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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1977
Page
2
President Carter pushes voluntary measures to end energy waste in homes. A tax credit for insulation drawn strong opposition in Congress while a bill to require insulation standards in home sales passed a close Ways and Means vote. Loans via FHLMC and FNMA would fund conservation efforts.
Attorney General Griffin B. Bell is ready to testify before the Senate subcommittee in favor of abolishing the federal parole system. The American Bar Association study and a privately funded committee both urge ending parole, favoring fixed prison terms with no parole. The Criminal Code Reform Act of 1977, championed by Kennedy and McClellan, would gradually abolish parole as part of codifying federal criminal laws.
A taped after dinner tribute at Shelton Memorial Church celebrates Dr Paul W Hodge for fifty years of service, forty four as pastor and six as pastor emeritus. The speaker jokes about his lean appearance, dinner invitations, and a Cape Charles train memory while praising his pulpit gift and ongoing work.
Letter criticizes June editorial on bus issue in Danville and calls for competitive bids from private bus firms. Denounces editorial rhetoric and warns against federal control. Urges council to open bidding to ensure best deal for taxpayers and oppose single-provider plans.
A reader contends the paper’s front page banner “Vote Today” was misrepresented as urging all readers to vote in the Democratic primary. The letter accuses the editor of bias, defends GOP criticisms of John Dalton and Andy Miller, and warns about media distortion and First Amendment concerns.
A reader letter traces genetic engineering and the evolution debate from Darwin through Lange and Hegel to modern communism, noting neokantian socialism, the misuse of science in education, and the rise of state dominance in society. It links Muller, Plato, and the 1990s intellectuals to a trend toward centralized control and atheistic materialism.
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