County tackles eyesores with new trash compactors
Frederick County is fighting improper dumping shown in photographs in the Evening Star. Public Works Director Stan Pangle says unmanned container sites attract businesses evading the landfill levy. Four compactors, costing extra monthly, will curb unauthorized dumping and boost capacity. County trash has risen sharply in three years from 7 056 to 10 719 tons. Keep Virginia Beautiful awards may boost cleanup efforts with deadlines July 31.
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Frederick County
Middletown
Evening Star
Winchester
Stan Pangle
Pangle
County Public Works Dept
Star
Keep Virginia Beautiful Inc
KVB Inc
Keep America Beautiful
Frederick County Public Works Department
Memorial Day Remembrances and Traffic Warnings
Americans are urged to plan ahead to save fuel and avoid panic buying as AAA notes nationwide gasoline availability. The National Safety Council asks motorists to drive safely amid a 13 percent rise in traffic deaths. Vietnam Veterans Week begins Memorial Day, recalling those who died in wars including Vietnam.
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AAA
National Safety Council
Council
Memorial Day reflections and gratitude to Handley tennis supporters
The Star prints a Memorial Day tribute urging remembrance of fallen soldiers across American wars. A second letter from Winchester expresses thanks to Handley High School tennis parents for their support at the Fredericksburg regional tournament and to the parents and a mentor nicknamed Pop for four years of encouragement.
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the Star
Handley
Fredericksburg
Political Hardball in Washington
Washington affair shows Bristol-Myers Bristol-Myers Co. PAC pressured Sen. Charles Mathias to oppose Illinois Brick in the Judiciary Committee. Mathias disclosed the threat, revealing a climate where PAC money pressures sway legislation. The incident tests Kennedy's reform push and committee power amid post-Watergate politics.
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Field Enterprises, Inc
Washington
Charles
Mac) Mathias
Maryland
Mathias
Business Political Action Committee
PAC
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bristol-Myers Co
Bristol- Myers
Capitol Hill
Bristol-Myers
Mac’s
Judiciary Committee
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Supreme Court
Illinois Brick Co
James C. Eastland
Kennedy Democrat
Strom Thurmond
Illinois
William Greif
Earl Brown
Bethesda, Md
Brown
Greif
Sen
Bella Abzug
New York
Andrew Maguire
New Jersey
Bristol-Myers Pac
Fort Knox
Thurmond
Ms. Abzug
Mac Mathias
Teddy Kennedy
Pacs
Historic Garden Week draws visitors to Winchester homes
Historic Garden Week in Virginia drew 1 400 visitors from 97 towns and 20 states plus five foreign countries to five Winchester area homes on April 21 22. Revenue totaled 9 580 50 with 8 873 26 sent to Garden Week headquarters. overall local contributions reached 10 513.
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Virginia
Little Garden Club of
Winchester
Winchester - Clarke Garden Club
Historic Garden Week
Historic Garden Week highlights in Winchester Frederick
The 1979 event honors generous homeowners and honored guests including Sen and Mrs Byron Byrd Jr Rep and Mrs Kenneth Robinson and other volunteers. Organizers praise The Evening Star staff Jessica Sullivan Larry Sullivan and the Printing team for superb coverage and layout. Residents appreciated countryside teas flowers and hospitality as visitors followed the green arrows to the homes. Mrs Massie chairs Historic Garden Week for Winchester Frederick County. Open Forum presents residents views.
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Harry F. Byrd Jr
J. Kenneth Robinson
C. Stanley Clevenger
John E. Pennypacker
Farrell G. Stewart
Evening Star
Tom Byrd
The
Star
Jessica Sullivan
the Star
Larry Sullivan
Massie
Winchester
Winchester - Frederick County
Open Forum
Sinatra and Jaworski in a public clash of ego
William Safire portrays Frank Sinatra and Leon Jaworski as pompous and vindictive in response to criticism. Safire recounts Sinatra pressuring a journalist amid Ford litigation and Jaworski’s alleged intimidation of critics during Watergate era, arguing the two misuse power to muzzle dissent.
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Frank Sinatra
Leon Jaworski
Henry Ford
Duce Roy Cohn
Ford
Sinatra
Sea Cenammaetekinen Vasnsdaaben
Mr. Sinatra
Watergate
Carter Justice Department
Jaworski
Peter Book
Howard Cosell
Justice Department
al Haig
White House
Leon
John Dean
Haig
Safire
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States Travel Writers Association
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Monticello
Stratford Hall
Kenmore
Bruton Parish Church
Woodlawn
Woodrow Wilson
University of Virginia
Chamber of Commerce
Virginia State Travel Service
Sinatra & Jaworski
By William Safire
N_ Y Times
Bert Lance
Jimmy Carter
Griffin Bell
Justice Department Federal Judiciary
Henry Kissinger
Gerry Rafshoon
Ben Civiletti
Tip O’neill
Detroit
Roy Cohn
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