North Carolina Considers Merit Selection for Judges
The North Carolina Bar Association pushes a constitutional amendment to replace elections with merit based selection. A 120 member nominating panel would include up to half laypeople and allow voters to veto appointed judges after term completion. Critics note political campaigning still affects races and question merit over name recognition.
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North Carolina Bar Assn
North Carolina
Senate
House
Futhermore
Horror in Uganda and the Amin regime’s latest atrocities
The piece laments Uganda under Idi Amin Dada and criticizes Western inaction. It asserts Amin personally killed the Anglican archbishop and two cabinet ministers last week and notes mass murders of dissenters. It questions UN action and Africa’s religious leadership response amid global indifference.
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America
Idi Amin Dada
Uganda
Amin
Moscow
United Nations
Africa
Malawi
One Name For All At Westchester Academy
Emma Padgett, longtime High Point educator, will become principal at Westchester Academy replacing the term headmaster. The change ends the current term and moves her to the title headperson or principal, with headmistress also deemed acceptable by dictionaries.
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Westchester Academy
Emma Padgett
High Point
Projecting The News Coping With Disaster
The Buffalo Creek flood of February 1972 killed 125 people and left lasting psychological scars on survivors. Kai Erikson notes 93 percent suffered identifiable emotional disorders 18 months after the disaster. A harsh winter and potential spring floods prompt West Virginia and other states to stock flood insurance and sandbags. Governor Rockefeller has sent inspectors to assess coal waste dams statewide.
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West Virginia
Buffalo Creek
Kai T. Erikson
Ohio River
John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV
Inside Parchman Prison A Hellhole of Shackled Living
A Washington Post investigation by Hal Bernton reveals Parchman Prison in Mississippi as overcrowded, with crumbling barracks, exposed wiring, sewage, and severe crowding. Inmates face limited work, scarce education, and a thriving black market while reform efforts begin under Dr. Allen Ault.
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Washington
Parchman
Mississippi
Hal Bernton
America
Allen Ault
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
New Ault
Bernton
Elijah
Senator Soaper and the Coffee Controversy
A satirical note questions common coffee serving practices. The piece implies certain eating places mix coffee into coffee products, suggesting a long held suspicion about beverage preparation and quality.
Citizens' letter blasts High Point council over totter plan
A reader criticizes the High Point City Council for ignoring residents on the Mobile Toter curbside garbage plan and Civil Service issues. The letter urges a city wide survey and a public referendum on the Equal Rights Amendment, condemning haste in decision making and urging citizen engagement.
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Arnold Koonce
High Point City
High Point
Mr. Koonce
Koonce
Council
Culler
Civil Service Commission
Smoke Blower Responds to J L Farlow Letter
A reader congratulates J L Farlow for The Other Side of the Coin article and defends the sheriff’s role in crime prevention. The letter argues the sheriff bears responsibility for law enforcement and notes public criticism of public servants is common.
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J.L. Farlow
Mr. Farlow
Farlow
C.B
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Joe Brown
W. Va
Erikson
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Georges Pompidou Center of Art and Culture
Paris
Jack Anderson
NYCI
Larry Flynt
Welkek Magazing
Senator Soaper
the Enterprise
Wrath
Toter
E.R.A
N.C
Mittee
North Carolina University
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