Howell vows no further tobacco tax increases if Governor
During a Monday Danville campaign stop Henry Howell defended his 1970 vote to raise tobacco taxes as a Norfolk senator, saying no plans for future increases exist. The piece traces Howell's tobacco tax voting history from 1960 through 1970, noting supporters view him as pro taxation and opponents warn of political influence from outside Virginia.
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Danville
Henry Howell
Register
Howell
Norfolk
Chatham Star-Tribune
Virginia
House of Delegates
Robert Whitehead
Nelson County
Robert
Whitehead
Senate
Battle Forces
Fred Pollard
Pollard
Short Count In Texas Editorial Sparks Word Debate
Beaumont Enterprise readers are debating word counts in famed documents. The piece notes the Lord's Prayer, Gettysburg Address, Ten Commandments, and Declaration of Independence differ from commonly cited word totals, suggesting a government cabbage price order misled counts and that editors misread the counts in Texas.
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Lincoln
Texas
Thompson
Beaumont
ERA push heats up as states eye 27th Amendment
Thirty state legislatures have approved the Equal Rights Amendment while 20 remain. The deadline looms seven years from March 1972, and Virginia’s General Assembly will reconvene in January with ERA supporters in Richmond seeking victory where they fell short earlier this year.
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Congress
Virginia General Assembly
ERA
Women’s Libbers
Richmond
Parting Shots on Media, Mothers, and Leaders
A column mocks the notion that women’s lib began with a lazy man as networks preview next summer’s reruns. A mother notes her college freshman blames paper shortages for not writing home. The piece riffs that politicians are human, but their humanity may be excessive.
Identity and self knowledge in faith and culture
A chaplain discusses how identity shapes life, citing Paul Tournier and William Glasser while contrasting modern identity concerns with Gospel examples. He cites Jesus guiding individuals like the Legion man, the Samaritan woman, Zaccheus, and Peter to self understanding, noting the ongoing search spans generations and media.
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Glasser
Jesus
Simon Bar Jonah
Peter
Rock
Simon
Nick
Rocky
Jericho
Zaccheus
Biff
Willy
Loman
Solzhenitsyn as a Foreign Voice on American Politics
Holmes Alexander argues against elevating Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn as a partisan critic. He warns conservatives not to weaponize the Russian writer to attack Ramsey Clark or U.S. Democrats, noting Solzhenitsyn's genius does not grant him authority over American political judgment. He cautions for balance amid wartime memory and defense debates.
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Washington, D.C
Aleksandr Selzhenitsyn
Ramsey Clark
Hanoi
Solzhenitsyn
Senate
Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Gannon College Library Gift Fuels Faithful Hope for Catholic Schools
The writer praises Gannon College in Erie for dedicating a fine new library and argues that church related colleges face severe funding and enrollment pressures. He warns secularization harms Christian higher learning, urges renewed faith, and notes urban settings offer hopeful futures for faith driven institutions.
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Gannon College
Erie
Pennsylvania
Gannon
Perry Square
United States
Tower Bridge Saved For Posterity In Arizona Scheme
London’s Tower Bridge is not to be sold to American promoters. The structure remains in London while electric power replaces steam operations. Once a busy harbor landmark, its roadway now opens only a few times weekly, with new engines potentially saving about $300,000 annually.
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Washington
London
Tower Bridge
Arizona
London Bridge
Empire Builders
Pool of London
Goldwater Denounces Unidentified News Sources Amid Watergate Turmoil
Barry Goldwater writes from Washington that rumors he was the unnamed source for a Washington Post Agnew resignation story are false. He criticizes the practice of citing unidentified sources, defends his blunt honesty, and notes repeated denials to reporters.
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Washington, D.C
New York City
Washington, D. C
Agnew
Washington Post
United States Senate
Goldwater
David Broder
Thad
Washington
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National Council of Churches
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