Virginia Senate contests spark letters to The Star Editor
Readers rail against John Warner and champion Andy Miller in statewide races. Area supporters praise Kenneth Robinson’s voting record while discussing a proposed Virginia constitutional amendment on property tax relief tied to historic preservation efforts.
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the Star
Andrew P. Miller
Middle East
U.S. Senate
Andrew Miller
Passaic County
N.J
Mark Siegel
Saudi Arabia
Miller
Israel
Senate
Miami
Linda Hennessy
Virginia
New York
Virgnia
John Warner
Jaquelin H. Osth Demila
Cross Junction
Andy Miller
Warner
Mr. Warner
Bill Scott
Noble Pierce Jr
Kenneth Robinson
Kenneth
Theodore Foster II
Merriman’s Lane
Winchester
Charlottesville
Henry Howell
General Assembly
Board of Directors of Preservation of Historic
Winchester Inc
Boards of Supervisors
Mideast Peace Efforts Scrutinized Amid Rumors and Nobel Cledge
The piece compares sports rumors to diplomacy as President Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Begin work on the Egyptian Israeli peace framework. It notes tension over West Bank settlements Jerusalem and Sinai and says officials face extensive scrutiny while Nobel laureates Begin and Sadat set a reminder of their shared goal.
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New York City
Carter
Gotham
Cyrus Vance
Menachem Begin
Mr. Carter
Mideast
Begin
West Bank
White House
Sinai
Jerusalem
Sadat
Carter's inflation policy and tax talk examined
The piece criticizes President Carter's handling of 1978 inflation, arguing his doubled tax burden and deficit expansion through bracket creep. It warns against delaying recession with higher taxes and outlines Silberman’s spending-cut approach, urging restraint on taxes and spending.
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Carter
Jimmy Carter
White House
Congress
Laurence Silberman
American Enterprise Institute
Federal Reserve
Herbert Hoover
The Literacy Hoax critique of American education
A Washington Star summary reviews Paul Copperman's The Literacy Hoax, arguing the 1960s shift in teaching methods damaged reading and math skills. Copperman cites rising per pupil spending without improvement, new pedagogy replacing basics, and inflated grades harming achievement. The book is praised as a sober critique by a scholar.
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Washington Star Syndicate, Inc
Washington
Paul Copperman
Copperman
Institute of Reading Development
California
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
New York
United States
Sputnik
Mortimer Smith
Morrow
Winchester Evening Star Masthead Note
The document lists staff roles for the Winchester Evening Star Inc including Thomas T. Byrd general manager Roy E. Potts III managing editor Lewis H. Ebert advertising director Eugene P. Miller and editorial page editor David O. Loomis at 2N Kent St Winchester Virginia with telephone contact.
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Winchester Evening Star
Thomas T. Byrd
Roy E. Potts III
Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
David O. Loomis
Winchester Evening Star Inc
Kent St
Winchester
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