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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1977
Page
2
Perspective three weeks earlier declared mass transit in Danville dead. The editorial criticizes four council members who voted May 3 to halt buses and warns the ideological pact will haunt the city for a year. It predicts bus service may end next week and cautions against civic project defeats.
The piece questions the Carter administration's 4 billion jobs bill calling it a patronage feast, arguing it damages supply and demand balance, diverts taxpayer funds to build hospitals, jails, schools, and roads, and notes political favoritism in summer job allocations linked to City Hall and the White House. It concludes the real beneficiaries are Washington insiders.
Carl T. Rowan recalls conversation with Menachem Begin in Jerusalem two years ago and weighs the new Israeli leader's peace prospects. Begin asserts uncompromising territorial claims even as he must govern with U.S. support, while observers hope he may surprise by adopting pragmatic restraint.
Senator Jesse Helms argued that federal regulation of higher education imposes heavy costs in money time and integrity. He cited Harvard Duke Georgetown Michigan California Berkeley and Claremont as examples and described affirmative action as a costly mandated program. Helms seeks an early Senate hearing amid liberal opposition.
Ralph de Toledano argues that public opinion favors continued U S relations with the Republic of China on Taiwan and a strong defense treaty, while pressing for human rights scrutiny of Red China. He contends China seeks normal relations to counter the Soviet Union and warns against appeasement.
The Danville Register invites signed letters with full addresses and accompanying signatures. Writers must provide telephone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited or shortened when space is limited.
Nixon’s interview with Frost is a dense critique of his own role in Vietnam and Watergate. The piece edges through Nixon’s claims of immunity, Democratic sabotage, and Kissinger’s January 1973 talks, noting Nixon’s retreat from victory and perceived death wish amidst a waning political life.
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