Tuition hike sparks debate over NC higher ed funding
A Senate subcommittee proposal to raise in-state tuition by 200 appears aimed at 1975, risking enrollment at UNC Greensboro and NC A&T unless student aid is expanded. The piece notes broader state cuts, rising costs, and pressure to delay costly projects like ECU medical school and NC State veterinary school while preserving access.
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North Carolina
General Assembly
University of North
State Senate
North Carolina A&t
University of North Carolina
Greensboro
UNC
Rocky Mount
North Carolina Wesleyan College
East Carolina University
School of Veterinary Medicine
North Carolina State
Academy Awards show blends entertainment with controversy
Shirley MacLaine and Warren Beatty hosted amid sparse political breaks. Bert Schneider read a Viet Cong telegram and Sinatra read the Academy disclaimer. Hearts and Minds won best documentary as Godfather Part II led with six awards, sparking debate over best picture versus Chinatown and The Conversation. Critics noted the night favored entertainment and business over art.
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Shirley MacLaine
Warren Beatty
Beatty
Frank Sinatra
Spiro Agnew
Bert Schneider
Sinatra
Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences
Santa Monica
Art Carney
Norton
Jackie Gleason
Ralph Cramden
Harry and
Tonto
Ellen Burstyn
Alice
Miss Burstyn
Ingrid Bergman
The
Academy
Francis Ford Coppola
Talis Shire
Coppola
Editorial Corrects Timeline for Guilford County Commissioner Maxwell
The Enterprise cites an error in detailing Richard Maxwell’s tenure on the Guilford County Board of Commissioners. It notes Maxwell has served six years on the board, correcting the previously stated twelve-year figure from the Wednesday edition.
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The
Enterprise
Guilford County
Richard Maxwell
Maxwell
Board of County Commissioners
Paris Faces Echoes of 1968 as Protests Return
In Paris chestnut trees bloom early while student protests surge in the streets reminiscent of 1968 when Daniel Cohn-Bendit led a near overthrow of de Gaulle. A Le Figaro poll shows 43 percent fear a repeat of disorders as France endures high unemployment and inflation. Renault plant slowdowns spark union demands of 60 dollars monthly pay hikes.
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Paris
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Danny the Red
de Gaulle
le Figaro
Francois Mitterrand
France
United States
Renault labor dispute stirs French austerity clash
April in Paris signals labor unrest as Renault slips into lower profits. Union leaders frame the dispute as a test of the government austerity program of last June, while L Humanite cites workers demand better recognition of qualifications. Communists push for upheaval, targeting army, education, and big business.
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Renault
L’humanite
France
Coal price probe questions profits and control
A confidential study by George Washington University economists alleges coal prices rose 282 percent since 1955, far beyond wage or cost factors, hinting at possible price fixing and output restraint. It notes top 15 firms control about half the production, with four owned by oil majors, urging a Justice Department antitrust review.
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Washington
George Washington University
James Barth
James Bennett
American Public Power Association
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Justice Department
George Hay
John Seiberling
D.-Ohio
House
Judiciary Committee
Levi
Seiberling
Exxon
Marshfield
Wis
Peabody Coal Company
Wallingford
Conn
Justice
Federal Trade Commission
Two Generations Two Destinies In American Policy
A reader contrasts Ambassador Graham Martin and Congressman Paul McCloskey on Vietnam policy. He traces two generations of thought, McCloskey’s continentalism and Martin’s internationalist view, arguing the U S faces a choice between two visions of American destiny and totalitarian resistance.
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Public Broadcasting Service
Vietnam
Cambodia
United States
Graham Martin
Paul McCloskey
R.-Calif
Martin
McCloskey
Marlin
Robert Taft
Hanoi
Moscow
Peking
Asia
Southeast Asia
U.S
Poland
Congressman McCloskey
Shirely MacLaine
Willy Billy
Celebrities In Washington feature Burt Brillo’s rise
The Art Buchwald column notes reporters gaining fame in Washington as Burt Brillo, a police writer, becomes a national celebrity after breaking the Wesley Heights Taco Hut break-in story. He gains a book deal, lectures, and TV interviews while stressing caution about future assignments and privacy.
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Washington
Spiro Agnew
Burt Brillo
Wesley Heights
Brillo
CIA
United States
Mexico
Barbara Walters
Mike Douglas
Dinah Shore
Merv Griffin
Johnny Carson
Burt
Capitol Hill
Mr. Brillo
Omar Sharif
Omar
al Pacino
Steve McQueen
Woodward
Robert Redford
Dustin Hoffman
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Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate
Middle East
Dean Rusk
Norman Thomas
Burton K. Wheeler
Town Hall
New York
Thomas
Graham Martins
Thieu
Johnson
J.W. Fulbright
Art Buchwald
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