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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1979
Page
4
The piece extols motherhood as the supreme institution in life, beyond baseball or cars, celebrating fertility, family responsibility, and nurturing love. It honors mothers with a toast and notes flowers and candy, while praising devotion and appreciation for those who nurture life.
The Blue Ridge Chapter launches the Hope Chest Campaign starting Mother's Day and running through Father's Day June 17. The drive targets young mothers and fathers affected by multiple sclerosis, seeking funds for research and patient aid. Readers are urged to donate to the letter writer for more information.
Donna Fargo Jacqueline du Pre and Miriam Ottenberg are cited as prominent figures living with multiple sclerosis. The piece outlines their careers and resilience, highlighting the National MS Society efforts including funding and the Hope Chest Appeal. It includes a public call for support and mentions the society's history and totals spent on research.
The United Nations plan for Namibia faces stalemate as South Africa resists a UN supervised vote and SWAPO oversight. Pretoria hints at a regional defense bloc while pursuing an internal solution and reducing Western influence, raising fears of renewed guerrilla warfare and greater Soviet-Cuban alignment.
Botha offers economic and military aid to Muzorewa's Rhodesian government while a DTA led Namibian assembly could gain real power and possibly outlaw SWAPO. Over 40 SWAPO leaders have been arrested as Pretoria pressures for an independent Namibia by year end. Donald McHenry rejects South African deceit claims yet cites deep distrust in negotiations.
A Washington Star Syndicate column reflects on Brown v Board of Education on its 25th anniversary. It contrasts the unanimous Warren Court ruling with later busing and race policy shifts, noting the legal flaws blamed on Brown yet acknowledging its moral impact and enduring influence on civil rights discourse.
Nixon suggested Carter appoint Robert Strauss to OMB to tighten White House control, urged a Kennedy style political operatives for national politics, and warned inflation remains Carter’s toughest issue amid SALT II debate.
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