Carter Opens White House to Supporters in Historic Inaugural
President Carter invites about 1,000 campaign supporters and officials to the White House for a welcome, as he signs his first executive order granting a broad pardon to Vietnam draft evaders not linked to violence. He and Rosalynn greet guests through a day of receptions, tours, and balls finishing after midnight.
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Deep River depth averages two to three feet says corps
Readers ask about the Deep River depth and its naming. E.G. Long Jr. explains no fixed name source, gages at Randleman Ramseur and Moncure show depths from less than one to 34 feet, average around two to three feet, with extremes in droughts and floods.
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Fixed Incomes Struggle in Harsh Winter Across Cities
In Charlotte and other cities welfare spokespeople say a real crisis grips fixed income residents. Many have exhausted oil supplies or face power shutoffs as heating costs rise. Private agencies report rising requests for aid beyond state grants. Salvation Army officials warn that low income households did not anticipate the cold and depleted fuel supplies.
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Mrs. Myers’ Organization
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Barbara Randleman
Winston-Salem
Tennessee Site of Flu Outbreak
An outbreak of Influenza B at Vanderbilt University in Nashville marks the first flu outbreak this winter in the nation, with 60 to 70 patients daily showing influenza like illness. CDC epidemiologist Dr. Richard O'Brien notes scattered Influenza B reports elsewhere but Vanderbilt is the first confirmed outbreak.
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Carter's Choice Kenneth Curtis Heads Democratic Party
Former Maine Governor Kenneth M. Curtis was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee by acclamation at the postinaugural meeting. Carter hand picked him, with Detroit Mayor Coleman Young and Carmella Lacayo as vice chairmen, Joel McCleary treasurer, and Dorothy Bush as secretary.
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California
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Dorothy Bush
Democrats Reorganize Under New Leader After Victory
Strauss bids farewell to former rival Democrats calling them a family of Democrats. Curtis urges not to rest on victory and outlines a major party reorganization and big voter registration drive. He vows to open party ranks and gauge moods of a diverse population. Strauss resigns to let the new president name a chairman.
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Ford's Legacy: The Binding Of Wounds
Washington AP recounts Gerald Ford leaving town with a legacy of healing and decency. President Carter honors his predecessor for restoring trust, while Ford is praised as an ordinary man who did his best in difficult times.
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