Gasoline tax debate looms as Virginia lawmakers open session
Gov. John Dalton's State of the Commonwealth spotlighted highway funding needs as lawmakers face a proposed four percent wholesale gas tax to bolster maintenance and construction. Critics question the logic amid falling fuel use, while supporters warn cuts could hit projects. The tone suggests a volatile, partisan mix as the General Assembly weighs alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dalton
State of the Commonwealth
General Assembly
Highway Department
Sen
Elliot Schewel
Lyn
Chburg Democrat
Nyllan
Sen. Schewel
Dalton
del. A. L. Philpott
House
Cows and County Rules Clash Over Scheduling
Frederick County Supervisor Kenneth Stiles, a dairyman, notes a conflict between his 3 pm milking and twice monthly 2 pm Planning Commission meetings. The piece suggests a practical accommodation balancing his farm duties with public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Kenneth Stiles
Stonewall District
The
Star
Stiles
County Board
County Planning Commission
Commission
Planning Commission
Letter praises Winchester fire chief Dailey for modernization
The writer lauds Harold Dailey as Winchester fire chief over five years for professionalizing volunteers, launching a battalion chief program, radio-equipped apparatus, preplans for major buildings, a volunteer driver system, and open discussions with the department. Dailey departs for personal reasons to a larger paid department, with best wishes expressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Winchester
Tosfe
Harold
Pcan Pga Ri Gnam
Dailey
Getting Tough in Iowa Debate on Soviet Policy and Olympic Vote
The piece critiques Republican candidates for saber rattling toward the Soviet Union and Iran while risking farmers, cites Senator Baker and Senator Connally, notes John Anderson's grain embargo support, and discusses calls for an Olympic withdrawal from Moscow to pressure the Soviets over Afghanistan and media access. It argues military action is worst and urges restraint with strategic leverage including trade limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Soviet Union
Iran
Iowa
Howard Baker
America
Baker
John Connally
Connally
T. Don
Carter
John Anderson
Illinois
Middle East
United States
Moscow
Robert Kane
United States Olympic Committee
Don Miller
Tehran
Diskpress
Hitler
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
NATO
Canada
Australia
Egypt
United Nations Security Council
Cuba
Security Council
China
Harold Brown
Highways as global policy in a barroom debate
In a satirical Random at Random column, Tweed proposes highways as a cure for U.S. foreign policy woes. He claims building twelve-lane roads for developing nations would curb conflicts, boost car use, and shift energy markets, ending with a nod to roads leading to the Russian border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins
Tweed
U.S. of A
Mr. Loud Tie
Ms. Daring Dress
Vietnam
Mr. Obnoxious Tie
Middle East
Africa
India
OPEC
Mecca
Istanbul
Here
Qom
T.E. Lawrence
Tie
Ms. Dress
Kennedy Iran visit cited in Tehran cable
A U S Embassy Tehran cable describes Sen Edward Kennedy's May 1975 Iran trip with the shah. The cable notes Kennedy received Iran Air transport and lavish hotel stays for 12 in Tehran and Isfahan, plus police escorts. It contrasts Kennedy's later sharp critique of the shah with the warm reception in 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Field Enterprises, Inc
Washington
U.S
Tehran
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Henry Kissinger
Teddy Kennedy
Kennedy
Iran Air
Iran
Isfahan
Moscow
Tass
U.S. Special Services
Central Intelligence Agency
Een Leonidanese
Nicolai Podgorny
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winchester Evening Star
Academe
Mr. Stiles
Roy E. Potts III
David O. Loomis
Winchester Evening Star Inc
By Tom Wicker
Haveon
Lawrence
Scott Patton
Lacoste
Chrysler
Imperial Court
Aes
Senate
Richard Helms
Helms
University of Tehran
Ardeshir Zahedi
Princess Mahnaz
Shah
Invi Lay Kennedy
Persian Gulf
Straits of Hormuz
Japan
Sem
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!