Danville Police praised in state evaluation report
The Virginia Division of Justice and Crime Prevention lauds Danville Police Department training programs as among the best in the state. The report notes higher education ties with Danville Community College and Averett College, a growing cadre of educated officers, improved record keeping, and strong esprit de corps under Chief Morris.
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Danville Police Department
Virginia Division of Justice and
Danville
Virginia
Morris
Dame Street
Colquehoun
Men In Blue
DPD
Kirwan
First Lady Bets Ford Breaks Tradition On Public Issues
The piece argues most first ladies stay within hostess roles while Betty Ford openly endorses the Equal Rights Amendment and faces opposition. It notes prior first ladies varied in public involvement from Eleanor Roosevelt to Jacqueline, Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, and others, each shaping public service in their own way.
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Elinor Roosevelt
White House
Betty Ford
Era
Kennedy
Jacqueline
King John’s
Johnson
Lady Bird
Nixon
Pat
California
How The Russians Prepare For War
Holmes Alexander argues that Soviet preparedness surpasses the United States in civilian readiness and indoctrination. While the US outguns the USSR in missiles and air power, Moscow’s centralized leadership, state war industry, and civilian civil defense foster a more resilient nation.
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Korea
Vietnam
William F. Scott
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Scott
Marshall A. A. Grechko
Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
Ford
Minutemen
Russia
We shall build good ships here motto in a museum
A retired Newport News shipbuilder recalls the Mariner’s Museum granite plaque inscribed with the motto we shall build good ships here. He contrasts a creed of quality with modern profit urgency, warns against greed, and laments the monument’s museum fate while urging pride in work and value for labor.
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W. T. Sparrow
Hampton
Virginia
Mariner's Museum
Newport News
Bill
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
America
United States
Collis P. Huntington
Huntington
Mr. Huntington
Bill Sparrow
White House
Congress
Jesus
Parting Shots on Global Diplomacy and Modern Travel
The piece muses on fragile diplomacy and a future with less rain, travel, and combustion driven life. It notes ski resorts thriving, a jaunty old ally, and the question of heating homes as a potential necessity in a warmer, restrained world.
Union Shop at Ferris State Spurs Debate on Academic Freedom
Ferris State College in Michigan approved a union shop contract with the local MEA, requiring faculty dues or fees or risk of discharge. The pieces warn of a closed shop, fear loss of academic freedom, and anticipate litigation as unions gain power over hiring and policy in public higher education.
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Ferris State College
Michigan
Michigan Education Association
Ferris
MEA
California
America
Central Michigan University
Rider College
New Jersey
Central
National Education Association
American Federation of Teachers
Buckley Reflects On Cambodia and Lon Nol Fall Possibility
William F Buckley Jr analyzes Cambodia’s crisis and Lon Nol’s regime, arguing the fall of Lon Nol could come before readers, and compares U.S. aid and international law to campaigns in the Middle East and Israel. He contrasts Nixon Kissinger policy with 1973 bombing limits and weighs neglect and corruption in ceasing bombing.
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Lon Nol
Anthony Lewis
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Sihanouk
Middle East
South Vietnam
United States
Israel
Congress
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Chou En-lai
Red China
Khmer Rouge
Phnom Penh
Con Nol
Chiang Kai-shek
Ngo Diem
Salazar
Coriolanus
Mr. Lewis
Rutusov
Napoleon
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Holmes Alexander
Washington, D.C
Soviet
Ussr
USA
Pearl Harbor
Marshall Grechko
Gran
Tors
L. D. Johnson
Furman University
Russell Kirk
William F. Buckley Jr
the Register Publishing Co., Inc
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