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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1977
Page
2
Citizens lament the elimination of mass transportation in Danville after four city council members rejected final compromises. The editorial decries the loss as a blow to public service and the city’s image, urging collective resolve while acknowledging irreparable damage and a new ugliness in the world.
Jerome Kurtz new IRS commissioner agrees with Donald Alexander on key issues. He will keep forceful investigations for clear tax motives and curb probes lacking tax motive. He notes about 25 percent of IRS actions now target operations believed criminal. He cites risks of harassment using tax tactics but accepts some use against known criminals.
Carl T Rowan argues that rumors about James Earl Ray’s escape and King’s murder persist. He notes FBI involvement debates, conspiracy theories, and a Justice Department task force finding no evidence of FBI or Memphis police complicity. He urges the House Assassinations Committee to continue its inquiry despite persistent doubt.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report Mondale will spearhead Carter’s outreach to Begin and Jewish leaders to shore up support for the proposed Middle East plan. The move aims to reassure Israel’s security needs while managing Arab guarantees, with Mondale briefing at a California speech and ongoing White House coordination.
A caustic, fragmented register-style rant questions Danville's status and local services. It mocks bus service, malls, library funding, and teachers while venting about private schooling and car ownership, ending with a boast of being an All-American City despite decay.
A June Danville Register letter from LS Will defends the Danville Police Department K-9 program begun in May 1974 after a 12 week Norfolk training. The writer emphasizes dogs are obedient, not killer dogs, used to deter vandalism in Ballou Park and to apprehend those responsible. Demonstrations are offered to dispel fears.
To the editor we concur with your editorial and urge action to keep buses running in the city. The undersigned residents express thanks for public transit and request measures to ensure continued bus service for riders Kathy Burton Betty Zavala Valai R. Ganett Sue F. Gibson Shirley F. Medley.
A reader responds to a newspaper editorial complaining of name calling and describes a filed lawsuit over a City Council action judged unlawful. The writer cites the court finding and references Jefferson Henry Madison, calling themselves a "super zealot" for the rule of law and limited government. He notes he will skip editorials for a few days.
Washington columnist Ralph de Toledano rebuts Ehrlich and Pad- dock predictions from The Population Bomb and Famine 1975, arguing shortages stem from maldistribution and socialist economics. He criticizes Zero Population Growth, environmentalists, and anti-trade moves, calling for class action suits against whom he deems phony intellectuals.
The Danville Register invites signed letters with full addresses and telephone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited or shortened to fit space constraints.
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