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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1977
Page
4
Editorial argues President Carter plans to divert 300 million from Social Security to fund a new welfare system. Critics say Social Security funds are exhausted and diverting benefits undermines retirement income. They urge using foreign aid instead and warn of economic harm to wage earners and employers.
WASHINGTON reports that Prime Minister Begin's move to legalize three settlements on the West Bank widened a crack in the Carter administration's Mideast front. The White House gave a mild rebuke while officials warned the shift could trigger a wave of new settlements and test U.S. patience ahead of Geneva peace efforts.
The piece argues the H-bomb appeals as a concept, fulfilling a need for a bomb yet remaining unlikely to be used. It notes the bomb’s popularity for over 25 years and claims it has never been employed against anyone, suggesting a paradoxical fondness.
A Virginia reader reports no current federal license for cloud seeding, cites a registration rule, and notes limited recent activity. The letter also discusses bombs and a controversial stance on marijuana laws and policy, urging caution and tax approaches, signed by C T Brill Jr.
House Majority Leader Jim Wright defends himself against media links to the Korean influence peddling scandal and denies taking any money or favors. He insists he has not been asked to use his influence and questions the press’s pursuit of scandal while criticizing misstatements by Senate leaders.
President Carter faces sharp questions from Vernon Jordan at the Urban League convention. Jordan accuses the administration of lacking full employment welfare health and urban policy while Carter defends his record and denies demagoguery. The exchange highlights tensions over poverty policy and urban help as budget priorities limit antipoverty action.
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