Election results highlight Yeatts and Fowler wins
Pittsylvania County turnout exceeded 12 300 of 20 742 registered voters with 8 190 of 19 300 Danville voters casting ballots in the State Senate race. Yeatts won decisively in the 19th district, while Delegate Fowler prevailed for another term. The piece notes a shift to voting machines next year and comments on election administration and taxpayer-backed candidates shaping local governance.
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Pittsylvania
Danville
Virginia
Board of Supervisors
Coleman B. Yeatts
Yeatts
Chatham
Calvin Fowler
Murray
Democratic Committee
Jane Murray
Virginia Education Association
Fowler
Cecil
Assembly
Senator Yeatts
Richmond
Sakharov Wins Nobel Prize For Courage And Detente
Washington notes that Andrei Sakharov's Nobel Peace Prize is deserved for his defiance of a totalitarian regime and his advocacy for political prisoners. The commentary links the prize to his book My Country and the World, urging Western readers to heed his critique of Soviet policies and calls for real detente.
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Washington
Andrei Sakharov
Sakharov
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Solzhenitsyn
Knopf
West
America
Robert Conquest
Kremlin
Moscow
Rising Social Security taxes hit higher earners in 1976
Workers earning $15 300 or more face added Social Security taxes next year to fund higher retiree benefits and aid for the blind and disabled. Self employed taxes rise to 1 208 70. Critics say the move drains savings and politicizes the fund, risking solvency.
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General Treasury
Social Security Administration
Upheaval Ahead as Democrats Face Split in 1976
Political text predicts major upheaval in both parties with the Democratic Party fragmenting into Wallace and Udall factions. Wallace’s campaign uses strong primaries, fundraising, and delegation rules to gain power, while the GOP faces a Reagan challenge and potential realignment.
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Democratic Party
Wallace
Udall
Hebert Humphrey
George Wallace
Ronald Reagan
Treagan
New Hampshire
Florida
Gerald Ford
Ford
John Connally
Howard Baker
Charles Percy
Reagan
Kansas City
Kissinger Genuflects To Second Rater In China Visit
Ralph de Toledano condemns Henry Kissinger for praising the Communists during a China visit, arguing his remarks betray Taiwan and the Republic of China. The piece accuses Kissinger of pandering to Maoist leadership and warns of U.S. policy risks under Ford.
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Kissinger
Washington
Henry
China
Ford
Dr. Kissinger
America
Chao Kuan-hua
Communist
Mao Tse-tung
Chou Enlai
Mao
Yenan
Republic of China
United States
Taiwan
Startling Contrasts In Editorials On Literacy And Referenda
A reader letter contrasts the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the editorials No Cause For Alarm and Basics not busing. It cites literacy gaps among blacks and Spanish surnames, and notes referenda vote difficulties as a separate disenfranchisement issue based on Rutgers University findings by Eddie Fry and coauthor.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
RTD
Jet
Parting Shot on Presidential Primaries
The piece likens primaries to exhibition games where the results matter little yet a candidate can harm their campaign enough to be sidelined for the season. A sharp, skeptical take on the political spectacle and its risks to participants.
Morocco's King Leads Silent March Toward Sahara
Moroccan Prime Minister Ahmed Osman rallies 20 000 demonstrators in a desert town as Morocco presses toward Spanish Sahara. Officials tout peaceful conduct while projecting a 30 000 strong, tank aided force on standby. The push echoes Morocco's 1955 liberation and expands the Sahara dispute into a global stage.
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Ksar-Es-Souk
Morocco
Ahmed Osman
UN Security Council
Spanish Sahara
Sahara
Osman
Hassan II
America
Panama Canal
Guantanamo Naval Base
Cuba
Chinas
White House
Ron Nessen
Hassani
Ussr
USA
North Africa
Robert Rezette
Hassan I
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Jeffrey Hart
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Terry Sanford
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Ralph de Toledano
Chao
Chiang Kai-shek
Valley Forge
Yorktown
Peking
Pacific
Asia
Free World
New Jersey
Edward Fry and I
Rutgers University
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