Frederick County Youth Fair Opens Busy Week of Fun
Frederick County and Winchester begin a week of prizes and activities at the Frederick County Youth Fair. Opening events include a pageant hosted by Attorney General Marshall Coleman at 7 30 pm and horse shoe pitching, with a local pop group at 9 30 pm. Del Alson Smith and Sen John Warner expected later in the week. Bill Orndoff expects about 14 000 attendees and seeks volunteers for concessions kitchen and other odd jobs.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Marshall Coleman
del. Alson Smith
John Warner
Bill Orndoff
Orndorff
Royals win Western Division in first season
Winchester Royals rally to beat Harrisonburg on the Turks home field to claim the Valley League Western Division title. The defending champion and Cup winner loss ends their home-game streak, but Winchester trails six more chances to capture the President's Cup in the playoffs.
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Winchester
Baseball Royals
Royals
Harrisonburg
Madison
Blue Jays
Fishnet '79 left strong impression on Front Royal reader
A reader describes attending Fishnet '79 with a youth group of 23 in a camp village of 10,000 worshippers. The account praises disciplined, sincere worship, shared prayer, and lasting bonds while noting no reported evils. Editorial rebuttals address claims about Eldridge Cleaver and media portrayal.
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Fishnet
the Star
Front Royal
God
Jim Harman
Marlow Heights Baptist Church
Eldridge Cleaver
Scott Patton
The
Evening Star
Jesus Christ
Neck of the Woods
Mr. Patton
Hitler
Jesus
Filling the Federal Bench
A 1979 analysis notes Carter can nominate around 200 federal judges, 152 new seats and 40 to 50 vacancies. It discusses the impact of lifetime appointments, potential quotas by sex race and ethnicity, and early Senate confirmations including Patricia Wald and political questions surrounding Abner Mikva.
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Universal Press Syndicate
Washington
Federal
Carter
Adams
Congress
Senate
Marbury
Abner Mikva
Illinois
Ward
Israel's Dutch Mission Failure Signals Rising Isolation
A secret Israeli bid for Dutch backing faltered in The Hague on July 27, deepening Israel's political isolation amid Lebanon bombardment and stalled West Bank autonomy talks. Dayan's setback coincides with U S and European moves toward possible PLO engagement, reshaping Mideast diplomacy and pressures on Begin's government.
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Field Enterprises Inc
Washington
Lebanon
Israel
West Bank
West
U.S
PLO
Moshe Dayan
Hague
Netherlands
Palestine Liberation Organization
Menachem Begin
Dayan
Soviet Union
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
West Germany
Bonn
Helmut Schmidt
Europe
London
Margaret Thatcher
France
Carter
Gaza
Jerusalem
White House
Federal crop insurance debated as farmers resist big expansion
The Carter administration pushes a broad crop insurance plan to replace disaster payments, but farmers doubt its merit and fear it would undermine private insurance. Senate and House versions propose government subsidies of 20–40 percent and 30 percent respectively, with officials saying about half of farmers could enroll.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Carl Schwensen
National Association of Wheat Growers
Carter
Biapsaie Res Wiens
Federal Insurance
FCIC
Senate
House
The
Wheat Association
Congress
Ed Jones
D Tenn
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Farmers Union
FDIC
Linda Vickers
Farm Bureau Federation
Kirk Miller
Farm Bureau
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Alan Winslow
By James J. Kilpatrick
Ours
Alsd
Senate Judiciary Committee
American Judicature Society
Patricia Wald
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Tie Wald
Taft
Seny Philander Knox
Mikva
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
United Nations
Biz
By Bob Livernash
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