Clarke County zoning revisions prompt caution and public input
Clarke County’s zoning overhaul faces questions on district acreage and population ceilings before recommendations to the Board of Supervisors. The public hearing criticized a proposed eight acre Highway Commercial upgrade near Rt 7 Rt 653 and urged the planning commission to limit heavy zoning to prevent strip development along Route 7 toward the Opequon Creek.
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Clarke County
Planning Commission
Board of Supervisors
Rt. 7
Rt. 653
Berryville
Route 7
Opequon Creek
Canal Treaties Threaten U S Security and Canal Control
Rep J Kenneth Robinson warns against Carter administration Panama Canal treaties claiming they would cede 65 percent of the Canal Zone by 2000 and end U S ownership and military bases. He argues the canal’s control is vital to U S defense and world security and urges rejection to prevent loss of transit and military leverage.
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Rep
J. Kenneth Robinson
America
U.S
Panama Canal
Canal
Carter
Senate
House of Representatives
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Panama
Cape Horn
South America
Norfolk
Virginia
Yokohama
Japan
Cape
Chiefs of Naval Operations
Soviet Union
Choke Point
Panama Canal and Zone
Omar Torrijos
Castro
Cuba
Free World
Europe
Asia
Latin America
The Lance affair as big story versus real public interest
A media critic weighs Bert Lance coverage against a pivotal Carter energy bill. He argues the press elevates sensational names over essential policy, noting Washington focus, public indifference, and the challenge of turning high stakes legislation into big stories.
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New York
Bert Lance
Rita
Aly
Lance
Carter
Washington
Senate
Congress
Jody Powell
Hamilton Jordan
House of Representatives
Russell Long
Billy Carter
Capitol Hill
Bert
Senate Finance Committee
Woodward
Bernstein
Carter Energy Bill Faces Senate Stampede Against It
President Carter battles a combative Senate as amendments threaten to kill major price controls on onshore natural gas. He pressures lawmakers while threats of a veto loom. his plan would raise gas prices and expand federal regulation amid a rare political coalition against the energy package.
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Carter
United States Press Inc
Washington
Senate
Oly
Senate House
James Pearson
Kansas
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
James Schlesinger
Capitol
Pearson-Bentsen
House
Thomas O'Neill
O'Neill
Senate Finance Committee
Russell Long
Louisiana
Congress
Long
Last day to register to vote in Nov. general election
Oct 8 is the final registration day for area residents for the November 8 voting on governor lieutenant governor and attorney general plus local and state races and a 125 million state construction bond. The Star lists area registrars with locations hours and phones in Winchester Frederick County Clarke County Warren County and Front Royal.
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the Star
Winchester
Martha Grim
Reuss City Hall
Boscawen Street
Frederick County
Mary Gay Eisner
Court Square
Royal Plaza
Front Royal
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J. Miles Cary
Winchester Evening Star
Robert L. Plavnick
Thomas T. Byrd
Roy E. Potts
Ill
Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
Pacific
Poiusces Partners
the Star-Struck Press
N.Y. Times News Service
San Clemente
White House
Carter Energy
Georgia
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