Jennifer Alley Elevates HPC Basketball to National Spotlight
Jennifer Alley built the High Point College women’s program into a national contender, guiding a 29-2 season and the first HPC women’s team to reach the national tournament in California. She started in 1972, shifting from other coaching duties to basketball, and now oversees a growing program with three scholarships. Alley plans to stay at HPC, citing commitment to North Carolina and the college as she weighs future steps.
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Jennifer Alley
High Point College
California
Panthers
HPC
Alley
Betty Jo Clary
Lenoir
Appalachian State
Appalachian
UNC Greensboro
High Point
B.J
Jerry Steele
North Carolina
Denise Newsom Porch Missing Two Years Later
Denton reports on Denise Newsom Porch who vanished from a Charlotte apartment complex on July 31, 1975. Her mother Joyce Newsom maintains cautious hope as police wrangle leads, a $10,000 reward, and ongoing family caution about publicity amid ongoing mystery.
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Citzens
Denton
Primary turnout questioned by Ranney study
Washington report notes Austin Ranney of the American Enterprise Institute critiques Presidential primary elections based on 1976 data. He cites 28 percent national turnout for primaries versus 54 percent in general election and argues primaries may not produce more representative or legitimate nominations. He contrasts with 21 states using caucus and convention methods, where only 1.9 percent of voters participated in caucuses.
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Washington
NEA
Austin Ranney
American Enterprise Institute
Washington Research Organization
Ranney
American Political Science Association
Regulatory Reform Act Aimed at Curbing Bureaucratic Tyranny
Liberal senators Charles Percy Robert Byrd and Abraham Ribicoff push a Regulatory Reform Act to curb indiscriminate regulations. The four Congresses plan would spread reforms through 1979 to 1986, covering energy environment housing health safety transportation and communications regulators. The measure argues that sweeping reforms are better than piecemeal changes while noting regulators' growth limits Congress and presidents can no longer control.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Los Angeles Times
Charles Percy
Robert Byrd
Abraham Ribicoff
Transportation and Communications
Congress
Roaming the Piedmont and memories of bees and power lines
A reflective column recalls barefoot springs and childhood disobedience, shares notes on bumblebees and pollination, and recounts local electrical crew practices. It also mentions daylight saving debates and cites North Carolina gardening data with a $9 million annual seed and plant spend.
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George R. Hughes
N. C. Agricultural Ext. Service
North Carolina
NCSU
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