Heinz Pushes Philadelphia Yard in Saratoga Overhaul
Pennsylvania Senator H John Heinz III urges a government policy favoring the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for the Saratoga overhaul arguing national shipyard standards. GAO and Navy studies favor Newport News as cheaper by 60 to 132 million dollars, with Schweiker labeling the GAO report slipshod.
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Davis Restored to Full Citizenship by Joint Resolution
The 95th Congress approved a joint resolution restoring posthumous full citizenship to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Authored by Sen. Mark Hatfield and signed by President Jimmy Carter, the action ends decades of sectional disparity, echoed by Davis’s great-great-grandniece Beulah Watts who said it’s about time.
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Kennedy health plan critique questions cost to public
The Roanoke Times editorial argues Senator Kennedy proposes universal coverage without fully shifting costs to government. It warns employer and consumer price increases, higher taxes, and inflation, noting private insurance expansion may not curb costs. It stresses personal factors and living conditions as key to health, urging spending focus on social determinants.
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Katzenbach's Good Forgettery and the Nosenko affair
The column reexamines Nicholas deB. Katzenbach's memory over 1960s CIA actions regarding Yuri Nosenko. It notes his denial of involvement despite evidence from CIA memos and recalls how memory can be a shield for powerful officials amid questions of due process and government abuse.
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Miller Leads in Virginia Senate Contest Says Editor Choice
Letters to the editor praise Andy Miller as the preferred candidate for U S Senate citing his experience as attorney general and service to the commonwealth. A Winchester reader contests a prior letter and defends James Wood High School against criticism, urging balanced views on education and learning.
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Inflation Cure Lies in Cutting Federal Spending
President Carter's wage price guidelines won't halt inflation says Frank Van Der Linden. He argues only deep cuts in federal spending can quell price rises, criticizing budget forecasts and debt growth while endorsing a 5 to 10 percent reduction in nonessential programs and foreign aid.
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Scrabble: J Taliaferro Spelvin Reports Capitol Hill Curtain
J Taliaferro Spelvin, a Virginia farmer and observer, spent 48 hours on Capitol Hill during the final days of the 95th Congress. He noted chaotic Senate deliberations, symbolic building namings, a Proxmire gold medal proposal, and late sessions before adjourning for hospitalization.
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