Global Commitment underscores U S naval decline and European focus
A Pentagon study shows U S strategy shifting forces from the Pacific to Western Europe if NATO is attacked. It argues that without strength, Asia or the Persian Gulf lifeline would suffer, while the Soviet union appears ready for rapid moves in multiple theaters. The piece criticizes naval cuts from 900 to fewer than 400 ships and blames the Carter administration for delaying reversals.
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Helmut Schmidt
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Brezhnev
Highland Avenue complaints spark calls for action and reform
Letters criticize City Hall for inaction on Highland Avenue fire hazards and high rents. Residents urge accountability from Fire and Emergency Services Committee and council members, warn of federal grant usage, and advocate preserving Winchester’s downtown vitality over sprawling development. Ruth R. Gilbert signs a county life opinion.
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Highland Avenue
Joe Bagedat
Planning Commission
Gene Dailey
Ronald Gore
Fire and Emergency Services Committee
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Gore
Highland
Donald Smallwood
Iocke
Ube
Manuel Weim
Pine
Mr. Pine
Winchester
Alvin Higg
Charles E. Oates
Harry W. Jenkins
Community Life Preserver
Winchester-Frederick County
Washington
NATO pacing SALT II fate amid looming NATO arms debate
The December NATO meeting tests SALT II ratification as Western allies insist on approval before deploying new missiles. The Soviet SS-20 threat sharpens the case for SALT III but hinges on SALT II, with Senate undecided and concerns about verification and wider arms limits.
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Malcolm Toon
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Moscow
Senate
Cranston
California
Cuba
Soviet Union
Merit and Judges in Virginia Politics and the Federal Bench
Wyatt B. Durrett Jr argues for merit-based selection of Virginia’s four new federal judges, criticizing partisan meddling and racial or gender considerations. He supports the 10 nominees chosen by nonpartisan commissions, including Judge James Sheffield, and urges an end to voter-block politics in judicial appointments.
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Wyatt B. Durrette Jr
Virginia
Carter
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Byrd
Virginna
Herbert Harris
Charles Robb
Richmond
James E. Sheffield
Sheffield
America
Connally Defies Israel Over Speech Silent Threats Rise
John B. Connally puts Israel on notice amid a political firestorm sparked by his call for Israeli withdrawal from captured Arab lands. He accuses the Israeli embassy of stirring anti Connally sentiment while outlining a U S strategy shift and warning of potential backlash from Arab oil producers.
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