Beef Up Housing Code Debate Prompts Council Call for Caution
Winchester council debates a strengthened housing code. Critics fear hidden provisions and higher taxes if a new housing department is created. Council member Glass urges using existing regulations to address sub standard housing and avoid added costs.
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Winchester
Planning Commission
Glass
Shendon
Dutton
Bayliss
Zuckerman
Haines
Department of Government
Spirit of Jefferson Advocate marks 133 years in journalism
On July 8 1977 two weekly papers faced contrasting fates. The Spirit of Jefferson Advocate in Charles Town West Virginia marked a long heritage and bright future while Dow Jones Inc ended The National Observer citing mounting deficits and rising costs. The obituary of the National Observer contrasts with the Advocate’s enduring service and optimism.
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Spirit of Jefferson Advocate
Charles Town
W. Va
Dow Jones Inc
National Observer
Controversy Hits Congresss Technology Assessment Office
Washington reports a partisan fight over the Office of Technology Assessment, with resignations from its director and board members. The dispute centers on control, direction, and perceived politicization, amid budget cuts and a pending new director search to restore nonpartisan analysis for Congress.
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Congress
Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Office of Technology Assessment
OTA
Marjorie S. Holt
Maryland
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Holt
Emilio Q. Daddario
Kenney
OTA Advisory Council
Jerome B. Wiesner
University of Washington
Edward M. Wenk
Debated B-1 cancellation sparks new strategic arms debate
Washington faces a growing split over Carter's B-1 cancellation with defense lawmakers warning of longer term risks. They cite a weakened US air defense, uncertain SALT verification, and a possible Soviet cruise missile advance. Budget shifts favor cruise missiles amid calls for deeper strategic review.
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Washington
Carter
U.S
Congress
Defense Bloc
Soviet Union
Jimmy Carter
Congressional
Capitol Hill
Vance
John L. McLucas
Air Force
National Reconnaissance
Washington Post
McLucas
The Secrecy Czar and the Turner Intelligence Plan
The Nation reports Admiral Stansfield Turner pursues a proposal for a single intelligence czar with direct control over all agencies. Carter gives tacit support while wary officials warn such centralized power could undermine checks and balances and leave future leaders exposed to risk.
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N.Y. Times News Service
New York
Stansfield Turner
Central Intelligence Agency
Congress
Defense and
State Departments
Washington
Turner
CIA
Defense Department
DIA
Pentagon
Carter
Secretaries of State and
Defense
Henry Kissinger
James Schlesinger
Nixon
Ford
Central Intelligence
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Daddario
Wiesner
House
Ted Kennedy
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Special House
House Legislative Appropriations Subcommittee
Subcommittee
George E. Shipley
D-Ill
Field Newspaper Syndicate
the Star
Evans—Novak
Czar
By Tom Wicker
Annapolis
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NSA
Defense Intelligence Agency
National Reconnaissance Center
State Department
Intelligence
DCI
Virginia Women's Meeting
Richmond
Virginia
Winchester Evening Star
Kent Street
Thomas T. Byrd
Roy E. Potts
Sir Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
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