Informal poll favors repeal of Sunday Blue Laws in Winchester
Voters at Loudoun Street Mall favored repealing Sunday closing laws by two to one in a Star informal poll. Voices for repeal cited convenience for workers and modernization while opponents urged keeping a day off for store employees.
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Local Campaigning Builds Momentum in James Wood Visit
Independent U S Senate hopeful Martin Perper spoke to James Wood students seeking an endorsement of Gerald Ford with interruptions from a fire alarm and a flood. Ruth Carter Stapleton rallied for Jimmy Carter as Rep J Kenneth Robinson prepared for reelection campaign events in the Seventh District.
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Ford aides say victory near on eve of final campaign push
President Ford's aides say he is close to winning the White House for four years as he prepares for the last campaign weekend before Tuesday's balloting. Carter assails the administration over inflation and unemployment while Ford cites foreign policy experience. Ford heads to Milwaukee St Louis and Houston. Carter to Philadelphia St Louis and Toledo.
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Campaign Trail Echoes Across States as Election Nears
Republican Sen. Bob Dole campaigned in Oregon while Democratic Sen. Walter Mondale rested. Carter assailed Ford in New York, accusing him of acting for special interests and promising inflation control, antitrust enforcement, and targeted aid. Ford touted foreign policy experience and a nuclear arms plan amid debate missteps. An Indonesian quake in Irian blamed on no casualties yet reported.
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Economic Indicators Decline for Second Month in a Row
The Commerce Department reports the leading economic indicators index fell seven tenths of a percent in September, signaling possible further slowdown. Building permits rise slightly while gains come from business formation and plant and equipment orders as the job market and consumer demand show weakness.
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Open House at The Pines This Weekend
The Pines hosts an open house on Sunday the 25th while Datsun body parts department runs Saturday morning hours. G W Motors promotes extra large Peony roots at $1.50 and new shipment foliage plants at Weber's Nursery. Penneys offers 20 percent off jackets for boys girls and men this weekend.
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Country Roads artist Frank Maher profiles Virginia voter scene
Inside Today's Star Country Roads features Frederick County artist Frank Maher known for art driven by ingenuity. The piece notes Virginia's 7th Congressional district has 52,557 registered voters.
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