Joint Study for Winchester Frederick Joint Facilities
The Winchester Frederick County Joint Facilities Committee approves a consultant led feasibility study for joint governmental facilities at a cost of 27 800 to be completed this fall. The VVKR Partnership will conduct the study and recommend proposals to address inadequate court and overcrowded facilities. The group urges timely action by City Council and Board of Supervisors to avoid a shelf result like the prior Frederick County study.
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Winchester-Frederick County
City Council
Board of Supervisors
Vvkr Partnership
Frederick County
Auctioning Land in Frederick County to Collect Delinquent Taxes
Frederick County Commonwealth Attorney Lawrence Ambrogi initiates tax delinquency sale to recover 26000 dollars owed for 1972 1973 and 1974. Officials caution about costs and fairness but urge strict adherence to legal procedures to avoid counter suits while ensuring taxpayers bear their share.
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Frederick County
Lawrence Ambrogi
Two Preconvention Moves Signal Bitter Fight Fear
In the race for the U S Senate nomination two frontrunners Richard Obenshain and Andrew Miller floated compromises to avert a bitter convention battle. Obenshain freed his Chesterfield Henrico and New Kent delegates while Miller backed a common sense rule compromise to soothe the contest in Williamsburg and Richmond. Both aim to consolidate support as other contenders rally against the existing rules with uncertain outcomes.
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Richard Obenshain
Chesterfield
Henrico
New Kent
Richmond
Andrew Miller
Senate
Williamsburg
Mr. Miller
Obenshain
Miller
Roy E Potts III Editor and Eugene Miller Wire Editor Credits
Roy E Potts III is listed as editor and Eugene P Miller is named wire editor in the staff roster along with other editorial personnel. The page also notes Lewis Ebert as advertising director and Edward Offrey as editorial page editor.
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Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
Edward P. Offrey
Viewpoint and Open Forum Guidelines From The Winchester Star
The Winchester Evening Star invites signed letters to the editor with name address and telephone number not exceeding 350 words. Your Viewpoint is a regular opinion forum. Open Forum is a guest column for reader opinions 500 to 750 words. Contact the Editorial Page Editor for Open Forum ideas.
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Open Forum
Winchester Area
Electricity Rates Spark Potomac Edison Group Push
Donna Yowell, president of the Potomac Edison Ratepayers Association, leads a Virginia effort to challenge rising electricity costs. The group cites higher rates since 1973, seeks hearings before the State Corporation Commission, and plans to organize eight counties plus communities to advocate for consumer protections and energy conservation.
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Donna Yowell
The
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Utility Scoreboard
U.S
Environmental Action Foundation
Potomac Edison Company
Yowell
Potomac Edison
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
Winchester
American Association of Retired Persons
Frederick County
Federal Energy Commission
J. Marshall Coleman
Virginia State Corporation Commission
State Corporation
SCC
General Assembly
A Showdown on Taxes in California
A 1978 Washington star op-ed discusses Proposition 13 the Jarvis Gann amendment. It explains the plan to limit property taxes to 1 percent of full cash value and cap annual reassessment, while noting potential lost local revenue and effects on teachers and public services. It weighs arguments from Gov Brown supporters and opponents, predicting possible outcomes.
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Washington Star Syndicate Inc
San Diego
Cal
Howard Jarvis
California
Jarvis
Brown
Board of Education
Power Play For the FEC
Washington coverage details Carter and Speaker O Neill seeking to tilt the Federal Elections Commission by appointing a Democrat in Republican garb Sam Zagoria and a Democrat ally John McGarry to key seats. Senate Rules Committee delays and ensuing inquiries fuel debate about party control and campaign finances.
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N.Y
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Tip O'Neill
Federal Elections Commission
Washington Post
Lyndon Johnson
Sam Zagoria
O'Neill
John McGarry
Gofer
Carter
Zagoria
Senate Rules Committee
Boston
McGarry
Bernard McGarry
Capitol Hill
Tip
White House
Robert Lipshutz
IRS
FBI
Lipshutz
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Clairborne Pell
D-R.i
Senate
Howard Baker
Congress
Pell
National Endowment On the Humanities
Frank Moore
Baker
Moore
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Winchester Evening Star
Thomas T. Byrd
Electricity Consumers Organizing
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Frederick
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Middletown
United States
By James J. Kilpatrick
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