Governor veto power and succession push in North Carolina
Guilford Rep. Tom Gilmore argues NC should surrender some legislative power by allowing a referendum on governor veto power and the ability to succeed themselves. He leads related bills and backs the idea with Gov. Hunt support, while continuing work on election law reforms and tax relief for the elderly.
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North Carolina General Assembly
General Assembly
Guilford
Tom Gilmore
Gilmore
North Carolina
Washington
Jim Hunt
N.C. State University
High Point
Greensboro
Elections Board
State House
Guilford County Associates
Raleigh
Young Democrats Club
Guilford County
Senate
House
Washington Labor Armies Brace Irrelevant Picketing Fight
The piece outlines a looming congressional clash over the common situs picketing bill. It notes big labor and big business mobilizing for a high stakes battle, with lobbying on both sides claiming sweeping economic consequences. It recalls Supreme Court limits and Ford's 1975 veto amid campaign-finance pressure.
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Washington
NEA
Congress
House
Capitol Hill
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Supreme Court
Organized Labor
94Th Congress
Labor
Ford
Ronald Reagan
National Whirligig Fight Reaches Senate Reform Battle
Behind the scenes, the Senate’s reorganization sparked a bitter clash reminiscent of tong wars. The article by Ernest Cuneo notes a dozen powerful figures leaving after the dispute and details the political maneuvering shaping the chamber.
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Tion
Senate
Hip Sing
Reflections On The Great Winter Of Seventy Seven
A veteran reporter recalls the severe cold of 1977 and the prior 1927 snow era. He notes frozen ground depths, 800 water trouble calls, and a Virginia Peaks of Otter winter visit with sunset pinks over the lake. He also analyzes U S Senate power shifts and key leaders like Byrd and Muskie.
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March
Ed Tysinger
Thomasville
Water Department
Great Britain
Humphrey
Senate
Byrd
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Carter
Finance
Russell Long
Louisiana
Appropriations
John McClellan
Arkansas
John Stennis
Mississippi
Judiciary
James Eastland
Judiciary Committee
Ed Muskie
Muskie
Maine
Long
Antiques and the Ozarks Past and Present
An essay contrasts Ozark and Northeast antique tastes with a writer's view that collecting dust and relics reflects a wish to escape the present. It recalls Pea Ridge battlefield and Eureka Springs, notes hippie era visits, and argues the now is good with optimism for facing the future.
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Ozarks
Appalachians
Eureka Springs
Pea
Shepherd of the Hills
Pea Ridge
Oral Roberts
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Otter
U.S. Senate
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Montana
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South Carolina
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Minnesota
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