ERA Debates Split on ERA and Death Penalty in NC Senate
Raleigh AP reports the North Carolina General Assembly focuses on ERA with a Senate committee hearing supporters on Feb 21 and opponents Feb 22, aiming for a vote Feb 24 and possible floor action March 1 or 2. The death penalty issue also advances with hearings and potential separate bills for murder and rape, while budget reviews and term limits loom in committee. Governor Hunt backs murder death penalty but supports life for rape.
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Episcopal head urges unity not conformity at NC diocese
In Nags Head North Carolina Episcopal Bishop John M Allin urged unity within the Diocese of Eastern North Carolina during the annual convention. He warned against crisis preoccupation and stressed faith over hierarchy while addressing ordination of women and Book of Common Prayer revisions. Archdeacon Webster Simons announced a 16 congregation coalition forming a shared ministry. Wendy Raynor will become the state's first woman minister with ordination set for April.
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Town Chief Runs Water In Off Time
Franklinton administrator Tony Roberson, nicknamed the town water boy, has spent weeks delivering water door to door to more than 200 homes as pipes froze and burst during a severe cold spell. He obtained a 500 gallon water tank from Gov. Hunt’s office and hauls it on the fire department jeep to assist residents unable to fetch water.
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Arms deal shifts Yemen toward pro Washington alignment
In Sanaa Western arms arrive for the first time in North Yemen signaling a decline of Soviet influence. About 110 Soviet advisers remain, with a plan to ease them out as American weapons upgrade the Yemeni armed forces under Col. Ibrahim El Hamidi. Saudi Arabia funds and trains most of the five year modernization program worth about 139 million dollars involving six brigades out of 39,000 men.
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