North Carolina Death Penalty Bill Faces Deterrence Doubts
An essay critiques the North Carolina House for approving a death penalty bill limited to deliberate premeditated murder and related felonies. It argues the measure may hinder, not help, deterrence, raise plea bargaining, and fail to address inequities in capital punishment practice.
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State House
Boy Wins Price Case Over Model Paint Hike
John Malachowsky of West Babylon New York challenged Testor Corp alleging a 4 cent price rise on model airplane paint in violation of Phase 2 controls. The federal agency sided with him and Testor agreed to a price reduction totaling more than 312000 dollars, reducing overcharges cited by the Justice Department.
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John Malachowsky
West Babylon
N. Y
Testor Corp
Justice Department
Signs and politics swirl around Greater Greensboro Open
A flap over GGO directional signs sparks a dispute involving Greensboro Jaycees, Thomasville residents, and state officials. Governor Holhouser weighed in after Guilford County commissioner Bob Shaw urged action. The incident highlights highway safety rules restricting non traffic signs and the push to allow temporary rest stop signs for Easter.
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Chi Chi Rodriguez
Thomasville
Shaw
Thomasville Rescue Squad
Jaycees
Larry Murdock
Bruce Lentz
Lentz
Farrago
High Point
Lexington
Faculty unions grow amid campus unrest and budget strains
A Denver seminar on faculty collective bargaining outlines why professors join unions, citing financial insecurity and tenure concerns. The piece notes 79,006 faculty, about 10 percent of U.S. total, belong to NEA AFT and AAUP, with 263 of 2,550 campuses unionized, and warns of potential faculty strikes and managerial overreach. Harvard grads also form a union over stipends.
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National Education Association
American Federation of Teachers
American Association of University Professors
NEA
Myron Lieberman
Clyde W. Summers
Yale Law School
Dael Wolfe
University of Washington
Donald Keck
Harvard Graduate
Letters To The Editor Tell Food Producer's Side Of Story
A longtime reader argues price complaints ignore farming costs and labor. He outlines the extensive work behind cattle and hog production, calls for humane oversight, and urges citizens to petition state leaders about school board referendum timing. He cites local figures Coolidge Murrow and Lynwood Smith.
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Raleigh
Market Time beckons as rooms fill for spring show
The Furniture Market opens tomorrow with expanding private housing for visitors. Miss Mary Stuart chairs room arrangements, while 750 new rooms and 1,600 more motel spaces under construction signal a growing, bustling market. Also covered are High Point Elks news, gasoline shortages debate, media personality Bill Currie, budget critiques, and Archdale liquor-store opposition.
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Arnold Palmer
Hekman
Golfdom
Mary Stuart
Chamber of Commerce
Stuart
Bob Gruenberg
Southern Furniture Exposition
Atlanta
Drinking Course Sparks Controversy at Mankato State College
A Minnesota college lecture on alcohol led by Dr. Robert Smith draws criticism from a taxpayer audience. The class, titled Booze mixing and consumption, enrolls seven men and one woman who tour bars for a credit toward a degree. Opponents question taxpayer funding and call the course foolish while recalling personal drinking anecdotes and urging traditional values.
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Mankato State College
Minnesota
Robert Smith
Dr. Smith
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