Lowery Elected SCLC President in Unity Move
In Atlanta at Ebenezer Baptist Church Rev. Joseph Lowery was elected the third SCLC president with Hosea Williams as executive director to bridge a split between militants and the old guard. The group vows renewed activism to pressure President Carter on poverty and civil rights.
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Carter
Martin Luther King Jr
Ebenezer Baptist Church
King’s Old Church
Joseph Lowery
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Lowery
Hosea Williams
Williams
SCLC
Ralph David Abernathy
Abernathy
King
U.N
Andrew Young
Congress
Central United Methodist Church
U.S
Walter Fauntroy, Dd.c
Bell Rate Hike Proposal Draws NC Attorney General Ire
North Carolina Atty. Gen. Rufus Edmisten condemns Southern Bell’s proposed rate hike including installation fees from 24 to 72.50 dollars in a 65.16 million request. Officials say a hearing will likely follow a four month review with independent analyses and a suspension request.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Rufus Edmisten
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Edmisten
Bell
North Carolina Utilities Commission
B. Franklin Skinner
Telephone Ser
Southern Bell
Fire Destroys Ga Tobacco Warehouse in Metter
A blaze at the Big Planters tobacco warehouse in Metter Georgia destroyed about 475000 pounds of tobacco. No injuries were reported though losses were not estimated. tobacco valued at 600000 dollars at auction prices. Traffic was rerouted on Georgia 46 for about two hours.
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Metter
Planters
Georgia 46
Interstate 16
Rain Boosts Tobacco Crop Prospects In North Carolina
NP notes rainfall since Aug 1 eased drought, improving tobacco leaf weight and overall yield potential. Officials project final leaf harvest may still be below last year but less damage than feared, with rain aiding soybeans as well. Continuous storms have drenched Goldsboro, Rocky Mount, Raleigh area, and nearby locales.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
John Cyrus
State Agriculture Dept
Cyrus
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