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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1979
Page
4
The article notes Iran uses a numbers game with U S hostages in the embassy, listing counts of 43 50 and 49 while stressing the key issue is release timing. It recalls the Pueblo crew and warns against trusting officials while focusing on how soon they will be freed.
Virginia faces a 53 million shortfall for adequate maintenance and minimum construction next year. Inflation and the energy crisis threaten to curb new roads while Gov. Dalton and Harold King push for tax increases. Traffic shifts show car travel down 17 percent while bus travel rises 17 percent in Northern Virginia. Interstates rely on state funds for upkeep, and weight limits on trucks may be tightened from 80 000 to 76 000 pounds.
In letters to The Star, Nancy Lloyd, president of the Winchester Education Association, lauds Joe Bageant's Dec. 18 article on a 10 percent raise for Winchester teachers with proportional adjustments to maintain equality. The tribute echoes Governor Dalton's state employee request. The letter arrives amid national U S policy criticisms.
The notice lists staff roles and contact details for the Winchester Evening Star in Winchester Virginia, including management by Thomas T. USPS, Roy E. Potts III as managing editor, David Loomis as editorial page editor, and office address and phone number.
Donna Royston of 206 Highview Circle voices frustration with President Carter and U S policy over hostages in Iran. She urges firm measures, asserts Khomeini’s defiance, and calls for action to secure the hostages before Christmas 1980.
The House approved a bill to extend EPSDT, adding about five million children and 220,000 pregnant women to aid programs. Senate action pending with expectations of cross‑house agreement by spring. Proponents argue early treatment prevents deformities and saves costs long term, citing physician Tim Lee Carter and a North Dakota study.
The piece argues for and against CHAP amid concerns of fraud and long term costs. It notes Stockman’s failed amendment to fund CHAP by annual appropriations and calls the entitlement system an out of control budget machine, urging reform to regain fiscal discipline.
In Clarostat plant cafeteria Teddy Kennedy rallying workers argues Carter’s high rates harm housing and inflation while facing cooler receptions in Rochester. He struggles to win center and right Wing support as he defends defense spending with defense contractors at McLean breakfast.
The breakfast meeting lacked Kennedy's presence and failed to impress defense contractors with Mark Schneider guiding defense policy. Critics say Kennedy appears as an anti-defense liberal rather than a pragmatic strategist, raising questions about campaign seriousness during the two day swing.
Russell Baker recalls a lifetime of holiday gifts from childhood to adulthood as Christmas repeated annually with oddities and nostalgia. The piece blends humorous memories of toys, clothes, gadgets, and the slow passage of time linked to Christmas in America.
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