Inspector woes deepen in Winchester city hall scrutiny
Officials face renewed questions about Building Inspector James Swiger and City Manager Wendell Seldon over enforcement duties and conflicts of interest. The mayor and solicitor weigh legal steps while staff push for tighter disclosures and possible executive sessions as council meets.
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Spector
Winchester
James T. Swiger
Wendell L. Seldon
Swiger
Seldon
Commonwealth
Dabney W. Watts
Watts
Public Improvement Committee
William Shendon
Christmas Lucre and Greed in Local Economy
Letters to the editor critique holiday pricing seen as inflation era greed. The writer questions after Christmas price cuts and whether retailers lowered prices for profit, citing St Nicholas spirit and local business hard times. Also referenced is Miss America pageant host Bert Parks and nostalgia for his role. NICK SMART expresses sentiment from Winchester.
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the Star
St. Nicholas
Ol’ St. Nick
Route 5
Winchester
Bertie
Bert Parks
Schenectady
Chief Rudolph Quietly Kept Peace During Parade Riot
Warren Rudolph, Winchester Police Chief, retired after a standout career marked by FBI Academy training and early adoption of fingerprinting and polygraph tests. During the Apple Blossom Festival parade, his calm, persuasive leadership defused a potential race riot, earning praise from frightened observers and confirming his unconventional approach to law enforcement.
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Lulu Williams
Winchester
Warren Rudolph
Rudolph
FBI Academy
Washington St
National
Cambridge
Holiday for Reverend King Stirs House Debate
Congress returns to face a bill to create a Martin Luther King Jr holiday. The Beard amendment would place the holiday on the third Sunday in January, shifting from a fixed Jan 15 date and prompting cost and policy objections.
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Washington
Congress
Martin Luther King Jr
Dr. King
Dr King
John Conyers Jr
Detroit
Robert Garcia
Bronx
House
Robert McClory
Illinois
Robin Beard
Tennessee
Beard
Where Have All the Voters Gone
Washington notes a decline in voter turnout through the 1960s and 1970s with 70 million eligible Americans not voting in 1976 and as few as 6 percent of some candidates’ potential voters casting ballots. The American Bar Association urges reform, citing mistrust, party decline, barriers, and education, while President Carter faces debate strategy and calls for a presidential commission.
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New York Times
Washington
United States
American Bar Association
Committee On Election Reform
The
Bar Association
Jimmy Carter
Citizons
Brendan Byrne
New Jersey
Ed Koch
New York City
New York
Henry
Scoop
Jackson Poten
Onme
Bar Association Committee
Carter
Des Moines
White House
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Thomas T. Byrd
M. Kent
Roy E. Potts III
David C. Loomis
Open Forum
Star
Warren Rudolp
Reverend King
By James J. Kilpatrick
Riverside Church
Washington Post
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
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Curtis B. Gans
Committee For the Study of the
Mr. Gans
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