Dispute over Mississippi waterway dam plan in Congress
Congress debates replacing Locks and Dam 26 at Alton Ill with a $400 million facility to boost barge capacity. Supporters say the old dam bottlenecks goods flow on the Mississippi. opponents cite environmental risks and rail competition.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Mississippi River
Congress
St. Louis
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Mississippi
Illinois
Midwest
Chicago
St. Paul
Alton
Ill
Army Corps of Engineers
Sierra Club
The
Isaac Walton League
Corps
Ronald F. Schrader
Nee
Robert Bird
Northeast
Schrader
Ernest B. Graves
Senate
Transportation Department
Making It Easier: Local Voter Registrar Listings Published
The Star lists area voting registrars with office locations hours and phone numbers to simplify registration for the November 2 federal elections. Registration must be in person by October 2 and 18 year olds may register. voting supports civic participation and preserves freedom.
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Justice Department
Postcard registration faces federal scrutiny and delays
A citizen can register by signing, but federal oversight adds paperwork and constraints for registrars. Washington advances a postcard registration bill, risking national fraud and extra bureaucracy, while local electoral boards argue for local handling and eventual shelving.
Where to Register for Nov. Election
The Star lists area voter registrars with offices hours and contact numbers. Winchester Martha Grim Rouss City Hall Cameron St 9am to 5pm Tue Wed Thu 667-3347 Frederick County Mary Gay Conner Court Square Winchester 9am to 5pm Mon Fri 662-8723 Clarke County Barbara Jones Clarke County Courthouse Berryville 9am to 5pm Mon Tue 955-3710 Warren County Nina Rettinger Warren County Courthouse Front Royal 9am to 5pm Mon Wed Fri 635-4327
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United States
Senate
House of Representatives
The
Star
Winchester
Martha Grim
Rouss City Hall
Cameron St
Frederick County
Mary Gay Conner
Court Square
Clarke County
Barbara Jones
N. Church St
Berryville
GOP at Kansas City Nominating Conference Refutes Split Talk
The 1976 Republican convention in Kansas City shows a party united against Carter despite deep tensions in the South and among Reagan and Ford factions. Texas delegates resist Ford. Reaganites criticize Ford amid a decayed southern effort and looming electoral losses in the old Confederacy.
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Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Big City
South
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
G.O.P
Roosevelt
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Maine
Vermont
Landon
White House
Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
Soviet Union
Carter
Tennessee
Howard Baker
Barry Goldwater
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Baker
Rockey
Ray Barnhart
Texas
Barnhart
John Rhodes
Arizona
Mr. Ford
Reagan
Rogers Morton
Mississippi
Morton
Deep South
Ford and the Damage Down South in Dixie
A Southern GOP rift over Ford vs Reagan surfaces in closed meetings with Mississippi and Louisiana leaders attacking Ford loyalists. The Carter-averse bloc backs Reagan while debates over running mate choices and regional support threaten unity as Dole emerges but with mixed enthusiasm.
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Ford
Dixie
South
Virginna
George McMath
Reagan
Mississippi
Clarke Reed
Reed
Independence
Ramada Inn
Tommy Giordano
Giordano
Louisiana
David Treen
Baker
Timmons
Jimmy Carter
Dole
Feisty
Tom Ellis
North Carolina
Northeast
Elliot Richardson
John Connally
Anne Armstrong
Bob Dole
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Sen
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D-Wis
Nelson
Illinois Department of Transportation
Owa
Arkansas
Wisconsin
Indiana
Kentucky
Winchester Evening Star
the Star
Winchester-Frederick-Clarke- Warren
U.S. Senate
US. Department of Justice
Warren County
Nina Rettinger
Main St
Front Royal
By Frank van der Linden
Poppycock
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Prohibition
Hoover
Palace Guard
National Con Ae Coalition
Evans — Novak
Thomas T. Byrd
Secc
Lewis H. Ebert
Douglas
O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
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