City Council faces critique over ex-officio tips to judges
A Danville editorial argues that ex-officio gratuities paid by the city to the Corporation Court judge and other officials are improper. It warns that as Danville joins a larger circuit with three judges, such gratuities create favoritism and friction, urging the city and state to pay uniform salaries without local supplements.
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Danville
Corporation Court
Stuart L. Craig
City of
General Assembly
Pittsylvania
Franklin
22Nd Judicial Circuit
Stuart J. Craig
Craig
Placing Watergate in broader government concerns
The piece argues Watergate diverts attention from deficits and broader policy failures. It contends the rise in public distrust stems from persistent deficits, not Watergate alone, urging Congress to back negotiations with Hanoi and Europe, while fostering mutual trade and restraint on force in Vietnam.
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United States
Congress
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Western
Europe
Soviet Union
Kremlin
West
Japan
European Economic Community
Capitol Hill
Mt. Ararat
The Aged and the meaning of retirement
A Furman University sermon on responsibility to the elderly laments youth worship and fear of aging. It argues retirement brings boredom, loss of purpose, and strained finances, urging meaning through purposeful activities and philosophical questions as life extends beyond work.
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St. Petersburg
Palm Beach
Paul Tournier
Barry Goldwater A Cutback To NATO Strains Europe Ties
A pundit view warns that large U S force cuts in NATO, up to 150000 troops, would worsen European ties and weaken U S leverage in disarmament talks with the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact. It cites objections from West German Chancellor Willy Brandt and notes Europe's reliance on U S and nuclear deterrence.
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Europe
Congress
U.S
NATO
Soviet Union
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
United States
Nixon
Mansfield Group
Atlantic Alliance
Willy Brandt
Western
Brandt
Western Europe
Russia
Red China
Five Areas of Hope From Watergate Scandal
James J. Kilpatrick argues that amid Watergate’s damage there are five hopeful avenues. Reform of campaign finance and election practices may emerge, with limits on contributions and spending. A shakeup in the Nixon administration is seen as positive, and a broader reckoning with hubris and power could follow, potentially reforming ties among White House, Congress, and press.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Watergate
Hope
Richard Nixon
John Mitchell
Maurice Stans
White House
Rar Bureau of Investigation
Republican Party
Congress
Nixon
John Ehrlichman
H. Haldeman
Washington
L. Patrick Gray
The
FBI
Defense
Justice
CIA
Capitol Hill
Tim
Oval Office
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Jim Farley
Arthur Summerfield
Larry O’brien
Will Hays
Farcical verdicts and fury over Pentagon Papers case
Holmes Alexander argues the Pentagon Papers trial was a sham with tainted evidence and a corrupt system. He urges dismissing the case, condemns political corruption, and recalls past officials while warning that justice was not served and national interests suffered.
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Daniel Elisberg
Anthony Russo
Matt Byrne
Danville Daily Rates and Subscription Notice
The Danville Register lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. In city delivery 50 cents per week, single copies 10 cents, Sunday edition 20 cents. By mail: one year 20 dollars, six months 10.50, three months 5.25, one month 1.75, notice mailed 10 days before expiration.
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Afl-Cio Committee On Political Education
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Hays
Rogers
Justice Department
Bob Kennedy
Elliott Richardson
Massachusetts
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Richard Stebbins
Council On Foreign Relations
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Martin Luther King
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