WEU Air Defense Rift Widens Over F‑16 Choice
The Bonn WEU meeting sits amid a transatlantic clash as Belgium and others weigh replacing F‑104s with the F‑16 or Mirage. Paris argues Europe must unite to build a self reliant aerospace industry while Britain’s policy clouds prospects for independent defense.
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Connally Eyes 1976 Comeback On Reform and National Will
John Connally travels to New York to outline a comeback path including a new Reconstruction Finance Corporation to fund big tech projects, wage guide reforms tied to productivity, and a stance against government excess. He argues for an active third party option and contends he can shape national policy despite a hostile political climate.
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New York
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George Wallace
Gene
McCarthy
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
London Economist
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Ford
Treasury
Texas
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Memorial Day Travel Warned To Be Heavier Traffic Weekend
The three day Memorial Day weekend brings more drivers and higher traffic risk. National and statewide highway death counts show a drop in fatalities due to the 55 mph limit, but holiday travel remains dangerous with many deaths expected in peak volumes. Drivers are urged to stay vigilant and defensive behind the wheel.
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Winchester - Frederick Clarke - Warren
U.S
Ford
Walk for Community Services Returns in Winchester
The annual 25 mile Walk for Community Services in Winchester raises funds for The Big Brothers and the Boy Scouts. Participants register at 6 30 a m at the old city tennis courts and begin from the amphitheatre at 7 30 a m with sponsors per mile and checkpoints along the route.
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Winchester
Big Brothers
Boy Scouts
Boscawen St
Old City
Letters to the Editor and Creative People Page
Readers praise Winchester for Apple Blossom hospitality and condemn rodeos cruelty to animals. A column argues creativity is an everyday attitude, not a rare gift, seen in small novel approaches to ordinary tasks.
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Winchester
C.W. Hoernemann
The Welfare State And How it Grew
By James J. Kilpatrick the book is praised as a topnotch public affairs work. The piece notes its clarity and timeliness in the field, highlighting its accessible treatment of how the welfare state expanded.
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Washington
Essay on Freeman book reviews welfare state growth
A 1965 Star Files recap notes Roger A Freeman’s The Growth of American Government argues between 1952 and 1972 the U S expanded government and reduced freedom. It cites rising federal outlays, education and welfare spending, and a shift from individual to collective decision making. A Hoover Institution fellow, Freeman critiques the welfare state’s costs.
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Freeman
Jimmy Breslin
Barbara Walters
New York City
Hoover Institution
Stanford
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Virginia
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Winchester - Frederick
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