Legislators weigh NC budget shortfall and spending cuts
North Carolina lawmakers faced uncertain revenue for the 1975-78 budget with estimates ranging from 18 to 53 million dollars. An analyst favored around 40 million, while a consultant warned the shortfall could exceed 103 million if revenue growth slows. Budget cuts to quarterly agency allocations are underway as lawmakers request Holshouser administration reports.
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Noel Yancey
Associated Press
Raleigh
General Assembly
Joint Economy Committee
North Carolina
Jim Holshouser
Lloyd O’carroll
Frank Justice
Kenneth Howard
Budget Office
House
James Green
D-Bladen
Jim Hunt
Lawing
Little Sin Big Sin Fourth graders vow restraint in Miami
In Miami, fourth graders list New Year resolutions focusing on behavior toward siblings, neighbors, and babysitters. Jonty Holland promises not to ring a neighbor’s door and run or hide in doorways near sitters. Cindy Smith aims to avoid fighting her brother, noting the dog as a larger misstep.
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Miami
Jonty Holland
Cindy Smith
New Year Rock Party Looted by Armed Gangs at Coliseum
At the New York Coliseum thousands paid to hear rock bands when gangs of youths crashed the event at Columbus Circle. About $15,000 in cash and coats were stolen, 75 people filed complaints, and victims reported beatings and robberies on the dance floor as police limited investigations amid crowd chaos.
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New York
New York Coliseum
Columbus Circle
Nathans Williams
Candidates Get $1.88 Million From U S Government
The Treasury began distributing 1.88 million in public campaign subsidies to 11 presidential candidates. Lloyd Bentsen led with 492,029.64, followed by Milton Shapp nearing eligibility, while funds support matching private donations under the federal financing law.
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Washington
The
Treasury Today
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Bentsen
Robert Thomson
Thomson
Milton J. Shapp
Pennsylvania
Blind Teacher Fights For Job in Indiana
Linda Garshwiller, legally blind at 23, fights Indiana traditions by suing Marion school officials for discrimination after being denied a job interview. She works as secretary and electronics tester while pursuing teaching post, citing methods from Huntington Crestview Junior High. She describes how she instructs classes despite limited sight.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Linda Garshwiller
Marion
Garshwiller
Huntington
Crestview Junior High
Do-It-Yourself Divorce and TV Viewer Questions
A local Q and A column covers self representation in uncontested divorces noting the need for legal vocabulary forms and timing. It also responds to readers about TV sports overload, soap operas, network addresses, and YMCA horseback riding classes starting January 10 for 10 weeks with registration details.
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Q. Lam
Anon. A
McCalls Magazine
High Point Ymca
YMCA
Colleges Committee Selected for 25 Member Board
A 25 member commission to map the future of North Carolina community colleges and technical institutes was named by Dallas Herring. Dr Allan S Hurlburt of Duke University will chair. Dr C Horace Hamilton of NCSU also serves. The group includes educators from NC State Greensboro Central University and others with editors and local officials among the members. The commission was authorized by the Board of Education on Dec 3 to examine the system's role for about 20 years.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Dallas Herring
State Board of Education
Herring
Ben Fountain
Community College
Allan S. Hurlburt
Duke University
Board of Education
Jim Hunt
C. Horace Hamilton
North Carolina State University
Edgar J. Boone
N.C. State University
Edward J. Dowd
Charlotte
John R. Foster
Greensboro
Waltz Maynor
N.C. Central University
Dirham
Minnie Miller Brown
Home Economics
Maleigh
W. Stanley Moore
News Herald
Morganton
Diane Jones
Whiteville
W. Curtis Russ
Waynesville Mountaineer
Waynesville
Gloria Lee Cobb Dancy
Tarboro
Ralph L. Bowman
Hockory
Bill Wilkins
Plumtree
M. J. McLeod
Sea Colleges
Asheville Brothers Die In Fire
Two young brothers Michael Misellc 15 and Robert Misellc 9 died in a kitchen fire in Asheville. A stove burner apparently left on high spread to the dining room, suffocating the brothers who were found in their rooms. Parents Joza Misellc 35 and Louie escaped with a 3-year-old daughter Veronica, breaking a window onto a carport roof. Fire officials and a neighbor described injuries to the father as he broke in for the children. The blaze began around 3 14 a.m. and the family was hospitalized with burns.
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Asheville
N.C
Powell Ball
Michael Misellc
Robert Misellc
Ball
Michael
Robert
Joza Misellc
Louie
Veronica
Miselli
Misetics
Democrats Finances Questioned In Alamance County
Alamance County Democratic party faces scrutiny over 1974 finances after reports show contributions over 6,000 while only 890 itemized. The Burlington Times-News links a sheriff's political fund to party donations. elections board reports show discrepancies in expenses and contributions. An official notes missing listing of Sheriff Stockard contributions.
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Burlington
Alamance County Democratic Party
Alamance Party
State Board of Elections
Raleigh
Burlington Times- News
Alamance County Sherif
John H. Stockard
Stockard
Democratic Party
Elections Board
Farm Labor Elections Grow With 376 Ballots Cast In Four Months
California's farm labor election drive set a national record with 376 ranch elections in four months, AP tally shows. UFW led 185 wins affecting 18,000 workers, Teamsters 110 wins for 11,090 workers, miscellaneous unions won eight, and 48 ballots were undecided. No union option drew about 17 percent of the votes, totaling over 40,000 ballots with UFW at roughly 54 percent of counted votes.
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Joe Bigham
Associated Press
Fresno
Calif
California
National Labor Relations Board
Agricultural Labor Relations
Teamsters
UFW
Key Table
UPW
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