North Carolina faces crime rise with calls for more police
North Carolina leaders from Lt Gov Hunt to eastern sheriffs urge higher pay more personnel and tougher penalties as federal and state agents seize 25 tons of marijuana. The debate spans funding training and public attitudes while Hunt sets up crime prevention measures ahead of an election year.
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Wilmington
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Public right to know challenged by court orders
A Whiteville district court order barring publication of case details is ruled unconstitutional by a North Carolina Superior Court judge who cites the states open courts guarantee. The piece flags parallels to Ecuador's ban on critiquing government, arguing secrecy erodes democracy and warns against muffling public discussion.
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Ecuador
America
North Carolina
Persecs
Xerox backs Esquire profile in bicentennial media push
The February Esquire issue features a Xerox sponsored bicentennial profile of América by Harrison Salisbury, funded with a $40,000 fee, travel expenses of $315,000 and $115,000 planned advertising in 1976. Editors insist on editorial independence amid advertiser interests.
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Jane Pittman
Alistair Cooke
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Xerox
Kennedy Center
Washington, D.C
Esquire Magazine
América
Harrison E. Salisbury
Salisbury
Esquire
New York
Me Mance
Robert Mannlas
Vitamin C and A against cancer face NIH resistance
The article reports quiet grumbling that NIH funds biased against unconventional nutrition research. It names Linus Pauling, Ewan Cameron, Anthony VerlanDarf, Jorgen Schlegel, Eli Seifler and others seeking vitamin C or A cancer work. It notes underfunding, with less than $6 million of the NCI budget for nutrition, and cites international rivals catching up.
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Linug Pauling
Ewan Cameron
Anthony Verlandarf
Rutgers University
Jorgen Schlegel
Tulane Medical School
Eli Seifler
National Cancer Institute
The Case Against Duke's Nuclear Plant
An editor argues against Duke Power’s proposed nuclear plant on the Yadkin River. They cite Federal Power Commission water flow rules for High Rock Lake, warn of downstream damage to water users, and urge more scrutiny by Raleigh officials while stressing opposition to siting near Mocksville and Lexington.
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High Rock Lake
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Mocksville
Duke Power
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Davie County
Yadkin
Perkins
Yadkin Valley
Tn Trush
Adkin
High Rock
Duke
Lexington
Salisbury
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
North State vows no charges for blind in directory help
In response to protests from blind groups and supporters, North State Telephone says directory assistance charges will not apply to the blind. William Hilton states under no circumstances will disabled users be billed for directory assistance, addressing widespread fears.
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Willian Hilton
North State Telephone Company
Hilton
The Art Buchwald Column A Primary Speech
A satirical primary campaign speech mocks expensive campaign speechwriting under new rules. It parodies generic lines about state pride, unemployment, big government, defense, education, crime, and personal anecdotes while noting the chaotic, garbled OCR style and placeholders for names and figures.
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