Tax credit clash shakes Holfhouser image in NC
Senate hearing reveals deputy secretary George Little supported an inventory tax credit in a Democratic tax cut bill, conflicting with Gov. Holshouser stance. Democrats cheer, Republicans stunned as governor clarifies no tax repeal justified. The dispute signals potential political risks despite a bill offering limited relief and long term costs.
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Holfhouser
Senate Finance Committee
George Little
Little
Department of Natural and Economic Resources
Jim Holfhouser
North Carolina
General Assembly
Holshouser
Sen
Lynwood Smith
High Point
Citizen vigilance praised as Crime Prevention Week
Wayne Pitts acted during an intruder incident on Main Street and subdued the assailant after a citizen’s arrest. Across the nation citizen witnesses are shown unreliable in court cases, with many dismissals due to witnesses not cooperating. The piece urges safer streets and homes through watchfulness while cautioning that citizen arrests are dangerous and legally fraught.
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Wayne Pitts
Pitts
New York
High Point Police Department
Women Break Ground In Theater Writing And Production
The article traces the rise of women playwrights and leaders in theater, led by Megan Terry and the Women’s Theater Council formed in 1972 to nurture new female writers, revive neglected works, and open directing and design roles. It examines social conditioning, limited roles for women, and critics’ views on progress as women expand behind the scenes and on stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberation Movement
Megan Terry
New York
Commercial Theater
Ms. Terry
Rosalyn Drexler
Maria Irene Fornes
Julie Bogasso
Rochelle Owens
Adrienne Kennedy
Women's Theater Council
Lillian Hellman
Jean Kerr
Clare Boothe Luce
Bitch
Martha
Virginia Woolf
Goddess
Maggie
Irma
Irma la Douce
Fannie Brice
Broadway
Chrissy
David Rabe
Time Magazine
T. E. Kalem
Ibsen
Couple in their 90s die after heat cut off in Schenectady
They said it they were very independent people. Any effort to help them was rebuffed. Rev. George Gagnan, a local priest, described a couple in their 90s living alone in Schenectady who froze to death after heat was cut off due to nonpayment of bills.
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George Gagnan
Schenectady
Traveling Man Objects To The Gasoline Shortage
A North Carolina salesman writes Rep. Richardson Preyer noting a real consumer gasoline shortage. He blasts rationing at stations, cites 13 stops in a four day trip, and argues $5 per stop is unfair to all drivers. He questions a possible large lie behind the crisis and urges equitable allotment.
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N.C
Rocky Mount
Greenville
Raleigh
A Word Edgewise on Libel Law and the Fairness Doctrine
A Florida Supreme Court decision sparks debate over libel and the fairness doctrine. The piece traces libel law history from Near v Minnesota to New York Times v Sullivan, argues changes threaten press freedom, and proposes limits and remedies beyond mere personal redress. W. Sherrill Jr. weighs in on editors, public figures, and potential policy fixes.
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Florida Supreme Court
Miami Herald
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Blackstone
Near
Minnesota
U.S. Supreme Court
Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
Oliver Wendell Homes
Alabama
The
New York Times
Times
Supreme Court of the
U.S
Sullivan
Exorcist defense letter dispute over film versus book
A reader argues Loretta Mills misunderstood The Exorcist noting that the book blends fact and fancy and that the 12-year old in the film is portrayed by an older actor, claiming the letter misreads the work as solely factual and provides no further details.
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Loretta Mills
Birdwatching group lobbies for Volta region inclusion
A letter from DEWEY GREER JR argues UVH society should value Upper Volta birds and criticizes officials for lacking concern. It cites a sub committee report and praises cautious screening of a film and book, claiming moral lessons for adults only and urging readers to judge content before showing in High Point.
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Society of Upper Volta Hummingbird Watchers
Upper Volta
Bureaucratic satire sparks reader concerns on policy
A reader voices frustration at EPA rules about livestock in streams and mocks government efficiency. The letter notes wheat export and bread prices, lumber exports to Japan, potential paper shortages, tax woes, and a cynical view of White House credibility. The missive ends with a joking Editor’s Note about erased paragraphs.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Canada
Japan
Meramec Dam foes clash with Corps over Missouri project
A long simmering battle over a planned 93 million dollar dam on Missouri's Meramec River, authorized in 1966, pits the Corps of Engineers against ecologists, conservationists, and environmental groups. Critics warn of flooding 50 miles of streams and 12,600 acres of woodland and 100 caves, including Onondaga Cave, while supporters cite water supply for metropolitan St Louis and drought relief. The dispute draws in the Sierra Club Ozark Chapter and the Interior Department, which questions the flood plain purchase and cost.
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U.S. Corps of Engineers
Missouri
Meramec River
St. Louis
Corps
St.Louis
Meramec Valley
Onondaga Cave
Lester B. Dil
Jesse James
St. Louis Coalition For the Environment
Ozark
Sierra Club
U.S. District
Corps of Engineers
U.S. Department of the Interior
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Renee Taylor
Rep
Richardson Preyer
W. Sherrill JR
Otteray Dr
Florida
Kissinger
New England
Dewey Greer JR
Edgedale Dr
Joyce
Cassel St
Don Oakley
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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