Brezhnev Health Mystery Stirs East West Diplomacy
NEA London Economist notes the Brezhnev illness rumors amid Cold War diplomacy. It questions why Moscow avoids public illness statements while Dissatisfaction grows over stalled Middle East tours and Western demands. Brezhnev’s age and health worries shadow Soviet policy and succession dynamics.
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Economist News Service
Globe
Leonid Brezhnev
Boston
Moscow
Kremlin
White House
Russia
John Hawse Wins Citizen of the Year in Winchester
John J. Hawse of Winchester received the 1974 Citizen of the Year Award from the Winchester-Frederick County Chamber of Commerce. The longest serving volunteer fire chief for Rouss Fire Co. and longtime church and festival organizer was honored for broad community service and his role as a Virginia Vocational Rehabilitation senior counselor. His family attended the ceremony, where Hawse expressed surprise and gratitude.
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John J. Hawse
Winchester
Winchester-Frederick
Braddock Street United Methodist Church
Hawse
Virginia Dept. of Vocational Rehabilitation
Casion
Chamber
City Council
Michael M. Foreman
John Hawse
Follies Evening of Fun for Good Cause Opens at Shenandoah
The Winchester Memorial Hospital Auxiliary presents Cavalcade of Musical Memories a three night Follies at Shenandoah College Auditorium starting 8:30 p.m. Proceeds fund an Xerographic unit for cancer and disease detection. last year profits exceeded 12000 to fund post coronary care equipment. General chairman Mrs. Frederick Walk leads volunteers including David Jenkins and several others. tickets are available nightly.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Shenandoah College
Frederick Walk
David Jenkins
Dennis Molden
Robert Dresel
Robert Kendall
Murrell Bolliger
Hampton Hylton
James Laidlaw
Detente in doubt as Schlesinger warns of Soviet ICBMs
Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger warns detente could be a trap with Soviet SS-18 missiles. He says if deployed widely and accurate the USSR might strike US bases and threaten retaliation, risking millions of deaths in a nuclear exchange. He urges targeting missiles rather than cities and stresses avoiding a first strike.
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Washington
Ford
Soviet Union
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
United States
Schlesinger
Western Europe
America
Europe
Sawhill urges compulsory energy conservation and gasoline tax
John C. Sawhill argues that voluntary conservation has failed and government must impose mandatory limits. He recommends a gasoline tax to curb wasteful oil use, warns against tariffs on foreign crude, and says the nation must accept a new reality of reduced energy abundance despite political unpopularity.
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San Diego
John C. Sawhill
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Ford
Sawhill
Pearl Harbor
America
Junior
Letter to the Editor: Public gambling opposition urged
Thelen from Gainesboro Cantonsville Md urges readers to join the Virginia Organization Against Gambling and to write their legislators in opposition to state sponsored gambling. He argues gambling harms the poor, contends it diverts money from illegal sources, and calls for publishing district lawmakers' names and addresses to gauge opinion.
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the Star
Winchester-Frederick County
Las Vegas
Monaco
St. Thomas
Nassau
Robert G. Thelen
Gainesboro
Cantonsville
Winchester Evening Star details and contact line
The snippet lists publication contact information for Winchester Evening Star including daily readers, telephone number 667 3200, and postal details in Winchester Virginia 22601 with second class mailing.
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Winchester
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