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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1978
Page
4
The festival marks its 51st coronation of Queen Shenandoah Gigi Garner and a weekend of parades concerts and balls in Winchester Virginia. Streets will host pedestrians as downtowns fill with music crafts and food echoing springtime in the Shenandoah Valley.
The 1978-79 Frederick County budget faces approval with a 25 cent real estate tax rise and a 5 dollar auto sticker increase amid rising public service costs. School spending dominates the budget at 75.72 percent, while employee benefits surge due to inflation and higher Social Security taxes.
Senator Byrd voices concern over U S foreign and defense policies and the neutron bomb. He accuses the Carter administration of vacillation and weak leadership weakening NATO credibility and delaying strategic programs while expanding Soviet and Cuban influence in Africa. He urges a middle ground between policing the world and isolation.
Carter plans a summer Washington summit with Leonid Brezhnev to sign SALT II despite uncertain two thirds Senate support. Officials warn a failed ratification could damage U S credibility and Carter's leadership while he seeks to mobilize public fear of nuclear conflict.
President Carter and Democrats plan a full campaign against Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina. Helms, a Reagan ally in 1976 and a conservative figure, faces a major primary and a high-stakes general election with about 3 million in conservative funding. Luther Hodges leads the Democratic primary field, seeking to unite voters in a bid to unseat Helms.
The Winchester Evening Star invites signed Letters to the Editor with name address and phone and under 350 words. It also runs Your Viewpoint and Open Forum columns for readers to share opinions. Open Forum pieces should be 500 to 750 words. Contact the Editorial Page Editor with ideas.
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