Back to basics in North Carolina education debated
The piece compares North Carolina reading and testing laws to Florida’s 1976 Accountability Act. It notes both programs aim to boost literacy and graduation standards, but warns Florida’s results reveal broader school problems. It questions effects on discipline, parental involvement, and student motivation, suggesting limited miracles from the reforms.
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Jim Hunt
North Carolina General Assembly
Hunt
North Carolina
Florida
General Assembly
You Can't Be Serious and July's Silly Season Echoes
A nostalgic essay recalls the July silly season as front pages fret over postage droughts and widows’ cows. It notes H L Mencken style lampooning of language, bingo debates in South Carolina and Mecklenburg counties, and a court fight that could decriminalize bingo in some counties while banning it in others.
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Spa
H.l.acken
God
South Carolina
General Assembly
Grand Strand
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
Buncombe
Alamance
McDowell
Red Galloway
Fires of 1977 remembered as deadly landmark year
The article notes three fatal fires in 1977 including Everard Baths New York City May 25, Beverly Hills Supper Club Kentucky May 28, and Maury County Jail Tennessee June 26, with thousands of deaths historically and rising fire losses. It contextualizes fires from 1776 through 1904, citing historic blazes and lessons in fire prevention and construction.
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New York City
Beverly Hills
Southgate
Maury County
Tennessee
Insurance Information Institute
Institute
New York
Chicago
Leading Analysts Forecast Moderate 1978 Economic Growth
The Conference Board Mid Year Economic Forum projects GNP at 2088 billion in 1978, up about 206 billion from 1977. Real output should rise 4.8 percent in 1978, near 5 percent in 1977, while consumer prices advance 6.2 percent and wholesale prices 6.6 percent.
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Conference Board
Forum
High Point notes and major general pin ceremony described
The piece outlines economic forecasts for 1978 with industrial production rising and profits improving, then details a Washington ceremony where Maj. Gen. John Royster Thurman pinned on a second star alongside his brother. It also covers Grady Miller’s injuries, Mittie Montgomery’s long service in High Point, Emma Vaughn’s VFW Burn Center pin project, and the National Observer’s suspension after 15 years.
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Washington
John Royster Thurman
Army General College
Military Disciplinary Barracks
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Army
Rogers
Harry Adams
Myrtle Desk Co
Rose
Royster Thurman
U.S. Army
Thurmans
Westwood
Grady Miller
New York
High Point
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Lawson Allen
Emma Vaughn
Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary
Jaycees
Chapel Hill
Vaughn
North Carolina
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
VFW
National Observer
Britain
Observer
Warren H. Phillips
Dow Jones & Co
Wall Street Journal
Oil price crisis tied to Nixon Kissinger actions
Report cites secret documents and anonymous officials alleging Nixon and Kissinger failed to press the shah of Iran to restrain oil price hikes. Saudis sought U.S. pressure, while Yamani warned Washington may tolerate higher prices. Iran objected, and OPEC nations moved to raise prices as credits tighten worldwide.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Saudi Arabia
United States
Iran
U.S
James Akins
Akins
Faisal
Kissinger
Shah
Nixon
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Treasury
William Simon
Yamani
Simon
Gerald Ford
White House
OPEC
Ford
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Peshtigo
Wis
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Holt McPherson
H. Grady Miller
Randolph County
Jeannette McDonald
Mittie Hammer Montgomery
Jasper W
Jap'’ Montgomery
North Main
Dale Montgomery
Kennedy
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
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