Battle of the Bands draws orderly Apple Blossom crowds
At Ward Plaza on April 29 the free Battle of the Bands sponsored by Ward Plaza Merchants Association and the Festival drew 300 plus attendees. Larry Banks praised the crowd for an incident free event showing young adults can conduct themselves in an adult, orderly manner.
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Ward Plaza
Ward Plaza Merchants Association
Leesburg
Front Royal
Larry Banks
Winchester
Mr. Banks
Cost Is Too High in Financing the 1972 Election
Dr. Herbert E. Alexander argues that U.S. campaign spending peaked in 1968 and 1972 totals neared 137 million, with Republicans and Democrats spending similarly large sums but in different ways. He urges tighter limits and questions public subsidies via the Federal Election Commission, noting stalled funding and political implications for Ford era campaigns.
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Herbert E. Alexander
America
Richard Nixon
U.S
George McGovern
Dr. Alexander
Citizens Research Foundation
Nixon
Alexander
Sen
McGovern
Edmund Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
Federal Election Commission
FEC
U.S. Supreme Court
House
Senate
Ford
Henry
Scoop) Jackson
Morris Udall
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Pennsylvania
Calif
Ronald Reagan
Texas
Kissinger Selling Out Rhodesia Explodes in Dissent
James J. Kilpatrick blasts Henry Kissinger and President Ford over the Rhodesia policy announced in Lusaka on April 27. He accuses Ford of yielding to Kissinger and of deterring Soviet influence at Zimbabwe’s neighbors. Kilpatrick calls the stance hypocritical and risky for the United States.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Rhodesia
Lusaka
Ford
Kissinger
Gerald Ford
Africa
Smith
United Nations
Mozambique
Samora Machel
Zambia
Kenneth Kaunda
Kaunda
United States
Ford and Kissinger
Ford Administration
Candidates split over gun control in presidential race
Congressional Quarterly surveys major candidates on gun laws noting two oppose any restrictions while others back bans on Saturday night specials or tougher penalties. Ford Udall Jackson favor stricter sentences. Wallace and Church oppose federal controls. Rhodesia policy critique follows, decrying U S sanctions stance as hypocritical.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Congress
United States
House
Senate
Judiciary Committee
National Rifle Association
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Ford
Udall
Jackson
Alabama
George Wallace
Sen
Frank Church
Idaho
Wallace
Church
Letters to the Star Editor debate booze loopholes and SMA fate
A reader laments Winchester liquor outlets during a festival and urges action to close loopholes while citing Mr. Lewis Ebert. An alumnus argues Staunton Military Academy faces closure, urging tax free donations via the SMA Alumni Foundation to save the historic Virginia school by June 1.
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the Star
Bufflick Road
Winchester
Frederick County
Satan
Lewis Ebert
Winchester Evening Star
Frederick Count
Staunton Military Academy
Shenandoah Valley
S.M.A. Alumni Foundation
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Windie
Thomas T. General
Lewis H. Ebert
Douglas B. O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
Reed Daily Annes Sundey
Ster
Byrd
Oper
Tmore
Finchester
By James J. Kilpatrick
Messrs. Kissinger
Jens
D-Ga
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
Harris
Eugene McCarty
Dminn
McCarty
Florence Hartman
N. Loudoun St. Winchester
Virginia
Charles R
Bunky
Manahawkin
New Jersey
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