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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1976
Page
2
The Ford Carter three round debates end with critics calling them the great deblate and boredom leading poll results. Observers note both are talkers not orators, debate format may set a new precedent or end major candidate joint discussions. The piece contrasts with McKinley Bryan tactics in 1896 and predicts cautious future engagements.
Controversy over 1971 bottle laws grows as Oregon and Vermont show success while brewers, bottlers, glassmakers, distributors, and retailers oppose. Four states Colorado Massachusetts Maine Michigan face similar measures on November 2. Conservationists exit Keep America Beautiful amid industry charges. Outcome will shape this national debate.
The Virginia National Bank unveils a new, handsome downtown facility on Memorial Drive at Downtown Danville. The occupied building draws praise for design and utility and promises efficient service for a major financial institution as the city grows its central business district.
A compact column touches on unlikely news such as a school opening without violence and broad social shifts. It contrasts antique car enthusiasts with casual owners, while commenting on opposition to the Establishment gaining power. It also quips that minor league baseball isn’t dead, just played in the major leagues.
A skeptical overview of Cold War diplomacy and trade with Britain, noting Wilson Brezhnev talks and Soviet influence. It questions Western reliance on credits and goods while Moscow pursued political gains, warning that communists could gain power in Britain within decades.
Washington praises Transkei independence as a peaceful evolution toward self rule. It highlights a 17,000 square mile region on South Africa’s eastern coast, a 1.3 million Xhosa population, limited arable land, improving education and health, and a civil service led transition. The piece contrasts cautious Western scrutiny with support for the new sovereignty and flag, parliament, and prime minister.
A Farnian colleague asks teenagers who their heroes and many name sports figures while television icons receive no praise. The piece argues heroism is about unswerving commitment to a cause, facing danger or opposition, not fame or money. It questions authentic heroism, noting true heroes are often ignored in life and celebrated after death.
Federal evaluation of New York’s 1970s drug laws finds fewer dispositions and convictions than 1973, as mandatory harsh sentences backfired. Trials rose, courts clogged, and deterrence weakened, suggesting the Rockefeller tough approach fails to deter drug offenses.
A collection of quips and observations spans topics from George Washington’s hypothetical promotion to General of the Armies to debates, Everest ambitions, Life game strategy, Winnie the Pooh at 50, Monday disasters, and a boycott over Welsh rarebit. The remarks mix humor, politics, and social nods.
William F Buckley argues that elevating military figures to political roles harms civic order. He defends General George S Brown's remarks as a military judgment, criticizes rabbis and politicians who called for Brown's firing, and urges clear civil military separation while defending Israel as a strategic burden and enduring policy.
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