Republicans Win City Council Seats in Winchester
The Winchester city council election produced a 7-6 balance with Mayor Bell as tie-breaker. Winners include Republicans Don Smallwood H Delmer Robinson Richard Kern Charles Pine and Democrats George Garber Pannill Jones. turnout was modest and the result sparks debate on partisan dynamics and local governance.
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Virginia
George McMath
Stewart Bell
Winchester
Don Smallwood
H. Delmer Robinson
Richard Kern
Charles Pine
George Garber
Pannill Jones
C. Robert Creamer
Mary Whittle
William S. Keyton
Phyllis Rinker
David Jenkins
Boyce Council Lowers Real Estate Tax Rate Unanimously
The Boyce town council voted to drop the real estate tax from 12 2 cents per $100 to 10 cents for 1978 79, aligning the rate with the estimated expenditures of $19,500. The move prompts federal scrutiny and odd town pride over a tax cut in Clarke County Virginia.
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One Day in May Not So Beautiful
Editorial recalling Kent State University shootings on May 4 eight years earlier. The piece, by ED OFFLEY, reflects on student life in the 1960s, naming Jeffrey Miller Sandy Scheuer Allison Krause and William Schroeder as bystanders whose deaths marked a turning point in the era.
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Kent State University
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Sandy Scheuer
Allison Krause
William Schroeder
Kent State
Exon
Carter
Remembering Vietnam and its aftermath four decades on
The author reflects on lost innocence from Vietnam and Cambodia by 1970 and the lingering trauma of war. He argues that silence and patriotic rhetoric hid brutal realities, notes ongoing conflict near Vietnam and Cambodia, and warns not to forget Kent State and the push to stop killing.
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Cambodia
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Nebraska Rejects Carter Visit in 1978 Plains Midterm Mood
In Republican Nebraska the Carter White House faces broad hostility as farmers and party leaders fear his policies. Exon’s Senate bid looms, with Carter’s presence seen as a potential downfall, amid farm price tensions and perceived White House indifference to the Great Plains.
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Iowa
Oklahoma
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Bob Bergland
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Meet the Press
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Exon
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Chile
State Department
Senate
Corporate Free Speech Will Serve the Public
The Supreme Court ruling extends First Amendment protection to corporate speech on public issues. It reverses Massachusetts restrictions that barred corporate campaign advertising on referenda, while noting no new corporate donation rights. The decision emphasizes speech on public concerns aids democracy, despite dissent over potential corporate influence.
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Washington Star Syndicate
Washington
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
First National Bank of Boston
First National Bank
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Justice Powell
Justice White
United Airlines
Agency
Banks
Everybody Won Letter to the Editor From Winchester Star
A reader thanks voters and nominees in Winchester City Council race. The writer congratulates all candidates, notes no losers, and praises voters for the 11 available choices. He expresses confidence that the elected will serve citizens well.
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Winchester
Carter pressed by unions to push labor reform bill
The article explains President Carter faces Southern backlash if he pressures Senate to pass a labor law reform bill urged by AFL CIO leaders. Union chiefs lobby heavily, Meany praises mobilization, and Byrd hints at a concerted push possibly in May. The aim is to expand NLRB powers and speed elections amid a Senate filibuster.
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Washington
Carter
South
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Southland
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Dixie
National Labor Relations Board
White House
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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