School Testing Plan Advances in North Carolina
Gov. Jim Hunt's school competency testing plan cleared the House with a 100 to 3 vote. The measure would require high school graduation candidates to meet minimum standards and is paired with a statewide elementary testing bill.
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Raleigh
Jim Hunt
General Assembly
Hartwell Campbell
Wilson
House
North Carolina
Albert Martin
D-Yadkin
Charlotte
Cumberland County
Parks Helms
Decklenburg
Kaiser Aluminum Plant in Wilmington to Close by Summer
Kaiser Aluminum plans to shut its Wilmington facility, affecting 430 workers, due to lack of production contracts. Workers were notified earlier. layoffs will be gradual as operations cease. The plant makes aluminum panels for LNG containers and is in a contract dispute with Consolidated Energy Products Co.
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Tom Sawyer
D-Guilford
Wilmington
Kaiser Aluminum
Dial
Kaiser
Consolidated Energy Products Co
Consolidated
Wilmingon
Educators Push Overhaul of North Carolina Education Board
North Carolina educators urged changing how the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent are chosen. A survey shows only 6 percent of local superintendents favor direct election of the state superintendent. The push would have the General Assembly elect most board members from district lists, with governors limited terms, while a new draft combines proposals.
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Raleigh
Board of Education
North Carolina
Association of Education Executives
Harold Isenberg
Salisbury
Craig Phillips
State Board of Education
Phillips
General Assembly
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Isenberg
Death Bill Passes South Carolina Senate 5 to 1 Margin
The South Carolina Senate approved a bill to restore the death penalty for murder by a margin better than five to one. The measure, debated for three days, faces a tougher path in the House where several black lawmakers hint at potential filibuster. Rep. Juanita Goggins of Clark notes the Black Caucus has not decided on a filibuster.
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Columbia
S.C
South Carolina
Senate
House
Juanita Goggins
Clark
North Carolina to Get Help Fighting Fire Ants
North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Jim Graham says Mississippi will supply Mirex through 1978 to aid the state’s fire ant program. Mirex, now phased out by the EPA due to cancer risk, remains vital for infested fields threatening workers and livestock.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Mississippi
Jim Graham
Graham
Jim Buck Ross
Environmental Protection Agency
Nan Gore
Nakina
Columbus County
ERA stance shapes Methodist missions meetings in Atlantic City
North Carolina resident Jean Dorsett leads the Board of Global Ministries women's division as the mission agency adopts a policy to meet only in states ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment. Dorsett praises bishops Blackburn and Allen for support, noting past progressive examples in civil rights and labor issues.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
United Methodist Church
Jean Dorsett
Mount Gilead
N.C
Board of Global Ministries
Missions Agency
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D-Crayven
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D-Cumberland
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D-Burke
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Boyles
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David Bruton
Southern Pines
Ben Battle
Cullowhee
John Tart
Goldsboro
Jimmy Green
Mecklenburg County
Christian Action League
House Manufacturing and Labor Committee
Howard Lee
Secretary of Natural and Economic Resources
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency
Department of Natural and Economic Resources
Lee
Wilmington Aluminum Plant
John E. Dial
Ed Renfrow
D-Johnston
Renfrew
James B. Blackburn III
State School Boards Association
Era States
Atlantic City
N.J
Robert M. Blackburn
Scott Allen
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