Frederick County Faces Open vs Secretive School Board Selections
The article compares Winchester city and Frederick County School Board appointment methods as they begin a new county process. It notes open council-based nominee selection in the city versus a single supervisor controlled process in the county, highlighting calls for greater openness and accountability in nominations for the first vacancy.
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Winchester
Frederick
William Minor
Massie Dorsey
James Fleming
Ray Boyce
Fleming
Minor
Dorsey
Boyce
City Council
Education Committee
George H. Garber
Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Raymond Fish
Gainesboro
William Zirkle
Fish
Retha Crosen
Robert Woltz
School Trustee
Zirkle
Evening Star
Opequon
Aging population feature marks first Evening Star supplement
The Evening Star presents its first elder care supplement highlighting the graying of Winchester. It notes 14 percent of Winchester residents are 65 plus, with surrounding counties at 13, 11, and 9 percent. Local efforts include Meals on Wheels and Shenandoah Fellowship Foundation’s Winchester House, to be dedicated tomorrow at 4 p.m. at 27 South Cameron St.
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Evening Star
America
Winchester
Virginia
Clarke
Warren
Frederick
American Assn. of
National Retired Teachers Assn
National Council of Senior Citizens
The
Gray Panthers
Capitol Hill
Meals On Wheels
Shenandoah Fellowship Foundation
Winchester House
Turkey on the brink as Moscow presses destabilization bid
A Washington study warns that Soviet propaganda aimed at Turkey follows Iran’s upheaval and could drive Ankara away from the Western alliance. The piece cites U.S. policy missteps under Carter, risking Turkey’s role as a SALT monitor and NATO ally amid economic crisis and martial law.
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Field Enterprises, Inc
Washington
Iran
Soviet Union
Turkey
Moscow
Western Alliance
Carter
U.S
Truman
Pakistan
Mideast
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Mediterranean
Warren Christopher
Ankara
Congress
Christopher
Energy policy debacle as Congress blocks rationing plan
The piece condemns Congress and President Carter for failing to implement an effective energy policy. It argues that standby gasoline rationing was useful as a signal, but Congress refused mandatory measures and only allowed minimal thermostat controls. It critiques decontrol of oil prices, windfall taxes, and warns higher costs without reducing driving. It notes Amtrak cuts and rising public transport demand amid shortages.
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New York Times
Saigon
Congress
Carter
Tip O'Neill
America
California
Senate
United States
OPEC
Toby Offett
Connecticut
Mobil Oil
Amtrak
Blame Not Companies The Fault Is Ours
Washington Star syndicated column argues panic over gasoline is self generated. It cites supply dips, Iranian impact, and refinery behavior as factors while urging 5 percent consumption cuts. The piece condemns conspiracy theories and blames consumer waste and habits for current shortages.
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Washington Star Syndicate
Washington
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