Virginia to Build Parallel Dulles Highway Despite Carpool Plan
The Virginia General Assembly approved $57 million for a 13 mile parallel road to the Dulles Airport Access Road. Officials say plans remain unchanged despite carpool pilot programs and DOT recommendations, with a legislature session due to reexamine the project.
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Middletown
Harold King
Northern Virginia
Winchester Royals Seek division crown at Harrisonburg
The Winchester Royals, once mocked in preseason, earned the Western Division second-half title and boast top pitching, most steals, most homers, and best record. They face the Harrisonburg Turks away tonight aiming for the division crown and potential home playoff edge. Low attendance this season undercuts efforts despite on-field success.
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Keith Lupton
Harrisonburg Turks
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Letter to the Editor on Psychiatry and Society
A reader argues that recent Star articles mislead about mental health, condemning inhumane treatment, abusive professionals, and overreliance on controversial therapies. The letter accuses psychiatrists of power abuses, sensational statistics, and calls for outlawing some treatments while lamenting societal stigma and the high costs of care.
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Americansychiatry Assn
Leakeser
Carter seeks to appease adversaries in Middle East policy
The piece argues Carter’s administration adjusted positions to appease the Soviet Union and Arab states after the Vienna summit. It contends Waldheim’s Rangers and other proposals favored an alignment with Moscow, undermining Israel and trusted U.S. allies. It cites figures like Begin, Maynes, Vance, Quandt, Hunter, Strauss, Saunders, Waldheim, and Gromyko while noting promised U.N. actions and tensions over 242 and SALT II.
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Jerusalem
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State
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Moscow
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Rangers
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Vance
Maynes
National Security Council
William Quandt
Robert Hunter
White House
Robert Strauss
Hussein
Jordan
PLO
Harold Saunders
United States
The Guns of August Scenario Satirical Presidential Rescue
Russell Baker recounts a mock military briefing in which a Special Force Brigade is tasked with rescuing the U.S. president from Washington. The piece lampoons Washington power, Big Oil ads, the Congress, media, and journalists as the primary adversaries, ending with a comical chaplain's prayer for safe mission outcomes.
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Bradley
Special Force Brigade Group
United States
Washington, D.C
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Jasper
Brother
No Man’s Land
Washington
Charles
Georgetown
Ivy City
Conness
Big Oil
Congressional Parochialism Obstructs Energy Crisis Response
A New York Times Service analysis criticizes Congress for slow action on Carter energy proposals. The piece notes House delays on standby rationing, Amtrak funding gains despite rail cuts, and mixed policy shifting toward commuter airlines and small-town airports. It highlights funding for Amtrak and questions strategic energy leadership amid rising fuel costs.
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Senate
Stronglea
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France
Italy
Japan
Frank Church
Idaho
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