Community thanks roll in after Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
Winchester residents and visitors filled parades and parties as officials police fire and Rescue kept crowds safe. City crews collected 14 tons of garbage by early morning, leaving streets immaculate by Sunday.
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Shenandoah
Winchester
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Winchester Police Department
Frederick County
116Th National Guard Battalion
Lannie Branner
Byrd Amendment Proposal to Trim HEW Funds Fails in Senate
The Senate rejected Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr.s plan to cut 2.1 billion from a 43 billion HEW increase, voting 57 to 38 against the amendment. Backers argued waste and mismanagement in HEW, noting 6.3 billion in alleged losses dwarfs Virginia budgets and taxpayer payments. The question remains when action will replace talk on reducing federal waste.
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United States Senate
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Harry F. Byrd Jr
HEW
Senate
Virginia
Brezhnev press conference on May Day 1978 dialogue
An OCR excerpt recaps a hypothetical May Day Kremlin press conference with Brezhnev. The piece frames questions from Jody Powell and U S interactions, contrasting Soviet views on human rights and peace with Western pressures.
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United States
Jody Powell
Leonid Brezhnev
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Brezhnev
Carter
Congress
Red Square
Reagan 1980 veering toward early running mate choice
The piece recalls Reagan's 1976 bid and his pre convention hint at a running mate, speculating if he would again name a candidate in advance. Schweiker’s mixed standing with the right and Anne Armstrong as a possible heir apparent surface as discussions on 1980 strategy unfold. Burns urges inflation cuts, while Derwinski negotiates civil service reform with Carter, signaling GOP tactics and legislative battles.
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Field Enterprises Inc
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Gerald R. Ford
Kansas City
Richard Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Schweiker
Ford
John Sears
Anne Armstrong
Great Britain
Burns
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve
Carter
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Jimmy Carter
Ed Derwinski
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Derwinski
Civil Service Committee
Oval Office
White House
Herbert Harris
Virginia
Gladys Spellman
Maryland
Solar Energy We Should Do More
Carter urged greater solar energy push in Denver urging faster deployment and a national crash program. The piece notes federal programs scattered and limited, while states advance tax credits and loans. It calls for planning subdivisions for sun exposure and pursuing wind tidal and bioenergy as race for survival.
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Field Enterprises Inc
Washington
Carter
Denver
DOE
HUD
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
National Solar Heating and Cooling Information Center
Rockville
Department of Commerce
Denis Hayes
Worldwatch
Letter to the Evening Star Editor Where Were You
A reader questions Frederick County Supervisors budget process and promotes tax increases as needed amid inflation. The writer notes only 12 non government citizens attended the budget presentation and urges awareness of tax effects on real estate and car licenses, while defending the board’s decisions.
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the Star
Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
Budget Deficit Fears Highlight Tax Burden Debate
Rep. Millicent Fenwick reads constituent letters showing fear over higher taxes amid inflation. The House debates Holt’s plan to cut spending by 11.8 billion and provide 29.5 billion in tax cuts, a measure opposed by Democrats but backed by many Republicans.
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United States Press Inc
Washington
Millicent Fenwick
New Jersey
Fenwick
Rep
Marjorie Holt
Maryland
Tip” O'Neill
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