Energy Cost-Cutting Clinic Planned by Virginia Office
The Virginia Energy Office with Lord Fairfax Community College hosts a free 24 hour Home Energy Cost-Cutting Clinic. Assistant Professor Jack Lillis leads sessions on insulation, caulking, weatherstripping, storm windows, thermostats, and tax incentives. Eight October sessions run 7 30 to 10 pm at Ayler Junior High Stephens City Middletown and other sites.
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Virginia Energy Office
Virginia Community College System
Jack Lillis
Lord Fairfax Community College
Robert E. Ayler Junior High School
Stephens City
Middletown
Frederick County Begins Tax Delinquent Property Auctions
Frederick County supervisors approve advertisements for sale of real estate in arrears for 1971 to 1973 taxes. Total unpaid taxes reach about $200,000, which could cut the tax rate by 20 cents per $100 if collected. Shawneeland subdivision on Rt. 600 cited among long‑overdue parcels.
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Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Shawneeland
Rt. 600
Friends as Presidents' aides and the risks of cronyism
Washington notes that Carter relied on three close allies Lance Bell and Powell to run major offices, a choice contrasted with past presidents. The piece argues friends often underperform in cabinets, cites Truman Kennedy Nixon and Roosevelt, and endorses a competitive, tough minded cabinet approach over personal loyalty.
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N.Y
Harry Hopkins
White House
Franklin Roosevelt
Kennedy
Robert
Justice Department
Bobby
Nixon
John Mitchell
Henry Kissinger
National Security Council
State Department
George P. Shultz
Illinois
Treasury
Truman
Clark Clifford
Lyndon Johnson
Defense
Bert Lance
Harry Truman
Charlie Ross
Louis W. Koenig
Louis Howe
Roosevelt
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Carter pressure helps halt Lebanon clash and reshapes diplomacy
U S efforts and private warnings to Israel and Saudi Arabia helped force a southern Lebanon ceasefire. President Carter pressed Begin to pull back the Israeli force while pressuring Saudi Arabia to curb PLO activity, signaling a tougher, more discreet diplomacy amid stalled Geneva peace talks.
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Washington
Carter
Lebanon
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Jimmy Carter
U.S
Menahem Begin
Begin
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Moshe Dayan
West Bank
Abraham Ribicoff
Dayan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ribicoff
United Nations
U.S. Senate
Congress
Riyadh
Geneva
Confessions of an Incorruptible Public Figure
An oped on integrity argues corruption resurfaces despite avoiding it. The narrator recalls rare private plane rides, bribery ironies, schoolyard discipline, and family politics, ending with renewed hope as public pursuit of uncorrupted officials grows.
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N.Y
Internal Revenue Service
Aid Proposed for Crime Victims Seeks Federal Help
Congress debates a $40 million plan to reimburse states for half their crime victim costs including medical bills and lost work. Supporters say federal aid boosts victims and fights crime, while opponents argue it is a state responsibility and raises cost questions.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Congress
House
Alaska
California
Delaware
Hawaii
Illinois
Kentucky
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Virginia
Wisconsin
Judiciary
Peter W. Rodine Jr
D-N.j
Charles E. Wiggins
Calif
Registration Deadlines Loom for November General Election
Voters must register by October 8 for the November 8 statewide and local races including governor and attorney general. The Star lists area registrars with locations hours and phone numbers. special extended hours are noted for several dates and venues across 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
Clarke County
Barbara Jones
Medding
Church St
Berryville
Arren
Nina Rettinger
Warren County
Main Street
Front Royal
Royal Plaza
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Energy Workshop
State Energy Office
Dean G. Acheson
George C. Marshall
Jimmy Byrnes
Harry
Walter Bedell Smith
Lucius Clay
Alfred M. Gruenther
Army
Lauris Norstad
Air
Lance
Fritz Mondale
Eisenhower
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Field Newspaper Syndicate
Mideast
Samuel W. Lewis
Mr. Carter
Evans—Novak
By Russell Baker
By Barry M. Hager
Winchester Evening Star
Dolly
Wire
Thomas T. Byrd
Roy E. Potts, Id
Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
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