The Truth About Sentencing Needs Bar Input
The Winston-Salem Sentinel argues Gov Hunt should urge the North Carolina Bar Association to study presumptive sentencing. It warns of dangers from fixed terms and political pressure to raise penalties, urging reduced baseline sentences and strong public education.
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N.C. Bar Association
Jim Hunt
General Assembly
Bar Association
North Carolina
John Mitchell
The
Camp Safety Gaps Persist in North Carolina
The Raleigh News & Observer notes NC lawmakers failed to enact youth camp safety standards after a fatal swimming accident. With 1,500 camps statewide and half affiliated with the American Camping Association, safety varies and no state law requires lifeguards or minimum precautions. Parents are urged to beware as no legal remedy exists.
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General Assembly
Congress
N.C
Morgan
American Camping Association
National Association
Zoo plans first African section open in 13 months
Zoo director Bill Hoff says with a 2.9 million state grant the North Carolina State Zoo will open the initial African phase in about a year and a half. He predicts strong public interest and boosted fundraising as the project moves from interim to permanent exhibit. Local and state officials expect the success of the project to influence future funding decisions.
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North Carolina State Zoo
Bill Hoff
Taking A Walk Refusal To Vote In North Carolina Legislature
The Washington Daily News editorial criticizes lawmakers who skip votes in the North Carolina Senate and House. It argues nonvoting signals weakness, urging voters to replace those who avoid taking sides on controversial issues.
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North Carolina
Senate
House
N. C
State license plates spark silliness in Raleigh
A Raleigh rumor says North Carolina lawmakers debated changing license plates reading House and Senate to State House and State Senate to avoid mix ups with the U. S. bodies. State House members warm to the idea while State Senators resist, hoping not to be mistaken for Senator Sam, a nod to Walter Mitty style politics.
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Raleigh
House
Senate
State House
State Senate
U. S. House
City revenues come from diverse sources to hold tax rate
City finance director Charles Martin outlines multiple revenue streams aiding the 90 cent per $100 valuation. Federal Community Development block grants total 3 million with redevelopment at 1.5 million and potential additions. Utilities profits eyed at 2.1 million though current costs exceed revenue. Powell Bill gasoline taxes are expected to contribute as well.
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Charles Martin
High Point
High Point budget and historic Hoffman tale headline
The piece outlines the 1978 79 city budget focusing on franchise taxes water and sewer revenues and anticipated state funds plus a bond referendum for a new operations center and sewage plants. It also recalls Dewey Hoffman returning a historical police badge to the High Point Museum and a Joe Jackson jail story.
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High Point
Brooks
Dewey Hoffman
Hoffman
Philadelphia
Skiles
Botched coal conversion worsens winter gas shortage
The article blames federal mishandling of President Carter's coal conversion order for a looming gas shortage next winter. It argues delaying the switch left over one million homes at risk and many schools and factories idle, despite calls to begin coal use three years ago.
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Washington
Carter
FEA
House Energy and
Energy Bureaucracy and Transit Funding at Odds
A confidential probe blames nerve failure and industry pressure for a failing coal conversion program. Officials led by Robert Hanfling and Joseph Senkow travel to California amid questionable trips, while a separate note highlights Medicaid caps of 25 a month hindering disabled citizens. President Carter's position on mass transit stalls major projects in Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego Boston Chicago and New York City as funding awaits approval.
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FEA
Robert Hanfling
Carter
San Francisco
Chevron and
Shell
Joseph Senkow
California
Hanfling
Senkow
Las Vegas
Bruce McKinney
Los Angeles
Calif
General Accounting Office
National Suggestion Box
White House
Edward J. Piszek
Copernicus Society
National
Washington, DC
Cincinnati
Houston
San Diego
Boston
Chicago
New York City
Authorities probe Marcus Welby rumor as veterinary claim
After years, officials reopen inquiries into reports that Marcus Welby is a veterinarian. The piece riffs on reincarnation tropes and previews a film about a man learning he was a past life hit man for Ralph Nader.
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Marcus Welby
Ralph Nader
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Holt McPherson
ABC
Greensboro
Jamestown
Cy Brooks
J.F. Hoffman
Calaboose
Gore
Jack Field
Bascom
Field
Joe Hoffman
Joe Jackson
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Joe
Mr. Hoffman
Graffit
Les Whitten
Steven Stewart
Salt Lake City
Medicaid
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Brock Adams
Sen
Harrison Williams
D.N.J
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Adams
Jack Anderson
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