Expensive Taste Plagues Virginia DMV Building Costs
A critical review questions the Virginia DMV building program. It cites a $5.7 million plan and $288000 Winchester office at $97.36 per square foot, arguing lease plans would cost taxpayers nearly $1.48 million per building over 30 years and that ownership offers better value. It accuses DMV officials of costly mismanagement despite claimed good service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Division of Motor Vehicles
DMV
Route 11
Winchester
William B. Henshaw
Vern L. Hill
Henshaw
Opposition to child adult material and mistreatment in society
The piece condemns child involvement in adult material, calls it a national problem, and supports Sen Mathias proposed federal penalties. It cites a 10 year maximum and fines up to 10 000 dollars, with broad House support and a call for swift enforcement to stop the trade.
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Sen
Charles Mathias Jr
Rmd
Lawmakers Seek Federal Ban on Child Pornography Transport
The Viewpoint Legislation moves in Congress to prohibit interstate transportation of pornographic material involving minors. Senator Charles Mathias of Maryland supports the measure calling child pornography a form of child abuse and a national problem tied to unhappy family situations.
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Sen
Mathias
Congress
Charles Mathias i
Sen. Mathias
Warsaw Pact leans toward stronger posture in 1977 NATO fears
Moscow led Warsaw Pact talks in Prague and plans for a June 1 foreign ministers session as experts warn of a pace to raise NATO spending by 3 percent annually. Beijing Haig aims to move front line units closer to Central Europe to blunt a potential Soviet strike. A Carter deficit in Congress sparks bipartisan disarray over water projects and budget strategy.
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Washington
London
Moscow
NATO
Alexander Haig
West German
Europe
Prague
Belgrade
Carter
Carter Administration Faces House Rift Over Public Works Veto
In Washington, Scimmiest public works subcommittee chairs clash with White House staff over water projects as Carter risks a veto. Rep Bevill faces silence from Democrats amid four appeals. Separately Carter briefs ten senators on SALT talks at the White House, downplaying specifics while noting Kremlin concerns.
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Carter
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
White House
Elford Cederberg
Michigan
John Myers
Indiana
Tom Bevill
Alabama
Public Works
Senate
Cederberg
Jimmy Carter
House
Thomas P
Tip) O'Neill
Jim Wright
Salt
Geneva
Kremlin
U.S
Soviet Union
Kissinger as the High Demand Employee
A satirical piece parodies Henry Kissinger as the universal hire, claiming he secures every opening from publishers to banks and universities. The narrator, a displaced employee, notes Kissinger’s perceived cachet elevates his employer while lamenting his own firing.
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N.Y
Kissinger
Columbia University
Morningside Heights
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Bill
Ford
Publishers
NBC
Chase Manhattan
Columbia
Kremlin
Leonid Brezhnev
Manhattan
Herbert Hoover
Black Caucus unsure Carter will deliver on influence
The Congressional Black Caucus questions whether Carter will translate open White House access into real legislative power. Leaders like Rep. Charles Rangel and Rep. Parren Mitchell stress cautious use of influence, aiming to protect gains while pursuing Hawkins-Humphrey full employment.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Congress
Jimmy Carter
Congressional Black Caucus
Carter
White House
Charles B. Rangel
D-N.y
Rangel
Rep
Parren J. Mitchell
D-Md
Augustus F. Hawkins
D-Calif
Hawkins-Humphrey
Labor
F. Ray Marshall
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Dcalif
Marshall
Barbara Williams
Mitchell
Hawkins
Democratic Party
Hawkins- Humphrey
Andrew Young
D-Ga
United Nations
Andy Young
Sernce
Charles C Diggser
Mich
Robert
C Mix
Augustus F Hawkins
Calif
John Conyers Jr
Louw Stomes
Witliam
Bill
Clay
Shortey Chishoten
Ronald Dellums
Raiph H
Metcatte
Parren Mitchell
Charles
Walter & Fauntroy
Yvonne Brathwaite Gurke
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Winchester Evening Star
House of Representatives
N. Kent Street
Warsaw
Scimlug
Mr. Carter
Evans—Novak
By Russell Baker
Éparton
Black House
Thomas J. Byrd
Roy E. Potts
Lewis H. Ebert
Douglas 8. O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
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