Firemen's Association resolves infighting in Frederick County
In a unanimous Sept 18 vote the county Firemens Association amended bylaws to allow two thirds majorities, ending seven years of deadlock that threatened emergency coordination. The Frederick County Board of Supervisors also funded a central fire dispatch system, improving countywide emergency communications and linking services under a single three digit number.
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Firemens Group
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Viewpoints On Three New Cabinet Level Departments
Nonbogus disagreement between Virginia Senate candidates Andrew P. Miller and John W. Warner centers on creating three Cabinet level departments for Education Health and Welfare. Miller backs consolidation to boost education policy while Warner opposes.
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Virginia
United States Senate
Andrew P. Miller
John W. Warner
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Department of Education
Congress
Miller
Agriculture and Interior
Virginia Education Association
Carter
National Education Association
Commissioner of Education
White House
HEW
Education
Warner
Star editor letters praise Meals on Wheels coverage and heed sewer rate hike
Letters praise the Star for October editorials on Meals on Wheels in Winchester crediting Jim Keller and Braddock Street United Methodist Church. A business reader blasts the new sewer rates, noting a three month bill rising from 12 to 172.80 and warning others to review charges while signaling potential protests.
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The
Star
Meals On Wheels
Winchester
Jim Keller
MOW Here
Braddock Street
the Star
Mortal Illness in the Two-Party System
Washington columnist James Kilpatrick surveys Dr Thomas E Mann s critique of partisanship arguing that local races and media influence trump national party loyalty. He notes party lines fading since the 1950s and predicts a rise of independent voters and weakened party discipline.
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Washington Star Syndicate, Inc
Washington
Thomas E. Mann
Mann
American Enterprise Institute
White House
House
David S. Broder
Yellow Dog Democrats
Congress
Carter seeks SALT II progress amid Middle East tensions
The Carter administration works quietly toward a SALT II accord with the Soviet Union by year end. Carter aims for Brezhnev to visit Washington for final review in late 1978, while urging ceasefires in Lebanon and securing NATO support for a new strategic balance review ahead of 1979 80 talks.
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NY Times News Service
Carter
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Senate
Middle East
Africa
Vance
Moscow
Washington
Assad
Syria
Lebanon
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Europe
NATO
National Security Council
Camp David
Congress
U.S
United Nations
Confrontation Over Tax Cuts Signals Split On Policy
A flare up in Kemp versus Jarvis over endorsing candidates reveals sharp rifts in tax cut strategy. Kemp calls Jarvis spending restraint hard while Jarvis demands direct spending cuts, complicating coalition support as Bell backs Kemp Roth plan.
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Kemp
Jarvis
Jeffrey Bell
Ronald Reagan
Sen
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Kemp-Roth
Bell
Bill Bradley
Sam Nunn
Georgia
Senate
Jeff Bell
Bradley
White House
Philosophy of the Freebie and the Perk Tax Debate
A former White House aide argues perks such as presidential box tickets and free parking should be taxed. He cites IRS actions, congressional debate, and Carter era policy, then endorses taxing perks to expose true income and shift incentives toward cash wages and lower overall tax rates.
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Times News Service
Washington
White House
Kennedy Center
West Executive Avenue
Jimmy Carter
Camp David
Carter
Internal Revenue Service
Jerome Kurtz
IRS
Annie
Organized Labor
Europe
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Elon Nar
Bev
By James J. Kilpatrick
By James Reston
Mondale
Blair House
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Congressional Quarterly
Howard Jarvis
Jack Kemp
National Teamsters
United Auto Workers Union
Teamsters
Ian Smith
Smith
United States
Philosophy of the Freebie
Thomas T. Byrd
Roy E. Potts III
Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
David O. Loomis
Winchester Evening Star Inc
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