Three candidates vie for Pittsylvania House delegate nod
The piece argues three men compete for the 13th District seat in Pittsylvania. Voters will indirectly choose slates to attend a Martinsville convention, with incumbents Philpott and DeBruhl named as likely Western delegates. It critiques the nominating convention system vs primaries and urges more primary participation by Western voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Delegates
Pittsylvania
Chatham
Martinsville
Pittsylvania County
Gaul
A.L. Philpott
Bassett
Henry County
Gary DeBruhl
Critz
Patrick County
House
Virginia
General Assembly
Henry, Patrick and
Democratic Executive Committee
State
Senate
Danville-Pittsylvania- Campbell
No Longer A Dust Bowl
Forty years after severe droughts hit the Oklahoma Panhandle, remaining residents have stayed to farm. The once dusty fields now grow wheat and corn, with irrigation expanding over a third of High Plains land. Deep wells, mechanized plows, and renewed harvests reward the steadfast Oklahomans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Panhandle
High Plains
Senator Soaper and Bicentennial Visitors Highlight Capital
A tongue in cheek note about national sport not played in the capital and Bicentennial visitors, with reflections on Oscar winning costume design and a critique of society. It ends by contrasting literacy with an abundance of vital fine print documents.
Democracy at risk as Congress faces energy funding needs
In a Senate Finance subcommittee hearing Gaylord Freeman of Chicago warned that a long term energy financing plan could require up to 750 billion dollars, far above Treasury estimates. He urged Congress to shift to pay as you go for ten years to avoid fiscal collapse. He criticized the 94th Congress for tax cuts and spending higher than projected revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Alexander Trotter
Senate
Gaylord Freeman
Chicago
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Congress
Freeman
Treasury
Simon
94Th Congress
Federalia
Congressional
Texas lawmakers warn New England of oil clash and state split
Texas lawmakers Gammage and Agnich push a non binding plan to carve Texas into five states to press oil and gas issues on Congress. They argue Texas population and economic heft demand equality in the Senate and urge Washington to rebalance energy policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Maine
New England
United States’ Congress
New
Dallas
Gammage
Agnich
Republic of Texas
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
San Antonio
Houston
West Texas
North Texas
East Texas
South Texas
Central
Congress
Lone Star
Bentsen
Tower
Senate
Ed Muskie
Small Red Party To Rule In Portugal
The United States and NATO allies face a feared Communist takeover in Portugal as the Red junta consolidates power after May Day. The Socialist and Popular Democratic forces are shut out, amid threats to Soares and potential crypto-Communist control of the assembly. The piece warns that a Communist Portugal would fracture NATO, push Soviet bases into the Atlantic, and reshape Europe and the Mediterranean while criticizing U.S. prestige and Vietnam policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Portugal
United States
Britain
France
RED Junta
Socialist-Popular Democratic Coalition
Popular Democratic Party
Mario Soares
Socialist Party
Popular Democrats
Constituent Assembly
Soares
White House
Pentagon
Soviet Russia
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Kremlin
Truth in Spending bill gains Senate approval
The Senate approved Senator Beall's Truth in Spending bill requiring cost estimates for spending bills to show the impact on the average family. A rider by Senator Prox- Mire adds costing of corporate and other tax benefits, prompting broader questions about government revenue foregone. The piece calls for measuring monetary expansion effects on families and urges comprehensive cost accounting across fiscal policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Beall
Prox- Mire
Wall Street Journal
Death penalty debate reaches Supreme Court again
Jeffrey Hart discusses the deep, unresolved ethics of capital punishment as the Supreme Court weighs its constitutionality in the Fowler case. He contrasts utilitarian views with a moral argument that a society declares its core values through the maximum penalty, citing cases and statistics to illustrate deter rence and justice. The piece critiques the court for potential overreach and emphasizes the societal declaration embedded in punishment decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Camus
Truman Capote
Supreme Court
Amicus Curae
Justice Department
Robert Bork
Jesse Thurman Fowler
North Carolina
Edward Levi
Bork
Thorstein Sellin
Isaac Ehrlich
University of Chicago
Sellin
New York
Denmark
Ernest van den Haag
Rosenbergs
Caryl Chessman
Charles Manson
Lee Harvey Oswald
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
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Senator Soaper
Someody
Holmes Alexander
James J. Kilpatrick
Ralph de Toledano
Hungary
America
Italy
Yugoslavia
South
Vietnam
Danzig
Saigon
Western
Europe
Jeffrey Hart
Danville
the Register Publishing Co., Inc
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