Carter faces federal judges crisis and pay hurdles
President-elect Carter must contend with overworked and underpaid federal judges as proposed increases for circuit and district courts loom. The issue tests his philosophy of selecting the best, balancing regional representation, salaries, and Senate traditions as he shapes the judiciary.
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Washington
Carter
White House
United States
Warren Burger
Judicial Conference of the United States
Burger
Congress
Griffin Bell
Atlanta
Senate
Commission On Executives
Salary Commission
Harold Tyler
Jimmy Carter
Capitol Hill
Winchester Council Rejects Millwood Ave Baseball Stadium
Winchester City Council on a 9-4 vote declined the Planning Commission’s Millwood Ave site for a baseball stadium. Objections from Shenandoah College centered on appearances traffic and a future entrance, with council choosing to explore Shenandoah’s alternative and other sites while supporting baseball as part of recreation.
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Winchester
Millwood Ave
Planning Commission
Parks and Recreation Board
Shenandoah College
Roy Bayliss
Effie Davis
Ben Dutton Jr
George Garber
Joseph Haines
S. Pannill Jones
Thomas Kremer
Charles Zuckerman
Stewart Bell Jr
Soviet Move In Rhodesia Triggers Direct Moscow Involvement
By Rowland Evans and Robert Novak Moscow advances into Rhodesia amid failing Western peace efforts. The piece warns of a direct Soviet role in southern Africa, threatening access to raw materials and sea lanes, and cites Mugabe as a likely beneficiary while criticizing U.S. and British policy.
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Washington
U.S
Rhodesia
Congress
Kremlin
Zimbabwe
Angola
Africa
Moscow
Mozambique
Tanzania
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Nikolai
Podgorny
Great Britain
South Africa
Robert Mugabe
Muzorewe
Tht
Patriotic Front
National Union
Joshua Nkomo
People’s Union
Geneva
Cape of Good Hope
West
Capitol Hill
Modernizing the Old Club in the Senate
The piece reviews a Hughes Commission report on Senate modernization. It notes slow adoption, lengthy sessions, rising print and personnel costs, cramped offices, and proposed changes to committee schedules. It contrasts past Senate pace with current workload and forecasts cautious reform by a young, inexperienced body.
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Washington
United States Senate
Senate
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Webster
Calhoun
Clay
Congress
Hughes Commission
Government
White House
Commission
James L. Buckley
New York
Buckley
Winchester Star staff profile Diane Kimbel
The Star Stats series introduces Winchester Evening Star staffer Diane Kimbel. From Handley High School to Goucher College and Northwestern, she pursued journalism, covering Handley High and city zoning, expanding with a Monday Business Page, and aiming to show the civic impact of local events on residents.
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Star
Winchester Evening Star
Winchester
Diane Kimbel
Laurel
Weekly
Goucher College
Associated Press
Richmond
The
Philadelphia
Kimbel
Long Island
Laurel High School
Goucher
Handley
Starstaff
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Cuba
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Henry Kissinger
Ian Smith
Smith
Kissigner
Organization of African Unity
OAU
A. T. Muzorewe
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the Star
Northwestern University
Handley High School
Diane
Roy E. Potts
Dolly
Lewis H. Ebert
Douglas
O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
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