Traffic woes at Pleasant Valley and Woodstock Lane intersection
Nine accidents have occurred at the Pleasant Valley Road and Woodstock Lane junction since opening last December. Officials consider sight obstruction from a cyclone fence and a road curve as causes and will study removing or lowering the fence, with possible traffic signal or warning light upgrades.
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Pleasant Valley Road
Winchester
Woodstock Lane
Wendell Seldon
Highway Department
S. Loudoun St
Politics Should Not Mar Montreal Olympic Games
The Montreal Games face a Taiwan participation dispute as Canada weighs how to recognize the Republic of China. IOC and Canadian officials seek a compromise to keep politics from eclipsing sports while security and costs rise and calls for potential cancellations emerge.
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Taiwan
Montreal
Canada
China
Lord Killanin
Quebec
IOC
Republic of China
People’s Republic of China
Shen Chai-ming
Adolph Hitler
Jesse Owens
New Zealand
South Africa
Munich
Don Miller
U.S
Time Is Right For New Parties
Washington columnist argues third parties face harsher ballot access rules and state-by-state petition burdens. He cites Blackman’s Heritage Foundation study and notes evolving voter dissatisfaction, urging balanced moves toward simpler requirements without enabling frivolous candidates.
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Washington
Paul H. Blackman
Heritage Foundation
Blackman
Congress
Eugene McCarthy
Readers note advocacy on gender coverage and Handley High gratitude
A Winchester letter to the Star cites a missing feature on bikes for all types and praises Handley High School parents of the 1976 class. The writer thanks the parents for hosting a graduation party with faculty and families, hoping for harmony in the 76 77 school year.
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the Star
Winchester Evening Star
Handley High School
Handley
B.ashby
Alta Vista Drive
Winchester
Ford Advocates Avoid Large Campaign Spending Rules
Treasury aide William Simon traveled to Raleigh and other states on Ford party business with minimal posted costs charged to the President Ford Committee. The piece details opaque allocations to non political events, argues the PFC shielded Simon and other Ford advocates from the new federal spending limits, and urges a new FEC rule to charge all travel and accompanying expenses to the campaign.
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Washington
Treasury
William Simon
Raleigh
N.C
State Chamber of Commerce
President Ford Committee
PFC
Uncle Sam
Simon
Ford
Federal Election Commission
FEC
Ronald Reagan
U.S. Air Force
Air Force One
Reagan
North Carolina
Air Force
South
Mississippi
Florida
Jacksonville
Orlando
Alabama
Texas
Mobile
Fort Worth
Pentagon
New York
Oklahoma
Commerce
Elliot Richardson
Fort Wayne
Ind
Richardson
Los Angeles
Detroit
Economic Club
Michigan
Legion of
California
Congress
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Wilbur Smith & Associates
By James J. Kilpatrick
Todd
Carlisle
Ellen Faass Unger, W. V
Byrd
Thames
Mire Edita
Lewis H. Ebert
O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
Daly Kacap Sendey
Ben Ritter
Early
Braddock West
N. Braddock St
Evans and
Novak
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