Virginia bonds fund regional mental health centers and Western State upgrades
An editorial urges Virginia voters to approve a $125 million general obligation bond package on November 8 to finance two new regional training centers for the mentally retarded, upgrades at Western State Hospital, and related facilities. It argues the projects are essential, affordable, and preferable to tax increases or delays.
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Western State Hospital
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Fredericksburg
Staunton
Sstate
Virginia
Coleman lays out tough plans for Virginia attorney general post
Republican candidate John Marshall Coleman outlines a program of reduced staff by 10 percent, streamlined operations, and tougher crime laws. He criticizes court disparities, calls for uniform sentencing and merit selection of judges, and warns against federal intrusion into state affairs while promising decisive action after the election.
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Virginia
Caleb Cushing
John Marshall Coleman
House of Delegates
Virginia Senate
Coleman
Winchester Rotary Club
State Crime Commission
Henry Howell
Richmond de Ed Lane
Attorney General
General Assembly
Attorney General's Office
Carter Slump in Southwest Sparks GOP-leaning Shift
President Carter’s October warning of an oil industry ripoff fuels disaffection among Texas and Oklahoma Democrats. Oklahoma Gov. David Boren and Texas Lt. Gov. William Hobby join Briscoe in opposing Carter over gas deregulation and canal treaty posture, signaling a regional political drift and strained White House contact.
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Newnaper Syndicate
Austin
Tex
Carter
Southwest
Texas
Jimmy Carter
South
Oklahoma
Georgia
David Boren
Dolph Briscoe
William Hobby
Briscoe
Boren
Mississippi
Mr. Carter
White House
Bob Landis Armstrong
Carter Energy Program
Robert A. Hefner III
Oklahoma City
Phillips Petroleum
Hefner
Tip O'Neill
Staebler
FEC
Bert Lance
First National Bank of Georgia
National standards debate heats up for education tests
Congress weighs a voluntary national test framework with a 15 member commission to set read ing write ing and math standards. States already move ahead with testing. educators caution against federal overreach while a January 1978 HEW report looms.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Board of Education
Chris Pipho
Education Commission of the States
Montana
Ronald M. Mottl
Ohio
Mottl
Mott
National Commission
Quinto
Carter Administration
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Political Pressure and Election Financing in the 1970s
The piece examines public financing for elections and the Federal Elections Commission. It notes concerns about political influence within the FEC, cites Carter Ford O Neill dynamics, and outlines proposed appointments including Tiernan McGarry King Reid and independent figures like Herbert E Alexander.
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NY Times
Robert Kennedy
New York
Federal Elections Commission
FEC
Supreme Court
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Neil Staebler
Congress
O'Neill
Commission
Rhode Island
Robert C. Tiernan
Carter
Staebler
John W. McGarry
Boston
House
Tip O'Neill
Tiernan
The
Wall Street Journal
McGarry
White House
Susan King
Center For the Public Financing of Elections
Thomas E. Harris
Miss King
Illinois
William Springer
James F Schoener
Senate Rules Committee
Robert P. Visser
Howard Baker
John Rhodes
Baker
Rhodes
Charlotte T. Reid
Herbert E. Alexander
Citizens’ Research Foundation
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Marshall Coleman
Marshall
Roy E. Potts III
Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
Edward P. Offley
Wire
Winchester Eveninging Star
Thomas T. Byrd
Winchester Evening Star
Lne
Kent St
Texans
Canal & Energy
Hobby
Energy
James Schlesinger
Evans—Novak
Kathryn Waters Gest
John R. Andrisek
Berea
Frances Quinto
National Education Association
Stiles
the Star
Stonewall
Charles Hott
Manuel DeHaven
Ken Stiles
Ken
Planning Commission
Stonewall District
Frederick County
Mathematics
S.A.T
College Entrance Examination Board
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