Ports Bond Proposal Faces Valley Voter Debate
Voters on November 8 will decide a $125 million state construction bond package funding Educational Institutions 86.5 million Corrections 21.5 million Mental Health 4 million Parks 5 million Port Facilities 8 million. The Port Facilities issue aims to upgrade Norfolk and Portsmouth piers and Newport News storage, with potential statewide tax implications and impact on 31 Winchester area firms.
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Shenandoah Valley
Hampton Roads
Winchester Area
Norfolk Marine International Terminal
Portsmouth Marine Terminal
Newport News Marine Terminal
New York
Virginia
Winchester
Decommissioning Nuclear Plants Seen As Looming Cost Burden
Hearings by the Government Operations Subcommittee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources outline rising decommissioning costs for reactors, reprocessing plants and facilities. Estimates range from 6.2 million for Elk River to 600 million for West Valley, with no private funds set aside and governments likely to cover most bills.
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West Valley
N.Y
State of
New York
Sam Rayburn
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
GAO
Nuclear Regulatory Agency
Traveler's Tale: No One Cares
Journalist details poor service at hotels from Lincoln Holiday Inn to Las Vegas Hilton and Los Angeles Century Plaza. He cites broken courtesy cars, dirty rooms, nonworking TVs, and indifferent staff, while noting a few hotels like Marriott, Madison, Stouffer, Georgetown Holiday Inn, Fairmonts offer care. He urges managers who genuinely care for guests.
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Washington Star Syndicate
Los Angeles
TLC
Airport Holiday Inn
Lincoln
Neb
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Hilton
Hilton
Cealth
Century Plaza
Marriott
Washington
Madison Hotel
Stouffer's
Georgetown Holiday Inn
San Francisco
New Orleans
White House Faces Pressure Over Control of Democratic Party
Washington sources say President Carter faces internal party friction as Democratic National Chairman Kenneth Curtis resists White House staff influence. The dispute centers on Mark Siegel’s role at meetings and Curtis’s insistence on party autonomy ahead of the 1978 midterm conference. Curtis has shown tolerance toward some White House input while others push for broader debate and quotas.
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Washington
Kenneth Curtis
White House
Curtis
Maine
Mark Siegel
Democratic Executive Committee
Robert Strauss
Siegel
Carter
Hamilton Jordan
Democratic National Committee
Miami Beach
Northern Ireland
Patrick J Cunningham
New York
Strauss
Cunningham
Bob Strauss
Coleman Young
Detroit
National Committee
Rockhead
Ulric Scott
Minnesota
Scott
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
John Bailey
Bailey
Lyndon Johnson
Jordan
Rick Hutcheson
Jimmy Carter
Quiet Campaigner Running Write-In for Virginia Governor
Samuel Greenberg, a 72-year-old retired Army colonel, campaigns as a write-in candidate in Virginia. He cites high taxes and low voter turnout as his focus, critiques Panama Canal policy, and urges voter engagement while stressing a steady campaign pace.
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Star
Samuel Greenberg
Panama Canal
Virginia
Greenberg
Canal Zone
Panama
ARMY
Bar
Last day to register to vote for Nov. 8 general election
Oct. 8 is the final day area residents may register to vote for the November 8 general election including governor lieutenant governor and attorney general races plus local and state contests. The Star lists area voter registrars with locations hours and phone numbers for Winchester Frederick County Clarke County and Warren County offices and special hours including Saturday October 8 registrations.
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the Star
Winchester
Martha Grim
Reuss City Hall
Boscawen Street
Frederick County
Mary Gay Eisner
Court Square
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Carborundum Co
Chem- Pak Inc
Crown Cork and Seal Inc
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Clarke County
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Church St
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Warren County
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