Carter weighs universal draft registration amid hawkish shift
The piece describes President Carter’s move toward reviving draft registration, citing 1978 speeches and Joint Chiefs support for a universal system. It notes public opinion trends, legislative defeats, and the potential inclusion of women and older Americans, framing the issue as a fairness and national defense question.
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Senate
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Letter to the Editor questions a January Star salary story
A Winchester reader criticizes a Jan 22 article about a school board teachers pay proposal as false and misrepresented. The letter disputes reported unanimous voting, notes cost figures, and calls for accurate coverage. The writer also comments on ERA debates and political rhetoric.
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Winchester Evening Star
Sylvia V. Long
John Solenberger
Board of Supervisors
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Star
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Viranes
General Assembly
Mar
Benef RA
Kennedy weighs defense briefing as Iowa setback tests campaign
Two days after a decisive Iowa loss, Senator Edward M. Kennedy met in his Senate office with six defense-oriented Democrats including Henry Jackson and Paul Nitze. They pressed for a stronger U.S. defense while Kennedy sought specifics on budget increases and naval power. The meeting underscored Kennedy’s dilemma between defense hawkishness and his long standing antiwar stance.
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Robert Novak
Field Enterprises. Inc
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Iowa
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Senate
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U.S
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Georgetown University
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Teddy
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Connecticut
Thomas P. O'Neill
Ribicoff
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Treasury
Henry Fowler
Paul Nitze
Eugene Rostow
Harvard
Richard Pipes
Max Kampelman
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
Nitze
Rostow
Scoop Jackson
Adam Yarmolinsky
Yarmolinsky
Moscow
Poison gas and the TMS-65 in Afghanistan
The piece analyzes Soviet chemical warfare gear like the TMS-65 and argues poison gas as a counter insurgency tool used in Afghanistan and elsewhere. It calls for a stronger deterrent from the United States and references a Strategic Studies Institute blueprint for on site inspection and retaliation.
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Washington
Afghanistan
Faizabad
Jalalabad
Red Army
Chemiar
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Laos
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Leo Cherne
Citizens Commission of Indochinese Refugees
Thailand
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Cambodia
U.S
Soviet Union
Charles Bay
Strategic Studies Institute
Army War College
Carter
Pakistan
Ind
U S Tax System Reexamines Progressivity in 1970s
Browning and Johnson of the American Enterprise Institute argue that the U S tax system may be more progressive than commonly believed. They note transfers and wage income shape who bears sales and excise taxes, with data from 1976 showing top households paying far higher rates than the poor. They call for revisiting basic tax assumptions.
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Sablon Apecidon
U.S
Stelemere
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