Apples and Labor Clash Over 1978 Harvest Rules
The Winchester area apple season opens amid federal Labor Department scrutiny of offshore workers. Growers face costly legal battles over certification and immigration rules as they seek to hire experienced pickers for a long, disputed harvest. Local fruit growers association members travel to Jamaica to line up help. The era's long-running Virginia versus federal tensions echo past disputes since Lee's surrender.
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Nature
Federal Judiciary
Labor Department
Frederick County
Press scrutiny sparks debate on journalism bias and growth
The Atlantic notes business coverage biases and distrust by executives while Modern Medicine lauds polemical critique of media. Authors urge context, more favorable reporting, and continued specialization across courts, business, medicine, and science, arguing news remains adversarial but improves.
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Washington Star Syndicate Inc
Washington
Richard Nixon
Bert Lance
the Atlantic
Louis Banks
Modern Medicine
Michael J. Halberstam
Banks
Time-Fortune
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bank
Dr. Halberstam
Mike Wallace
Dan Rather
Kodak
Florida
Abortion Votes Mark 1977 Congress Split
A Congressional Quarterly study shows consistent pro and anti abortion positions across parties in 1977 votes on federal funding for Medicaid abortions. Hyde amendment battles shaped a June to December fight, with 60 billion appropriations tied to the issue and coalitions crossing party lines.
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R-Conn
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Ohio
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
North Carolina
California
Colorado
Oregon
Pine Jr. pushes budget cuts to curb inflation in Winchester
Charles A. Pine Jr. campaigns for Winchester City Council South Ward, urging detailed budget review and waste reduction to fight inflation. He cites personal ties to the town, long service, and extensive community involvement as qualifications, and asks voters to support his bid on May 2 and May 21.
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Winchester
Pine Motor Co
Pine Realty
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Frederick-Winchester Home Builders Association
American Cancer Society
Winchester Zoning Appeals
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Boy Scouts of America
Judges Athletic Assoc
Commercial and Savings Bank
Winchester Automobile Dealers Assoc
1.O.C.F
E.B.R. Boy Scouts
Apple Blossom Committee
Winchester Jaycees
Safire on five years of polemics and power
Bill Safire reflects on five years of opinion writing, describing his aim as informed polemics to influence power and policy. He cites three cases—the Marston affair, Koreagate, and Lance’s law breaking—and credits whistleblowers and press scrutiny for accountability while noting his personal motive remains elusive.
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Stewart Alsop
Carter
America
Marston
F.B.I
United States
Joshua Eilberg
Malcolm Wallop
Wyoming
Benjamin Civiletti
Justice Department
Civiletti
Kennedy
Wallop
Otto Passman
Justice
House Ethics Committee
Bruce Caputo
Republican
New York
Washington Star
O'Neill
Lance
Bert Lance
Federal Reserve
C.&s. Bank
Georgia
Jackson Stephens
William Fulbright
New York Times
Charles Percy
Brickman
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