1978 Election Outlook Standoff for the GOP
A Congressional Quarterly survey found little movement toward Republicans in 1978 as Democrats defend a large House majority and endure cautious gains in the Senate. GOP strategy hinges on tax cut rhetoric, incumbency, and primaries, with doubts about voter credibility on a one issue platform.
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Congressional Quarterly Inc
Washington
GOP
Senate
Minnesota
New York
House
Congress
Texas
Chamber
Republican National Committee
Clarke County Board Rejects CETA Funding Stance
Clarke County supervisors reject a request to fund a Virginia Tech extension position with CETA funds. Citing abuse and corruption associated with CETA, the board vows to dismantle the program and urges state lawmakers to end it. The decision reflects local resistance amid broader concerns over federal aid.
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Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Virginia Tech
County Extension Service
U.S. Labor Department
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
CETA
Roanoke
Clifton Forge
Washington, D.C
95Th Congress
Clarke County
California
Christian Campaigning and the Will to Vote
A letter urges Christians to engage in politics guided by faith,Warning that indifference stems from worldly doctrines, and calls believers to discern spirits and seek God’s will in voting. It argues incumbents lack godly purpose without a spiritual fervor and stresses campaign as spiritual participation toward maturity.
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the Star
Holy Spirit
Congress
Election Letter Deadline for November 7 Polls
Letters to the editor on the November 7 election must be received by 5 p.m. Tuesday October 31. No letter received after that time will be published. Signed letters with address and phone, up to 350 words, typed or legibly written double spaced. Authentication required.
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Evening Star
Humphrey Hawkins bill as failed reform and false promise
A critique of the Humphrey Hawkins bill, tracing its origins in 1975 and its multiple revisions through 1978. The piece argues the measure promises full employment and inflation targets without real means to achieve them, rendering it a political device that raised false expectations.
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Washington Star Syndicate, Inc
Washington
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Humphrey Hawkins
John Tower
Texas
Humphrey- Hawkins
Hubert Humphrey
Augustus Hawkins
Humphrey
Capitol Hill
Sierra Club
League of Women's Voters
American Jewish Congress
Americans For Democratic Action
Banking Committee
Congress
Humphrey-Hawkins
Senate
Robert Byrd
Mr. Carter
Winds of change loom as Wu Teh fired in Beijing power struggle
The article reviews Wu Teh’s fall as Beijing mayor amid intra party struggle between Teng Hsiao-ping loyalists and the wind faction. It notes the shift from radical to anti-radical leadership, potential Western trade gains, and rising Chinese instability with vengeance as a motive.
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Wu Teh
Woo-Duh
Peking
Wind
Mayor Wu
Mao
Gang of Four
China
Tien An Men
Chou En-Lai
Chou
Teng Hsaio-Ping
Shanghai
Hua Kuo-Feng
Madame Mao
Tien An Men Square
Great Hall of the People
Teng
Gang of Poor
Hua
James Schlesinger
Mr. Teng
Gang
United States
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Robert Short
Donald M. Fraser
Edward J. King
Michael S. Dukakis
Massachusetts
Democratic
Short
King
South
Winchester Evening Star
Clarke
Christian Campaigning
By James J. Kilpatrick
By William Safire
N.Y
Thomas T. Byrd
Roy E. Potts
ITI
Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
David 0. Loomis
Winchester Evening Star Inc
Kent St
Winchester
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