Hunt declines to reappoint state board chair Herring
Gov. Jim Hunt chose not to reappoint Dallas Herring as chairman of the State Board of Education, citing ongoing clashes with Superintendent Craig Phillips. Hunt said the feuding harmed North Carolina schools and he aimed to reduce conflict by the nonreappointment, noting Phillips remains in place after the November elections.
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Jim Hunt
State Board of Education
Dallas Herring
Herring
Craig Phillips
Hunt
Phillips
North Carolina
Congress
Finch
The
American Medical Association
Hopeful Signs for ROTC Enrollment Rise on Campuses
A cautious note of optimism surrounds ROTC as enrollment climbs from 33,000 at start to 55,000 this school year, with further growth anticipated. After years of decline during the Vietnam era, where programs were disbanded amid campus opposition, economic pressures are lifting interest in ROTC scholarships and potential career paths in the military.
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St Ive Phan Sid
the Ledger
Training Corps
ROTC
Billy Carter Angers Naples By Planning Cancer Benefit
Billy Carter, brother of the President, angered Naples residents by agreeing to appear at a cancer benefit for a $10,000 fee. Local donors balked, noting Carter’s smoking claims, and one businessman, upset by the controversy, faced warnings from supporters of Plains who resell Billy’s discarded beer cans for charity.
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Naples
Fla
Billy Carter
Cancer Society
Billy
Plains
Carter
Saccharin Clash Sparks Delaney Controversy in Washington
Rep. J. Delaney faces venom from dieters as FDA moves to ban saccharin under the Delaney Clause. The clause bars any cancer-causing additive, based on lab testing, prompting debate over the rigid standard and rising interest in Aspartame as a substitute.
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Rep. J. Delaney
D-N.y
Washington
Delaney
Food and Drug Administrations
FDA
Canada
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
House Rules Committee
United States
G.D. Searle & Co
Searle
Conservatives Win Big On Common Site Picketing Bill
A conservative coalition defeated a common site picketing bill 217 to 205 in the 95th Congress. Business groups led by the National Action Committee and the Chamber of Commerce organized a broad campaign with mass mailings and targeted lobbying to sway lawmakers.
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Big Labor
Gerald Ford
Organized Labor
House
Associated General Contractors
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
The
Table
Home Builders Association
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Energy crisis study warns of upheaval by 2000
A secret Carter-era document by Decker Vedder and colleagues argues Americans must overhaul life and pay higher taxes to expand coal, gas, nuclear and solar energy. It warns a failure could trigger social upheaval and revolution and calls for strict conservation and nuclear development.
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Washington
United States
Dow Chemical
Jerry Decker
General Electric
Willem Vedder
A Concorde Landing Compromise For Carter Era
A State Department insider proposes a mid point to resolve Concorde landing disputes at Kennedy. The plan would allow landing but ban takeoff, easing New York noise concerns while offering France and Britain a partial victory. The idea envisions transporting the plane to Washington then to Dulles, with potential repairs and political stance considerations.
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Washington
Carter
Kennedy Airport
France
Britain
Kennedy
Port Authority
New York
Long Island
Giscard d’ Estaing
England
Jfk
Dulles
London
Paris
Amtrak
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David A. Raw
Joe Brown
James J. Kilpatrick
U.S
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Senator Soaper
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
State Department
Buchwald
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