Silencing Bluegrass Festival Ends at Watermelon Park
John A. Miller Jr cancels future Bluegrass Festivals at Watermelon Park Clarke County citing unmanageable dope and alcohol. Jack Hardesty backs the decision praising his community responsibility. The annual Gospel Sing will continue, with hope for future reconsideration and renewed Bluegrass along the Shenandoah.
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Watermelon Park
Clarke County
John A. Miller Jr
Miller
Shenandoah
Jack Hardesty
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Miller
Mr. Hardesty
Postal Stamp Rise Debate Faces Congress and Ford
The Postal Service warns of a 15 to 16 cent first class stamp without more funding. A $1 billion aid bill would block rate hikes until after the election, but taxpayers still bear the cost. Senate disputes and House cuts could trigger immediate price increases. President Ford may veto if changes are large. Management and new approaches are urged now.
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Postal Service
Congress
Senate
House
Ford
Sears Proposal Threatens Quiet Ford Victory At GOP Convention
ROWLAND EVANS and ROBERT NOVAK report that John Sears taps a vice presidential rules change to test Reagan strength and pressure Ford delegates. The move signals deep Ford vulnerability, risks a ferocious convention fight, and underscores Reagan’s persistence in a contested race with Mississippi's Clarke Reed and North Carolina Sen Jesse Helms steering a conservative bloc.
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Kansas City
Reagan
John Sears
Ford
Sears
Ronald Reagan
Sen
Richard Schweiker
Schweiker
Northeast
North Carolina
Kentucky
Mr. Ford
Mississippi
Clarke Reed
Machiavelli
Republican National Committee
James Edwards
South Carolina
Commerce
Elliot Richardson
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Reed
National Committee
Carter Accused as Yankee Liberal in Confederate Disguise
Thurmond outlines GOP plan to strip Carter of southern support by forcing stances on labor and defense issues. He cites Carter’s past liberal shifts on right to work, common site picketing, and defense spending as vulnerabilities.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
South
Strom Thurmond
Ronald Reagan
G.O.P
Carter
South Carolina
Georgia
National
Thurmond
Senate
House
Dixie
Congress
Ford
Construction Workers
National Right To Work Committee
United States
George McGovern
Nixon
Reagan
Politics and the Montreal Olympics Question the Games Future
Viewpoint reflects on how Taiwan's non participation and mass African withdrawals over New Zealand's rugby links to South Africa politicized the Montreal Games. The piece questions the event’s viability and weighs ideas for a permanent neutral site, with Greece as a suggested origin-based candidate.
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Montreal
Canada
Taiwan
China
New Zealand
South Africa
Greece
Air Bag ire letter advocates freedom of choice
Douglas A. Kiracofe of Winchester urges opposition to FMVSS 208 Hearing No. 208 in Washington and to a mandatory air bag on new cars. He argues the device is costly and unnecessary, claiming it could blind drivers and worsen road danger, and urges readers to protest by writing to the Secretary of Transportation.
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the Star
Washington
General Motors
Secretary of Transporation
Washington, D.C
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O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
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Winchester
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Robert Novak
Richard Rosenbaum
New York
Jesse Helms
Platform Committee
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Novak
Roy E. Potts
By Frank van der Linden
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Walter Mondale
N. Kent Street
Douglas A. Kiracofe
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