Regional spelling bee slated for April 14 in Middletown
The Winchester Evening Star promotes the regional spelling bee to select a representative from the Winchester Frederick Clarke Warren area for the National Spelling Bee in Washington D C. Twenty students in grades 5 to 8 compete for five from each of four divisions at Lord Fairfax Community College open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester-Frederick-Clarke- Warren
Washington, D.C
Winchester Evening Star
Lord Fairfax Community College
Middletown
Carter Urban Aid Plan: Hope and High Cost Emerge
The Carter proposal seeks 8.3 billion in urban aid, emphasizing federal restraint and a catalyst role for states localities and the private sector. Critics warn the plan will still widen the deficit by about 2.44 billion and push procurement to minority firms raising concerns of reverse discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Sam
Congress
Shenandoah Valley National Bank Defends Its Stability
A Shenandoah Valley National Bank letter to the editor reassures customers amid the Lance Financial General Bankshares dispute. It states the bank does not sell stock to Lance or hold their funds, affirms regulatory oversight, and emphasizes 1866 founding and long-standing community service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Lance Financial General Bankshares, Inc
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Mr. Lance
Financial General Bankshares, Inc
Lance
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Cor
State Corporation Commission
Bank of Personal Service
Carter cuts Navy shipbuilding after Wake Forest speech
President Carter reverses course on naval buildup, reducing the planned 160 ships to 70 over five years. Secretary of the Navy W. Graham Claytor disputes public endorsement while Brown backs expansion. Congress may boost funding for an extra nuclear carrier amid Navy doubts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Field Enterprises Inc
Washington
Carter
Wake Forest University
U.S
Oval Office
W. Graham Claytor
Claytor
Congress
Jimmy Carter
Moscow Square
Wake Forest
Kremlin
Pentagon
Naval Academy
Gerald R. Ford
National Security Council
Russell Murray
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Brown
White House
Senate Armed Services Committee
Adm
James Holloway
Naval Operations
Capitol Hill
Navy
Marshal Tito
Moscow
Califano targets spark N C Senate primary tones
Raleigh reporting notes Sen. Jesse Helms faces eight Democratic rivals in the May 2 primary highlighted by Califano's veto of about 10 million dollars to UNC over desegregation and his anti smoking stance. The race centers on Hodges Ingram and Smith with polls showing undecided voters and possible runoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ild
N.Y. Times
Raleigh
N.C
Jesse Helms
Omar Torrijos Herrera
Panama
Joe Califano
Califano
HEW
University of North Carolina
Zinger
North Carolina
Jimmy Carter
Winston-Salem
Georgia
Washington
Luther Hodges Jr
Helms
Tom Ellis
Ellis
Jesse
Ing
Hodges
McNeill Smith
Lawrence Davis
John Ingram
News and Observer
Kennedy
Ingram
Greensboro Daily News
Policy Editor's Note on Letters to the Editor
A policy note explains how readers may submit letters to the editor. It outlines requirements including signature, writer address and telephone number, word limit of 350, and submission preferences such as double spacing. It warns that letters are subject to editing and authentication.
PACs Survive House Fight Over Campaign Financing Bill
In 1978 the House debated curbing PACs and campaign gifts. Democrats aimed to slash party funds and restrict PACs, while Republicans cried foul, arguing the move would wipe them out. The final vote was 209 to 198 not to take up the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank van der Linden
United States Press Inc
Washington
House
John Rhodes
Arizona
New Jersey
Frank Thompson
Wright
Texas
Michigan
Guy Vander Jagt
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Rhodes
Thompson
Oklahoma
Mickey Edwards
Senate
Common Cause
Also Mentioned on This Page
Louisville, Ky
Courier-Journal
Houston
Tex
Hartford
Conn
Calvin Coolidge
Bate
Mr. Carter
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harold Brown
Evans
Novak
Wicker
Pac
Pac's
Roy E. Potts I Lewis H, Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
Edward P. Offley
Wis Edita
Thomas T. Byrd
The
Winchester Evening Star Inc
N. Kent St
Winchester
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!