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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1977
Page
5
The North Carolina House voted 64 to 52 to approve a bill ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment, sending it to the Senate for final action. Rosalynn Carter urged doubtful members to support ERA as supporters seek three more state ratifications.
In Idaho the legislature rescinded its ERA approval amid legal questions. Nevada's Senate approved the ERA but floor challenges loom and House approval awaits. North Carolina gave first vote in the House with final passage and Senate approval still required. Mrs. Carter supported the measure by phone.
Two career Marines Jene Maurice Howard and Clifford Cecil Pierce filed federal complaints in New Bern claiming the corps weight regulations are unconstitutional. Both were discharged for failing the weight limits, with Howard 35 pounds over and Pierce 18 pounds over, while each cited due process and retirement benefit concerns.
Raleigh AP report says Ray mond P. Boylston resigns March 1 to join ATMI. Lucy Taylor of Carolina Brown Lung Association accuses him of shielding textile firms from fines for cotton dust violations. State OSHA officials defend policy and note improved inspection and final U.S. certification testing.
Raleigh AP report describes Robert Greer a 27 year old Durham resident who fell 20 feet into a dry well while attempting to sell an accident policy to farmer Roy Bass. He stayed at the bottom using the pitch until rescuers pulled him out suffering a skinned leg. Bass had covered the well with boards which Greer likely kicked aside.
The Raleigh AP report lists lawmakers voting to tentatively approve the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Names include Adams, Allman, Barker, Bissell, Brennan, Brubaker, Chase, Clarke, Cook, Creech, DeBruhl, DeRamus, Diamont, Easterling, Economos, Enloe Erwin, among many others. Not voting: Bright, Rountree, Ward, all absent.
North Carolina Supreme Court rules that Insurance Commissioner John Ingram must act within 60 days on a 29.8 percent auto collision and comprehensive rate hike or it becomes effective without approval. The court also voids prior reductions and requires consideration of operating expenses and salaries in rate setting. Justice Huskins notes delays undermine proposed changes.
Raleigh AP reports farmers should start buying nitrogen fertilizers now as nitrogen supply tightens. Ammonia used in fertilizer is in short supply due to limited natural gas, prompting early purchases for spring planting.
A shy, redbearded dissident, Alexander Ginzburg, has directed over 350000 in Solzhenitsyn royalties to political prisoners and families, while facing arrest and an uncertain charge in Moscow. Amnesty International warns of grave risk to his health as critics press for his release.
President William C. Friday told lawmakers that UNC requires 9 million dollars to launch the veterinary school planned at North Carolina State University. The total project may cost 38 million with annual operating costs of 4 to 5 million once opened, possibly in fall 1981, with some training at A&T State University.
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