SDS convention ban fuels campus backlash
SDS secretary Mike Kronsky laments being barred from campuses nationwide while universities defend refusals with distinct reasons. He accuses government agencies of pressuring schools, but critics say SDS actions disrupt education and the state. Kronsky predicts uninvited delegates may seize a campus building for the convention.
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Mike Kronsky
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
University of Wisconsin
University of Buffalo
Kronsky
FBI
United States
Kuonsky
Page County Virginia voting fraught with fraud fears in Stanley
The governor moves to ensure lawful conduct as Stanley voters choose a mayor and council amid warnings of absentee ballot abuses. State figures urged strict adherence to Virginia election code to deter fraud and uphold honest ballots across more than 2,000 precincts statewide.
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Page County
Virginia
Page
Shenandoah Valley
Stanley
Henry Howell
Goowin
State Board of Elections
Howe
Birth control pill risks echoed in courts and clinics
Reports from the United States and abroad highlight dangers of the birth control pill with about 200 lawsuits against manufacturers. The first trial ended in dismissal, with claims the pill was adequately tested. Medical notes cite mood changes, clots, and other serious side effects, prompting calls for routine personal examinations and insurer pressure for informed consent.
Disruptions at commencements and odd musings from a senator
The column quips about disruptions at graduation ceremonies, mockery of honorary degrees, humility in politics, a booming mosquito year, new swimwear fashion, transplant humor, and a lingering jab at the Post Office head. It reads as a satirical collage from a humorous columnist.
Danville Daily subscription rates and policies
The Danville Register outlines subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with in city carrier delivery at 50 cents per week and 10 cent single copies. Mail rates are one year 20 dollars, six months 10.50, three months 5.25, and one month 1.75, with notices mailed 10 days before expiration.
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Danville
Buckley on Fulbright and Nixon's speech confrontation
William F Buckley Jr argues Nixon’s address exposed Fulbright’s policies and hesitations as the speech’s critics groan. He labels Fulbright’s stance un-American and cautions that demanding accountability for policy consequences is not inherently un-American.
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Richard Nixon
William Fulbright
Sannot
Fulbright
Southeast Asia
Neville Chamberlain
Western Europe
Nixon
Little Rock
Senator Fulbright
Joe McCarthy
America
Sferbert Hoover
Ciie
D Hoover
Walter Lippmann
United States
Vietnam
Hagland
Shifting Balance of Nuclear Power Speech At Bohemian Grove
D. Wiesner and ABM advocate Richard Whalen report that Wiesner, once Nixon adviser figure, warned against censorship of his views. Whalen recounts a 1967 interview with Wiesner about SDI style defenses, Minutemen, and the Soviet threat, arguing Safeguard ABM deployment could force Moscow toward second strike and shape US choices amid global posturing.
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Richard Whalen
Richard Nixon
Miami Beach
Bohemian Grove
California
White House
Whaten
Jerome Wiesner
Ted Kennedy
Whalen
Wiesner
Soviet Union
Io Whalen
Moscow Politburo
United States
Minutemen
Russia
Western
Europe
U. S
Yorty Wins Los Angeles Mayoral Race Against Odds
The column notes Sam Yorty’s surprise re election to a third term in Los Angeles despite polls predicting Bradley would win. It cites a strong opposition coalition, significant fundraising for Bradley, and voter sentiment against liberalism. Henry Salvatori is praised as a key ally who helped Yorty secure victory.
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Sam Yorty
Yorty
Thomas Bradley
Los Angeles
Bradley
Rockefeller
Nixon
United States
Henry Salvatori
Salvatori
California
Barry Goldwater
Fear and Courage in a Nation Divided by Race
Holmes Alexander reflects on a taxi ride through a black neighborhood and the internal fear it provokes. He links personal unease to a broader white fear of black empowerment, noting Los Angeles politics and race as defining tensions of the era. He argues fear is real, not cowardice, and calls for acknowledgment rather than denial.
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Associated Press
Branham Company
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Washington, D.C
Jbus
Darktown
British Empire
Confederate States
Federal Union
Washington
Ivery
Sam Yorty
Thomas Bradley
Bradley
Watts
Berkeley Land
Eastland West
Silver Dollars Without Silver May Be Minted
Washington reports that if Congress agrees, the United States may mint silverless dollars. The new copper-nickel sandwich coins would clunk like old cartwheels, with no silver content, and a design yet to be chosen. Possible honoree suggestions include President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the National Geographic Society.
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Washington
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
National Geographic Society
Frustrations Rise Over Tax Support And Yearbook Error
Local frustration grows as a long time tax supporter laments his daughter’s yearbook misspelling. Police seek a “clean cut” suspect in a murder case. Russians warn Venus is unfit but Americans push on. Nevada gaming revenue drops blamed on weather. Frost risks threaten the peach crop after years of worry.
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Nevada
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Russell Kirk
Holmes Alexander
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