Full probe urged after deaths and polluted wells in Danville
Five weeks after four city workers died from toxic vapors at Greenwood Drive pumping station and wells in the area were found contaminated, officials launch a broad Water Control Board and Health Department inquiry. A death and 21 polluted wells prompt a wide examination to uncover and stop underlying hazards.
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Greenwood Drive
State Water Control Board
State Health Department
State Heart Department
Danville
Waverly Lewis Jr
Disston Inc
City
Disston
Water Control Board
Health Department
Chamber urged to divert room tax for Danville tourism
Danville Area Chamber of Commerce proposes using part of the one per cent room tax to boost tourist spending. The tourism committee cites local museums, tobacco auctions, Dan River Inc and other assets, urging a homegrown promotion campaign and a mini tour for officials to understand Danville’s appeal.
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Danville
Danville Area
Stover J. Morris Jr
Chamber
Council
Dan River Inc
Danvillians
Windfall Profits sparks council clash over gas bills
A reader defends the phrase windfall profits used in the March 4 council story and argues revenue sharing funds and unexpected winter utility usage boosted city coffers. The letter critiques the timing of billing changes and notes pressure on the council, urging refunds and scrutiny of expenditures.
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Womack
United States
Danville
Henry Howell
State Corporation Commission
Winstead
Mr. Winstead
Lord
Carterites Create Unique UN Role for Andy Young
Carter expands Andy Young’s UN influence with a Washington staff and special subsidies, elevating his access to the National Security Council and cabinet. James Leonard and Donald McHenry become UN aides, Anne Holloway leads the Washington office, and Charles Maynes joins as Assistant Secretary. Critics call it cosmetic while supporters say Young could shape multilateral diplomacy and U.S. policy.
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Washington
Andrew Young
U.S
Carter
Young
United Nations
Andy Young
Will Young
New York
Congress
State Department
White House
Commission On
James Leonard
Donald McHenry
Foreign Service
Anne Forrester Holloway
Uno
Congressional UN
Garter
IT International
Charles William Maynes
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Jimmy Carter Cosmetics
National Security Council
Vance
State
Subcommittee
Elford Cederberg
Michigan
Europe
Africa
Howard University
South Africa
Mr. Carter
Qval
America
NBC buys Moscow Olympics coverage funding a propaganda show
The article argues NBC paid about 80 million dollars for the 1980 Moscow Olympic TV contract, positioning NBC as a propagandist conduit for Soviet messaging. It warns of censorship risks, contrasts with 1936 Berlin, and urges protests, boycotts, and renewed scrutiny of corporate involvement in Olympic coverage.
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Lenin
NBC
Mostow
Moscow
ABC
CBS
Maybeven
Mow
Russia
Berlin
Albert Speer
Leni Riefenstah
Richard Strauss
Americas
New Order
Karl Marx
Readers urged to sign letters to editor in Danville Register
The Danville Register invites letters to the editor and requires signatures with accompanying addresses. For verification writers should list telephone numbers. All letters may be edited or shortened if space is limited.
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The
Danville Register
Carter Hawks Clash With Senate Hawks Over Warcke Nomination
The article argues President Carter will prevail in the Warcke nomination and in future votes on Panama and Vietnam. It traces a pattern of Senate hawks from both parties using national security to drive party conflict, notes their influence, and predicts a shift toward concrete, varied defense policy once Carter secures key wins.
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Senate
Paul Warcke
Vietnam
Svin
Harry Truman
Watergate
White House
U.S
U.S.S.R
Barry Goldwater
John Stearns
Mississippi
Henry Jackson
Washington
Sen
Howard Baker
Warnkee
Secretary of Defense
Central Intelligence Agency
Carter
Warnke
Panama
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Robert Novak
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Ussr
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Cuba
Kornelia Ender
Nadia Comaneci
Alberto Juantoreng
Joseph Kraft
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