Winchester Mends Legacy with Retiring Superintendent Johnson
Jacob Johnson retiring after 14 years leads Winchester schools through major additions and programs. Noted for communication and personal touch, he steered expansion from Handley to new libraries and schools amid integration challenges and community support.
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Winchester Schools
Jacob Johnson
Ted Whittle
Johnson
Virginia Avenue School
Quarles School
Daniel Morgan Middle
John Kerr
Handley High School
Joint
Stephens City
Dowell J. Howard
City Council Education Committee
George H. Garber
Wendell L. Seldon
Jake
Quarles
Winchester Education Assn
Nancy Lloyd
William H. Pifer
Community pool lessons urged for evening hours
A Winchester Pool letters page argues for after six p.m. swimming lessons to help working families. The editor notes many groups use the facility and offers 10 to 30 hours of instruction weekly in summer. A separate reader recounts car repair disputes and liability concerns with an uncooperative shop.
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Star
Winchester
P. Howard
Winchester War Memorial
Stuart Wolk
Rosanne Lee Schultz
Winchester Evening Star Editorial Staff and Contacts
The record lists Winchester Evening Star personnel including General Manager Eugene P Miller Wire Eater David Loomis and Editorial Page Editor at Evening Star Inc Kent. Also provides address 2260 Winchester VA and telephone 657-2200.
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Winchester Evening Star
Eugene P. Miller
David
Loomis
Ovening Star Inc 2
Kent
Wanchester
Submarine Buildup in Cuban Waters Sparks Security Debate
Washington reports confirm a second Soviet submarine has entered Cuban waters raising alarms over Moscow aims near Florida. The piece notes new submarines and MiG aircraft to Cuba, questions U.S. contingency planning, and suggests Cuba could become a Soviet base for Latin America.
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Field Enterprises Inc
Washington
Cuban
U.S
Soviet Union
Florida
Carter Administration
Pentagon
Moscow
Fidel Castro
Africa
Cuba
Latin America
Navy
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Harold Brown
Castro
Balboa
Pacific Ocean
Panama Canal
United States
U.s.-Panama
Brown
Carter
Caribbean
Kremlin
Yemen
America
Thatcher era eases Robin Hood tale in British politics
Washington view critiques Margaret Thatcher's rise and agenda as a modern Robin Hood narrative. The piece argues Thatcher can curb welfare state policies, cut taxes, and shift to sales taxes while navigating union power and foreign policy, with Robin Hood recast as a villain in the era's political drama.
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New York Times
Washington
Margaret Thatcher
Robin Hood
Sherwood Forest
Nottinghamshire
Piers Plowman
Mr. Hood
Little John
Friar Tuck
Allan-a-Dale
Maid Marian
Jane Fonda
Arthur Laffer
Hood Gang
Merry Men
Comely Marian
Piers Plowman Pinkos
Earl of ‘Huntington
Kirkley
Mrs. Thatcher
United Kingdom
Thatcher
Merry Band
Europe
Unions
Zimbabwe- Rhodesia
Young-Moose- Solarz
State Department
Zambia
Churchill
Maggie Thatcher
Atlantic
Erroll Flynn
Nottingham
Envious Comparisons Here By James Reston
Washington envied British election speed after a three week campaign and a smooth turnover at No 10 Downing Street. The piece compares British parliamentary efficiency with the U S presidential system and discusses Carter Thatcher Callaghan and the implications for U S policy and Europe.
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James Reston
New York Times News Service
Washington
No. 10 Downing Street
Carter
John Awk
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
United States
Britain
Jimmy Carter
Margaret Thatcher
Callaghan
White House
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the Star
Uncle Sucker
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Houston
Alec C. Gunter
Clearbrook
U.s.-Controlled
Maggie
By William Safire
Laffer
Sete Oe
Reagan
Wall
Spa
London
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