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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1977
Page
2
The article analyzes conservatorship and its role in protecting or seizing elder wealth, contrasting it with socialist aims to abolish inheritance. It notes past cases including a San Francisco judge ruling on Moonies and Groucho Marx’s guardian dispute, arguing for reappraisal and repeal of the provision.
In Northern Ireland the failure of militant Protestants to mobilize workers against a general strike signals growing disillusionment with extremism on both sides. Three years after a previous strike disrupted power-sharing attempts, 90 percent of Protestant workers ignored this call, aimed at provoking a British showdown with Catholic extremists. Some stayed home from fear, as Ulster moves away from violence toward moderates seeking a governance formula.
Insiders noted President Carter was central only in public functions while London meetings showed him less assertive. The London visit highlighted staff coordination led by Henry Owens and Jody Powell with briefings from Michael Blumenthal.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report on Andrew Young's clash for influence in U S foreign policy, noting White House backing amid Pretoria sensitivity, plus Abner Mikva and Robert Giaimo's ascent reshaping the tax credit debate. The piece also covers anti Panama treaty sentiment and public opinion on canal ownership.
Washington debate on HR 4246, the Youth Camp Safety Act, would regulate YMCA, Boy Scouts, Salvation Army, and church camps with new inspectors and a funded bureaucracy. Critics say it wastes taxpayer money, heightens paperwork, and harms underprivileged children by reducing camp access while mislabeling safety concerns as a national issue.
Carter’s London summit yielded a harmony show while easing pressure on human rights and nuclear limits, yet the key test remains how Washington will push the Soviet Union on arms control. Geneva talks with Vance and Gromyko follow two Vladivostok style proposals, both rejected by Moscow, as allies weigh deeper cuts, testing on site inspection, and verification.
John Chamberlain notes Congress struggles with cross purposes in energy policy as Carter seeks higher coal output while EPA OSHA and state laws clash. Northeast Utilities shifts back to coal for some plants, Bethlehem Steel faces costly pollution upgrades, and global steel competition and dumping raise market pressures.
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