Virginia Sees Record Budget Surplus and Top Credit Rating
Gov John N Dalton announces a 97.9 million surplus for Virginia's current budget biennium, the largest ever, while Continental Bank of Chicago ranks the state as the best fiscal prospect among 18 triple A rated states. The surplus stems from prudent budgeting and cost controls, with caution urged for the 1980 session to avoid frittering away gains and incurring new obligations.
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Old Dominion
John N. Dalton
Commonwealth
Continental Bank of Chicago
Virginia
Administration and Finance Department
House
Senate Appropriations
General Assembly
Senate Finance Committee
Edward E. Willey
Richmond
House Appropriations Committee
Richard M. Bagley
House Finance Committee
UVA Students Seek Alcohol Image Change
University of Virginia confronts a long standing drinking tradition with a school backed program titled Alcohol Awareness Week. Officials plan to mix social events with soda and alternative beverages as part of orientation to curb health and achievement problems.
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University of Virginia
U.va
Steven Hochman
Playboy Magazine
Sheriff Candidates Clarify Misquotes In Star Letter
A sheriff candidate corrections two misquotes attributed by The Star. He clarifies remarks on hiring wives and a jury room comment, insisting the quotes were inaccurate and that he would not hire his wife. He notes ongoing campaign activity and opposition, while editors defend their reporting.
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the Star
George Stoddart
Frederick
George
Harrington Smith
Frederick County
Sylvia Long
Camp David
Adlai Stevenson
Woodrow Wilson
Presidents and the King's English in Modern Addresses
A critique of White House speech quality across administrations noting frequent ungrammatical and abrupt language. The piece argues leaders must avoid canned rhetoric, prepare major speeches, and separate speechwriting from policy decisions, praising Roosevelt’s lucid approach while warning of decline in presidential eloquence.
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Nixon
Truman
Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
America
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Carter
Franklin Roosevelt
F.D.R
Reagan
Roosevelt
Open Policy for School Land Purchases Urges Reform
Jim Moyer argues the Frederick County School Board should abandon closed-door land talks. He cites cost disputes, potential savings from open sessions, and public scrutiny as keys to better site selection and lower prices. He notes septic sites at Gainesboro, Gore and Stonewall Elementary Schools and warns against hidden agendas.
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Jim Moyer
Frederick County
Kenray Land
Williams
Apple Pie Ridge Road
Melton Wright
Kenray
John Solenberger
Gainesboro
Gore
Stonewall
Open Forum Calls for Open Meetings on Land Purchase
A Frederick County column argues to include the elected supervisor in land purchase discussions between the school and county boards. Open sessions, says readers, would lower costs, improve communication, and show thorough site review by all parties. Jim Moyer and Charles Hott are named participants.
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Will Owings
Jim Moyer
Frederick County Taxpayers Assn
Open Forum
A Tale of Reproduction by Russell Baker
A satire on copying technology follows Myra Goltz who lasers four Hector clones and a divorcee’s plan to replicate horses. The clones, with perfect color but a missing tail, spark chaotic consequences as wives chase the copied husband across town and time.
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Russell Baker
New York Times News Service
New York
Myra Goltz
Hector
Spectronics Laboratories
Goltz
Hectors
Nerotron
Texas
Dell
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Charles Hott
Mrs. Goltz
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