Remembering Miss Powell Danville Advocate Spirit of service in obituary note
The Danville area mourns Miss Sarah Colleen Powell, a longtime teacher and secretary whose work touched Faith Home Salvation Army First Baptist Church and Pi Omicron. She helped wards of the Juvenile Court and inspired a memorial project by the Danville Chapter BPW. Her career spanned Pittsylvania County schools and the Register Publishing Company before retiring as corporation secretary in 1967.
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Danville
Sarah
Colleen Powell
Miss Powell
Business and
Professional Women's Club
Kerr Morehead Harris
Faith Home
Salvation Army
First Baptist Church
Pi Omicron
Pittsylvania
Register Publishing Company
Danville Register
The
Bee
Drug addiction in Vietnam war GIs sparks debate
A returning medical officer calls narcotics addiction among GIs worse than reported as heroin becomes easily available near bases. One in ten GIs affected, with rising use. Nixon plans testing and treatment for all service members worldwide, treating addiction as an active enemy.
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Vietnam
Nixon
Court faults cited in death penalty rulings clash with freeing criminals
The piece notes Chief Justice Burger urging penalties for police errors, while the Supreme Court frees 39 death row inmates for jury selection flaws. It cites Witherspoon and Speck cases, reviews impact on fair trials, and contrasts with timid juror standards and lighter wedding trends.
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Warren E. Burger
Mr. Burger
High Court
William C. Witherspoon
Chicago
Supreme Court
Richard F. Speck
Cassius Clay
Mohammed Ali
Burger
Buckley on the Pentagon Papers and government conduct
Willian F Buckley Jr critiques the Pentagon Papers revealing official pessimism in 1964 and government manipulation of truth. He argues conservatives misjudge government while acknowledging its essential power and warns against complete candor that could undermine national security.
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Assian
Notre Dame
Soviet
Russia
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Ae Uture
Roosevelt
Saigon
Khrushchevranda
Hungary
Budapest
Eisenhower
AP Copyright Notice Ruled Across National Dispatches
A republished AP notice states exclusive republication rights for all AP news dispatches and local news in this paper. It lists exclusive rights and reserves reproduction rights for specific dispatches and mentions national advertising representatives in major cities.
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Associated Press
Branham Company
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
Buffalo Doctor and Herd Bring Laughter to Michigan Ranch
A humorous, affectionate account of Dr. Dwain Cummings and his Michigan Buffalo Docto r herd. The book blends bison lore, family antics, and a mission to aid reservation communities while chronicling the Cummings household’s adventures with yaks and the buffalo herd at Stanwead.
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itiee-Hall
Bill” Cummings
Jean Cummings
Famiin
Pinkie
Dwain Cummings
Prinany
Monicacipal
Americi
Dr. Cummings
Catskill
New York
Rx Ranch
Annette
Kahtanka
Cecilia
Kahlanka
Jess
Ringo
Mrs. Cummings
Upstate
Michigan
Stanwead
Buffalo
U.S
Willing Servant: The Decline of Servitude in America
An article traces the fading pride in service work in the United States, noting immigrant laborers and predominantly Black workers at The Homestead in Virginia, and discusses tipping, wages, and the social shift that devalues service as a profession. It cites experts from Cornell and industry leaders, with comparisons to Portugal and England.
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Budapest
United States
New York
Nea
Europa
Anc
America
Atrea
Nutley
N.J
Manhattan
Jack Leslir
Leslie
Hel
Springs
South
Homestead
Hotel Help
Appalachian
Nedicks
England
Antiwar Press and Pentagon Papers Reassessed
Jeffrey Hart argues the Pentagon Papers reveal sober, responsible Americans rather than shocking revelations. He contends the media bias targets the Nixon administration, while Johnson’s political base shaped Vietnam policy. Four presidents acknowledged Southeast Asia stakes amid a deteriorating war.
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Johnson
Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Vietnam
Democratic Party
Santo Domingo
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Johns Hopkins University
ADA
White House
Pentagon
Maxwell Taylor
Hall
Rostow
U.S
Southeast Asia
Barry Goldwater
Convention rhetoric shifts to fewer promises and more gambling debates
A remark signals that party conventions may promise less folly this time. A backer of legalized gambling argues it should contribute to school funding, contending gambling would offset tax burdens and offer a revenue stream.
Memoir Motives Behind Johnson Loyalty and Pentagon Papers
A fragmentary reminiscence-piece links Lyndon Johnson, Sam Houston Johnson, and Robert Kennedy. It discusses hidden motives and a blueprint for unraveling the Purloined Letters case, drawing on Sam’s book My Brother Lyndon and conversations with him.
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Johnson
McNamara
Bobby Kennedy
Bobby
Sam
Defense
Washington, D.C
Lyndon Johnson
Sam Houston Johnson
LBJ
Lyndon
Roosevelt
Jim Ana
Pentagon
Kennedys
Robert Kennedy
Lyndon Johners
Lynden
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New York Port Authority
Thomas Jefferee
Cornelius Vanderalt
Cameratin
Tragimig
Oelvanls Gea
Jeffrey Hart
Tom Wicker
Holmes Alexander Eel
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