in America a Fad Across Decades
A survey of dieting culture notes rising ads and spending in the United States as the nation obsesses over weight loss. It contrasts modern dieting with ancient Greek ideals, medieval views on obesity, and Victorian modesty, suggesting that the $10 billion annual industry profits from ineffective methods and public fascination.
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Slim
Greece
Socrates
Europe
America
New Vicious Circle Forming Over Mideast Policy
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that Carter era caution toward Israel’s Begin triggers a broader cycle. Katz’s White House visit request is rebuffed as U.S. officials seek to bridge gaps with Arab-Soviet realignments. Egyptian USSR talks loom, potentially reshuffling how Washington balances Israel and Arab states amid Begin’s hawkish Likud.
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Washington
Carter
Israel
Menahem Begin
Shmuel
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Begin
White House
Soviet Union
U.S
Katz
Zbigniew Breezinski
West Bank
Mr. Carter
Likud
Yitzhak Rabin
Labor Party
New York
United Nations
Jimmy Carter
Arab West Bank
Jerusalem Channel
Ismail Fahmy
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Vienna
Fahmyes
Gromyko
Fahmy
Congress
Sadat
Atl
Mila
Ants Rae Awe
Registering Mail to Editor Attacks on Racism Fire Up Critics
A letter to the editor denounces Andy Young and a new breed of political voices. It cites killings under Idi Amin in Uganda and Jehovah's Witness persecutions in Malawi, plus tribal conflicts in Chad and religious coercion in Zaire, asking how long such bias goes unchallenged under the president’s tacit approval.
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Uganda
Idi Amin
Malawi
Jehovah's Witnesses
Chad
Zaire
Russia
Soviet Leadership Coping With Contradictions In Moscow
Joseph Kraft examines two symbols of Soviet life a May memorial on Kulazowsky Prospect and a modern stage adaptation of The Master and Margarita. He argues Moscow shows tensions between an ideal classless society and concrete inequality, plus gaps between advanced sectors and civilian needs, while leaders deftly delaying decisive choices.
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Moscow
Kuluzowsky Prospect
Russia
Taganka Theater
Washington
Carter's hipshooting style dulls national optimism
In New York City observers assess Jimmy Carter's presidency as optimism wanes amid inflation, Congress conflicts, and a cautious stock market. Critics say his campaigner persona hinders decisive leadership while Americans doubt policy remedies and question economic recovery prospects.
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New York City
Jimmy Carter
Ial Street
Carter
Manhattan
Antinshaven
Wail
Congress
Wall'Street
Tron
Thay
Wall Street
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Democratic Congress
Danville Register Letter Submission Notice
The Danville Register invites readers to send letters to the editor with the intent to publish. The notice emphasizes full names and addresses for verification and includes guidance on submission format and confidentiality.
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