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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1977
Page
2
The State Comptroller's office announced a new summer program to publish monthly totals of state personnel. Legislators complained last session about inconsistent figures and estimates, but the plan aims to provide August or September reports on payrolls to gauge government growth.
Rep. David Obey urges financial disclosure for reporters and their bosses and questions Capitol Hill press services and free parking. He warns that government favors risk press freedom, urging a prompt, brief debate on journalism ethics and access.
Carl T. Rowan argues that escalating white minority rule in South Africa and violent clashes threaten global stability. He outlines three white American perspectives from sympathetic whites to pragmatists, and a rising view that U.S. morality and security align against apartheid. He warns that Botha’s insistence on white-rule endangers all, predicting tragedy if power-sharing is denied.
In Salisbury Rhodesia Prime Minister Ian Smith signals a potential two step plan toward a black government, risking Western pressure and possible war, while keeping options open for resignation and elections. He criticizes Anglo American push as insufficient safeguards and weighs limited voting for blacks amid urging for a broad-based settlement.
James J. Kilpatrick argues Laetrile is a widely discussed controversy in which supporters seek treatment outside conventional medicine. He criticizes government and medical establishment for overreach, notes legal actions and widespread belief among patients, and defends personal liberty to pursue harmless remedies.
President Carter seeks to shield 2.7 million civilian federal employees from pay or status downgrades amid an expected government reorganization. The House Civil Service Committee considers a bill to curb attrition driven downsizing and to limit grade creep revealed by audits led by former Civil Service Commission head Robert Hampton. The measure could constrain Mr. Carter’s plan to cut bureaucracy without mass layoffs.
Ralph de Toledano delivers a vigorous critique of the ACLU, alleging long FBI scrutiny and ties to communism through Baldwin and Browder. The piece traces the ACLU’s origins as the NCLB, accuses it of bias against conservatives, and predicts ongoing martyrdom rhetoric as it defends press freedom.
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