North Carolina lawmakers ponder last Saturday session
Raleigh AP reports North Carolina legislators held a brief Saturday session as part of an ongoing question whether to abandon weekend meetings. Rep. Howard Twiggs presided, with Sen. Jules Coggins and Atty. Gen. Robert Morgan in attendance. Per diem pay was discussed, and the session ran about two minutes.
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North Carolina
General Assembly
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House
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Jules Coggins
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Coggins
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Vaughn
Great White Hope Leads Tony Awards for 1968-49 Season
The Great White Hope, a drama on boxer Jack Johnson, won best dramatic play with James Earl Jones as best actor in a drama and Jane Alexander as best supporting actress. 1776 won best musical with credits to Sherman Edwards Peter Stone and Stuart Ostrow. Julie Harris Angela Lansbury Jerry Orbach and Marian Mercer also received top honors.
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New York
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Jerry Orbach
Sherman Edwards
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Ronald Holgate
Marian Mercer
Antoinette Perry
Brown Bagging Hit By Council Strikes NC Legislature
Raleigh AP report says the Travel Council of North Carolina, backing local option liquor by the drink legislation, sent General Assembly members a red and white plastic brown bag to mock the state’s long running brown bag jokes and urge action.
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North Carolina
Travel Council of
General Assembly
State Water Table Level Is High in North Carolina
AP reports state climatologist Albert Hardy notes a period of favorable weather with higher water tables and improved soil moisture in North Carolina. Despite a dry trend earlier, recent rainfall and low evaporation helped restore moisture, aiding prospects for crops in 1999.
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Ste Carolina Agriculture
Albert P.ably
Ro el Fhese
John L. Ritzel
Tar Heel
North Carolina
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