Danville's SMSA bid hinges on surrounding places and annexation
Walter E. Mather of the West Piedmont Planning District pursues Danville’s Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area status. With a 1970 census population of 46,391, Danville cannot reach 50,000 soon unless annexation or county merger occurs. A path may be declaring Westover and Mt Hermon as places and surrounding Danville with 1,000 people per square mile density.
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Walter E. Mather
West Piedmont
Danville
Pittsylvania County
Col. Mather
Glenwood
Westover
Mt. Hermon
Honor of the Regiment fuels debate over royal gift
Britain’s thrifty MPs urge Army officers to contribute a few pence for a wedding gift to Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips. MP William Hamilton denounces lavish allowances, noting an annual living stipend of 87500 dollars, while defending pride in the regiment and the royal match.
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Britain
U. S
General Accounting Office
Secret Service
Nixon
Florida
California
William Hamilton
Princess Anne
Mark Phillips
Hamilton
Phillips
Hemisphere Unity in Western Hemisphere OS A Charter Reforms
A committee of 22 nations drafts changes to the Organization of American States Charter in Lima and Washington to boost inter American ties. They plan five to seven weeks in Washington, finish by November 30, with a General Assembly in Atlanta next April. The piece urges U.S. focus on hemispheric unity amid regional disputes and nationalism.
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Henry Kissinger
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Washington
Organization of American States
0.A.S
Lima
Peru
General Assembly
Atlanta
Peru- Ecuador
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
Senator Soaper Hazel Eyes Define Questionnaire Field
A senator references a bizarre eye color remark tied to a questionnaire about wives, while another note blasts the International Ceasefire Control Commission in Saigon as broke. The piece questions why peace should fund itself amid endless war expenses.
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International Ceasefire Control Commission
Saigon
Elopement, Family Feud, and Abolitionist Bishop in 19th Century
Eva Carlin eloped with Lafe Johnson on November 24, 1873 prompting her Baptist father Rev Asa Carlin to sever ties. The border state feud traces to slaveholding conflicts, with Rev Carlin an abolitionist and critic of Andrew Johnson, linking to a strained Sunday dinner confrontation.
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Eva Carlin
Lafe Johnson
Asa Carlin
Hanging in There Love and Politics Split Two Families
After a morning service a preacher and deacon argue over temperate remarks at dinner. Their children Eva and Lafe marry, and a year later Lafe runs for sheriff and loses amid opposition from his father-in-law. The couple leaves.
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Carlin
Lafe
Eva
Texas
Ellis County
Oklahoma
NYT Nixon McGovern endorsements spark mixed professor responses
The New York Times survey of scholars who supported Nixon over McGovern shows most professors uncomfortable with public endorsement. Notable exceptions defend personal reasons or question the scope of the debate, while some express regret or cautious stance about commenting on policy. The column contrasts elite opinions with enduring beliefs about character and national life.
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New York Times
Times
Nixon
McGovern
Ithiel da Sala
Ellsberg
Dean
Magruder
John F. Kennedy
Lincoln
Kennedy
The
Otto Otepka
Congress
Stewart Alsop
Barry Goldwater on Youth and government service
Barry Goldwater argues that Watergate scars should not deter youth from entering politics. He praises youthful idealism and personal integrity, urging young people to join government service to reform the system rather than retreat. He cites a tradition of young leaders stepping up and serving as public officials.
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Senate
White House
Gordon Strachan
Noth
America
Strachan
Ervin
Tam
Presidents Don't Get A Fair Trial Letter
Holmes Alexander argues that the President and Vice President are not immune from law but face a constitutionally defined process for impeachment. He notes the House can impeach with a simple majority and the Senate removes with two thirds, contrasting with ordinary trials. He warns against assuming a coup or seizure of power and urges vigilant patriotism.
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Congress
Washington
Old Dominion
Maryland
New Jersey
Minois
Texas
House of Representatives
Senate
House
George McGovern
Richard Nixon
Tom Eagleton
Spiro Agnew
Gerald Ford
You and I
Truman
Supreme Court
Danville Register Subscription Rates and Notices
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SMSA
Virginia
West Piedmont Planning District
United States
Cuba
Middle East
Southwest Asia
Senator Soaper
Furman University
Rev. Carlin
Andrew Johnson
John Wylie Johnson
South Carolina
Missouri
Liam F. Buckley. Jr
Moscow
Robert Nisbet
Frank No
Thomas Szasz
Szasz
John
James
Dr. Szasz
Barry Goldwater
Holmes Alexander
Washington, D.C
W.M. del
Alexandria
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