New York's Lingering Illusions
Field syndicate opinion column criticizes New York politics in 1977. It notes the city council's failed wage raises for officials and Washington’s pushback led by Sen. Proxmire and Sen. Brooke. It discusses Edward Koch’s incoming administration and looming municipal wage negotiations amid debates over financing legislation.
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Field Newspaper
New York
Washington
Congress
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate Banking Committee
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
City Hall
Proxmire
Cairo
Edward Koch
Koch
Carter
Brooke
Sen
John Heinz
R-Pa
Herman Badillo
Basil Paterson
Costikyan
Ed Koch
Sen. Proxmire
Carter faces health insurance clash with labor over 1978 plan
The Carter administration shows little appetite for major health insurance legislation in 1978. UAW leaders insist on national health security early next year, risking union support if plans falter while Congress faces inflationary pressure and a stalled hospital cost bill. Senator Kennedy looms as major ally for the push.
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N Y. Times News Service
Carter
Congress
Organized Labor
United Automobile Workers
H.E.W
Joseph A. Califano
American Medical Association
American Hospital Association
Los Angeles
White House
U.A.W
Walter Reuther
New Orleans
Douglas A. Fraser
Fraser
Capitol Hill
AFL/CIO
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Winchster Frederick County talks eye joint office complex
Editorial urges a compromise in city county negotiations over a downtown joint office facility. It argues a shared complex fits the unified economic area, saves costs, and supports continued county resident access, while proposing a middle ground on a 20 year annexation clock start.
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Middle East
Israel
Egypt
Winchester- Frederick County
Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia Tech agrees to HEW minority hiring plan cited
HEW pressures lead Virginia Tech to adopt an affirmative action schedule aimed at boosting minority and female hires. The plan ties to more than 12 million dollars in federal contracts and faces Gov Godwin opposition to quotas and timetables. Critics warn the timetable resembles surrender to federal planners and could risk reverse discrimination.
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Virginia Tech
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
State University
HEW
VPI
Godwin
WPI
William E. Lavery
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Finding a Successor For Santa Claus
Russell Baker humor piece imagines contenders for Santa Claus successor at the North Pole. Satirical exchanges feature Sir Walter Raleigh Stalin and Senator Henry M. Jackson with references to fardels red suits and chimney exits as they tease possible replacements and voters.
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Times News Service
North Pole
Santa Claus
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter
Shakespeare
Hamlet
Fardels
ABC
Arctic
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Kojak
Henry M. Jackson
Senate
Tom Brokaw
Tom
Jack Anderson
Evans
Novak
Senator
No Bartending cited as warning on alcohol and highways
A reader praises the Winchester editorial No Bartending and Governor Godwin’s warnings on drunken driving. The letter urges reflection on historic railroad discipline for drinking on duty and connects past rail incidents to modern highway terror, urging sober policy.
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the Star
Winchester Evening Star
Godwin
Winston Churchill
Eastern Railroad
Washington
Star
Rome
C.C
Modo
P.O
Winchester
Letter Policy Editor's Note Calls for Responsible Drinking
A reader praises the Star editorial of December 2 and Governor’s warning, urging action against drunken driving. The letter emphasizes authentic signatures, address and phone, and argues liquor-related harm endangers highways and communities.
Winchester Evening Star notice line
The Winchester Evening Star establishes its publication details with date and address, noting publication by Winchester Evening Star Inc at 2 Kent Street in Winchester Virginia and the listed telephone number 667-3200.
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Winchester Evening Star Inc 2
Kent St
Winchester
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Edward P. Offley
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