Winchester Fire Chief Dailey to Leave for Fairfax
Distressed Winchester officials note the departure of Fire Chief Gene Dailey to Fairfax. Mayor Bell and City Manager Seldon lament the loss while praising his four and a half year impact in training, public education, dispatching, and enforcement. The budget and staff grew significantly under his leadership.
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Winchester
Gene Dailey
Fairfax
Wendell Seldon
Dailey
Stewart Bell Jr
Fire and Emergency Services Committee
Ronald M. Gore
Bell
Sailor faces perils of first U S cargo schooner in 40 years
Ned Ackerman, owner and skipper of the John F. Leavitt, built as the first U S cargo schooner in four decades, battles grounding on the St George River and a later reported sinking off Cape Cod during its maiden voyage. Rescue succeeded but salvage is uncertain. He eyes wind and solar power as future hope.
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Ned Ackerman
John F. Leagitt
United States
St. George
Thomaston
Maine
John F. Leavitt
Cape Cod
Capt. Ackerman
Mr. Ackerman
Senate votes 81 to 4 repeal of carryover tax rule
Opinion column notes the 1980 repeal of the 1976 carryover rule taxing inherited property on its original basis. It argues the rule created double taxation, benefited inflation, and would have burdened heirs of estates. The piece applauds Congress for scrapping the provision.
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Senate
Congress
Virginia
Harry Byrd
Fireside Philosophizing by Kilpatrick in Virginia Winters
James Kilpatrick writes from SCRABBLE, Virginia about a quiet year end in the Blue Ridge, noting sparsity of farm work, fading hunting, and stillness. He foresees a strong American future, predicting solar energy, medical and genetic advances, and population controls, while warning of complacency and overregulation.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Universal Press Syndicate
Scrabble
Blue Ridge Mountains
Washington
Macduff
Women and faith clash over women priests and rabbis
William Safire notes the pope's stance on women priests and Mormon and Conservative Judaism debates on ordaining women. He argues for equal opportunity across institutions while acknowledging tradition and differences. He supports women's right to pursue roles traditionally held by men despite resistance from religious hierarchies.
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N.Y
Washington
Christendom
Hans Kung
U.S
Catholic Church
Mormon Church
Sonia Johnson
E.R.A
Jewish Theological Seminary
New York
Gerson Cohen
Sup
Porter
Era
Phylis Schlafly
Schlafly
Patricia Harris
The Incredible Shrinking Life in New York City
A narrator recalls moving to New York facing rising rents and shrinking living space. The family sacrifices belongings from dining room furniture to guest rooms and eventually moves to a claustrophobic one room with a windowless kitchen while grappling with urban nostalgia and constant relocation.
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N.Y
New York
SoHo
Jackie O
Godan
Marcel Proust
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Roy E. Potts II
David O. Loomis
Winchester Evening Star
Thomas T. Byrd
Winchester Evening Star Inc
Kent S
Telephone
Wire Editor
Rappahannock County
Jimmy
America
Republic
By William Safire
By Russell Baker
Whittlaway
Manhattan
Eeeas
Lasket
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