North Carolina urged to toughen drunken driving laws
A Charlotte family urged the North Carolina Legislature to act on drunken driving penalties after a fatal November head on crash involving their granddaughter. The letter cites prior DUI convictions and breathalyzer readings, urging stronger measures and enforcement to deter drink driving.
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George Fulenwider
Charlotte
North Carolina
Fulenwider
Franklin Times
Louisburg
General Assembly
Institute of Government
Senate
Bridge Bid From Vulcan Sparks WV Pride and Controversy
West Virginia officials refuse to fund a Tug Fork bridge to Vulcan after a $350,000 price tag. Vulcan unofficial mayor John Robinette sought Soviet aid, drawing praise and sharp rebuke for appealing to a foreign fund to build roads and dams. The state promises a bridge, yet details remain unclear.
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West Virginia
Big Sandy
Vulcan
State House
Jay Rockefeller
John Robinnette
Soviet Union
West
Robinette
Copyright Act of 1976 reshapes U.S. property rights
The 1976 act overhauls the nation's copyright law, extending duration to author lifetime plus 70 years and to 75 years for existing works, expanding protections for creators. It introduces royalties for broadcasters and jukeboxes, sets up the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, and addresses photocopying and computer storage issues with new commissions guiding future rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Legislative Branch
Supreme Court
White-Smith Music Publishing Co
Apollo Co
Congress
National
Commission
Bella L. Linden
Presbyterian Hospital taps 20 million for new systems
Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte uses tax exempt bonds under the Health Care Facilities Finance Act of 1975 to raise 20 million for a 38 million renovation and expansion program over 15 years. The deal lowers interest costs, funds a second parking deck, and adds a new eight level tower with private rooms, while planning therapy department expansion with a linear accelerator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Hospital
Charlotte
North Carolina
Medical Care Commission
Hill-Burton Federal
North Carolina General Assembly
J. Mason Wallace Jr
Presbyterian Hospital Board of Trustees
NCNB
Aetna Casualty and Surety Co
Presbyterian
The
North
Carolina Medical Care Commission
Tom Miller
Frank T. Miller
Southern Railway
Good Samaritans in Washington Highlight True Public Spirit
An AFL-CIO ethics survey praises acts of kindness by lawmakers and staff. Ted Kennedy aids a blind man. a Waxman aide helps a wheelchair user. Carter donates blood. Humphrey seeks innovative care. Levitas secures a Greek funeral passport. Rosenthal speeds a Brazilian fiancé’s entry. Bayh and Hatch aid Martin Diamond after a heart attack. Richmond funds farm stays for Brooklyn children.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
al Hayes
Labor
John L. Lewis
Lewis
U.S. Capitol
Sen
Ted Kennedy
D-Mass
Capitol Hill
Henry Waxman
D-Calif
Waxman
Capitol
Letters to the Enterprise About Offshore Leases and Profits
In a column Jack Anderson argued that offshore leases were seized by big oil firms and that companies profit from public lands. Data from the Bureau of Land Management shows small producers can win leases, while the Geological Survey notes the government earned about 22.9 billion from 1959 to 1976 in offshore bonuses royalties and rentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Mr. Anderson
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Unidel Co
Drillamex, Inc
Samedan Offshore Corp
Felmont Oil Co
Newmont Oil Co
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S
OCS
Distortions Reply to Jack Anderson on Citizens Committee
A reader defends the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, saying mail was sent under the committee’s name with the signer’s signature and not by congressmen. The letter disputes Anderson’s misconduct charges and notes he did not seek permission to use the writer’s name. It ends by mocking the Washington Post’s treatment of Anderson’s column.
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Jack Anderson
Citizens Committee
Anderson
Congress
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Joe Brown
John Hersey
Holt McPherson
St. Petersburg
En Peat
Good Samaritans of
United Feature Syndicate
White House
Jimmy Carter
Red Cross
Big Rapids, Mich
Carter
Oval Office
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Walter Reed
Bethesda Naval Hospitals
National Cancer Institute
Elliot Levitas
Dga
Greece
Levitas
State Department
Benjamin Rosenthal
Dn.y
Constituent
Rosenthal
Sens
Birch Bayh
Dind
Orrin Hateh
Utah
Martin Diamond
Diamond
Fred Richmond
Brooklyn
Richard Nolan
the Enterprise
Washington Post
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