Ford faces questions over Rockefeller Commission findings
President Ford presented the Rockefeller Commission report on CIA domestic activities and withheld its assassination findings from public release. Former CIA head John A. McCone claimed Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations backed plots to kill Fidel Castro, with most plans aborted after the Bay of Pigs. The issue now rests with the Senate Church Committee to decide on disclosure.
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Congress Votes on Veto Override and Voting Rights Act
Roll Call records show the June 2 to June 4 votes on Ford veto of HR 4481 failing 277 to 145. The Voting Rights Act extension, HR 6219, passed 341 to 70. Key lawmakers named include Harris Fisher Downing Whitehurst Satterfield Daniel Butler Robinson Wampler and others.
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Robert Daniel
W.G. Daniel
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Kenneth Robinson
William Wampler
Senate
Congress Debates Expanded Voting Rights Act Proposals
HR 6219 would extend coverage to four minority groups in high illiteracy jurisdictions over five percent of the population. Supporters cite progress of the Voting Rights Act. opponents warn of costs and multilingualism concerns. Voting on alternatives and defense spending also features, with mixed votes on substitute provisions and missile counterforce research.
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U.S
Harry Byrd
I-Va
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Winchester to Present Budget Emphasizes State Aid Shifts
Winchester plans a City Council budget night with education as the largest item about 45 percent of the total for the coming fiscal year. State aid funds now use a new formula affecting local totals, raising local requests by about 83 thousand dollars for 1975 76. The district notes three factors local true tax value income and sales tax feed into the measure along with enrollment and area demographics.
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Winchester
Jacob Johnson
Johnson
Virginia
General Assembly
Ten Years Ago Star Files Reports Local News Highlights
A decade ago Mrs Bertha Snapp retired as principal of Inwood Elementary and earned the first Handley High School diploma from the new building. Laurens P Jones joined over 800 National Selected Morticians in signing a service pledge. Apple growers received a 10 cent per hundredweight payment, while county districts debated consolidation and school funding formulas for 1975 76.
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Inwood
Handley High School
Laurens P. Jones
Jones Funeral Home
Strasburg
Davis
Shenandoah County
State Department of Education
Letters Praise Festival Help and Local Education Funds
Readers commend the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival and the Winchester Rescue Squad, while another letter discusses education funding shifts in Winchester under a new state formula. The notes thank organizers, highlight community cooperation, and explain the impact on local taxes and school funding.
Abortion views split as Gallup polls show limits preferred
Gallup finds three quarters favor legal abortions with limits and time restrictions. Fifty four percent support legal under certain circumstances, declining to 30 percent in the second trimester and 24 percent in the last three months.
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N.J
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