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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1975
Page
4
A Star advertisement notes a State Corporation Commission hearing on advertising rights for utilities. The decision could affect 23 telephone firms 30 sewer providers 16 gas companies eight electric firms and 13 electric cooperatives with April 28 29 hearings and a final ruling.
The Postal Service faces an $800 million year end deficit and plans to raise the 10 cent first class stamp to 13 cents. Contract talks with four unions begin, with other unions watching for wage gains while officials warn against inflating costs and inflationary pressures.
The piece reports George C. Wallace soliciting donations up to $200 for his 1976 campaign via an intensified direct mail push. It notes a Falls Church based operation led by Richard Viguerie, lists issues such as busing, crime, and censorship, and outlines strategies including a possible independent bid if delegates split.
From the Star Files 1965 reports Mrs Hunter M Gaunt Jr chosen as president of the Women s Auxiliary to Winchester Memorial Hospital. Also noted are bowling results by Bob McDonald at a National Tour event in Hagerstown and crop updates on peaches and apples in the Winchester area amid freezing weather.
A column by C L Sulzberger evaluates Israel's post 1967 diplomacy and frontier questions. It notes U S backing, Gaullist shifts, and missed opportunities for a peace offer after victory, with emphasis on Israel's strategic missteps and the role of leaders like Yasir Arafat and Kissinger.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that 13 Southern and Border state chairmen told Ford aides at the Sheraton Carlton Hotel that Reagan would sweep delegates from those states if the 1976 race began now. They urged building state organizations while Rumsfeld remained unmoved.
Letters to the editor debate President Ford's Vietnam accountability and wartime strategy. W W Talbert questions blame. Rual P. Anderson praises a county parks director. George A. Lawson argues against detente with Communists and urges a hardline stance toward Hanoi and Soviet Russia.
Washington roll call summary shows House votes on education funding and public conduct. Key actions include a 259 143 adoption to boost HEW education appropriations by 487.5 million and a 253 145 vote to prohibit HEW funded sexual integration in youth activities. A 321 21 vote approved HR 5398 housing loans to aid homeowners facing foreclosure. The House also adopted H Res 46 on conduct standards with a 360 37 margin.
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