Debts and Civil Service Demerit Policy Mentioned
The interview notes Civil Service policy in city departments, stating debt nonpayment earns demerits potentially leading to dismissal. It also explains North Carolina counties are named mostly for prominent men, citing Avery named for Col Waightstill Avery and referencing the book North Carolina A Description by Counties edited by Bill Sharpe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire and Police Departments
Canady
Pritchett
North Carolina
Pasquotank
Avery
Col
Waightstill Avery
Andrew Jackson
Bill Sharpe
Is It Illegal To Gamble At Home In Your Area
The text states law requires a warrant based on a signed complaint for police entry when gambling is alleged as large scale and ongoing. It implies that casual home card games for money may not trigger a warrant absent such a complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
ABC
Leatherneck
Charlies
Jamestown
H. L. Linker
Mercury lights to roll out citywide with gradual plan
Public utilities chief Bill Williams outlines a 1963 approved program for mercury vapor street lights. Start at critical points such as schools and churches with phased replacement driven by time and budget limits. Residential areas prioritized last. surveys ongoing and requests queued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow
Willenbar
Cedrow
Public Utilities
Bill Williams
Residents urged to petition for extending water lines to city edge
Public utilities head Bill Williams says no action on extending water and sewer lines to Country Club Drive limits without a resident petition. He notes the city won’t initiate unless health hazards appear. Residents should obtain petition forms from Central Engineering and mobilize neighbors before the next heat wave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club Drive
Bill Williams
Central Engineering
Old City Hall
Johnson seeks postal rate hikes and three stage pay raises
President Johnson asked Congress for an 800 million dollar rise in postal rates and a three stage pay increase totaling about 2.5 billion for all federal employees and armed forces. He proposed a one cent letter rate increase to 6 cents and a 9 cent air mail stamp, plus higher rates across classes. He urged gradual raises for civilian workers through 1969 to align with private pay, with inflationary restraint. He noted the Post Office deficit and the need for modernizing the service with high speed machines and machine handling ahead of wage and rate changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Post Office Department
North Carolina House to Approve Brown Bag Bill
The NC House expected to approve a substitute allowing brown-bagging of liquor in certain wet cities and counties. It limits access to counties and cities with ABC stores and permits possession of up to a gallon of taxpaid liquor statewide. The bill aims to be enacted before Wilmington’s Azalea Festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reese Hart
Associated Press
Raleigh
North Carolina
House
Senate
Wilmington
Sam Johnson
D-Wake
Dry
State Supreme Court
Dormitory Blaze Kills Nine at Cornell University
A pre-dawn fire at a Cornell University residence hall in Ithaca New York killed nine people including eight students and a faculty adviser. Fire crews fought the smoky blaze as investigators began work to determine the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert G. Pelkey
Ithaca
N.Y
Cornell University
Detroit teen poll on Vietnam to miniskirts sparks tragedy
In Detroit a teen age fair vote tallies show boys favor more U S forces in Vietnam and miniskirts while girls favor less. A fire in a university building housing 71 people at the edge of campus killed 31 boys and 12 girls in a six year experimental program for top ranked freshmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.S
Vietnam
James E. Perkins
Paris
Dale R. Carson
Carson
Cancer Breakthrough Hinted on Virus Cause
St Louis University researcher Dr. Maurice Green reports a new technique to detect cancer virus fingerprints without the virus itself. The method aims to test if common disease viruses may cause cancer and could extend to studying viruses in animals linked to human cancers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach, Fla
St. Louis
Maurice Green
St. Louis University
Green
Man
Record Viet Cong defections reach all time high
In March 5 557 Viet Cong defected to the allied side, nearly double February’s 2917. Reports say U.S. and allied forces killed 75 enemies in scattered contacts. A two man U.S. recon unit killed nine Viet Cong near Tuy Hoa as South Vietnamese forces reported 33 more killed in four contacts. An F105 Thunderchief was shot down by ground fire near a North Vietnamese village and the pilot is missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Tuy Hoa
NC Redistricting Hopes Dashed as Bill Heads to Subcommittee
North Carolina Senate debates overhauling the 11 congressional districts under a federal court order. Senator Ed Kemp called a meeting as amendments to Senator Griffin's plan faced objections from Senator White who warned the measure repeats the flawed 1965 layout. A formal two week study subcommittee was proposed to evaluate changes to Fourth Fifth Sixth and Tenth districts, aiming to remove tortuous lines and restore population balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Senate
Ed Kemp
Guilford
C. Frank Griffin
Union
Jack H. White
Cleveland
White
General Assembly
U. S. Supreme Court
Griffin
Jim Gardner
L. H. Fountain
Charles Jonas
Basil
Whitener
Sen
Worth Gentry
D-Stokes
Len Lindsay Warren
Dwayne
Warren
Kemp
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Abe
Jeannette
Hwy. 68
Eastchester
R. V. Moss
Aquarium & Pet Shop
Richard Dehm
Carolina Biological Supply House
Burlington
William Lazaruk
High Point College
Stinky
Cornell Heights
Blaze
Stephen Parrish
American Cancer Society
PiXies
By Wohl
Bruce
By United
Aes
Bill
N.C
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