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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1979
Page
4
Local drivers vent about six months of slow changes at downtown intersections and mounting heat. State highway engineers warn of a July 1 traffic count delivery and a 30 day break in period as a flawed system looms like a lemon in Winchester, delaying synchronization for the $279 335 project with a 43 586 city share.
Ten years after the moon landing the nation recalls the Apollo era while noting waning NASA budgets and a space program shift. Observers cite the shuttle launch soon and Voyager images as signs of ongoing space exploration and broader technological gains.
A reader questions two Evening Star accounts of a July 9 high speed chase involving city and county officers. They argue officers may have endangered lives by pursuing at high speed and ask why officers are not charged with reckless driving, noting property damage and a near miss on I-81 at Stephens City.
The piece weighs Carter's Sunday address to the nation on energy policy. It notes the balance between optimism and blunt self critique, questions nuclear power, regulatory reform, environmental safeguards, and funding for mass transit and intercity rail. It warns Congress must evaluate his plan before action.
James Kilpatrick notes President Carter’s 10 day Camp David retreat shaping a wavering state of the union speech. He cites Carter’s fatigue, heavy scrutiny, and a shaken public trust while praising Carter’s tempered self critique and Rosalynn as household influence.
Washington report notes James Schlesinger fails to win free market aims in energy policy while the Carter administration leans toward greater government role. Quotas on oil imports and gasoline controls freeze energy policy, with nuclear power positioned as a potential but contested alternative.
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