North Carolina sparsely enforces new 55 mph limit
NC highway patrol reported general compliance on the first day of the new energy saving speed limit dropping from 70 to 55 mph. Officers noted slower traffic on interstates and as Gov. Holshouser moved to conserve gasoline.
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Robert H. Reid
Associated Press
North Carolina Highway
Jim Holshouser
Holfhouser
Asheville
W. D. Stiles
Greensboro
State Highway Department
J. O. Litchford
Ft. Bragg Cuts Flights to Conserve Fuel
Aviation activities at Ft. Bragg are sharply curtailed with only missions ordered by the G3 of the 18th Airborne Corps allowed. Training and support flights are canceled, dropping weekly flight time from about 400 hours to three, as maintenance crews use the downtime to perform repairs.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Ft. Bragg
18Th Airborne Corps
Raleigh Town Meeting Demands Impeachment of Nixon
More than 400 people gathered at Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh for a town meeting urging Congress to impeach and try President Nixon. Speakers included Wilbur Hobby and Michael Curtis who argued impeachment is a constitutional remedy and must involve a full Senate trial.
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Raleigh, N.C
Raleigh
Memorial Auditorium
North Carolina
Labor
Wilbur Hobby
American Civil Liberties Union
Michael Curtis
Black Panther
Larry Little
UNC Chapel Hill
Ford Runge
Congress
Nixon
Senate
James Madison
Runge
George III
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