Ben Chavis Denied as Human Rights Award Guest
IPS plans a Letelier Moffett Memorial Fund ceremony at Howard University to honor Samuel Rubin and Ben Chavis but NC officials block his attendance. Chavis, a Wilmington 10 figure, remains in prison as Carter faces pressure to intervene. The irony lies in a world watching a president rebuke political prisoners while Chavis stays jailed.
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Carter
Orlando Letelier
Chile
Allende
Ronni Moffett
Letelier
Institute
Letelier- Moffett Memorial Fund For Human Rights
IPS
Samuel Rubin
New York
Ben Chavis
Chavis
Wilmington
Amnesty International
James Hunt
North Carolina
Drew Days
Justice Department
Letelier-Moffett
University of North Carolina At
Charlotte
George Wiley
Natonal Welfare Rights Organization
Hunt
James Cheek
Howard University
Divinity School
Ronald Dellums
D.cal
R. L. Borosage
Isabel Letelier
Michael Moffett
Amos Reid
North Carolina Department of Corrections
Andrew Young
America
How To Get Along Without Sam
A retrospective argues against federal programs under ACTION. The writer recalls Richmond’s Community Chest and contrasts local voluntarism with three new Urban programs. He warns that federal aid risks tax-funded bureaucrats and eroding self reliance, urging local groups to lead without Washington.
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Washington
Sam
Sam Brown
Colorado
Congress
Richmond
Chest
Spreading Wings of Action
Urban Volunteer Corps
Good Neighbor Fund
Brother Brown
Sam Browns
Apple Harvest Arts and Crafts Festival Opens in Winchester
Virginia welcomes over sixty out of state participants to the fourth annual Apple Harvest Arts and Crafts Festival sponsored by the Winchester Rotary Club. The two day event in Apple Capital features wares from artists across Florida to New York and Wisconsin with local Virginians from Southwest Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay, offering culinary treats, music, and crafts in the Shenandoah Valley. Visitors are urged to enjoy and discover why Winchester is for lovers.
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Virginia
Big Apple
Winchester Rotary Club
Florida
Wisconsin
New York
Old Dominion
Chesapeake Bay
Shenandoah Valley
Dalton Travels by Governor’s Plane Draws Budget Scrutiny
Governor John Dalton used the state airplane to attend a Southern Governors Conference in Hilton Head South Carolina while all state cars stayed idle. The move underscores cost cutting and hints at a broader plan to curb bureaucracy and limit state travel spending next year.
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John Dalton
Hilton Head
S.C
Old Dominion
Dalton
Debates Highlight Virginia Senate Campaign
The Virginia Senate race adds a televised debate series featuring Andrew Miller and John Warner. Four debates run from late September to October across WJLA Norfolk Roanoke and Richmond with a Carter Ford style format offering three minute replies and a one minute rebuttal.
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U.S
Virginia
Andrew P. Miller
John W. Warner
WJLA
Channel 7
Norfolk
Roanoke
Richmond
Lincoln-Douglas
Yesteryear
California Tax Derby reshapes state politics and policy
The Prop 13 era has shifted California politics toward tax cuts and spending limits. Gov. Brown proposes tax cuts and spending caps while Evelle Younger pushes full income tax indexing. Public sentiment questions Brown's sincerity as he blends opposition to Prop 13 with implementation efforts.
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California
Golden State
Howard Jarvis
Jerry Brown
Los Angeles Times
Evelle J. Younger
Brown
Browndini
Younger
Arthur Laffer
Laffer
Frmer
Ronald Reagan
Assembly
Senate
Democratic Assembly
Leo T. McCarthy
Jarvis
McCarthy
New York
Camp David Outlook Through Sisco and Carter
An article analyzes Joseph Sisco's Camp David views, predicting progress toward peace with a framework for future talks beyond Egypt and Israel. It notes Sadat and Begin’s mutual interest in seizing the chance for progress and questions Palestinian representation.
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Joseph Sisco
Camp David
Middle East
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Menachem Begin
Carter
West Bank
Gaza
Sisco
PLO
Sadat
Cairo
Mr. Sadat
Jimmy Carter
Thank You to Helpers of Fun Day on the Farm
A letter to the Star Editor expresses gratitude to individuals and groups who assisted with the Fun Day on the Farm for Special Education Classes in Warren Clarke Frederick Counties and Winchester City Schools. The writers praise volunteers for going the second mile and giving time and resources for the children, noting the joy on the kids' faces as their only reward.
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the Star
Warren
Clarke
Frederick
Winchester City
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Main Street Beat
Post Office
Federal Courts
Community Chest
Seventh and Main
Winchester
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Andy
Bill Kling
Warner
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Roy E. Potts III
Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
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