Public Referendum Becomes Issue In Senate ERA's Fate Heats Up
In Raleigh the ERA fight centers in the North Carolina House with 61-5 House passage and Senate debate looming. Opponents push a public referendum while supporters call it a ploy. Senators fear the referendum could sway votes and erode commitments from fence sitters.
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Senate
David R. Nelsen
Associated Press
Raleigh
House of Representatives
ERA
House
Carl Stewart
Jim McDuffie
D-Mecklenburg
John Henley
Joe Raynor
Cumberland
North Carolina lawmakers lean toward second term
In Raleigh AP reports lawmakers show more support for allowing governors a second successive term than for giving veto power. Sen. Monk Harrington says veto power unnecessary, while others push for longer term. Polls show mixed support, with the lieutenant governor to be included in revised bills. Hunt backs both ideas and may see voter approval next year.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
J. J. ‘‘Monk
Harrington
D-Bertie
House
Senate
Thomas Gilmore
Jim Hunt
Hunt
Bob Jones
D-Rutherford
Gilmore
Rep
J. P. Huskins
D-Iiedell
Huskins
Bertha Holt
D-Alamance
N.C
Signs Of Spring Emerges In Winston-Salem Daffodils
As warmer days arrive the daffodils push through old leaves near Winston-Salem signaling the start of spring in the neighborhood.
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Winston-Salem
Amin Calls Britons To Meeting At Entebbe Airport
Ugandan President Idi Amin met with Americans and foreigners working for Uganda Airlines at Entebbe Airport and sent a message to Mobutu of Zaire. He summoned Britons and about 200 Americans amid tensions over a possible rescue operation, insisting the meetings are for thanks and safety.
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Nairobi
Amin
Uganda
Entebbe
United States
Action Line answers on glass curbside pickup and festival date
The Owens-Illinois Glass Co. in Midway NC accepts color separated clean glass on Saturdays 8:30 to 2:30 and Tuesdays and Thursdays 1 3 30 from trucks. payment is $30 a ton. Larger loads may be weighed at Yarborough Transfer Winston Salem. Also notes library book drop box return at College Village and Azalea Festival dates in Wilmington set for April 14 to 17.
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Owens-Illinois Glass Co
Midway
N.C
Winston-Salem
Lexington
Owens-Illinois
Yarborough Transfer Co
Doune St
Winston- Salem
Joe Woods
Neal Austin
College Village Shopping Center
Magnavox
Trial of Ronald and Wanda Gibson Maddux Over Child Death Opens
A special sound equipped overflow room was prepared at McMinn County Courthouse in Athens for the murder trial of Ronald and Wanda Gibson Maddux. The couple face charges in the death of Melisha Maddux, 4, whose nude body was found last Oct in their Cleveland home after a prior history of abuse. Reporters and about 150 prospective jurors were expected to attend in the 200-seat courtroom and a basement room with loudspeakers to relay proceedings.
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Athens, Tenn
McMinn County
Ronald
Wanda Gibson Maddux
Criminal Court
James Witt
Terri “Tippy Toes” Myers Dead at 12 After Battle With Cancer
Terri Myers known as CB radio star Tippy Toes died at 12 from muscular cancer. Smyrna and Cobb County police, Smyrna fire crews, and a Naval Air Station honor guard attended her funeral. Hundreds packed the First United Methodist Church as Rev. Larry Caywood praised her community impact and faith.
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Smyrna
Terri Myers
Terri
Atlanta
Cobb
First
United Methodist Church
Naval Air Station
Marietta
Methodist Church
Larry Caywood
California
Caywood
Tippy Toes Club
Mary Hartman
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