Mayoral and City Council Election Turns Out 50.9 Percent
Voter turnout in Winchester for the May 4 election was 50.9 percent with 3 563 of 6 994 registered voters casting ballots. North Ward turnout exceeded South Ward by several points, and write ins included Snoopy Charlie Brown and Lewis Ebert. The piece urges registering to vote before upcoming presidential and congressional elections to ensure representative democracy.
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Winchester
Boscawen St
Boscawen
First Ward
Friendship
Rouss
Shawnee
Haines
Mote
Zuckerman
Reuss
Snoopy
Charlie Brown
Sarah Zane
George Jones
Douglass Hill
Lewis Ebert
Chamber of Commerce
Older Americans Month 1976 Highlights Local Senior Groups
President Ford designated May as Older Americans Month 1976 and local groups in Winchester Freder ick County mobilize senior resources. The Winchester Senior Citizens group numbers 200 250 and is aided by the Recreation Department. the AARP chapter led by Harold Walter covers the area with about 110 120 members. the Frederick County Retired Teachers Association has around 38 members. Members volunteer with Red Cross hospital homemaker clubs and Meals on Wheels while many participate in multiple groups. Community leaders urge employers and civic bodies to engage older citizens for future contributions.
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Ford
Winchester
Frederick County
Winchester Recreation Department
War Memorial
Wyllys W. Robertson
American Association of Retired Persons
Harold Walter
Middletown
AARP
Lucille Tucker
The
Red Cross
Hospital
Homemaker’s Clubs
Meals On Wheels
Senior Citizens Group
Recreation Department
James E. Barnett
Civil defense debate shifts as panel calls for $110 million
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report a dovish House Armed Services panel urging a rapid civil defense increase from 71 million to 110 million, arguing Soviet planning and evacuation capability demand stronger U.S. war-survival measures amid rising nuclear threat. The panel notes potential losses of up to 90 million Americans and 100 million Soviets in a crisis, underscoring a shift from détente by hawks and doves alike.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
Lense
James Schlesinger
Dovish House Armed Services Committee
United States
Robert L. Leggett
California
Donald Mitchell
New York
House
Rep
Robert Carr
Michigan
Schlesinger
U.S
Moscow
Leggett
Soviet Union
Fay D. Kohler
School For Advanced International Study
Miami University
Kohler
Leon Goure
Time to Remember Kohler on Nuclear War Doctrines
The piece contrasts American and Soviet responses to nuclear threat. It argues Americans trust no first strike due to mutual assured destruction while Soviets favor survivability and potential victory. It cites hawks Schlesinger Kohler and doves Carr Leggett urging reconsideration of dangerous policies.
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Kohler
Schlesinger
Carr
Leggett
Conlan Confronts Secular Humanism Amendment in Congress
Arizona Republican John Conlan offered an antihumanism amendment to the higher education funding bill, drawing ridicule from opponents who compared him to Chicken Little. The House approved the amendment 222 to 174, sending the fight to the Senate amid cries over funding religiously influenced education and secular humanism.
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Washington
Congress
Arizona
John Conlan
House of Representatives
Conlan
Michigan
John O'Hara
Chicken Little
Chicken Little Conlon
Senate
Jerry Brown Sirens Skeptical But Impressive In Washington
James J. Kilpatrick recounts Governor Jerry Brown's Washington visit to discuss the Carter primary impact. Brown mixes doubt with style, skeptical on planning and government efficacy, yet he projects determination and intellect. He favors federal action to spur jobs while warning against overpromising.
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Washington
California
Jerry Brown
Washington Star
Maryland
Jimmy Carter
Brown
Washington Press Corps
Eugene McCarty
Mary McGrory
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William Shendow
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J.T. Kremer Jr
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Sonny McDonald
Shendow
Davis
Kremer
North Ward
Mike Castleman
Joe Haines
Bill Mote
Charles Zuckerman
Iter
Windie Evening Star
Thames
Wire
Lewis H. Ebert
Douglas B. O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
Reed
Peld
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Evans — Novak
Episcopal Female Institute
Stitute
Elks Lodge
N. Braddock St
By Frank van der Linden
O'Hara
Ciples
United States Supreme Court
By James J. Kilpatrick
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