Faulkner Bequest to four governments fuels local reflection
An older Martinsburg attorney, Phillip C. Faulkner, left most of his estate to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Winchester, and Frederick County. The bequest, over a quarter million dollars, prompts local officials to study best long term uses while residents guess at why such generosity arose.
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Phillip C. Faulkner
Martinsburg
W.va
City of
Berkeley County
Winchester
Frederick County
Faulkner
King's Daughters Hospital
Debate over expulsion as sole penalty at West Point honor code
West Point cadets narrowly retain automatic expulsion for honor code violations after a 66.08 to 66.67 percent vote. The measure would have allowed boards to consider attitude and record before sentences. opponents warn against loosening fundamental honesty and warn of permissiveness.
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West Point Corps of Cadets
U.S. Military Academy
Corps of Cadets
New York Times
Academy
Fundamenta
Carter Wrestles with Tax Cuts and Spending Plans
President-elect Carter wavers between tax relief and job spending as advisers clash with congressional Democrats. Talks with Bert Lance and White House meetings echo a split view on tax cuts, investment incentives, and job programs ahead of inauguration.
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Washington
Carter
Bert Lance
Lance
Atlanta
Congress
Plains
Jimmy Carter
Sheraton-Carlton
House Democrats
Blair House
Abner Mikva
Ways and Means Committee
Rep
Parren Mitchell
Maryland
Mitchell
House
Thomas P O'Neill
Jim Wright
Parren Mitchells
Ab Mikvas
Tip O'Neills
Mikva
Capitol Hill
Joe Pechman
Walter Heller
Pentagon
John F. Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
Kennedy
Byington Sees Civil Service Reform Amid Washington Critique
In San Francisco S John Byington chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission urges major Civil Service reform. He calls for ending tenured careers in top policy roles and expanding offices of public counsel while warning President Carter of a rigid bureaucracy that could hinder new policy if not reformed.
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Washington
San Francisco
S. John Byington
Byington
Civil Service
Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPSC
Commonwealth Club
Carter
Majorite House
Jimmy Carter
Conrad Tanning Industry Vital to the Revolution
Frederick Conrad is hailed as a founding father of Frederick County and a pivotal figure in early American industry. His Winchester tannery and hospitality at Spring Hill supported Revolutionary efforts, with his family tied to local churches, education, and civic life.
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Sarah Zane
Winchester
Conrad
Zane’s Iron Works
Frederick Conrad
Winchester Academy
Philip Bush
Edward Smith
Edward McGuire
Virginia Assembly
Frederick Parish
Lord Fairfax
Spring Hill
Merriman’s Lane
Frederick County
Philadelphia
John Conrad
Frederick
Gazette
McGuire
J. Moriarity
Europe
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Winchester Evening Star
Winchester- Frederick Area
Judge John Handley
Charles Broadway Rouss
Judge Handley
Handley High School
Handley Library
Charley Rouss
Georgetown University Law School
Mr. Faulkner
By Evans and
Novak
Thomas T. Byrd
Lewis H. Ebert
Douglas
O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
Winchester Ve
Wire
Ben Rirver
Fairfax Lane
N. Loudoun St
James J Kilpatrick
Laura Virginia Hale
America
Baumholden
Germany
Stephen Ley
New London
Staunton
Virginia
Maria
Winchester Tanyard
Walls
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