Virginia Election Day Call to Vote for Governor and Measures
A editorial urges Virginians to participate in today’s election selecting Mills Godwin or Henry Howell for governor plus other offices. It highlights two local questions on Danville: sale of mixed drinks under ABC rules and a Downtown parking facility. The piece stresses turnout, civic duty, and urging neighbors to vote to shape Virginia’s next four years.
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Republic
Virginia
Commonwealth
Mills Godwin
Henry Howell
Revery Virginian
Danville
ABC
Central Business
Danvillian
Wrong On All Counts In Teachers Union Debate
A columnist criticizes President Selden of the American Federation of Teachers for urging higher taxes to fund “quality education.” He argues the family church and community still wield more influence, invoices that schools risk becoming failures if unions push broader funding. The piece dismisses tax plans as greedy camouflage and mocks battlefield mapmakers’ steady employment.
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Selden
American Federation of Teachers
Church
Yesteryear
New York
Michigan
Detroit
Father Mayer’s Moscow protest sparks tense reception
William Buckley recalls Father Mayer's bold remarks at a World Peace Congress in Moscow where seven Americans protested Soviet repression. Mayer resigns amid uproar as delegates justify avoiding awkward topics. Buckley critiques Soviet policy, US oil interests, and Communist Party influence.
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Paul Mayer
Moscow
World Peace Congress
Soviet Union
Father Mayer
CIA
David Dellinger
Father Berrigan
Noam Chomsky
Russia
Mideast
U.S.A
U.S
Israel
United States
Communist Party of the
Communist Party
A Good Word For Bad Ones Apathy and Anarchy
Washington columnist Holmes Alexander laments public apathy and warns of rising government overreach. He cites Watergate fallout, calls for restraint from agencies like Land-Use Policy and Coastal Zone Management, and favors Jeffersonian anarchy as a provocative remedy while praising critics like Senator Claiborne Pell and Stewart Udall.
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Washington, D.C
East Room
Watergate
Bebe Rebozo
San Clemente
Sam Ervin
Agnew
Archie Cox
White House
Pikes
America
Office of Technology
Kissinger Nixon plan to pressure Israel for peace?
Washington whispers that Nixon made Kissinger a strategic buffer to pressure Israel into terms seen as unacceptable. Critics warn a pro Israel restraint could still lead to longer crises with Arab states and the Soviet Union, risking a future military clash.
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Washington
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Soviet Union
Israel
State Department
Kissinger
America
Middle East
Coffee Break Popular Washington Fringes Forum of Ideas
A Washington coffee break is described as a popular forum for ideas and gossip. The piece notes that over 90 percent of workers have coffee at work, averaging about 50 million cups daily, and discusses global coffee habits and historical notes on the drink. It mentions origins in Arabia, Turkish terms, and unusual brewing tricks from Italy.
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Washington
America
United States
Arabia
Turkey
A Shaky Base for Settlement in the Arab-Israeli Talks
Washington cautions that optimism for a durable peace rests on doubtful premises. Experts doubt Nixon’s optimistic view. Kissinger’s plan to obtain a just solution is not assured. Factors cited include mutual ceasefire efforts, superpower influence, and potential direct talks between Egypt, Syria, and Israel, but real progress remains uncertain and contentious.
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United States
America
Israel
Nixon
Kissinger
Sinai
West Bank
Jordan
Golan Heights
Galilee
Egypt
United Nations
Middle East
League of Nations
Syria
Palestine
U.N
Nasser
Washington
Henry Kissinger
Golda Meir
Soviet Union
Moscow
Middleast
Middles East
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Pilgrim Fathers
William B. Buckley, Jr
Congress
Fulbright
Voice of America
Gs Co
Holmes Alexander
Stewart Udall
Interior
Sen
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Pell
Ralph de Toledano
Nixon, Kissinger
Geograph
Crosby S. Noyes
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