Supreme Court Rules Public School Spanking No Constitutional Issue
The Supreme Court rules in a 5 4 decision that corporal punishment in public schools does not violate the Eighth Amendment. Justice Powell writes that prisoners and schoolchildren are in different legal circumstances and that hearings before paddling are not required. Dissenters include Justices White Brennan Marshall and Stevens.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Powell
Warren E. Burger
Potter Stewart
Harry A. Blackmun
William H. Rehnquist
Byron R. White
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
John Paul Stevens
White
Long Green Open for Historic Garden Week in Virginia
Frederick County’s Long Green, an early Quaker settler home near Winchester, will be part of the Winchester Frederick County Historic Garden Week. The Dutch Colonial limestone house hosts four floors of antiques with refreshments at the Red Barn and tickets at the Chamber office and on site.
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Long Green
Boyd G. Headley
Frederick County
Winchester
Virginia
Rt. 522
Red Barn
Headley's Auctions
Chamber of Commerce
E. Willis Lacy
The
Little Garden Club
George Burton
Winchester-Clarke Garden Club
Dock Workers End Strike in Major Ports
About 35 000 dock workers ended their strike against seven shipping lines from Maine to Texas and returned to work while contract talks resume. ILA President Thomas W. Gleason announced the move after a meeting with shipper executives. Negotiations stalled over wage, pension, and workweek demands with no pact yet.
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New York
Maine
Texas
International Longshoremen's Association
ILA
Thomas W
Teddy
Gleason
Hotel Fire Fatalities Feared in Galveston Blaze
Fire destroyed the Central Hotel in downtown Galveston. Police fear 10 to 17 killed and 28 unaccounted for as 14 hospitalized with several in critical condition. One escape route blocked by flames. a man once threatened to burn the place is being held for questioning.
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Galveston, Tex
Galveston
John Jennings
Central Hotel
Gulf of Mexico Island
Jennings
Bay
Texas
Sophia Loren Rescued With Children After Fire
Paris fire erupts at Residence George V as Sophia Loren and her two sons, Eduardo four and Carlo eight, spend hours on the roof in nightgowns before firefighters carry them to safety. Loren says she inhaled smoke but plans a hospital checkup. fire extinguished after several hours.
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Paris
Sophia Loren
Miss Loren
George V
Champs Elysees
Eduardo
Carlo
Housing Code's Administration and Right of Entry Spark Debate
Fourth in a series on the Winchester Housing Code the article examines administration enforcement and the controversial right of entry to buildings. It outlines scope including safety health welfare blight and city ordinance conflicts and notes future hearings.
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Star
Winchester
Rouss City Hall
Carter looks to energy plan asks sacrifice and taxes
President Carter warned of an energy doomsday and urged nationwide sacrifice while outlining a hard fought plan. Congress heard of higher energy taxes, stricter conservation, rebates for efficient cars, a standby gas tax, and possible price-control phasing by 1979 for oil and 1981 for natural gas.
Carter energy plan would raise car costs and gas taxes
The Carter administration proposed tougher auto emission standards that could raise new car sticker prices by up to 330 dollars by 1985. A standby gasoline tax of up to 50 cents and higher prices for fuel inefficient cars are also planned, with delays in enforcing some standards to 1978 and 1981.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Senate
White House
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
House
Jim Wright
Texas
Erey
Thomas Murphy
General Motors
Detroit
Winchester school board reappoints Jacob L Johnson superintendent
The Winchester School Board voted to reappoint Jacob L Johnson as city school superintendent for a four year term. The Frederick-Winchester Home Builders Contractors Developers and other groups are mentioned in a related piece on Page 11.
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Winchester School Board
Jacob L. Johnson
Pagell
Frederick - Winchester Home Builders
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Atlantic Container Line
Baltatlantic- Blasco
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Federal Maritime Commission
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
By Neil Haemer
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Sena Finance Committee
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Allied Businesses Assn
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