Winchester awaits synchronized signal system unveiling in January
City engineers push for a January 15 debut of a new synchronized traffic signal system after decades of delays. The project, costing 279 335 dollars with 43 586 city share, faced weather and supply setbacks but is expected to improve crosstown traffic at 26 downtown intersections.
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L. L. Branner
Winchester
State Highway Department
Highway Agency
Richmond
Branner
Guns and Butter in Memphis Debate Echoes 1980 Split
At a Memphis convention Democrats debated guns versus butter with President Carter as the pro defense advocate and Sen. Edward Kennedy backing social programs. Kennedy warned of drastic budget cuts hurting the elderly poor and cities while Carter defended a strong defense amid inflation and military policy criticisms.
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Memphis
Jimmy Carter
Edward M. Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
Sen Kennedy
Great Society
LBJ
NATO
Europe
Carter
Navy
U.S
South Korea
Enough Is Enough On Veteran Preferences And Pensions
James Kilpatrick argues that while veterans deserve help for service-related injuries, the new federal job preference and pension act are unfair. He notes bias toward white men, potential later benefits to black men, and rising costs that may outpace accountability, urging limits on such programs.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Washington Sta. Syndicate, Inc
Washington
Congress
Carter
China
Peking
Evergreen
Precision Tools
Harbin
Harbin Boiler Plant Shows China’s Industrial Struggles
Field Enterprises reports on Harbin’s boiler plant amid China’s push for modernization. Poor morale, obsolete equipment, and central planning woes slow output while Teng Hsiao-ping’s reforms attract Western investment and ideas, including plant elections and worker incentives.
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Field Enterprises, Inc
Harbin
China
Soviet Siberia
Manchuria
U.S
Teng Hsiao-ping
In 1979 Political News Focus and Iceberg Warnings
William Safire analyzes three levels of political news for 1979. The piece highlights key figures like Andrew Young James Schlesinger and policy battlegrounds including SALT inflation and the federal budget. It warns of border tensions with Mexico Canada Quebec separations and intra party challenges shaping the year.
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William Safire
N.Y. Times News Service
Washington
United Nation
Andrew Young
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
Carter
U.N
Young
Richard Gardner
Italy
James Schlesinger
Carter Aviary
Hawk
Vance
Brzezinski
Peking
Schlesinger
Soviet Union
White House
Correction on Old Lutheran Church burn date
Letter to editor argues the Old Lutheran Church burned on September 27, 1854, not nine years later, cites Eisenberg and Cartmell sources, notes Battle of Winchester dates and absence of local papers in 1863, and praises preservation of the old wall. Also mentions hunting and fishing coverage by the paper and asks for outdoor notices reintroduced.
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the Star
Old Lutheran Church
Evening Star
Winchester
Virginian
the Lutheran Church In
Virginia
William Eisenberg
Cartmell
Garland
Quarles
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Roscoe
Beluga Cay
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Middle East
Africa
Canada
Quebec
West Bank
Texas
California
State Department
Immigration Service
Mexico
Jerry Brown
Bill Clements
The
Roy E. Potts III
Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
David 0. Loomis
the Wine
Kent St
Telephe
Heater Evening Star Inc
Chester
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