Power plants overbuilt? North Carolina faces tight capacity
CP and L spokesman Sid Linton warned that North Carolina power capacity will be dangerously low by the early 1980s with potential brownouts. State Sen. McNeill Smith accused utilities of doubling rates and overbuilding plants to pass costs to customers.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Carolina Power & Light Co
Sid Linton
McNeill Smith
Guilford
Linton
Smith
Cp&l
Carter Holds Cabinet Meetings On Georgia Island Planation
President elect Carter convenes preinauguration cabinet meetings on a secluded island plantation to discuss tax cuts and the economy. He plans to fly to St. Simons Island near Brunswick after Christmas in Plains, Georgia.
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Plains, Ga
Carter
St. Simon’s Island
Brunswick
Plains
Walter Mondale
Island
Washington
Air Force
Michael Blumenthal
Bendix Corp
Treasury
Thomas B. Lance
Atlanta
Office of Management and Budget
Charles Schultze
Council of Economic Advisers
Rex Granum
Ford
Time Magazine
Soviet Union
Leonid Brezhnev
Middle East
Senior citizens and lonely hearts advice in local Action Line
Readers seek companionship and guidance on dating services and social clubs. The paper suggests joining High Point senior citizens clubs or YWCA Friendship Club, and provides Council on Aging contact. Other questions cover china china makers and executions photos, with practical referrals and old news on Carter administration transition.
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Anow
High Point
Council On Aging
Lonely Hearts Club
Senior Citizens Club
Friendship Club
YWCA
Tax Picture Trims North Carolina State Programs
Gov elect Hunt faces tight finances as revenue up slightly but inflation and costs erode gains. The Advisory Budget Commission completed a $7 billion biennial budget with significant cuts to meet current needs, leaving little room for new initiatives or momentum next year.
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Raleigh
Jim Hunt
North Carolina
Hunt
Harlan Boyles
Boyles
Advisory Budget Commission
Gov
North Carolina Holiday Sales Rise 15 Percent
Raleigh AP reports Christmas sales in North Carolina stores rose 15 percent from 1975. Executive VP Thompson Greenwood notes strong shopper confidence and expects year total sales near 23 billion dollars, aided by cold weather and tax policy optimism. He cites shoplifting losses around 230 million dollars in 1976 and 8 to 10 million lost to sales tax on stolen goods.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
N.C
Greenwood
Americans Slip to Sixth in Per Capita Income in 1975
The World Bank report shows the United States per capita income at $7,060 in 1975, behind Kuwait United Arab Emirates Qatar Switzerland and Sweden. Denmark and Norway may overtake the US in 1976. inflation-adjusted gains are smaller, and many developing nations remain far poorer.
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Washington
World Bank
United States
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Switzerland
Sweden
Denmark
Canada
Germany
Norway
U.S
Young Profiles Vietnam Buffer Role For U S Trade
Andrew Young says repairing ties with Vietnam could make it a buffer against China and open trade. He envisions Vietnam as a potential independent Communist nation like Yugoslavia, with Tonkin oil and Cuban sugar creating new U S opportunities. He urges engaging Communist powers while maintaining U S leadership.
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Andrew Young
Carter
U.S
United Nations
Vietnam
China
Yugoslavia
Young
Gulf of Tonkin
Cuba
United States
Martin Luther King Jr
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