Housing Commission Hearing Sets Goals for Winchester
The Virginia House of Delegates Housing Study Commission held a public hearing in Winchester with about 50 attendees. The panel discussed mobile homes, garden apartments, substandard rental housing, and a proposed Winchester Comprehensive Plan aiming to rehabilitate and expand affordable housing, though city representation was absent.
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Virginia House of Delegates Housing Study Commission
Winchester
Commission
Del
Robert A. Washington
Alan A. Diamonstein
House of Delegates
Small Investors and the Path to Capital Growth
A 1970s view notes 1.6 million small investors left the market over two years costing the nation billions in potential growth capital. It urges Congress to cut capital gains taxes and expand losses deductions to revive retail participation and lift productivity while easing inflation.
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Curbstone
New York Stock Exchange
Securities Industry Association
Tax Cut Inflationary as Congress Debates Re-Election Tax Plan
Senate Democrats push a 6.6 billion dollar income tax cut for individuals amid election pressures. Critics warn the measure would be inflationary and unsustainable, while the President cautions against tax cuts without spending reductions.
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Senate Democrats
House
Nixon
Congress
Senate
Democrats
Ways and Means
Council of Economic Advisers
Restrictions Tighten Letter Length for Space Limitations
Due to space constraints in each publication, editors impose limits on letter length to fit available columns. Writers are advised to keep submissions concise while preserving core message and readable clarity for readers.
Land use bill killed by disenchantment
Washington commentary argues the House vote against an eight year 800 million federal land use grant program shows distrust of federal control. It criticizes federal guidelines as fueling growth conflicts while praising state and local regulation as better in a free federal system.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Washington Post
House
White House
Congress
Defense
Postal Service
Amtrak
District of Columbia
Environmental Protection Agency
Doubting the Year of The Democratic Return
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak assess New York Democrats in a primary battle between Howie Samuels and Rep. Hugh Carey. They note regular leaders back Samuels, Carey’s challenge, and doubts about turning out the Catholic middle class while reformers seek change amid post Watergate politics.
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Samuels
New York City
State Committee
Hugh Carey
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Malcolm Wilson
Washington
Carey Long
Meade Esposito
Brooklyn
Jacob Javits
Ramsay Clark
Carey
Pat Cunningham
Bronx
Dominic Baranello
Suffolk County
Kennedy
Samuel
Hughie
Virginia VFW convention opens as veterans group gathers
More than 250 members of the Department of Virginia VFW and its auxiliary opened their convention in Winchester with the chief of the Veterans Employment Service as guest speaker. Local Elks attended the Virginia association annual Flag Day service in Bedford.
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Department of Virginia
VFW
Winchester
Veterans Employment Service
Elks
Bedford
Virginia Association
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Winchester Evening Star Masthead and rates
The Winchester Evening Star lists staff positions General Manager Thomas T. Byrd Advertising Director Lewis H. Ebert Managing Editor Douglas B. O Connell and News Editor Eugene P. Miller. It provides subscription rates by carrier and mail for various durations.
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Thomas T. Byrd
Lewis H. Ebert
Douglas B. O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
Winchester
Local residents organize singles square dance club in Winchester
Charles T Crim invites readers 19 and older to join a new non profit singles square dance club. An informational meeting on June 6 led to a free 7 30 p m class on June 27 at the Rotary Shelter Winchester Recreation Park with dues to be shared among participants.
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the Star
Rotary
Winchester Recreational Park
Washington, D.C
United States
Blue Ridge Twirlers
Curley Custer
Hagerstown Md
Charles T. Crim
National Avenue
Winchester
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the Eastern Shore News
Accomac
Staunton
By James J. Kilpatrick
the Post
Mark Ainsworth
Winchester Star
Winchester Park
Jerry Fout
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Ralph Waldo Emerson
West Point
Emerson
Winchester Evening Star
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