North Carolina considers minimum beer bottle deposits to curb litter
The General Assembly debates a bill by Rep. Charlie Webb to require deposits on beer and soft drink containers, with retailer buyback rules and pop top bans. Opponents from labor and bottling industries warn of job losses and cost, while supporters say deposits curb roadside trash and mimic Oregon style success.
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North Carolina General Assembly
Charlie Webb
Guilford
Oregon
Charles Holt
Cumberland County
Holt
Time To Go Solar Is Now
Joseph G. Gavin president of Grumman Corporation argues solar energy is a practical, proven option already replacing oil and gas. He notes 60,000 solar hot water systems since the 1930s, cost recovery within 10 years, and potential national oil savings if 75 percent of homes adopt solar hot water heating. He urges aggressive tech development and energy conservation as essential.
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Florida
Israel
Australia
Long Island
United States
Joseph G. Gavin
Grumman Corporation
No-Confidence Vote For Ethics Codes In Senate
The Senate approved an ethics code 86 to 9 with harsh criticism from Majority Leader Byrd who called it absurd. The piece critiques lengthy rules on gifts and reporting, noting lame duck junkets prohibition and slush funds while arguing codes cannot ensure integrity.
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Senate
Robert Byrd
Byrd
House
Memo accuses FBI CIA of suppressing Kennedy evidence
A confidential House memo accuses the FBI and CIA of withholding Oswald files and other information from the Warren Commission. It links Oswald to CIA agents and anti Castro Cuban groups, notes misrepresented testimony by Sylvia Odio, and details potential mob links to the Kennedy killing. The document stops short of concluding guilt.
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Washington
House
FBI
CIA
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
Commission
Oswald
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Havana
Santos Trafficante
Coliniae
Castro
John
Trafficante
J. Lee Rankin
Dallas
Morris Bishop
Alpha 66
Bishop
Bureau
Soldiers of
Fortune
Spring Break Time Is Anytime
Washington humor piece about the scattered college spring breaks across January to June. It follows the Bakers as they track when each child returns, visits Heidelberg, and juggles tuition, travel costs, and family plans while reminiscing about the days when all children were home during Easter.
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Washington
Freddy
Colorado
Sarah
Heidelberg
Jody
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Joe Brown
Woodsey Owl
Ronald McDonald
Webb
North Carolina
Meus
Lord Macaulay
Congress
James J. Kilpatrick
Lampnaduaie
Cuuaeo Tyne
Roselli
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Pot
J. Edgar Hoover
Sylvia Odio
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Marsha
Buchwald
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