North Carolina General Assembly Opens in 1977 Session
Raleigh AP North Carolina opens its 1977 General Assembly with Lt. Gov. Jimmy Green opposing tax increases and urging sunset spending measures. House and Senate organize with Carl Stewart and Kenneth Royall chosen as leaders. Gov. Hunt to give state of the state address. Legislative goals include death penalty reestablishment, ERA ratification, liquor by the drink fights, veto power, and term limits for governors.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
House
Senate
Carl Stewart
Cumberland
Kenneth Royall
Durham
Jim Hunt
Executive Mansion
Hunt
Dgastonia
Jimmy Green
He’s Going The Wrong Way to Three Conclusions
Photo by Art Richardson features a person considering misdirection as a joke about a simpler explanation. The caption suggests possible reasons for wrong direction: forgetfulness staying after school or cold outdoor weather.
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Art Richardson
Unemployment Drops as Wholesale Prices Rise in December
The Labor Department reports unemployment fell from 8.1 to 7.9 percent in December while wholesale prices jumped nine tenths of a percent led by food costs for coffee pork and poultry. Unemployment dropped by 210000 to 7.6 million and total employment rose to a record 88.4 million with the civilian labor force near 95.9 million.
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Washington
Carter
Labor Department
Community questions answer line clarifies ABC funding rules
The Action Line answers reader questions on High Point ABC store funding, option to pay for alcohol education services, and how funds are allocated. It clarifies five percent local payments for law enforcement education and rehabilitation, 20 percent to Guilford County general fund, and 75 percent to High Point for public uses. It also notes ticket distribution for ACC tournament and where to buy wrestling T-shirts.
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High Point
ABC
Greensboro
Jamestown
Russell Street
Anow
A. Abc Board
Nick Fisher
General Assembly
Th General Fund
Guilford County
Energy Drained By Bitter Cold In North Carolina
Bitter cold kept energy demand at peak across the state as pipes burst and heaters failed. Duke Power reported over 9.1 million kilowatts used, plus 0.5 million sent to TVA. CP&L hit a new 5.1 million kilowatt record amid ongoing gas curtailments and industrial shortages.
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North Carolina
Wilson County
Duke Power Co
Duke
Tennessee Valley Authority
Carolina Power & Light Co
Large Gas Users To Be Cut Tuesday
Piedmont Natural Gas Co will cut off supply to most of its 120 large industrial and commercial customers in North Carolina and about 50 in South Carolina next Tuesday. Utilities Commission Chairman Tenney Deane said the move protects residential gas supplies and would proceed if winter demand remains high.
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Charlotte
Piedmont Natural Gas Co
N.C. Utilities Commission
Tenney Deane
Piedmont
North Carolina
South Carolina
Forrest Collier
Deane
FBI Chief To Change Says Bell
Attorney General designate Griffin B Bell said Clarence M Kelley will be replaced as FBI director soon He noted Kelley appointed by Nixon in July 1973 is 64 years old and that he has been interviewing candidates while evaluating Justice Department appointees during Senate Judiciary Committee questioning
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Washington
Griffin B. Bell
Clarence M. Kelley
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bell
FBI
Justice Department
Kelley
Nixon
Wife of Leonard Garment Missing for Six Weeks
Grace Garment 49, former Edge of Night writer and wife of ex presidential counsel Leonard Garment, vanished Dec 3 after release from hospital. Police say they are baffled and pursuing leads across hospitals, morgues, and nationwide contacts with FBI and Washington authorities.
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NEW York
Leonard Garment
Grace Garment
Pennsylvania Station
Manhattan
Max Sanders
Police Dept
Sanders
Williams Denies Saying Claudine Longet Careless
Aspen, AP. Andy Williams testified he never called Claudine Longet careless after reassuring her in court. He described her as careful, and recounted Longet’s claim that the shooting of Vladimir Sabich was an accident. The trial nears a manslaughter verdict with potential penalties up to 10 years and 30 thousand dollars.
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Aspen
Colo
Claudine Longet
Andy Williams
Tertell
Vladimir
Sabich
Charles V. Weedman
Weedman
Miss Longet
Williams
John Denver
Peter
Mary Ann Greene
Spider
Ashley Anderson
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