Big Brother in Winchester on Virginia Voting Rights Act
A Winchester viewpoint opposes federal oversight via the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Virginia figures push for repeal while a gubernatorial primary splits on the Act. The piece notes Justice Department actions on salary increases and voting place changes, urging Virginia removal from federal supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Anthony Troy
U.S. Department of Justice
Justice Department
Virginia Avenue
New Friendship Fire Hall
Feds
Winchester
Big Brother
Andrews Miller
Henry Howell
Wallace in Wheelchair Presses Sparkman Toward Senate Exit
A 1977 Washington column outlines Governor George Wallace pressuring long serving Senator John Sparkman toward retirement. Sparkman, 77, faced possible bumped from office as Wallace announced a bid for Sparkman’s Alabama seat. The piece notes Sparkman’s age and legacy, and mentions Howell Heflin as a potential alternative with Red Blount praising Heflin’s candidacy while criticizing Sparkman’s longevity.
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Wallace
Sparkman
Senate
Washington
John Jackson Sparkman
United States Senate
George Corley Wallace
Jimmy Carter
Alabama
Wallie
Howell Heflin
State Supreme Court
Winton
Red) Blount
Heflin
Blount
Jim Allen
Allen
Tom Heflin
Congress
Soong
The Case of Andy Young
Andrew Young the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations is described as the most talkative and controversial member of President Carter's cabinet. He criticizes many countries over race and wingingly critiques colonial rule while irritating allies and Congress with his bold stance.
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NY Times
Washington
Andrew Young
U.S
United Nations
Carter
Africa
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
John Vorster
South Africa
London
Queens
New York
Sweden
Andy Young
Cuba
Maj
Singlaub
South Korea
Congress
Jimmy Carter
State Department
Young
Andyoung
United States
Canada
Latin America
Europe
Asia
Soviet Union
China
Japan
Waldorf Towers
Eisenhower
Henry Cabot Lodge
Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
U.N
Johnson
Arthur Berg
Supreme Court
Pat Moynihan
Carter Gains Ground in Milwaukee Suburb Ward 6
Franklin Wisconsin voters in Ward 6 show Carter moving past Ford with 41 to 23 support amid 5 undecided. Voters praise style and energy while criticizing liberal rhetoric and gas tax plans, and Andy Young’s UN role sparks debate about race and policy.
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Franklin
Wis
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Patrick Caddell
Cambridge
Franklin Village
Milwaukee
Ford
Carter
Caddell
Tce
John K. Singlaub
Ward 6
Letter to the Star Against the New Sign Ordinance
A taxpayer citizen voices opposition to a forthcoming sign ordinance noting personal impact with two signs on his property and arguing that private signs, including one belonging to a widow, aid tax payments and provide information without harming others.
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the Star
Virginia
Letters urging curb on ads and litter in Frederick County
Christine Robinson of Route 2 Box 228 urges Frederick County Planning Commission to revoke the sign ordinance and push for mandatory litter pickup. She argues it would improve landscape beauty and provide work, while condemning taxation and land use limits. She warns the ordinance would enable communism by restriction.
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Frederick County
Christine Robinson
Working in the Soil and the Pranks of Tillers
A humorous monologue from 1977 about planting, soil care, and misadventures with the wrong tools. The narrator encounters a pineapple tiller, a soil analyst, and a Weed Club of America prize, ending with a note that soil cannot talk.
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John Kenneth Galbraith
The
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Soil
Weed Club of America
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Frank Vander Linden
United States Press, Inc
House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Evening Star
Thomas T. Byrd
Roy E. Potts
Lewis H Ebert
Douglas 8. O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
By James Restun
Ethiopia
Carter's New Voters
Evans—Novak
Aone
Wwe
Star
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N.Y
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