Raleigh Faces Hectic 1977 Legislative Session Ahead
The Raleigh briefing predicts a busy 1977 General Assembly led by Gov. Jim Hunt as he confronts Lt. Gov. Jimmy Green and House Speaker Carl J. Stewart. Major issues include taxes, ERA, death penalty, education, liquor, utilities reform, and election procedures with potential capital punishment revisions and tax relief attempts.
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Sen. I.C. Crawford
Buncombe County
Raleigh
General Assembly
Insurance and Utilities Commission
State Legislative Affairs
Jim Hunt
Democratic Party
Jimmy Green
Carl J. Stewart
Assembly
Sen
McNeill Smith
Greensboro
John Ingram
The
Utilities Commission
Charlotte
Hunt
Stewart
Green
ERA
North Carolina
Prison status in the Watergate cases named
Among convicted conspirators Hunt and Gordon Liddy remain in prison along with John D. Ehrlichman who started his term three months ago. Others including Bob Haldeman and John Mitchell seek appeals while some central White House figures are free. Hunt awaits parole after a full review later this month.
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Hunt
Gordon Liddy
John D. Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
White House
Bob Haldeman
John Mitchell
U.S. Parole Commission
Carter's Farm Policy Signals Shift Under Carter
The 58th annual American Farm Bureau meeting in Honolulu signals a policy shift with Carter’s administration likely to expand government involvement in farming. Expect higher price supports and reestablished grain reserves, contrasting Nixon and Ford policies. Bergland leads the Agriculture Department with bipartisan debate ahead in Congress.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
Honolulu
Hawaii
Jimmy Carter
Bob Bergland
D-Minn
Carter
Nixon
Ford
Congress
Bergland
Minnesota
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Senate Agriculture Committees
Department of Agriculture
Consumer Federation of America
Ralph Nader
Ford Administration
Ann Landers Influence and Winter Notes at High Point
Ann Landers long shaped advice across 900 newspapers with vast readership and daily letters while Across town winter deepens in cold and snow. A reassembled organ at High Point College signals renewal and community arts amid slower season.
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Ann Landers
Enterprise
Executives Club
Eppie Lederer
Don Michel
Memorial Auditorium
Charles E. Hayworth
High Point College
Robert E. Lowdermilk
Chinese Coup Seen As Anti Mao Move In Peking Power Struggle
Washington dispatch reports a posthumous coup against Mao Tse tung in Peking with senior bureaucrats and military leaders gaining ground as Madame Chiang Kai shek schemes and Hua Kuo feng rises before a dramatic late 1970s fall. The October 6 garrison action arrests Mao family loyalists including Chiang and Mao Yun hsin as the gang of four is vilified.
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Hong Kong
Peking
Henry Kissinger
China
Mao Tse-tung
Red Guards
Old Guards
Mao
Lin Piao
Pees
Chiang Ching
Chiang
Chang Chun-chiao
Chou Enlai
Teng Hsiao-ping
Teng
Chou
Madame Chiang
Hua Kuofeng
Hua
Li Na
Defense
Yeh
Iton
Chairman Mao
Mao Yun-hsin
Lin Na
Gang of Four
Profligate Spending Stirs Reader Praise for Koonce
A reader commends Councilman Arnold Koonce for opposing the CETA grant, arguing against taking federal funds just because they are available. The letter urges restraint in spending and questions reliance on Washington aid, calling for principled votes over expediency.
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Arnold Koonce
Koonce
Council
Uncle Sam
Treasury
Mr. Koonce
High Point
Washington
Arnold
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R.K
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Roanoke
R. R. Stewart
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