Navy and Marine Corps welcome women on ships and in training
Five women sailed aboard three Navy ships last week, the first women at sea beyond hospital or transport vessels. Four hundred twenty eight more women will follow on 21 other ships within a year. At Quantico, Laurie Glenn Jacobson completed a 21 week officer course while nearly six months pregnant, living in the same barracks as men. Marine ranks may reach 10,000 by 1985 with a maternity uniform in development, showing how Equal Rights Amendment debates influence policy and public opinion.
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U.S. Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Marine Corps
Quantico
Laurie Glenn Jacobson
Navy
Harry Spencer
USS
Vulcan
Norfolk
Editorial endorses Virginia pari mutuel betting referendum
The Richmond Times Dispatch argues voters already empowered the General Assembly to authorize pari mutuel betting and urges a yes vote. It contends that rejected passage would not stop betting but might pressure later unfavorable terms, citing potential positive economic impact from tracks and a $25 million annual state revenue plus bolster to a $200 million horse industry. It rebuts crime and corruption fears and urges voters to endorse the proposition.
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Virginia
Tidewater
Cumberland Gap
State Crime Commission
State Racing Commission
Gambling Needs No Help Editorial Opposes Pari Moto Betting
The Lynchburg Daily Advance editorial opposes expanding pari mutuel betting in Virginia describing it as unhealthy and potentially inviting underworld influence. It argues the state should not foster gambling despite possible revenue and notes existing wagering on sports locally.
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Underworld
Virginia
Winchester Evening Star masthead and staff listing
The Winchester Evening Star presents its masthead with staff roles including General Manager Thomas T. Byrd, Managing Editor Roy E. Potts, Editorial Page Editor David Loomis, Advertising Director Eugene Miller, Wire Editor Lewis Ebert, and others. Published by Winchester Evening Star Inc at 2N Kent St, Winchester, Va. 22601.
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Thomas T. Byrd
Roy E. Potts
Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
David 0. Loomis
Winchester Evening Star Inc
Kent St
Winchester
Letters on schools election in Frederick County
A reader defends moving school board member selection from county supervisors to voters. The letter cites petition turnout, critiques current appointments, and argues accountability and self government as Jefferson would approve. It urges voters to consider November 7 and the principle of public control over education.
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the Star
John C. Bradburne Jr
Frederick County School Board
Bradburne
Frederick County
George Whitacre
Board of Supervisors
Charles Duvall
Thomas Jefferson
Irony and Symmetry in the Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Egyptian President Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Begin amid Middle East talks. The essay links their past violence to future peace efforts, noting shared concerns and hopes for a compromise by November 18 and a joint Oslo ceremony on December 10.
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Egypt
Begin
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West Bank
Jordan River
Carter
Vance
Knesset
Jerusalem
Apostles of Peace
Alfred Bernhard Nobel
St. Petersburg
Leningrad
Robert Oppenheimer
Soviet Union
Nobel
Right to Work: The Symbol, the Reality
A debate on repealing right to work laws contrasts morality and freedom with union power. The author argues for right to work as both symbol and reality, citing Missouri amendments, New Mexico politics, and labor statistics. The piece defends voluntary union participation and critiques agency shop concepts.
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Washington Star Syndicate
New Orleans
Loyola University
Missouri
New Mexico
Louisiana
Carter's Tax Plan Faces Uncertain Path Through Congress
President Carter's proposal to pay tax rebates as real wage insurance if inflation hits 10 percent and wage hikes stay at 7 percent would require congressional action. Critics fear a rocky vote in Ways and Means and Senate Finance, warning the plan could widen deficits and complicate efforts to balance the budget by 1980.
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Frank van der Linden
N_Y. Times News
Washington
Carter
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Bill Brock
Brock
Illinois
John Anderson
Anderson
Henry Hazlitt
Eugene J. McAllister
Heritage Foundation
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