Abortion Amendments Tackle Court Ruling Debate in Congress
Congressional hearings resume May 9 on three proposed constitutional amendments to nullify the 1973 Supreme Court abortion ruling. Pro and anti abortion groups clash over when life begins and the impact on women, with worries about illegal abortions and access for the poor.
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Senate
Birch Bayh
Supreme Court
Congress
Byron R. White
John P. Mackey
Ad Hoc Committee In Defense of Life
Ray L. White
National Right To Life Committee
Dred Scott
Nellie J. Gray
Elizabeth Stengel
Religious Coalition For Abortion Rights
Mears
ACLU
Time For Reflection After Saigon Fallout
James Reston argues Washington seeks explanations and changes after Saigon’s fall. He notes calls for a new Secretary of State, possible troop withdrawals from Korea, limits on refugees, and a reappraisal of detente. He highlights cautious diplomacy with allies, Moscow, and Peking as policymakers reassess Southeast Asia and global alliances.
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Washington
Saigon
Ho-City
Senate
Mike Mansfield
South Korea
Southeast Asia
Korea
Europe
Japan
Middle East
Moscow
Peking
Indonesia
Philippines
Thailand
Australia
New Zealand
Ankara
Turkey
Free World
Ford
State Kissinger
Kissinger
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
United States
Winchester public hearings sought on HUD grant plan
Citizens are invited to two public hearings tonight at 7 30 and Thursday at 3 p m in the City Hall Council Chamber regarding a HUD pre application for a 444 184 Community Development Act grant to aid low and moderate income families. The grant includes 90 000 for park improvements and 12 000 for a development and housing plan with a May 15 final submission deadline.
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Winchester
Richmond Area
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Council Chamber
City Hall
HUD
War Memorial Building
John Kerr
Ford vetoes farm bill to curb inflation and deficits
President Ford blocks the farm bill arguing it would add to the deficit and living costs. He aims to hold the budget at about sixty billion dollars, signaling a costly but necessary stand against government overspending.
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Ford
Congress
Sec. of Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Butz
Conservatives Push Southern Strategy to Outpace Ford Rockefeller
Senator Javits urges Republicans to back Ford Rockefeller, sparking liberal opposition and a looming clash with Senator Buckley over the 1976 ticket. White House fears Reagan lead in polls. Conservatives favor a Southern Strategy to secure 270 electoral votes by targeting the South and key Midwest states.
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Washington
Jacob Javits
Ford-Rockefeller
New York
Ripon
Senate
Jim Buckley
Buckley
Ronald Reagan
Rockefeller
Javits
Rocky
White House
Reagan
Ford
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Nixon
Wallace
Humphrey
George McGovern
South
Illinois
Ohio
Midwest
Rocky Mountain
California
Aegean Crisis Aimed at Cyprus Splits Greeks and Turks
In a seasoned view on Cyprus and the Cyprus crisis, the piece outlines three negotiation tracks urged by Turkey’s Caglayangil to resolve Cypriot issues, Greek Turkish bilateral questions, and broader Aegean disputes. It notes Turkish gains in Cyprus, Makarios’ fate, and cautious hope for Mediterranean brothers to avoid Cain and Abel outcomes.
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Ankara
Arnold Toynbee
U.S
Aegean
Cyprus
Toynbee
Athens
Turkey
Caglayangil
Vienna
Greece
Britain
Caglayangis
Makarios
Cain and
Abel
State Highway Funds to Frederick and Clarke Counties
The State Highway Commission said Clarke County would get 244 644 dollars and Frederick County 622 375 dollars in secondary highway funds for the year starting July 1. Gary Sibert of the Winchester Frederick County Cancer Society Unit distributed library kits to Handley Library and local school libraries as part of the society public education effort.
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State Highway Commission
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Clarke
Gary Sibert
Winchester
Winchester contestants in Strasburg Lions Club audition
Performers from Winchester area competed in the Home Theatre opening round in Strasburg to win a grand prize audition on the Ted Mack radio program. The Lions Club sponsored the amateur contest as part of the selection process.
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Winchester
Strasburg
The
Lions Club
Ted Mack
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American Civil Liberties Union
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Rabin
Jerusalem
Winchester Evening Star
AMN
By Frank van der Linden
East
West Coasts
By C. L. Sulzberger
Thomas T. Byrd
Lewis H. Ebert
David H. Smith
Douglas 8. O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
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