Frustrations Rise in Raleigh Over Budget Decisions
The Raleigh legislature faces mid-session strain as lawmakers aim to speed tax collections amid growth. Lieutenant Governor Earnhardt pushes for a budget hold, while Representative Harriss seeks to loosen the budget to placate demands. The piece calls for clear distinction between statesmen and politicians.
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Senate
Luther Earnhardt
House
Clyde Harriss
Appropriations Committee
Annexation Debate Highlights City Growth
The article argues that peripheral areas attached to the city for access to facilities and services must be incorporated into municipal plans to preserve current and future community health. It suggests incorporation to avoid stagnation and support growth.
Knights acquire Charlotte News in strategic expansion
The Knight Publishing Company completes its purchase of the Charlotte News, uniting two Charlotte dailies under one operator. Publisher Thomas L. Robinson departs, while Brodie Griffith becomes editor and general manager, with Cecil Prince on editorial page and Richard L. Young Jr. as managing editor.
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Charlotte Observer
Charlotte News
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Ree
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Carolinas
Brodie Griffith
Cecil Prince
Richard L. Young Jr
Charette
Detroit
Akron
Miami
Chicago
Daily News
Sun-Times
North Carolina
Observer
Oklahoma Referendum Heads Toward Liquor Vote Amid Dry Legacy
Editorial argues Oklahoma’s 1907 dry status contrasts with looming April 1983 vote on legal liquor. It notes bootleg networks once employed thousands, potential price hikes from taxes, Edmonson’s crackdown, and cross-border tax implications for Kansas and Texas if Oklahoma goes wet.
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Oklahoma
Sooners
Ers
Life Magazine
Mississippi
Kansas
Texas
The High Cost of Medicine and a Life Worth Living
The author argues hospital care saves lives and questions the price of medical work. He cites personal cancer treatment, blood testing, and a dramatic recovery to affirm the value of doctors, nurses, and hospitals and rejects penny‑pinching at life’s expense. He concludes that he would pay any price to stay alive and support his family.
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John Foster Dulles
Washington Notes on Change and Charm in D.C.
Sen. Everett Dirksen reflects on 26 years in Congress noting shifts since 1933 from surplus pigs to Public Law 480 and farm science. Washington society features Nixon supporters as hotel waitresses, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and a prank with tranquilizers in staff coffee.
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Everett McKinley Dirksen
Illinois
Congress
Henry Wallace
Kansas
Department of Agriculture
Dirksen
ICA
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Statler-Hilton
Mrs. Nixon
Barbs on Safety and Elections Spark Lively Notes
A curmudgeonly column quips that safety should come first and criticizes some office seekers for poor campaigns. It jokes that work stopping a man from golf deserves a boss job and playfully mocks Easter eggs with the saying beauty is only skin deep.
North Carolina Spring Flower Parade Fetes Gardens From Coast to Mountains
North Carolina hosts a broad spring bloom circuit from Wilmington azalea events to Greensboro and Winston Salem tours. Highlights include Edenton and Southern Pines shows in April, Tryon and Hendersonville mountain routes, and Great Smokies wildflower pilgrimages, with dogwood and azalea displays across Duke Gardens, Reynolda, and Coker Arboretum.
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North Carolina
America
Wilmington
Greensboro
Edenton
Southern Pines
Hillsboro
Winston-Salem
Old Salem
Church of
Sarah B. Duke
Duke University
Coker
Chapel Hill
Piedmont
Sandhills
Tryon
Blue Ridge Foothills
Pearson's Falls
Huckleberry Mountain
Hendersonville
Blue Ridge Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smokies Park
National Park Service Naturalists
Lyndon Johnson Faces Democratic Power Shakeup
The piece recalls Lyndon Johnson as Senate leader with vast control and backing after decisive 1960s wins. It notes challenges from Sen. William Proxmire demanding less daddy knows best style and from Sen. Pat McNamara criticizing Johnson for not taking a stand on the jobless pay bill.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Democrats
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Proxmire
Lyndon
Johnson
Sen
Pat McNamara
Michigan
Congress
McNamara
John Too Demice
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Hayes
Zsa Zsa
Charles Pearson
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Hal Cochran
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Festival Park
New World
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