Carl Stewart Jr. Seen as Rising Star for North Carolina Speakership
The Gaston County politician Carl J. Stewart Jr. is poised to become speaker when the General Assembly meets in Raleigh next month. At 40 with a decade in the legislature, he campaigns for two terms, vows to limit special interest influence, and aims to push governmental reform through House committees. He will work with Lt. Gov. Jimmy Green and Gov. Jim Hunt, and could surpass rivals in Raleigh while drawing attention away from established names like Sam Ervin and Luther Hodges.
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Carl J. Stewart Jr
Gaston County
General Assembly
Raleigh
Stewart
Jimmy Green
Senate
Jim Hunt
Carl Stewart
Sam Ervins
Luther Hodgeses
Coastal Zone Management Gains Attention in 1970s
The piece notes rising city and state involvement in federally funded coastal zone plans under the 1972 act. It highlights the shift toward local control, case studies in Washington and California, funding totals, and projections of urban coastal growth by 2000, with optimism for future federal-state collaboration.
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Washington
America
Congress
American Samoa
Guam
The
Virgin Islands
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Puerto Rico
Washington State
Secretary of Commerce
Indiana
California
Puget Sound
Coastal Commission
Atlantic
Pacific
Great Lakes
Jimmy Carter
Buckley Sailors Through a Page Turner of Passion
A column reviews Buckley Jrs Airborne a memoir of sailing and obsession. It tracks his forty year love of the sea and a mid Atlantic crossing while sparing no humor about his varied enthusiasms and sailing mishaps.
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Buckley
Compsare
Helms Aids Iran Pressure On Exiled Paper Critics
Washington cables reveal former CIA chief Richard Helms, now Iran's ally, sought to suppress Iran Free Press as U.S. officials warned no legal path exists. Helms reported to Tehran on Afshar citizenship and involvement, while State Department records caution action may be illegal.
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Washington
United States
Tehran
Iran
State Department
CIA
Richard Helms
Helms
Iran Free Press
U.S
Nasser Afshar
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Afshar
FBI
Department
Disabled needier aid at home devices study warns
A Ralph Nader Disability Rights Center study finds makers and sellers of artificial breathers, home respirators and wheelchairs often neglect user needs and training. Emphysema victims risk oxygen overdoses without instruction as Deborah Kaplan leads a campaign to mobilize 10 million disabled into a consumer lobby.
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Ralph Nader
New Disability Rights Center
California
Deborah Kaplan
A Pain In The Neck Column Satirizes Massage Parlors
Washington columnist recounts a humorous encounter with Lolita's Geisha House while seeking relief for a painful pinned neck. The piece satirically describes the parlors listed in local ads, bold fantasies, and the unlikely offer of a gorilla masseur, ending with a quip about the YMCA as a sane alternative.
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Washington
Bunny
Bobbie Jo’s
Flaming den
Tiffany
Velvet Touch
Sheik Abdullah
Lolita
Geisha House
Federal
Washington Redskin
Vassar and
Sweetbriar
University of Tokyo
Vice
American Express
BankAmericard
YMCA
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William F. Buckley Jr
Roe Eerea
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Mr. B
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Arthur Jr
Suzie Wong
Wilmington
N.C
Portsmouth
Macon
Alaska
Hawaii
International Oil Interests
Interior Department
Palau
Japan
Port Pacific
Robert Panero
Mideast
Panero
Fred Zeder
Interior
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Abe Lincoln
Caldwell Butler
R.va
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