Virginia Senate race marks test for parties in 1978
The Virginia battle for the U.S. Senate stalls toward November with Republican Richard D. Obenshain and Democrat Andrew P. Miller as nominees. Both are attorneys from the Third District, previously facing losses, and campaign dynamics hinge on extremism labels, party loyalty, and the independence vote.
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Richard D. Obenshain
Andrew P. Miller
Miller
Obenshain
Mr. Obenshain
Henry Howell
Mr. Miller
Virginia
U.S
William Spong
Scott
Spong
Republican Party
Carrier Overhaul Battle Divides Navy Yard Politics
The Saratoga carrier overhaul plan triggers a two year drydock program and a high cost dispute over where work should be done. Philadelphia Naval Yard and Newport News contend over cost, capacity, and political favoritism while private yards push for market driven efficiency.
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Winston Williams
Y. Times News
Newport News
Saratoga
Mondale
Philadelphia Naval Yard
Congress
Navy
Philadelphia
James River
United States
Newport
Philadelphia Yard
Newport News Yard
L.N.G
el Paso Natural Gas Company
Tenneco
Ralph Cousins
Newport News Shipbuilding
Atlantic
Everett Pyatt
General Dynamics Corporation
Electric Boat Division
Litton Industries Inc
Ingalls
Navy Yards
Captain Jones
General Accounting Office
Department
Political clash over Saratoga overhaul location heats up
Two months earlier Vice President Mondale announced a Navy overhaul for the carrier Saratoga at Philadelphia Naval Yard drawing fire from Virginia lawmakers and Newport News executives. They argue cost, politics, and a southern strategy influence, while a Defense Authorization Bill amendment spurred a cost comparison study.
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Jones
Newport News
Philadelphia
Naval Shipyard
Norfolk
United States Steel Workers of America
National Labor Relations Board
Newport
Mondale
Navy
Saratoga
Philadelphia Naval Yard
Frankfurt Arsenal
Paul §. Trible Jr
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Mr. Mondale
White House
Charleston
Jacksonville
Norfolk, Va
SBA Cover-Up Allegations Hit Small Business Loans
Former SBA investigator Joe Gwyer accuses the agency of underreporting loan losses by millions and losing his job after demanding a higher loss figure. He cites practices of refinancing and misclassifying liquidations, says losses could exceed $1 billion if fully reported, and notes support from Robert D. Holland and Vernon Weaver. A senate subcommittee led by Lawton Chiles has probed the charges and pushed for an inspector general.
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Frank van der Linden
United States Press Inc
Washington
The
Small Business Administration
Federal
Joe Gwyer
SBA
Congress
Gwyer
Dispatch
Robert D. Holland
Vernon Weaver
Arkansas Insurance Company
Weaver
Bill Keel
Richard Hernandez
Hernandez
Anthony Stasias
Joe
Holland
Reader's Digest
U.S
Senate
Florida
Lawton Chiles
Chiles
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