Public forum sees little mind change on death penalty
A week long forum on capital punishment drew strong pro and con arguments but few shifts in views. Polls show broad support for the death penalty, with North Carolina likely to adopt a narrowed bill allowing it only in murder cases, while editors note deep divisions remain.
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Gallup
Harris
North Carolina
North Carolina General Assembly
U.S. Supreme Court
Raleigh
Assembly
Barry Nakell
Gary Gilmore
Utah
Robert A. Pugsley
National Review
Lawing bill to close schools sparks debate on fuels and timing
The NC General Assembly bill to close public schools for two weeks drew criticism for acting without school input. Sen Lawing admitted he acted on fuel dealer fears of factory shutdowns, then cautioned against hasty austerity without full facts.
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North Carolina General Assembly
Mecklenburg
Craig Lawing
Sen. Lawing
Niebuhr Place Renames NYC Street In Honor Of Dr Niebuhr
The street between Union Theological Seminary and Barnard College on Morningside Heights is renamed Niebuhr Place honoring Rev Reinhold Niebuhr who taught theology at the seminary for nearly 25 years. Reader Q and A covers biblical duplicates, Hopkins as a Jesuit priest and deism versus atheism with historical notes and references.
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New York City
Union Theological Seminary
Morningside Heights
Broadway
West 120Th Street
120Th Street
Columbia
Barnard College
Niebuhr Place
Reinhold Niebuhr
Alcoholics Anonymous
Education drives household income in 1975 census data
Census Bureau figures show education level strongly affects earnings in 1975. Average household income was 13 779 dollars with college graduates earning 57 7 percent above the national average while high school only households lag 0 9 percent above. Family heads age and gender also shift income, with 65 plus households at 8063 dollars and male headed households at 15873 dollars versus 7201 for female headed. The piece also notes a 3 cent gas price bump and local business growth including the Allen Sign Company expansion in Greensboro High Point area and a Greece tour promotion by Bob Williams of High Point College.
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Census Bureau
United States
Finance Facts
U.S
Lions Club
High Point
YWCA
Sword of Peace
Guilford County
Winston- Salem
Raleigh
Yws
Forsyth
Wake County
Bob Williams
Bob
Tom Allen
Andco Industries Corporation
Highway 68
Interstate 40
Thomas R
Frances Hoffman Allen
Carter
Iwo Jima
Jamesville
Allen Sign Company
Greensboro
Tom
Jim
High Point Road
Beaumont Street
Allens
Energy prices to surge as Carter faces tough energy decisions
The article reports President Carter's grim outlook on energy costs and the likely steps to secure fuel for homes and industry. It cites plans to use regulatory levers or a shift to natural gas and fuel oil, along with a 31.2 billion stimulus and 50 rebates, to cope with shortages and a shifted economy.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
White House
Treasury
Equal Rights Amendment seen as fulfillment of democratic ideal
A reader argues for the ERA, asserting women's equal constitutional rights and rejecting claims that it would cause harm. The letter cites scholars, discusses drafting, marriage, privacy, and restroom issues, and urges ratification as progress toward democratic equality.
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Jim Stutts
Guilford County
Congress
United States
North Carolina
U.S
General Assembly
Sen. Ervin
William van Alstyne
Duke
Albert Coat
Birch Bayh
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High Court
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Carlyle Adams
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Hezekiah
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Hannah
Gerard Manley Hopkins
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Father Hopkins
Westminster Abbey
London
John Dryden
Washington, D. C
England
John Poland
Joseph Butler
Durham
Adams
Holt McPherson
Wes
John Moss
D.-Calif
Texas
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