Nixon to unveil plan to curb cheap handguns in U S
The Nixon administration is expected to propose standards to curb Saturday Night Specials by requiring safety testing for imported and domestic handguns. The plan aims to close a 1968 act loophole, with a bill possible within two weeks, amid gun lobby opposition and concerns about rights.
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Boy Found Safe After Night Lost on Terrapin Mountain
In Jackson County North Carolina a 13 year old boy Billy Coward spent Saturday night in rugged terrain while helping his father with surveying. About 250 people including 80 National Guardsmen searched Terrapin Mountain. He survived in low 20s temperatures by sheltering under a rock and beside a tree learning from Boy Scout survival training. He walked until dark, kept moving to stay dry, and managed brief naps until dawn.
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Jackson County
North Carolina
Billy Coward
National
Terrapin Mountain
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Coward
Blue Cross Seeks Large Rate Hikes in North Carolina
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina filed a rate increase request with the state Utilities Commission. The plan calls for a 36 percent rise in regular nongroup certificates, 9 percent for over 65 certificates, and 90 percent for retired military certificates. About 184000 of 415000 certificate holders would be affected as monthly family rates move from 30.32 to 41.24 dollars and other plan fees rise. President J A McMahon cited annual losses of about five million dollars and higher hospital costs from 1969 to 1971 as context for the request.
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N.C
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Galifianakis Pledges Jail Reform Push in Senate Bid
Congressman Nick Galifianakis, seeking the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, told 1,000 North Carolina Jaycees he will push prison reform in Congress. He will appoint a committee to advise him, including Raleigh State Rep. Bob Wynne and at least one ex-prison inmate, to address nationwide reforms, parole expansion, and probation programs.
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N.C
Nick Galifianakis
U.S. Senate
Congress
Galifianakis
North Carolina
Jaycees
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Raleigh
Jaycees Correction Reform Committee
North Carolina Schools to Receive Additional Aid
Washington reports North Carolina will gain 3.7 million dollars in federal school funds this year part of a 32.5 million supplemental appropriation passed by Congress last December. The aid restores levels to match last year after earlier reductions due to fewer eligible students and lower per pupil spending.
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Washington
North Carolina
Congress
Wilson County Keeps One Percent Sales Tax Vote
In Wilson County North Carolina voters narrowly approved a local one percent sales tax. The referendum result was 2 180 in favor to 2 167 against with under 20 percent turnout.
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Wilson, N.C
Wilson County
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