Debate over Danville mass transit shaping city future
The editorial argues for thorough reporting on Danville's mass transit debate, noting federal action expanding urban and non urban transit funds. It cites the Senate approving the Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1977, with provisions for smaller cities and bus purchases, and urges local coverage as citizens weigh eliminating or retaining transit.
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U.S
Virginia
Senate
House
Harrison Williams
Edward Brooke
Mr. Williams
Danville
Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Danvillians
Brooke
Buckley Defends State Rights In Abortion Debate
William F Buckley argues against New York Times claims on abortion funding, stressing self government and state jurisdiction. He compares abortion to Brown v Board, criticizes lobby rhetoric, and notes high abortion costs in New York versus elsewhere, framing the issue as moral imperialism and personal choice.
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New York Times
Supreme Court of the United States
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Supreme Court
Brown Vs. Board of Education
New York City
New York
Time Magazine
Canal Hangup Now Is Money for Panama Solution
Washington fights over compensation and rights in the Panama Canal dispute. Panamanian negotiators seek higher payments and sovereignty steps while U.S. officials fear Senate ratification obstacles. Analysts urge a fairer share of canal revenues to resolve a decades-long tension and ease regional resentment.
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Washington
U.S
Panama Canal
Panama
Canal Zone
Latin America
Panama Canal Company
U.S Senate
Senate
Educators Face Ideology Debate Over Public School Curricula
A reader argues that calls for interdependence and international studies in Virginia schools echo transcendental philosophy used to justify government by elites. He links Kant, Leibniz, Teilhard de Chardin, and others to modern education policy, warns against German philosophy influencing U.S. governance, and urges a renewed focus on Virginia history and English literacy to preserve constitutional liberty by 1989.
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Virginia
Kant
Liebniz
Teilhard de Chardin
Teilhard
Fichte
League of Nations
Wilson
Danville
John Locke
U.S
Marx
Lenin
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emerson
Harvard
Samuel Eliot Morison
Stalin
James Madison
Congress
Evolutionary Biology
Theodosius Dobzhansky
Evolution
Russia
Cambodia
Dobzhansky
Tis
George Mason
Richard Lee
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Virgin
Danville Mass Transit Urged as City’s Economic Vitality
A letter argues mass transit is essential for Danville’s future, outlining long term costs from inaction. It contends subsidies support the public good, curb street crowding, raise industrial appeal, and protect health and property while urging council to adopt a viable system quickly.
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Danville
Public Works Department
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