Olympics Should Be Sporting Event Not Wartime
The piece argues against government funding for athletes and against turning the Olympics into a national contest of professional strength. It defends amateurism, urges preserving the status quo, and suggests expanding events to include more sports without making losses humiliating. It cautions that Olympic competition should remain about sport, not warlike prestige.
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Johnson
Congress
Bronsam
Brownnan
Humparey
Minnesota
Leo Durocuxr
Olympic Committee
America
Fight to carve new parties in Virginia and SNCC in Atlanta
In Richmond the Virginia Conservative Party gathers to wage political warfare against compliant Democratic officials while SNCC moves in Atlanta under new leadership with Stoke Carmichael replacing John Lewis. Each group seeks to become an independent political force, yet both aspire to influence major parties by forming blocs and pressuring for policy concessions.
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Virginia
Richmond
Student Non- Violent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
Atlanta
John Lewis
StokeLey Carmichael
Jeffrrson
Carmichart
Black Panthers
Dogs On The Prowl Stir North American Shorelines
Citizens debate dog control across regions from City Council to Pittsylvania County. In Newfoundland packs ravage farms reducing 90 000 sheep to about 30 000. A journalist notes lawmakers fear dog licensing and confronts persistent dog lovers and critics.
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Pittsylvania
North America
Newfoundland
St. John’s
Sawyers Hill
Pittsylvania Coun
W. J. Keonch
Keouch
West
Danville Register Subscription Rates and Info
The Danville Register lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including in-city carrier delivery at 35 cents per week and single copies at 6 cents. Mail rates are one year 315 dollars, six months 7.50, three months 3.75, and one month 1.25, with notices mailed 10 days before expiration.
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Danville
Associated Press
Branham Company
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
San Francisco
Lo Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
Farther’s Day, Barbecues, and Legendary Feats
The piece humorously notes Farther’s Day during backyard cookouts with dads taking a break from cooking. It compares Willie Mays and Babe Ruth in home runs and hot dog feats, while lampooning honorary degrees and the craving for generous citations. It hints that many claimances of invention exist, including a dodgy ancestor who allegedly invented the paper belip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Mays
Babe Ruth
Reapportionment Debate: One Vote Per Person Contested
Senator Ev Dirksen backs the one man one vote ideal while ADA critics urge against overrepresentation of small towns. Alfred M. Bingham, Connecticut native and editor, argues for a mixed system: retain town representation but weight votes by city size to preserve democratic participation and curb urban overreach. The piece surveys implications for state legislatures and suburban power versus urban blocs.
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Ev Dirksen
Norwich
Connecticut
Senate
Jiberal
Ictory
Ada
Alfred M. Bingham
Kheeu
Van
Can Bingham
Hiram
Bingham
Jonathan Bingham
New York
Ameritlas
Democracy
Toqueville
New Republic
New England
Germany
Supreme Court
Mr. Bingham
Tower House
Inflation fears and a retired professor’s plea for dollar honesty
A Rock Island reader and retired professor urge Congress to warn Americans that the dollar’s value has declined over 56 years. They argue government spending and social programs fuel inflation, harming fixed incomes, especially the elderly, and compare current hardship to past crises. The letter questions Medicare Poverty War measures and calls for a bond notice on dollar value. The piece ends with a prompt asking if Lyndon Johnson will remember the forgotten Americans.
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Johnson
America
Hitler
Germany
Governo Fce
Rock Island
Illinois
Uncle Sam
Congress
Goldwater
Lyndon Johnson
ABM debate sparks Capitol Hill worries and McNamara critique
Ralph de Toledano argues Secretary McNamara questions whether military strength deters war. He critiques postures from the Washington Post and peace factions, urging a robust ABM program to deter Soviet missiles, fund Nike Zeus and other weapons, and prevent a dangerous imbalance despite opposition over costs and strategic philosophy.
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Robert McNamara
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
McNamara
House
Senate
United States
Washington Post
Post
Kremlin
Moscow
Joint Chiefs
Congress
Strategic ‘Air Command
Vietnam
Russia and U S split on poverty cure in annual compare
Washington column contrasts Soviet and American rhetoric on poverty. It cites A I Aitov on Kazan upward mobility and notes U S job vacancy pressures from 1963 and 1965 data. The piece argues opportunity exists in the United States but is not the focus of current policy rhetoric amid social strain.
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A.I. Aitov
Kazan
Mr. Aitov
USA
Labor Department
New York City
Richmond
Birmingham
Charleston
S.C
Milwaukee
Frank H. Cassell
U.S. Employment Service
Washington
Jet Economic
Sturdy Midget Corn and Hybrid Varieties in Fields
Farmers explore dwarf hybrid corn five to six feet tall with multiple ears per stalk. Hybridization creates taller, disease resistant strains and earlier maturing corn. Innovation includes narrow row spacing of 30 inches to maximize stalks per acre and improve water and input use.
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Wis
Sconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
University of Minnesota
Latin America
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