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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1975
Page
4
Commonwealth's Attorney Dabney Watts filed a nolle prosequi and withdrew warrants against three coin operated laundromats after the 1975 General Assembly exempted such businesses from the Blue Law as of June 1. The ruling means laundries may operate on Sundays, with repeal of the law approaching.
Lawmakers McGee and Harp push S-1177 and HR-1686 for nationwide mail voter registration. Critics warn a $30 million Census Bureau administered system adds costly bureaucracy and confusion, with a veto by President Ford urged to stop postcard registration.
The piece compares Ford's vice presidential pick with Roosevelt's 1944 move on Wallace, arguing the convention could reshuffle to favor Rockefeller with Ford backing him. It cites past pressure from party insiders, open conventions, and the risk to Rockefeller if delegates turn. Roosevelt’s 1944 sacrifice of Wallace is used as historical parallel.
Dayton federal regulators validate hospital standards while ordering changes that clash with safety and efficiency. Kettering Medical Center faced a series of deficiences after a HEW inspection, including airflow and wastebasket liner rules, prompting internal disputes and compromises.
Washington reports say Prime Minister Rabin’s talks intensified the Israeli Egyptian stalemate as he rejects concessions for an interim Sinai settlement. Kissinger’s influence waned while Ford weighs a broader U S plan including possible concessions on the Golan Heights and West Bank to avert a new crisis.
The text notes 105 of 144 hospitals failed validation and predicts HEW may extend regulations to every hospital nationwide. It laments the vast bureaucratic burden of inspections, reports, and surveys, imagining millions of documents and clerical work. It warns taxpayers and patients would bear the costs.
Readers challenge Frederick County Board of Supervisors approval of a 4400 vehicle for special investigator Carroll Mauck arguing the expense burdens taxpayers and questions the position’s necessity and timing. Other letters critique a recent auto race decision and praise community theatre funding and a local obituary notes Edward R. Kennedy’s death at 52.
The Zuckerman Company announces plans for a half million dollar plant on its Route 11 property. A Virginia Secretary of Commerce is recommended for the state to boost tourism as chambers and city governments back the idea.
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