Virginia right on red becomes standard next January 1
Virginia moving to allow right turns on red at signalized intersections unless signage prohibits it. Change takes effect Jan 1 after six month lead time, with motorists required to stop fully before turning. City studies locations to determine where signs are needed and pedestrian safety considerations.
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Virginia
General Assembly
Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation
Wendell Seldon
Gratitude for Winchester Police Community Partnership
A reader thanks the Winchester Police Department for protecting citizens and collaborating with residents to prevent crime. The writer praises improved understanding of police operations and urges continued cooperation to aid investigations and increase patrol effectiveness.
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Winchester Police Department
Connally as Ford running mate eyed by New York GOP
James J Kilpatrick reports Edwin M. Schwenk county GOP leader says Connally is the obvious VP pick if Ford captures the nomination. Schwenk touts Connally’s Southern appeal as a counter to Carter and notes the Colonie Hill Inn fundraiser netted over $200 000 as seven uncommitted delegates hold sway in the New York delegation.
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Connally
Suffolk County
Ronald Reagan
Edwin M
Buzz) Schwenk
Ford
Schwenk
Mr. Ford
Colonie Hill Inn
Carter
Reagan
White House
Buzz Schwenk
Precision and lucidity in Supreme Court prose critique
A columnist laments the Supreme Court term noting the dull prose of majority opinions while praising past writers like Marshall Holmes and Brandeis. He cites long sentences and verbose syntax, urges clearer punctuation, and comments on Rehnquist and Blackmun with a political foreground on Ford Reagan Connally ties.
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Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
John Marshall
Holmes
Brandeis
Jackson
Frankfurter
Douglas
Black
Tennessee
Dunlap
Massachusetts
Murgin
Rehnquist
Congress
Blackmun
Stevens
New Hampshire
Harry
Stewart
Marshall
Connally
Discontinue Mail on Saturdays
The text debates Postal Service cutbacks and considers the possibility of ending mail delivery on Saturdays. It notes subsidies from tax dollars influence decisions and asks whether to maintain service or reduce it. It asks readers if they favor Saturday mail discontinuation to save money versus keeping current service.
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U.S
U.S. House of Representatives
Postal Service
Congress
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Loudoun and
Weems’ Lane
Winchester Evening Star
By James J Kilp
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Ford-Connally
Dixie
Mississippi
Texas
Ray Hutchison
Jimmy Carter
Evans
Novak
L.A. Timer
Kent Street
Winchester
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