States push death penalty as public opinion sways
A survey notes pressure for death sentences amid about 19 states enacting new laws and many more debating them. NAACP leaders predict no further executions, while lawmakers cite deterrence. Since 1967 no executions have occurred, and Supreme Court rulings loom over the future of capital punishment.
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United States
David Kendall
Legal and Educational Fund
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Supreme Court
NAACP
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Florida
Arkansas
Arizona
Connecticut
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Louisiana
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
Ohio
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Robots To Fight Forest Fires Plan For Firefighting Robots
Scientists at Ames Research Center propose a computer directed center to control 300 ground weather stations and dispatch robotic fire fighters. The plan envisions robots with 1000 degree fire resistance and would take up to ten years to deploy at a cost exceeding 200 million dollars, aiming to curb West coast fires beyond the current methods.
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Tthey
Ames Research Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
California
Trade Balance Forecast Boosts Hope for Year End Surplus
The first seven months show four deficit months and three surplus months, totaling a $702 million deficit. Analysts foresee improvement due to dollar devaluations, inflation abroad, and rising European tourist spending. Experts expect the 1973 basic balance of payments to edge to $2.2 billion in the first half, with Mills backing Ways and Means approval of a new trade bill to empower tariff negotiations.
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Sidney Jones
United States
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
House
Ways and Means Committee
Has Nixon Changed After Watergate
A critical look argues Nixon shows limited change post Watergate. While Kissinger’s title shifts power, and Ziegler’s role widens, the author contends policy remains presidentially centralized. Nixon remains defensive, debater by nature, and wary of press, hindering genuine adjustment.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger and Fulbright duel over U S foreign policy
The piece discusses Henry Kissinger facing Senate Foreign Relations Committee questions amid Fulbright’s hawkish, skeptical stance. It compares Kissinger’s view with Churchill Chamberlain contrasts, notes the president’s primacy in foreign policy, and cites Whalen’s critique of Nixon Kissinger. It ends with broader musings on American prestige and policy limits.
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Dr. Kissinger
State Department
Kissinger
White House
Congress
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John Foster Dulles
Henry Kissinger
Senate Foreign ‘Relations Committee
Mr. Fulbright
United States
Soviet Union
Mediterranean
Winston Churchill
Chamberlain
Chamberlain. It Isn’t Clear Whether Mr. Kissinger
Nixon
Senate
Godley
Laos
Richard Whalen
Whalen
Joe Kennedy
Nixon-Kissinger
Mr. Kissinger
China
Russia
Nixon- Kissinger
Indochina
Japan
Curtis LeMay
Ender
Churchill
Walking Scotland with Dr Johnson and Boswell 200 Years On
The author retraces the Johnson Boswell tour of Scotland noting that the landscape remains ideal for walkers. He recalls family treks with young daughters, a cheese well tribute, and practical tips on maps gear and routes while praising Scotland Ireland and Wales for long distance strolling.
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Serane Johnson
James Boswell
Scotland
Dr. Johnson
Doctor
Bozzy
Ordnance Survey
Highland
Evans speech on decentralization and governance reform
Washington State Governor Dan Evans spoke as chair of a coalition of governors and mayors advocating state and local autonomy from central government. The column critiques Nixon era policies, asserts decentralization as key to governance, and argues our democracy fails not Constitution but the quality of leaders chosen.
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Washington, D.C
Dan Evans
Washington State
Evans
Philadelphia
Appomattox
Nixon
China
Russia
Mideast
Congress
Washington
Richard Nixon
White House
Harry Truman
Danville Register Subscription Rates and Policies
The Danville Register lists rates for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier at 50 cents per week and 10 cent single copies. Mail subscriptions are 20 dollars yearly, 10.50 for six months, 5.25 for three months, or 1.75 for one month. Notices mail 10 days before expiration and renewals should be promptly addressed.
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Ron Ziegler
Melvin Laird
United Sates
anti-Haldeman Brigade
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ziegler
H. R. Haldeman
Laird
House of Representatives
Haldeman
William F. Buckley, Jr
Senator Soaper
Taiwan
Great Britain
Sludgepump
Boswell
Fife
Craig
Anstruther
Annette
Monica
Caiplie
Cecilia
Felicia
Eltrick Forest
Minchmuir
Traquair
Yarrow
Philiphaugh
Marquis of Montrose
Samuel Johnson
Ireland
Wales
Ingland
Switzerland
Austria
Holmes Alexander
Danville
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