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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1977
Page
4
Winchester hosts a celebrity filled celebration as Laury Boone is crowned queen and Tom Bosley serves as grand marshal for a 179 unit Grand Feature Parade with 56 floats. Nine TV stations will cover the Golden Anniversary events including former queens riding antique cars.
In a critique of President Carter's energy program the writer labels the proposed sacrifices as unnecessary and warns the standby gasoline tax and equalization tax are delays with rebates. The piece argues the plan taxes now and rebates later, misrepresenting urgency. It calls for swift action rather than alarmist rhetoric.
United States Senator Hayakawa laments the lack of plain language in Washington and cites a committee reply filled with jargon. He calls for clearer communication and vows to compile examples to plan a counterattack.
Washington reports on President Carter preparing for a first European visit. He gives interviews to major European outlets and plans a London summit to discuss energy policy arms control and trilateral cooperation with Europe and Japan.
Valley of Virginia boosters urge a permanent annual Apple Blossom Festival to attract visitors to Winchester and Frederick County. The piece argues the event will showcase apple industry, orchards, packing plants, by products, cold storage, and Valley branding to draw outsiders each spring.
A satirical piece follows a self styled “success” who dodges work by lunching with elites. He recalls feigning focus via a Miss Bellamy falsetto while plotting a return to business, discussing ponzi like lunches and the allure of pretentious conferences.
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