Trident Sub Victory Accelerates $1.5 Billion Build
The Trident nuclear submarine wins approval in the House and Senate funding a faster program with a 4000 to 6000 mile range. Senator Henry M. Jackson pushes for urgency citing Soviet ICBMs and larger subs. Zumwalt Rickover and Schlesinger led lobbying for the administration victory. Solzhenitsyn and Sakharov warned detente shields oppression. Democracy wins globally.
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Senate
House
Henry M. Jackson
Soviet Union
Jackson
U.S
Pentagon
White House
Navy
Elmo Zumwalt
Hyman Rickover
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Andrei Sakharov
Sorghum Breakthrough Could Lift Nutrition For Millions
Purdue University researchers identify two Ethiopian sorghum strains delivering far higher protein and lysine content than common varieties. Transfer of the vital gene could improve diets for about 300 million people in poor countries, aided by a 1.7 million dollar AID contract.
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American South
Purdue University
Ethiopia
Agency For International Development
Purdue
Africa
Latin America
India
Unkept Covenants on Soviet Human Rights Signatures
The Soviet Union signed two UN covenants on civil political and economic social cultural rights but reinterprets them to permit restrictions for national security and public order. Despite public claims, it seeks to deflect Western criticism and gain favorable tariff treatment while urging allies to accept double standards.
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Soviet Union
United Nations
General Assembly
U.S
Congress
Nixon
The Dangerous Games of U S Presidential Politics
John Chamberlain surveys how past factions have tried to oust presidents or vice presidents in primaries and elections. He traces 1912 progressives, 1948 clamor against Truman, Nixon’s popularity, and 1968 turmoil around LBJ and Humphrey, noting the street politics and shifting alignments shaping American leadership.
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Teddy Hoosewelt
William Howard Taft
Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Harel Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eddy Roosevelt
Lbd
Dolingon
Rubert Humphrey
Chicago
Richard Nixon
Humphrey
Get Agnew Innocent Until Proven Guilty, Says Senator
A column argues Vice President Spiro Agnew should be protected from presumption of guilt driven by Watergate era leaks. It criticizes unnamed officials and media for pre indictments, urges due process and urges political restraint by Nixon and Agnew until proper charges are proven. It notes public calls for Nixon’s resignation and risks to constitutional rights. It cites Senator Lowell Weicker as a rare voice urging innocence and stability.
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Spiro Agnew
Agnew
Nixon
Brand
Jeso
United States
Watergate
Angela Davis
Spire Agnew
Land of the Free
Department of Justice
Peking
Moscow
Clark Clifford
New York Times
Volumn
Maryland
White House
Invaniner
Carl Albert
House of Representatives
Kighlea House
Albert
Pels
Eisenhower
Harold Stassen
John Connally
Reagan
Rockefeller
Lowell Weicker
Connecticut
Watergate Committee
King of Agnew
Weicker
U.S
Lowell Wicker
Mars
Sam Cash
Patrick Buchanan
Buchanan
Mr. Dash
Walpole, Corruption and Political Change in 18th Century England
Jeffrey Hart discusses Sir Robert Walpole, praising his stability and cabinet government while labeling him the most corrupt British prime minister. He cites 1722 vote buying, use of secret funds, and patronage by figures like the Duke of Newcastle, reflecting on enduring questions about corruption and civiliz ing progress in politics.
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Robert Walpole
Walpole
England
Elizabeth
Serbia
Iraq
Sir Robert
John
Gay
Duke of Newcastle
Tax Evasion Crisis Driven by Manpower and Laws
Tax evasion by ordinary citizens is rising with estimates of a $6 billion annual loss to the government and potential to reach $8 billion. The main driver is a shrinking IRS workforce amid increasing taxpayers, lowering audit odds, while complex laws and cynicism fuel noncompliance. Simplifying taxes and reforms are urged to curb the gap.
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Internal Revenue
WIA
IRS
Panic Legislation And The National Flood Insurance War
Holmes Alexander surveys panic legislation in the National Flood Insurance Program now before Congress. He notes the flood disasters year and the House passage amid fears of federal overreach. He highlights objections by Rep. John Ravick and Sen. J Bennett Johnston Jr and urges realism and local input.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Banking House
Bnt
Federal
Treasury
Washington
Olga
John Ravick
Nus
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Veteran Administration
J. Bennett Johnston Jr
Rarick
Johnston
Bill E
Housing and Urban Development Department
WUD
Danville Daily Rates and Subscriber Notices
The Danville Register outlines subscription rates for daily and Sunday delivery in city and suburbs. Carrier delivery is 50 cents weekly with 4 weeks. single copies 10 cents. Mail rates are one year 20 dollars, six months 19.50, three months 5.25, one month 1.75. Notices mailed 10 days before expiration.
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Henry Wallace
Stromp Thurnond
Franklin Roosevelt
Jemmy Wallace
Harold Slassen
New Hamps
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Woop
Barry Goldwater
Jeffrey Hart
Sir Robert Walpole
Fry
Lewis Namier
George II
Thomas Pitt
Chatham
Cornwall
Frederick, Prince of Wales
Charlonte Ohnerser
Holmes Alexander
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