Keeping Schools Open Across the States
The piece argues for North Carolina style funding where local districts bear taxes but state support remains essential. It cites Oregon closures and court cases in California Texas and elsewhere showing states vary in funding and control. The author favors local funding with state backing and warns against overreaching reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Cottage Grove
Ore
Eagle Point
la Grande
Connecticut
Ohio
North Carolina
California
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
Multiplying Hazards on Icy Interstates
The Charlotte Observer discusses tailgating by drivers on icy roads and the risk it poses to others. It notes truckers and small car drivers defend their behavior amid CB radio chatter and urges maintaining a safe distance to prevent collisions and protect all motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Charlotte Observer
Observer
Budget turmoil frames Carter transition and fiscal plan
The article explains how federal budget making pits the departing Ford administration against President-elect Carter's team. It outlines timing pressures, congressional deadlines, and the limited scope for Carter to alter outlays, while noting the goal of a balanced budget by term end amid unavoidable uncontrollable spending.
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White House
Ford
Carter
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
Council of State Governments
Washington
Retirement Reflections on Banking Smiles and Winter Strains
A veteran banker recalls his first Wachovia deposit sixty years ago and a retirement luncheon where a scroll honored his service. The piece then shifts to winter hardship with record heating costs, oil and gas price pressures, and forecasts of continued cold through February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
Central Savings Bank
Wachovia
Hans
Skip) Wanders
Wachovia Bank and Trust
Comy
Wachovia Corp
Donald Gilman
U.S
Energy outlook warns of dwindling oil and rising costs
ERDA papers in Germantown warn the US faces a dangerous oil shortage by century's end. They say world reserves of 700 billion barrels will exhaust, urging rapid conservation and innovation as imports climb and prices rise.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Germantown
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
United States
U.S
International Energy Agency
Canada
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
OPEC
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Federal Budget
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Holt McPherson
Warren H. Phillips
Wall Street Journal
Greensboro
Phillips
Dow Jones
Stanley Taylor
Bob Friedman
LIKO
USFI
Frank B. Wyatt
Walter E. Crissman
Raleigh
Wyatt
Jack Anderson
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