Roller Skating Craze Spreads Through Washington District
The roller skating craze has moved from California and New York to downtown Washington near M and 20th Streets, drawing crowds, fashion shifts, and new nightlife. Skaters use streets and sidewalks, with few injuries reported. police caution against dangerous street skating while noting growing street life and business interest.
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N.Y
Washington
Coney Island
Karen LaPadula
20Th and
M Streets
Rumor
Eisavietta Ritchie
Isadora Duncan
Anne Belkov
National Parks Commission
Maris Schneider
Duke
National Theater
Mark Johnson
Johnson
Griffith Stadium
M Street
20Th Streets
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Bonnie Partin
Rick Hershman
California
New York
Hershman
Gary Hawkins
Metroplitan Police Public Information
Grant Awarded To Develop Toy Library for Children
The Office of the Virginia governor awards City of Winchester a 3500 grant via Urban Assistance Incentive Fund to create a toy library with Handley Library and Northwestern Community Mental Health Board. Targeting low income families with children 0 to 6, the project funds educational toys for children with special needs and parent child interaction.
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Virginia
Winchester
Handley Library
Northwestern Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services Board
Ministerial Association
Community Services Board
Richard Miller
Ronald Lofts
State of the World's Women 1979 report urges global social change
The United Nations warns that equality for the world's women requires political social and cultural transformations on a scale unmatched in history. The study notes women are a third of labor, work two thirds of hours yet earn a tenth of income. wage gaps in the United States have widened over two decades.
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United Nations
U.N. Center For Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs
Helvi Sipila
U.N. Secretariat
International Labor Office
United States
Inflation fighting tips from Georgia experts
A Georgia State University professor a banker and other advisers outline four steps to blunt inflation owning a home building a cash reserve reducing debts and tracking spending They caution that home ownership has beaten inflation and stress accessible liquidity a 90 day to one year reserve and careful budgeting while some advocate spending now over saving to ride out rising prices.
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Atlanta
Georgia State University
Ray E. Marchman Jr
Trust Investment Service
First National Bank of Atlanta
Marehman
Marchman
Bill Ginn
Capital Analysis, Inc
Ginn
Ian
Tenney
Microwave Cooking Class Joins Winchester Fall Activities
Winchester Recreation Department adds a four week microwave cooking class starting September 6. Instructors Gail Long and Kay Dawson will teach basics and prepare complete meals for tasting in War Memorial Building on Tuesday afternoons 1 to 3. Registration on September 6 runs 9 to 11 a.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. for a $20 fee.
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Winchester Recreation Department
Department
Nancy Levi
Gail Long
Kay Dawson
War Memorial
Scientists Find Strong Evidence of Gluon Particle
An international team reports strong evidence for the gluon at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia. PETRA collider in Hamburg enabled high energy electron-positron collisions that reveal sprays indicating a gluon, a particle theorized to bind quarks. The finding supports a central view of matter’s structure and has no immediate practical use.
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Batavia, Ill
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
PETRA
Buying a Moped Consumers Need to Know
A moped can travel 100 miles on a gallon or more and reach 25 to 30 mph with a small engine. Buyers should verify identification labels from the manufacturer, check brakes tires lamps and protection, test acceleration handling and ride comfort, consider a tyre signal kit and safety gear, and confirm dealer parts and service. Prices start around $800 and state laws vary on restrictions and road use.
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Winchester Evening Star
Fred R. Tenney
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Thompson
Lederman
Germany
Japan
Norway
France
Israel
Red China
Hamburg
Rurege
Weirdar I
Pao
Centrol
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