North Carolina Paroles Board Overhauls Leadership
The North Carolina Paroles Board reforms with a five member panel and a layman as chair Jack Scism a Greensboro Daily News reporter takes over after J Mac Boxley steps down since 1973 the board faced criticism for favoritism and laxity The new leadership aims to restore fairness and effectiveness in parole decisions and rehabilitation efforts while addressing overcrowding concerns and policy perceptions from critics.
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State Board of Paroles
Jack Seism
Greensboro Daily News
Scism
Paroles Board
James Halshouser
J. Mac Boxley
Raleigh
Boxley
McNeill Smith
Greensboro
Smith
North Carolina
Guilford County board faces scrutiny over closed session
A July Guilford County board of education meeting barred reporters and held a closed session to discuss the new Eastern Guilford High School, raising questions of legality as state law limits executive sessions to personnel or real estate matters. The article warns such closed doors erode public trust amid school growth, zoning controversies, and crowded campuses, noting a public hearing on student rights next week and urging transparency.
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Guilford
Carr
Enterprise
County School
East Guilford High School
McLeansville
Gibsonville
Alamance
High Point
Florence
Ragsdale High School
Jamestown
Northeast High School
Ethiopia moves toward constitutional monarchy and reform
Ethiopia under Emperor Haile Selassie moves toward a constitutional framework with a parliament answerable to the people. A March conference will propose a prime ministerial cabinet responsible to parliament while Selassie supports reform. corruption arrests target former officials as unrest persists.
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Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Selassie
Zara Yakob
Yakob
Oxford University
Impeachment and Public Opinion Across Centuries
The Harris poll shows a 52 percent majority favoring Nixon impeachment and removal, with 73 percent believing he knew of the Watergate coverup and 64 percent supporting removal if guilt is shown. The piece recalls Andrew Johnson in 1868, noting broad public pressure, Radical opposition, and the Senate’s acquittal by one vote, reflecting how public sentiment and press coverage influence impeachment dynamics across eras.
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Richard M. Nixon
Congress
Andrew Johnson
Tennessee
United States
New York World
Lincoln
Johnson
Senate
Freedmen’s Bureau
Edwin’ Stanton
House of Representatives
White House
Supreme Court
Andréw Johnson
Richard Nixon
Consumer laws in limbo amid Watergate paralysis
Washington struggle leaves consumer protection bills stalled as impeachment hearings and Senate investigations slow action. No fault auto insurance, warranty reform, and strong FTC powers face delays, while consumer courts and a proposed Consumer Protection Agency hang in balance amid political turmoil and looming deadlines.
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Washington
93Rd
Congress
House
Carl Albert
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
Frank Moss
Utah
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
John Tunney
Dcalif
William Proxmire
William Brock
R-Tenn
Consumer Movement
Consumer Protection Agency
Capital Viewpoint: Have The Yes Men Taken Over
Washington voices warn that Henry Kissinger risks weakening U S security by sidelining competent technical experts during SALT II talks. Officials note removal of dissenting State and Defense Department experts who warned against aggressive concessions to the Soviet Union. The piece argues gatekeeping and overreliance on Kissinger could repeat SALT I flaws and threaten strategic balance.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Ellsberg
Secretary of State
Kissinger
Societ Union
State Department
Foreign Service
Mr. Y
Pentagon
James Schlesinger
Mr. Z
National Security Council
Department of State
Salt JI
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the New Paroles Board
Economist of
London
Addis Ababa
Endalkachew -Makonnen
Makonnen
Abraham Lincoln
South
North
Pennsylvania
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America
All
Food and Drug Administration
Federal Communications Commission
Senate Commerce Committee
Consumer
Chet Holifield
Ray Cromley
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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