Right Approach to Town County Consolidation Considered
The Winchester Star editorial supports Virginia General Assembly bills offering Front Royal and Warren County residents a referendum on consolidation into either a city or county form. It notes current law favors city consolidation, previews potential annexation if needed, and cites the Commission on City-County Relationships findings.
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Front Royal
Warren County
House of Delegates
Senate
del. Raymond R. Guest Jr
House
del. Alson Smith
William A. Truban
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William V. Rawlings
Capron
Truban
Rawlings
Warren
Richmond
Commission
Study Commission
General Assembly
Guest
the Star
Front Royal and
Liberty above life warning on state laws and crime
A letter argues age does not guarantee wisdom and urges lawmakers to slow the flood of seven hundred twenty laws. It warns that excessive statute risk eroding constitutional rights and moral foundations, condemns mandatory penalties and object penalties, and fears a move toward a police state.
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the Star
Virginia
Tax Cuts and Politics Stir Ford Era Debates and House Clash
Private polling data to the White House questions whether a 12 percent income tax cut will spur growth or merely reduce debt and boost savings amid a confidence slump. Sindlinger surveys show 53 percent would save windfalls, 33.6 percent spend. The piece also notes a House Democrats’ caucus shake up as Rep. Burton edges out Rep. Hays, signaling internal power shifts.
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Washington
White House Oval Office
Ford
William Seidman
Swarthmore
Sindlinger
America
White House
U S Food Aid Debated Amid Global Shortage Fears
The piece weighs pro and con arguments on expanding U S overseas food shipments. It notes 1954 start, dwindling reserves, and debates in Congress led by Senators Humphrey and McGee and figures Hesburgh Kissinger and Ford about immediate aid versus long term production and stability.
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Minnesota
Gale W. McGee
Wyoming
Ford
Indochina
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India
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Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Ivory
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Mark 0. Hatfield
Oregon
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Henry A. Kissinger
World Food Conference
Father Hesburgh
Clayton K. Yeutter
Forts
Kissinger
Earl L. Butz
Middle East
Butz
Ten-Cent Dailies Face Doom as Prices Rise
A 1970s survey shows 15-cent daily papers more than doubling to 855 in 1974 from 425 in 1973. North American 15-cent dailies total 938, up 97 percent in a year, while 10-cent papers shrink to 832 from 1,316. Prices range from three cents to 35 cents.
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American Newspaper Publishers Assn
North America
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Frank Thompson
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Theodore M. Hesburgh
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Thomas T. Byrd
Lewis H. Ebert
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Douglas B. O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
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