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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1979
Page
4
The local United Way campaign faces a Monday deadline with $11,000 still needed to reach its $199,200 goal. The executive director notes late gifts may help, while budgets and competing drives limited gifts but the drive remains ahead of last year. A January 16 wrap-up luncheon at Lee Jackson is planned.
California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. headlines a San Diego rock concert drawing about 10,000 fans with tickets up to $20, a scene critics call a test of his political appeal. He delivers brief lines about earth duty and universal exploration as boos echo, while a January Iowa debate with Carter and Kennedy looms as his next decisive moment.
Virginia Port Authority executive director J. Robert Bray responds to an Associated Press article criticizing the port, arguing that general cargo handled through VPA terminals remained steady while private bulk terminals suffered losses. He cites coal disruptions from labor strikes and notes classification differences and regional market focus as key factors shaping tonnage.
In the first session of the 96th Congress energy policy emerged as the centerpiece with billions in funding for synthetic fuels and a new federal energy agency. Lawmakers advanced Chrysler loan guarantees up to 1.5 billion while defense spending rose amid SALT II context. Congress also created a separate Department of Education despite anti bureaucratic sentiment, as NEA backing aligned with Carter.
A New York Times Service analysis argues President Carter misses a crucial window to pair Iran crisis momentum with a strong conservation program. It notes OPEC price hikes threaten gasoline and heating costs, warns Congress is slow, and says reliance on taxes or rationing may prove unappealing in an election year.
Column notes Iran’s Sadegh Ghotbzadeh demands a grand jury probe into shah and U.S. crimes dating to Eisenhower era, pushing Carter toward a harder line or risking admission of U.S. dirty hands. Kennedy’s past praise of the shah complicates the debate as hostages loom.
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