Thatcher Faces Union Challenge As Britain Chooses Change
The article outlines Margaret Thatcher’s election as Britain’s prime minister and her aim to weaken unions. It compares her to prior leaders, notes Labour’s creeping socialism, and highlights her platform of lower taxes and reduced government. It ends with a historical nod to Britain’s naval resilience under Elizabeth I.
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Mrs
Thatcher
James Callaghan
Edward Heath
Britain
Labor Party
Be Kind to Animals Week Urges Pet Responsibility
Readers urge compassion for animals with letters on dogs and pets. The piece promotes adopting from the local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals shelter on Featherbed Lane and urges neutering to curb unwanted litters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tle
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Featherbed Lane
Vance’s Muted Common Sense Shaped His Chicago Speech
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance delivered a quiet Chicago address to the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges. He urged embracing American creativity and influence, cautioned against dismissing rivals, and argued for diplomacy and economic power over force in world affairs.
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N.Y. Times News Service
Washington
Vance
Chicago
Cyrus Vance
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges
Middle East
Capitol Hill
America
United States
Israel
Egypt
South Africa
Mediterranean
Southeast Asia
Congress
Cy Vance
Supreme Court follow ups by Tom Wicker
A 1979 column critiques liberal press standards on libel and race cases. It notes Millard Farmer's contempt sentence for insisting a black murder defendant be called Mister. It also discusses a public officials libel ruling and its impact on reporting versus courtroom proof.
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N.Y
Supreme Court
Farmer
Pierce County
Blackshear
Atlanta Journal
Hal Gulliver
The
Atlanta Constitution
Holton
Millard Farmer
Georgia
Pierce County Superior Court
Justice White
Richard Nixon
Bert Lance
Frank Sinatra
Hilltoppers shine as Handley Chorus visit wins praise
A Beverly Mass Handley High School Hilltopper Chorus concert drew a large audience and praise from visitors including a Winchester resident. The writer urged support for youth arts and noted planned exposure when Beverly hosts the Beverly High School Chorus on May 17.
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Hilltoppers
the Star
Handley High School
Hilltopper
Beverly
Mass
Northboro
Ann ‘Strother
Hilltopers
Winchester
Massachusetts
Arbaneash
Beverly ‘High School
Handley
Letter writers clash over marijuana notes in festival views
A Winchester observer, coordinating marching bands for the Apple Blossom Festival and major parades, discusses marijuana articles and public attitudes. The letter compares research claims on testosterone decline, drinking age enforcement, and societal norms, urging stricter underage beverage laws amid festival coverage.
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the Star
Winchester
New York City
Atlantic City
Thomas Pomeroy
America
Peron
Pendencmy
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Army
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P.O
Cross Junction
Evening Star Thomas
Winchester Evening Star Inc
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Gore
Reader's Digest
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Pomeroy
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