Governor Mills Godwin Urges Virginia to Live Within Means
Gov. Mills Godwin addressed the General Assembly with a deficit plan and an austerity budget of about 6.9 billion dollars. He pledged no general tax increase, proposed a 25 million dollar reserve fund, crime crackdown funding, limited capital construction, new prison facilities and expansion of the death penalty while urging spending in line with available revenues.
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Reagan in Reverse Boosts Ford Backers as Reagan faces New Hampshire test
Ronald Reagan seeks the GOP nomination while defending a Chicago speech proposing a 90 billion dollar federal cut by shifting programs to states. Ford supporters seize the issue in New Hampshire ahead of the February 24 primary, as Reagan retreats on the figure but backs the concept.
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Ford's Last Chance in a Fractured Washington
Washington buzzes as Ford era trembles with resignations and retirements across the administration. Secretaries Dunlop Kissinger and others depart or threaten exit while Congress splits, party lines fray, and aides grapple with primary pressures and looming 1976 challenges.
Winchester Evening Star Origin Story and Staff Notes
Local notice begins with historic founding by Thomas J. Byrd and staff credits for editor and advertising roles. The piece transitions to a political forecast about President Ford, noting upcoming State of the Union and economic reports amid a sense of national drift and potential leadership change.
Byrd's unlikely bid for Democratic nomination explored
The interview traces Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr. and Senator Robert Byrd from humble roots in North Carolina and West Virginia to a 1970s presidential bid. It covers Byrd’s rise in Senate leadership, education, net worth, and stance on civil rights, plus his view on what he would do as president including economic policy and leadership style.
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Henry Kissinger
America War Chronicle Note by Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke writes to Charles O Hara on the American war. He predicts America will act with magnanimity despite disadvantages and that Americans may remain alienated regardless of war outcomes. He notes the primary difficulty is gunpowder and a lack of military stores manufacturing.
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Carter ties antiabortion issue to Iowa caucus push
In Creston Iowa Carter faces pro life questions after a campaign speech. He notes abortion is morally wrong but opposes a state wide amendment. supporters hope his stance draws anti abortion voters without losing pro choice backers. Carter aims to win Iowa Monday night to boost his campaign.
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