Legless Man Seeks Work Over Disability Aid
Gastonia AP David Carter 24, missing both legs after an accident, seeks employment as a butcher or upholsterer rather than disability payments. With a troubled parole history, he explains he wants to work to support his wife and 4 year old, hoping employers judge him by fitness and effort. He notes past offences, parole departures, and a 1974 train accident that cost him his legs, stating he has reformed and deserves a chance.
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Gastonia
David Carter
Carter
Power to appoint Senate committees in NC debated
Witnesses including former Gov. Bob Scott former Lt. Gov. Pat Taylor and Lt. Gov. Jim Hunt urged restoring the lieutenant governor’s power to appoint Senate committees. The Rules Committee heard 17 speakers in three hours with a majority backing restoring the appointive authority as the Senate weighs its future role.
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Raleigh
Bob Scott
Pat Taylor
Jim Hunt
Senate Rules Committee
North Carolina
Senate
Scott
Taylor
Hunt
Gordon Allen
D-Person
Rules Committee
J.J. (Monk) Norrington
Bertie
General Assembly
Allen
Death Debated For Terrorists
Israel debates a death penalty for convicted terrorists to deter ransom attempts after last week's hijacking. Prime Minister Rabin signals consideration but has not decided to advocate hanging. He urges stricter security for Israelis abroad and notes U S measures as more efficient. The policy discussion follows the Entebbe raid funeral for Lt. Col. Yonatan Netanyahu.
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David Lancashire
Associated Press
Tel Aviv
Israel
Yitzhak Rabin
Rabin
Labor Party
Ben-Gurion International
United States
Air France
Paris
Athens
Ephraim Katzir
Yonatan Netanyahu
Uganda
Entebbe
Three Die Moving Radio Antenna in Seneca
In Seneca South Carolina area three workers from Duke Power Co. were killed when a radio antenna they were moving touched a 7000 watt high voltage line. Thomas Richard Martin 29 David Raymond Wardwell 30 and Susan Annette Whitfield Brewer 24 died after the antenna fell across the lines. Brewer died while attempting to rescue the men.
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Seneca, D.C
Seneca
Oconee
Ted Durham
Thomas Richard Martin
David Raymond Wardwell
Susan Annette Whitfield Brewer
Duke Power Co
Brewer
Artificially Flavored Cigarettes Developed In Lab
Cambridge researchers using food flavoring techniques created cigarettes with reduced tar and nicotine. Arthur D. Little Inc under a National Cancer Foundation contract produced flavors for a low-hazard cigarette already fielded for the federal government. Project director John Angeline said flavoring may influence smoking choice while noting further tests are needed to confirm inhalation safety. Work on taste refinement should finish by next fall.
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Daniel Q. Haney
Associated Press
Wister
Cambridge, Mass
Arthur D. Little, Inc
National Cancer Foundation
John Angeline
Angeline
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