Norfolk City Manager May Face Contempt Citing
Norfolk General District Court Judge William L. Shapero weighs criminal contempt charges against City Manager Julians Hirst for aiding Police Chief A. J. Brown's public attack on a judge. If cited, Hirst could face a $50 fine or up to 10 days in jail. The judge noted Hirst's acknowledged awareness of Brown's planned news conference and his own remarks on the matter.
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Norfolk, Va
Norfolk
Julians Hirst
A. J. Brown
Norfolk General District Court
William L. Shapero
Brown
Hirst
Shapero
Bermuda
Firm To Refund Excess Profits
Piedmont Natural Gas will refund excess profits from 1975 per an earlier NC Utilities Commission agreement. Vice President Forrest Collier questions the commission’s $1.4 million figure, noting gas volumes were higher than expected and stating rates will be reduced to refund the margin on excess volumes once calculations are complete.
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Forrest Collier
Piedmont
Consumer Affairs
Commission
Collier
Triad Weather Outlook With Rain and Cold Fronts
The forecast shows considerable cloudiness in the Triad area with rain starting by noon and ending tonight. Daytime highs reach the low 50s, then plunge to the 20s tonight, with rain probability rising to 90 percent by afternoon. North Carolina expects fair weather through Wednesday with cold spells and gradual warming by midweek.
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Triad
North Carolina
South Carolina
Privette to Poll Voters in Governor Bid
The Rev. Coy Privette a Kannapolis NC pastor and former Christian Action League leader plans 10 000 letters next week to gauge support for a Republican gubernatorial bid. Letters target league workers in 100 counties and seek honest assessments by January 20. If responses are strong a run may proceed.
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Kannapolis
Coy Privette
North Carolina
Privette
League
Private hospitals overwhelmed as LA doctors protest malpractice rate hike
LA physicians push back against rising malpractice premiums as private hospitals divert emergency cases. Doctors discuss a doctor funded pool offering about half Travelers rates, with high risk specialists facing about 9 000 annual premiums plus capitalization. Negotiations continue in Sacramento after a public Friday meeting.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Daniel A. Lang
Daniel Brotman
Sherry Kleven
Northridge Hospital
San Fernando Valley
Frank Clark
Los Angeles County Medical Association
Southern California Physicians Insurance Exchange
Travelers Insurance
Clark
Virginia Jobless Rise Yet State Keeps East Coast Lead
Unemployment in Virginia climbs from 5.9 to 6.1 percent in December as the state posts the lowest rate east of the Mississippi. Officials cite winter curtailments and crop cycles, noting regional shifts from Newport News to Roanoke and a high 14.1 percent rate in Lexington Buena Vista.
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Virginia
East
Richmond
Mississippi
Virginia Employment Commission
VEC
William Mezger
Mezger
Newport News- Hampton
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Portsmouth
Roanoke
Lexington
Buena Vista
Prolific Lion Doc Dies At Como Park Zoo Minnesota
Doc an African lion retired from the Shrine Circus died at Como Park Zoo in St. Paul after siring 56 cubs in eight years. He was about 11 and had been ill, mauled by his mates, and died New Year’s morning.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Doc
Como Park Zoo
Como Zoo
John Fletcher
Shrine Circus
Seattle
Duluth
Comoro
Fletcher
ST. Paul
Defective 1976 NC License Sticker Issues Spark Recall
North Carolina DMV reports defective 1976 license tag stickers mailed to car owners. Commissioner Edward Powell urges return of torn or unusable stickers and promises replacement at no cost. This marks the first year stickers replace plates. stickers are to be affixed to the upper right corner of the tag.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Division of Motor Vehicles
Edward Powell
Powell
Do More Jobs Create More Unemployment
AP analysis discusses how rising job openings can draw more people into the labor force, potentially increasing unemployment. It highlights discouraged workers, changing definitions, and calls for reforms in measurement and planning amid the 1970s recession.
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John Cunniff
New York
Shiskin
Sindlinger & Co
Duke Power seeks third straight rate cut in NC SC
Duke PowerCo filed with the Utilities Commission to lower electricity charges for a third straight month. If approved, bills after Feb 2 would reflect a credit of .1129 cents per kilowatt hour, reducing a 1000 kWh February bill to about 32.47 from 33.14 in January. South Carolina fuel charges dropped, with further reductions likely in February. Duke cites large electricity generation as the main cause.
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Robert A Gordon
Charlies Killingsworth
Michigan State University
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Julius Shiskin
Charlotte
Duke Power Co
North Carolina Utilities Commission
Duke Power
Piedmont
North Carolina
South Carolina
Duke
Michelangelo Frescoes Found in Florence Sacristy
Workmen restoring San Lorenzo Basilica in Florence report fresh Michelangelo frescoes in the new sacristy basement behind a trap door. If verified, this would mark a second Michelangelo attribution in two years, featuring angels a cloaked figure and possibly Christ near Medici tombs.
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Florence
Italy
San Lorenzo
Michelangelo
Medici
Christ Luciano Berti
Paolo del Pogetto
Medici Chapel
Piazza
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Leon Bender
Medi-Cal
Robert Gnaizda
Joel Ellenzweig
Minn. Zoo
Basilica
Trastevere
Rome
Michelagelo
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