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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1977
Page
2
Vice Admiral James D. Watkins says only about half of recruits stay through enlistment and urges expanding fringe benefits for families, improving exchanges and commissaries, and reducing sea-duty load on skilled techs. He notes 17 000 single parents, mostly fathers, must arrange care during deployment.
The piece notes Ian Smith's electoral win in Rhodesia while the United States and Britain publish transition plans to majority rule. It argues Smith could seek to shape a controlled handover, but warns guerrilla leaders may reject a free vote. It urges Mr Young and Mr Owen to persuade Smith to avert bloodshed and possible genocide.
A meditation on the potter Don Lewis and a Bible parable. The clay becomes a vessel through patient hands showing vocation as a divine craft. The potter reshapes flaws rather than discarding them, teaching resilience, purpose, and eventual perfection in God’s plan.
Carl Rowan argues against the blamed lazy stereotype for joblessness and recounts cases where foreigners were hired to pick crops or where Americans flooded job posts. He cites labor market dynamics, migrant worker history, and employer practices that deter U.S. workers from certain jobs, questioning the lazy-work claim.
A reader condemns Moffett Memorial Baptist Church plans to buy and raze three homes for a parking area, accusing the City Council of removing residents and destroying historic houses. The letter argues officials conflict with Christian values and urges voters to scrutinize candidates.
Washington speculation swirls around a Carter budget direction shift with Alice Rivlin favored to replace Bert Lance at the helm of the budget office. Rivlin backed by Congress and labor leaders, would push broader federal spending to revive the faltering economy, reshaping White House policy and prompting department jockeying including HUD led by Patricia Harris.
In St Louis 1,500 clergy and laity gathered at the Chase Park Plaza for a three day meeting to discuss breaking with the Episcopal Church. The hotel greeted the group with a Welcome Episcopal Church sign sparking irony among dissidents who oppose women priests and other church changes.
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