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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1976
Page
2
Danville funeral directors announce they will stop operating ambulance services by year end. Four firms currently run non emergency ambulances plan to discontinue permits as they have long subsidized fares. Emergence of the Life-Saving Crew shifts non emergency duties away from undertakers, paving way for new providers if costs and regulations permit.
In Salt Lake City 3000 members from 113 tribes and 30 Indian organizations gathered for five days by the National Congress of American Indians. They urged federal action to grant rights, seek control of uranium reserves on reservations, and management of tribal affairs, criticizing subsidies as harmful. They also argued environmental policy does not apply to Indian lands, hoping federal listenership may come.
A letter by P Elliot L. Richardson defends the Ford administration energy policy, noting 13 major proposals and 470 testimonies. It argues public inaction in an election year hinders progress, stresses coal use and deregulation, and urges Congress to complete the comprehensive program while warning against politics as usual.
M Stanton Evans argues that unemployment stems from federal spending and regulation rather than a cure from more government programs. He contends job loss was created by policy and pledges to reduce burdens rather than add spending. Kemp notes focus on jobs and policy origins.
A fragmenting campus reminiscence revisits 1926 to 1976 showing the college mood swing from radical postwar activism to normalcy. A Dartmouth poll suggests 57 percent favor Ford over Carter, while 80 percent plan to vote. The piece links Vietnam era drafting effects to later career paths and argues government policy and unions limit youth employment and capital formation.
William F Buckley Jr. notes Jimmy Carter reluctantly agrees to attend the Waldorf Astoria Al Smith Dinner despite fears of boos from a Catholic audience. Ford delivers a strong speech while Carter, after adviser pressure, extols similarities to Al Smith. The event raises funds for Christian and Jewish causes under Cardinal Cooke’s neutral leadership.
The Danville Register lists daily and Sunday subscription rates for in city and suburbs by carrier and mail. Rates include weekly 85 cents, Sunday 25 cents, annual mail 44.20, six months 22.10, three months 11.10, and one month 3.70 with renewal notice mailed 10 days before expiration.
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