Chappaquiddick Reopens After Digest Challenge
The Mary Jo Kopechne case haunts Senator Edward M. Kennedy as Readers Digest questions his account of the Dyke Bridge incident. Kennedy hires nautical experts at over $10,000 to bolster explanations, signaling a campaign tactic aimed at Middle America amid growing credibility concerns.
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Mary Jo Kolpechne
Chappaquiddick Island
Edward M. Kennedy
Gess
Ph Uspetery
Reader's Digest
John Barron
Digest
Dyke Bridge
Edgartown
CVU
Chappaquiddick
Washington
Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
Community helps retire Old Reb restoration bill in Frederick County
The Old Reb bronze Confederate soldier restoration on the county courthouse steps was funded mostly by a National Endowment for the Arts grant with a $450 local balance. The Pilot Club of Winchester sponsors the drive led by Dianne Ayers requesting checks made to Frederick County Treasurer and mailed to Route 1 Box 195 Clearbrook 22624 to finish financing the project.
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National Endowment For the Arts
Pilot Club of
Winchester
Dianne Ayers
Frederick County
Clearbrook
Winchester housing concerns spurring reader letter series
A Winchester reader urges continued Star coverage on housing conditions in low income areas. The writer cites Kent Street pipes and calls for landlord licensing, city accountability and safer neighborhoods, amid a broader plea for public attention to local housing issues. A separate letter warns of railroad crossing hazards with poor visibility and no signals, recounting a near train collision at Fairfax Lane.
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Ity
the Star
Winchester
Kent Street
Hall
City Hall
Cecil
Kent
Poole
Tee Edward
18Th Road
Fairfax Lane
Cameron
Teadee
Amtrak
Carter Doctrine echoes amid fears of Soviet moves in Asia
Washington weighs the Carter Doctrine as a tough sounding pledge to deter Moscow. The piece questions U S commitment to Pakistan against a Soviet push from Afghanistan and possible Baluchi rebellion, warning that vagueness could risk wider war without clear congressional backing.
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New York Times
Washington
Russia
Cuba
Iran
Mediterranean
Southeast Asia
Persian Gulf
Pakistan
Agha Shahi
Afghanistan
Carter
U.S
Soviet Union
White House
Shahi
Jenquin “Fan
United States
Eisenhower
U.N
82D Airborne
Ardeshir Zahedi
Indian Ocean
Israel
Egypt
Libya
India
Condi
Southwest
Asia
Thoughts on Being Mugged
The author recounts a brief street robbery in Washington DC by two young men, notes the fear and shock of the moment, and reflects on victims' vulnerability and police guidance. He compares his mild experience to a fatal mugging and cites FBI crime data from 1978.
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Universal Press Syndicate
Washington
Richmond
Virginia Avenue
Washington Star
the Star
FBI
Reliving the Spanish Inquisition by Scott Patton
A Star columnist lampoons 20th century tortures and Murphy's Law while lampooning the idea of global hunger and Armenians. The piece riffs on cultural fear and media manipulation with satirical asides about Biafra and Armenia.
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