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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1975
Page
4
The piece notes Constitution Week while tracing the document from Articles of Confederation to the Bill of Rights and 27 amendments, emphasizing federal structure and citizen rights. It urges yearly review and warns against misinterpretation and apathy that could undermine liberty.
Inside Report analyzes Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr.'s nine month push to curb government waste and redefine the Democratic Party. It notes his skepticism of government as a solution, clashes with liberal allies, and hints at nationwide ambitions. Brown favors repealing programs over creating new ones, even veterans benefits.
The Middletown college marks its sixth academic year with 1 255 registrations for this Fall term and 192 course sections. Ground was broken for new track and field facilities. 60 faculty members serve day and evening programs as the open admissions concept remains central to the college.
A bipartisan Senate bloc led by Lawton Chiles, Dick Stone, and Republicans vows a lengthy battle to ease the embargo only if Castro allows prison inspections by the Red Cross or UN and pays to compensate seized American property. They warn that further concessions require reciprocity and insist on tied terms linking broader talks to prisoner rights and expropriation claims.
The first of four statewide hearings in Roanoke examines proposals to ease property taxes for seniors. Options include circuit breaker style relief, full or partial deferral or exemptions, with 166000 elderly Virginians targeted and costs ranging from $11.7 million annually to possible state-funded relief. Hearings continue Sept 30 in Virginia Beach, Oct 7 in Richmond, and Oct 14 in Arlington.
Pro and con arguments push Congress to grant unconditional amnesty for Vietnam era draft evaders and deserters, with Hart's Senate bill offering immunity and veterans benefits and Abzug's House measure seeking broader amnesty for protesters and some with prior discharges. Opponents warn of injustice and loopholes. supporters cite national unity and moral risk.
A condensed record of amnesty actions from 1896 to 1962 covering congressional grants lifting disabilities for former rebels and deserters, presidential clemency for WWI and WW II service members, and clarifications on veteran discharges. Notable dates include 1898 universal amnesty, 1902, 1917, 1924, 1945, 1947, and 1962 actions under Roosevelt, Wilson, Coolidge, Truman, and successors.
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