Supreme Court limits housing integration force in zoning cases
In a 5-3 decision the Supreme Court ruled communities do not must amend zoning to provide low income housing unless there is proof of purposeful racial discrimination. The Arlington Heights ruling was overturned limiting federal review of local housing choices.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell Jr
7Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Arlington Heights, Ill
Justice concerns and bodybuilding queries in High Point
A reader letters page discusses alleged sentencing unfairness in North Carolina and asks about local bodybuilding gyms and North Carolina contests. A separate reply notes YMCA facilities for weight training and cites Guilford County as a notably clean air area per national sampling with continued pollutant reductions.
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High Point
North Carolina
N.C
Ymcas
Salvation Army Boys Clubs
High Point Ymca
Guilford County
Miami
Braughter
Gas Cutback Is Requested
North Carolinians were urged to conserve energy by lowering thermostat settings to protect jobs as a winter gas shortage strains pipelines. The state awaits a Federal Power Commission hearing on Thursday to decide if emergency gas can be bought to ease curtailments for overtaxed allotments, with more than 200 businesses at risk.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
Federal Power Commission
North Carolina
Forrest Collier
Piedmont Natural Gas Co
Piedmont
Public Service Co
Fire Rates Reed Supply By
A fire at the Reed Supply Warehouse in Thomasville caused total loss of the building and disrupted the High Point Thomasville telephone trunk line. About 150 phones were out, three poles snapped, and I-85 traffic was briefly halted near National Highway. No injuries reported and financial loss awaiting estimates.
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Phil Speaks Enterprise
Thomasville
Reed Supply
High Point
Howard Matthews
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
Greensboro
Wesley Hayworth
North State Telephone Co
Thomasville Exchange
Hayworth
Lexington
North State
High Point Exchange
San-Jan Co. Inc
Regaco Co. Inc
Bill Walters
San-Jan
Man from Alabama wins right to refuse leg amputation
A 58 year old Alabama derelict Otis Simmons refused leg amputation to stop gangrene and Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Hilda Schwartz ruled surgeons cannot amputate his right leg below the knee and part of his left foot without his consent Doctors argued it was only path to save his life but other doctors said death would not result if amputations did not occur The judge allowed renewal of the request if Simmons condition worsens or life is threatened without immediate surgery Simmons described as quiet composed and observant during hearings and a Roosevelt Hospital spokesman said he felt fine about the ruling
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North Carolina
Howard K. Smith
Roosevelt Hospital
Otis Simmons
Manhattan
Simmons
Broadway
Americana Hotel
Justice Schwartz
Severe Cold Grips Western North Carolina As Death Toll Rises
Temperatures plunged across North Carolina with record lows from Asheville to Wilmington. A Wilson man in his 50s died after being found on a porch as wind chill neared sixty below zero in mountain areas. Snow and ice closed schools and caused accidents with minor injuries.
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North Carolina
Charlie Hocutt
Wilson
Hocutt
Rocky Mount
Watauga County
Appalachian State University
High Point
Highway Patrol
Dealer financed auto loans raise cost to buyers
Washington AP report says dealers arranging financing may add hundreds to the car price through dealer kickbacks from lenders. Rep. Frank Annunzio says disclosures will reveal payments. lenders may share about one third of interest with dealers. Industry officials dispute the millions claim and call payments normal business.
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Washington
Frank Annunzio
D-Ill
House Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
Annunzio
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
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Warren E. Burger
Potter Stewart
Harry A. Blackmun
William H. Rehnquist
Byron R. White
Thurgood Marshall
William J. Brennan Jr
John Paul Stevens
Washington, D.C
Justice
Reed Supply Warehouse
New York
Alabama
Schwartz
West N.C
The
Associated Press
National Consumer Finance Organization
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