Labor Workers See 1977 Rise for congressional action
Organized labor aims to push jobs and economic recovery as Carter faces a Democratic Congress. Unions plan tax rebates and public works expansions while supporting Humphrey Hawkins style full employment and continued federal jobs programs amid the recession.
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Carter
Organized Labor
Ford
Building and Construction Trades Department
Afl-Cio
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afscme
George Meany
White House
Editorial clash over Hersey piece on Inaugural Address
Norman Cousins killed John Hersey's contribution for Saturday Review sparking debate over free expression vs editorial control. The writer argues Hersey offered sharp critique of American industry but was partisan. Cousins acted within editorial judgment while Hersey published elsewhere.
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Norman Cousins
John Hersey
Hersey
Cousins
Saturday Review
Carter
New Republic
General Morgan Rifle Corps emerge in Saratoga campaigns and Virginia links
Daniel Morgan, newly appointed colonel of the 11th War Regiment, recruits 180 riflemen in Frederick County to rush to Washington at Morristown. He later leads Morgan's Rifle Corps in Saratoga, while William Heth rises, serves at Brandywine, Charleston, and Yorktown, and dies 1807 after a long public career in Virginia.
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11Th War Regiment
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Frederick County
Washington
Congress
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America
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Gate
Red Man
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Hudson River
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Winchester
Maxwell
Battle of
Brandywine
Elk
Maxwells
Heth
Lincoln
Charleston
D.C
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Northwest Territory
Philadelphia
New York
Richmond
Petersburg
Bermuda Hundred
Society of the Cincinnati
Virginia Society
Curles
Henrico County
St. Memin
Valley Forge
Local push to collect unpaid taxes gains momentum
Middletown joins Stephens City and Frederick County in a drive to collect overdue taxes. Middletown owes just over 1000 dollars, with some bills dating back to 1969. Town Council moved on Thursday night and the town attorney may file suit after written notices.
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Middletown
Stephens City
Frederick County
Texas Seeks Supreme Court Hearing on Voting Rights Act Coverage
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Texas claim that it was improperly covered by the Voting Rights Act, with implications for Virginia and other Southern states. Texas argues census miscalculation kept it under federal election oversight since 1965, while Virginia voters showed strong turnout in 1972.
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Virginia
US Supreme Court
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South
Washington
U.S. Census Bureau
John L. Hill
Justice Department
Lone Star
Old Dominion
Congress
Commendation for Rev Ken Smith on abortion stance
Letter to the editor praises Rev Ken Smith of Rosedale Baptist and The Star for courage in running a graphic abortion piece. The writer argues the procedure is murder and laments editorials claiming untruths without specifics while urging readers to see abortion's grotesque reality.
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the Star
Ken Smith
Rosedale Baptist
Rev. Smith
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