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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1976
Page
2
The article criticizes the FBI for stopping efforts to identify foreign undercover agents since the 1960s. It argues that spying threats persist and calls for resuming former intelligence activities to protect national security, warning against narrowing the agency’s powers.
The piece explores garbage to fuel ideas, noting John Wayne promoting pyrohydrogenation at Duke Engineering in Irvine California to convert Connecticut and national waste into oil gas and briquettes. It weighs economic environmental and energy implications then comments on political change and modern campaigning.
William J. West, wartime tank officer and 1940s Blanchard-Davis West Point linebacker, becomes headmaster of St. John's Military Academy in Delafield Wisconsin in 1970. He finds seniors seeking unlimited study hall cuts and constant access to TV and gymnasiums, undermining military school discipline amid UW Weather cause and campus unrest.
Bill West, head of a prep school, dismissed rebellious seniors and forced a leadership shakeup while arguing that discipline, study skills, and basic writing must be taught. His criticism of lax schooling gained traction at national meetings and echoed in Phillips Andover’s new compulsory English competency courses for underperforming students.
Washington commentary mocks the 1976 presidential race. Georgia's Jimmy Carter leads the Democrats, Allende comparisons arise, while Democratic governors fret over a former colleague's renomination. Ford leads Republicans but is unimpressive, with Reagan’s NH win seen as a slim victory.
At an AEI panel Sen Hubert Humphrey defends the Rural Electrification Administration while critics note its aging mission and costly subsidies. Ronald Reagan also speaks, arguing limited justification for small town air service and CAB regulation costs. The piece argues government interference raises prices and props up politicians and bureaucracies.
The piece critiques 1970s presidential hopefuls including Ford Carter and Reagan, contrasting their appeal with past giants. It argues Congress’ Class of 1974 failed to deliver, leaving the nation seeking stronger leadership and clearer policy in foreign affairs and domestic reform.
A history of political symbols and satire from Thomas Nast. Donkeys and elephants began as ridicule, evolve into party emblems, with famed depictions of a berserk elephant and the fox, tiger, and other creatures marking fights over reform, corruption, and power. The piece traces Nast’s cartoons from 1870 onward, including Tammany tiger and bull moose moments.
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