New Spending Darkens the Federal Fiscal Outlook
Rep. Wilbur Mills warns that despite a 10 percent income tax surcharge and a 180 billion ceiling, federal outlays for the year ending June 30 will reach about 185 billion, exceeding the ceiling by 5 billion. He also predicts 192 to 195 billion in the new fiscal year starting July 1, with no new civilian program expansion or defense increase. President-elect Nixon backs a Hoover-type commission to audit government and cut duplication to keep spending within limits.
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Wilbur Mills
Mills
Tax Foundation
New York
Nixon
Roy L. Ash
Litton Industries
Courts Question North Carolina Death Penalty Status
North Carolina faces uncertainty over capital punishment after two federal rulings and a split state Supreme Court. The 4th Circuit ruled that allowing guilty pleas to avoid the death penalty breaches constitutional rights, while the General Assembly’s mercy provisions face scrutiny. The Supreme Court will hear a cruel or unusual punishment appeal, and North Carolina plans appeals, signaling more court rulings to come.
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North Carolina
North Carolina Supreme Court
U. S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
General Assembly
United States Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Editorial on Gun Control Act of 1968 effects
The piece explains how most Gun Control Act provisions take effect on Markday and aim to curb deadly weapon trafficking. It notes age limits for pistols and ammunition, prohibitions for minors, residency restrictions, and a November amnesty to register destructive devices including a naval shell and anti-tank weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Georgia
Internal Revenue Service
New England
Gun Control Legislation Marks Tough New Federal Measures
A sweep of gun laws in 1968 strengthens controls on rifles handguns and ammunition while omitting broader registration. The act follows Omnibus Crime Control passage and stems from 1968 assassinations. NRA opposed curbs. enforcement cites weekend matches by Marines and a large stock of guns in homes.
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Congress
National Rifle Association
Martin Luther King
Robert F. Kennedy
Marine Corps
Student Newspaper Leadership Roles Listed
A list of campus offices includes President Vice-President Treasurer Editor Executive Editor Business Manager Circulation Manager Advertising Director. The items indicate student governance and publication leadership positions within the organization.
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Lce
Serritory
Maater
Johnson era business leaders meet with LBJ in private session
Drew Pearson reports on a private Business Advisory Council meeting with President Johnson and top executives from General Motors Alcoa General Electric Goodyear and Coca Cola. The president recalls a Thanksgiving flight to the ranch notes pilots competence compares the presidency to steering a complex instrument panel and lauds Hoover era commerce leadership while referencing Roosevelt.
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Washington
Business Advisory Council
James Roche
General Motors
John Harper
Alcoa
Fred Borch
General Electric
Russell de Young
Goodyear
Paul Austin
Coca-Cola
United States
Instrument Control Board
BIG Business
LBJ
Johnson
C. R. Smith
American Airlines
C. R
Smith
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Commerce Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Johnson and Nixon era seek closer ties between business and government
The piece notes LBJ recruited Henry Ford and James Roche to boost public private cooperation, especially youth job training for African Americans. It praises government bureaucrats, cites Joe Bartlett and C R Smyth on staffing, and argues that good people and political craft drive effective governance. It contrasts Johnson with previous administrations and mentions a Kennedy Airport naming rumor related to Aristotle Onassis.
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Lyndon Johnson
Henry Ford
James Roche
Nixon
Eisenhower
LBJ
American Airlines
Johnson
Trey
Joe Bartlett
Warren
Secretary of Commerce
Bartlett
Commerce Department
C. R. Smyth
Ge’s
Chase Bank
Washington
Sam Rayburn
Fdr
William O. Douglas
Sen
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Dixiecraft
Douglas
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Kennedy
New York
Aristotle Onassis
Senator Soaper Says By Bill Vaughan
Hort American Newspaper Alliance boards all mustaches frowned on by athletic departments. There must be a way to differentiate players from students. Uncle Ed delivers an anecdotal note as the Thanksgiving feast provokes groans and boredom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Soaper
Bill Vaughan
American Newspaper Alliance
Friday the Thirteenth fears meet Christmas notes in Roanoke missive
The piece blends superstition on Friday the 13th with Christmas shopping wisdom and local arts updates. It honors Dr. Benjamin Swalin with the Morrison Award for North Carolina music contributions, praises the North Carolina Symphony, and recounts a Country Doctor Museum opening in Bailey with relics from Drs. Butler and St John Butler.
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Morrison
Roanoke Historical Association
Benjamin Swalin
Ben Swain
North Carolina Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Society
J. H. Froelich
C. E. Yokely
Yokely
Froelich
Challenge Fund
Symphony
Jack Rochelle
John Lynch Jr
Harry L. Brockmann
John Brockmann
Bailey
N. C
Country Doctor
Matthew Moore Butler
Bristol
Tenn
Charles St. John Butler
Naval Medical Corps
Maria Brockmann
North Carolina
America
Howard Franklin Freeman
Cornelius Henry Brantley
Stanhope
Nash County
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Joseph P. Rawley - Randall &, Terry, JR
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Charles B. Loflin
Associated Press
Carsier
N.C
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Grats
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High Point Euterpe
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Bell-McCabe Syndicate
Wei
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Iterndon
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Voltaire
Santa
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37Th
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Appomattox
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Stonewall” Jackson
Naval Medical School
D. C
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Alaska
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Speece
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