States Praise Program Aiding North Carolina School Testing
North Carolina considers annual statewide achievement tests for grades 1 2 3 6 and 9 proposed by Gov. Hunt citing praised programs in South Carolina Georgia and Virginia. Officials say tests help teachers gauge student progress while addressing learning deficiencies without explicit school or district comparisons.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Jim Hunt
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Tom Gilmore
D-Guilford
Robert Farmer
Drake
Gary Pearce
Hunt
Gilmore
John Suber
State Dept. of Public Instruction
Columbia
Suber
State Board of Education
Joe Edwards
Atlanta
Edwards
Claude Sandy
Sandy
Mears Wins Pulitzer Prize For Reporting
Walter Mears of The Associated Press wins the 1977 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting for rapid, deadline driven coverage across 32 presidential primaries and the national campaign. The jury praised his work ethic and team contributions at AP. Other winners include Alex Haley for Roots and Michael Cristofer for Shadow Box.
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NEW York
Walter Mears
Associated Press
Mears
Pulitzer
Timothy Rouse
Richard M. Nixon
George McGovern
Alex Haley
Gambia
Michael Cristofer
Ohio
Haley
Cristofer
Juffure
Kunta Kinte
Lufkin News
Texas
Public Service
Marine Corps
Columbia University
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
James Markham
Henry Tanner
New York Times
William Woo
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
China
Larry Heinzerling
Johannesburg
South Africa
Markham
Tanner
Neal Ulevich
Stanley Forman
Boston Herald-American
Ulevich
Bangkok
Forman
Boston
Margo Huston
The
Milwaukee Journal
Acel Moore
Wendell Rawls Jr
Inquirer
Pennsylvania
Farview State Hospital
Warren Lerude
Foster Church
Norman Cardoza
Reno Evening Gazette
Nevada State Journal
Paul Szep
Boston Globe
Robin Hood
Chattanooga News-Free Press
George F. Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Borrowing power of a home and NCNB assistance
A promotional piece explains how home ownership can unlock larger loan amounts with lower monthly payments, sometimes up to 50 percent less than other installment loans. It advertises NCNB Mortgage Corporation and its Cash-Flow Banking services to finance homes, cars, furniture, or appliances and to help manage money.
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Ncnb Mortgage Corporation
NCNB
Carolina
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N.C
David R. Nelsen
Sears
Pictureland
High Point
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