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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1979
Page
4
Governor Dalton and the General Assembly push for cost efficiency by limiting new state hires to four percent every two years. Official figures show 91 756 authorized full time positions next year, but payroll estimates rise to about 115 000 when including part timers. The reform aims to cut costs, not just reduce hiring.
President Carter faces pressure over merit based nominations in Virginia with two, possibly three, candidates for four new federal judgeships. Senator Byrd's citizen panels highlighted minority and woman vacancies while the White House weighs honoring campaign pledges against list driven selections. The move follows Byrd's partial relinquishment of sole nominee power and Carter’s mixed record on appointment politics and merit.
Readers praise Jackson Headquarters restoration and thank contributors Pat Jennings and the Newlins. A columnist vents about pruning editorial notices while a student scholarship update honors James Wood High School graduates named for the Dr. C. R. Anderson Memorial Scholarship at VPI and SU.
James Kilpatrick analyzes Jerry Brown's push for presidential frontrunner status, comparing his appetite for publicity to George Wallace. He notes Brown's controversial moves, including appointing Edison Miller to the Orange County Board and nominating Jane Fonda to the state Arts Council, which Senate voters rejected.
A Puerto Rican attorney voices pride in being American yet notes lack of full citizenship rights. The piece surveys the island’s push for statehood versus independence, the 1952 commonwealth, and the rise of autonomy and statehood sentiment amid unemployment and political shifts. The governor Romero Barcelo champions statehood and pledges a 1981 plebiscite, while Congress debates self determination and tax impacts loom large.
Washington policymakers clash as Hamilton Jordan and Eliot Cutler vie to control energy policy while Carter tries to speak with a single voice. Duncan resists as Schlesinger fights environmental limits and White House aides muddy the memo terrain. The administration edges toward a centralized approach amid internal friction.
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