Electoral Reform in Frederick County School Board Issue
Letters urge voters to switch from the trustee electoral board appointment to a Board of Supervisors selection for the school board. Writers argue this increases accountability and reduces aloof governance while acknowledging teachers affect education more than board members.
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The
Star
Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Trustee
Jack W. Lillis
Berryville
the Star
OSHA to revoke 928 safety rules amid federal deregulation push
The U S Labor Department agency will cut roughly 10 percent of federal job safety and health rules including ones on open front toilet seats portable ladders and extinguisher storage height. Critics fear more cuts are needed while Congress boosts OSHA budget by 8.5 million in 1979 as regulators face public scrutiny.
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U.S. Labor Department
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Congress
Sen
Patrick J. Leahy
R-Vt
Political Hazards In A Virginia Senate Campaign
The Roanoke editorial critiques on the spot promises by Senate candidates Miller and Warner. It notes Miller’s parity pricing ambiguity and Warner’s parkway landowner stance, warning against hazy on the spot pledges. It urges thoughtful, cautious positions and praises candidates who admit uncertainty.
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the Star
U. S. Senate
John Warner
Andrew Miller
Virginia
Harry Byrd
Trible
Whitehurst
Satterfield
Bob Daniel
Dan Daniel
Butler
Robinson
Wampler
Godwin
Miller
Bill Spong
William Spong
Senate
Spong
U.S. Senate
Warner
Blue Ridge Parkway
U.S. Park Service
U.S. Department of Interior
Park Service
Election Letter Deadline for November 7 Ballot
Letters to the editor must reach the editor by 5 p.m. Tuesday October 31 for the November 7 election. Published letters require signature address and phone number and must not exceed 350 words. Typed or legibly written doublespaced text preferred. letters may be edited and must be authentic.
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Evening Star
Need for Compromise Amid New York Press Strike
A 1978 New York Times Service piece reflects on the strike between pressmen and publishers in New York. It portrays the tragedy of disruption in a changing industry driven by photocomposition and high speed presses, weighing workers' fears of job displacement against publishers' hope for competitive gains.
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New York
Daily News
the Times
News of the World
Strike Fractures New York Press Over Technology Change
The Times staff and printers clash amid demands for job security as digital and satellite journalism reshape the industry. The long strike leaves the city without major papers for weeks with historic events and archival records at risk. Rupert Murdoch cited as darkening the crisis while readership collapses. Publishers and pressmen face mutual loss without compromise.
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Middle East
New York
China
Japan
Poland
Times
New York Yankees
Rupert Murdoch
New York Post
Yankees Lesson for Leaders From 1978 World Champions
The piece argues the 1978 New York Yankees mixed free agents like Reggie Jackson Catfish Hunter and Rich Gossage with shrewd trades and farm talent yet played with grit and resilience. It contends spending on stars isn’t fatal for teams that understand value and that fear of free agency may hinder bold, adaptive leadership across fields.
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N.Y. Times News Service
New York
New York Yankees
Yankees
Woody Allen
Annie Hall
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Yankee Stadium
Mason-Dixon Line
Fures
Reggie Jackson
Catfish Hunter
Rich Gossage
Yankee
Don Gullett
Andy Messersmith
Boston
Red Sox
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Texas Rangers
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Yanks
Texas
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Muskie
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Lewis H. Ebert
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David O. Loomis
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Thomas T. Byrd
Winchester Evening Star Inc
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Winchester
By James Reston
New York Times Service
John L. Lewis
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