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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1979
Page
4
The U S Senate voted to drop a gym from the Hart Senate Office Building while preserving a rooftop restaurant and ornate facilities. The $57.5 million add-on lifts total construction costs to $142.6 million, with furniture and furnishings still unfunded, despite criticism of the project.
Virginia and Winchester stand to gain as radical surgery on the nation s rail lines is delayed. Two trains between Washington and Martinsburg through Harpers Ferry will continue, with Blue Ridge as a commuter line and Shenandoah a long distance service to Cincinnati.
A reader praises police action on the drag strip and laments car theft, hails the badge, and jokes about the chase. The letters section also features Peggy Clark praising a Fishnet article and a brief note from a couple thanking the editor for coverage.
President Carter signals possible tax cut of about 20 billion dollars to take effect January 1, 1980. The move triggers debates among lawmakers on inflation policy, with supporters pressing for relief and opponents urging restraint. Meanwhile Joseph Califano contemplates a New York Senate run after his HEW dismissal.
Washington The University of Maryland was placed on the AAUP List of Censured Administrations for opposing a left wing candidate to head the government and politics department. James Kilpatrick defends President John S Toll praising decisive action against Bertell Ollman and criticizes the AAUP stance as irrational and illogical.
Nixon plans a public life in New York or vicinity this autumn after recovering in California. He writes a successful memoir earning over 2 million dollars, plans a China trip, and weighs SALT II with Carter’s administration while praising former leaders and reflecting on energy policy and diplomacy.
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