Insurance War Chest Overflows in NC Race for Insurance Commissioner
North Carolina insurance industry has spent over $100,000 to defeat incumbent insurance commissioner John Ingram. Ingram, a 47 year old Asheboro lawyer, won in 1972 promising reform and has repeatedly clashed with insurers over rate hikes, assigned risk, and malpractice cover. Paid for by People to Reelect John Ingram.
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Pam Lattimore
Rioting in Cape Town Townships Leaves Toll and Damage
In Guguletu Nyanga and Langa protests last week left 29 blacks dead and over 100 injured. Streets littered with wrecked vehicles and glass while passes and migrant labor issues fueled anger. Commemoration called for as township life slowly returns to normal.
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South Africa
APJ
Guguletu
Nyanga
Langa
Nxolosi Mvovo
Black People's Convention
Democrats Drop Card Registration Bill in Senate Agenda
Senate Democrats omit the postcard voter registration measure and the oil company breakup bill from the post-recess agenda, signaling they may avoid controversial action. The oil divestiture bill faces likely filibuster opposition, while the postcard bill suffers from jurisdictional disputes and partisan criticism about voter fraud and election-year trickery.
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Jimmy Carter
Congress
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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D-Mont
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Mount Airy Man Identified as Thomas J. Sheppard
Mount Airy authorities identify a decomposed body found Friday near Toast as 54 year old Thomas Jackson Sheppard of Mount Airy. The body was located by children playing in a wooded area behind a trailer park.
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Mount Airy
Surry County
Toast Friday
Thomas Jackson Sheppard
Unknown Mayor Barker Seeks North Carolina Governor Nomination
A political newcomer J A Barker, mayor of Love Valley in North Carolina, runs in the Democratic gubernatorial primary against four seasoned opponents. Barker, a construction promoter who founded Love Valley in 1954, plans to spend around 7000 to 8000 on his campaign and relies on reputation over ads. He promises state promotion, favors local option on liquor by the drink, and cites wartime service with Patton as part of his profile.
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North Carolina
J.A
Andy"’ Barker
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Love Valley
Charlotte
le Havre
Antwerp
Patton
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