Meet the Candidates Forum in Winchester Aug. 6
The Seventh District Black Caucus hosts a meeting at Shenandoah College featuring U S Senate hopefuls Andrew Miller and Richard Obenshain. Rep J Kenneth Robinson’s representative and challenger Del Lewis Fickett will also attend. Residents are urged to attend and grill candidates on issues.
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In Defense of NEH Spends Tax Dollars on Mall Picnic
The piece defends National Endowment for the Humanities spending of 16 070 dollars on lavish entertainment this year. Kay Elliott says visibility matters and the May 12 Washington mall picnic included tent shuttle service menus catering gifts and other items totaling about 7 800 dollars. Critics question taxpayers funding for lawn banquets to impress lawmakers with NEH seriousness.
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Emperor sheds a window in New York satire
A New York writer recalls a 42 story building shedding a window onto a parked car, while a visiting Iowan misreads the scene as a bombing. The narrator uses urban myths and quirks of city life to tease outsiders and reflect on modern city living.
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Kansas City
Population time bomb quickens in West Bank and Israel
Analysis warns Arab birthrates will double in two decades in the occupied territories and Israel, stressing politics under Begin. Census and land disputes fuel Palestinian emigration while settlement expansion and water control deepen economic pressure. Jointly, Arabs surge to 2 million in the territories as Jewish population grows slower.
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Hussein
Jordan
United Nations
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Jordan Valley
Ein el-Bayda
Mehola
Carter faces push to trim veterans preference in federal hiring
President Carter backs limiting lifelong veterans points in civil service, arguing to boost affirmative action for women and minorities. Veterans charge the 1944 agreement promises lifetime job advantages. Congress split with House favoring changes while Senate blocks them. Veterans groups mobilize as votes loom.
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D-Ariz
Udall
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The
American Legion
Riggin
Fight To Change
Veterans Preference
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
New Dangers For the ERA
ERA backers face new hurdles in Congress as the time extension moves forward. The House Judiciary Committee approved a June 30 1982 deadline and the bill now awaits Rules Committee action. If passed, Senate hearings and possible filibusters loom as opponents push to slow or block ratification.
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Winchester letters and Open Forum invite reader views
The Winchester Evening Star invites signed letters to the editor with full name address and phone number and a 350 word limit. Open Forum is a guest column for Star readers to share opinions on issues, 500 to 750 words, contact the Editorial Page Editor at 667 3200.
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