Governor Holshouser Advances Voluntary Gasoline Plan
Governor Holshouser outlined a voluntary gasoline allocation system for North Carolina to ease long lines and keep stations open. The plan mirrors Oregon, uses license plate based purchase days, urges 10 gallon caps, and six day operation with green flags signaling availability. It seeks order and equity amid a 25 percent shortfall, with no guarantee of supply improvement.
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James Holfhouser
North Carolina
Tar Heel
High Point
Holshouser
Oregon
Holfhouser
Moral shift for Christian Action League stalls on ECU medical school
The Christian Action League redirects its fight from liquor to backing a four year medical school at East Carolina University. Critics call it a political tradeoff to gain votes from ECU supporters while urging development of local health facilities first. The debate questions if East Carolina will keep its promises and if the end justifies the means.
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Christian Action League
East Carolina University
Coy Privette
Jesus
East Carolina
North Carolina
Privette
Marie Grant
the Biblical Recorder
Board of Governors
University of North Carolina
Greenville
General Assembly
White House
Helen McNitt
Milroy
America
Gene Lowry
West Yellowstone
Mont
George Washington
Martha
Aluminum pennies may replace copper coins next year
A shift to 96 percent aluminum one cent coins is poised after Senate approval and House action. Tests by vending and Mint officials weigh practicality, citing copper price pressures and Gresham's Law as context. The change would render pennies lighter and less costly to mint, though public reception remains uncertain.
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U. S
Congress
Frank H. MacDonald
Mint
Alfred L. Malabre Jr
Wall Street Journal
Treasury Department
Gresham
Guilford County shapes bicentennial plans and local upgrades
Guilford County committees discuss plans to observe the nation’s 200th birthday with input from residents and officials. The report outlines fundraising hopes, community involvement, and feasibility ideas tied to Guilford County’s historic battle sites. Upgrades at the Top of the Mart in High Point include expanded dining spaces and venue suites. A $325,000 windfall boosts the High Point Redevelopment and Housing Commission as bids and projects progress, including Magic Block sidewalk work tied to underground wiring.
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Guilford County
Jake Froelich
Far East
W.T. Powell
Frank H. Wood
Sam E. Burford
W.G. Ragsdale
Greensboro
Froelich
Guilford
Guilford Courthouse
Mart
Crown
Bob Neth
High Point
Redevelopment and Housing Commission
Carson Stout
Pat Brown
Brown
Year Europe lost: Kissinger era diplomacy frays alliance
WashingtonRound describes Europe’s view of 1973 as the year the United States lost its European allies. Kissinger’s style alienates Britain’s Heath and Douglas-Home while the Nixon presidency, damaged by Watergate, dampens the Atlantic partnership.
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London
Europe
Henry Kissinger
United States
Atlantic Alliance
Nixon
NATO
Kissinger
Edward Heath
London - Washington
Turning The Heat On Dissent In The Soviet Union
A reflection on how Soviet authorities target dissidents like Solzhenitsyn and Sakharov. The piece notes arrests and insinuations, cites Sakharov’s Nobel acceptance and six point program for human rights, and argues that internal freedom is essential for lasting peace.
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Kopeks
Sam Johnson
Lyndon
K.G.B
Solzhenitsyn
Andrei Sakharov
U.S.S.R
United States
Sakharov
Social Democrats
U.S.A
Norman Thomas
World Health Organization
Volga
Soviet Union
Greece
Chile
China
Chicago
Fathers Berrigan
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Joe Brown
Lord Cornwallis
Yorktown
National Observer
Julie Kath
South High School
Gan
Wis
Dorothy Ashley
Kalamazoo
Mich
Dorothy Smith
San Diego
D. Doris Fowler
Odessa
Tex
2. E. Owsley
Springfield
Roy McClelland
Mt. Clemens, Mich
Washington
Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate
Heath
Alec Douglas - Home
Lord Cromer
Foreign Office
Kissinger - Cromer
International Red Cross
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