Frederick County Officials React To James Wood High Cost Overrun
Frederick County Supervisors expressed shock at a 1.1 million dollar request to finish James Wood High School, a roughly 15 percent rise on the 7.5 million prior estimate. Supervisor Raymond Fish urged shelving the project amid rising costs, reflecting inflation and uncertainty in budgeting from past meetings noting possible overruns.
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Frederick County
James Wood High School
Raymond Fish
Mr. Fish
Kenneth Stiles
Frederick County Taxpayers Assn
Board of Supervisors
S. Roger
Koontz
Melton
Wright
Real Estate Commission Split Over Rosenberger Case Spurs Talk of Reform
Alfred H. Wilson argues that the Virginia Real Estate Commission erred in dismissing charges against Thomas B. Rosenberger and calls for legislation to require developers to meet real estate practice standards. He notes prolonged proceedings and questions about site costs and funding for Apple Pie Ridge, stressing time and money in an inflated economy and urging action to restore public confidence in government.
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the Star
Virginia Real Estate Commission
Knolls
Thomas B. Rosenberger
Rosenberger
Commission
Arnold
Office of
Consumer's Affairs
Office of Consumer's Affairs
Attorney General
Carter's Diplomatic Masochism and U S Soviet Tensions
A report analyzes a February 2 1979 staff meeting at the State Department with Soviet minister counselor Vladislen Vasev as a sign of U.S. appeasement toward the Soviet Union. It argues Carter administration policy mixes hard talk with obsequious gestures, signaling Kremlin audacity and complicating arms talks and global influence.
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Field Enterprises, Inc
Washington
Tehran
State Department
Bureau of Soviet Affairs
Vladislen Vasev
Anatoly Dobrynin
U.S
Commerce Department
International Communications Agency
Jimmy Carter
Kremlin
Carter
Moscow
Vasev
Marshall Shulman
Cyrus Vance
Pentagon
Zbigniew Brzezinski
National Security Council
William Shinn
U. Alexis Johnson
Department
Shinn
Vance-Shulman
Iran
Vance
Shulman
U.S.S.R
South Africa fears Namibian elections tilt to SWAPO
South Africa objects to the UN plan for Namibia citing lack of monitors for SWAPO bases in Angola and Zambia and a single UN supervised camp in Namibia. Pretoria warns such gaps could allow SWAPO infiltration and influence on voting, undermining independence hopes.
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New York Times News Service
South Africa
United Nations
Namibia
South-West African People’s Organization
SWAPO
Waldheim
U.N
Angola
Zambia
East Germany
Sam Nujoma
South-West Africa
Pretoria
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance
DTA
Nujoma
Herman Toivo Ja Toivo
Robben Island
Ovambo
Moscow
U.N. General Assembly
A Nation of Proud Ignoramuses
Russell Baker, writing for the New York Times News Service, argues Americans openly boast of ignorance in science and math while policing pride in driving politics and education. He notes social norms favor admitting minor flaws but not fundamental shortcomings, with humor and class insecurities shaping public self-perception.
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