No Knock Raids From Federal to State Law debated
The Raleigh News & Observer comments on no knock raids, noting federal authority since 1970 and a proposed North Carolina Criminal Procedure Bill to extend it state level. It urges caution over door crashing power, highlights mistaken raids, and calls for protection of constitutional home security while supporting tighter controls on raiders.
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Hair Rights and Supreme Court Rules on Dress Codes
The Supreme Court struck down a college dress code banning long hair and beards and declined to review a lower court ruling blocking a college from firing a bearded teacher. The piece notes lawmakers and judges in clean dress addressing hair and beard queries amid Watergate coverage.
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Supreme Court
Sanford Leads Democratic Charter Commission Effort to Reconcile Factions
The Winston-Salem Sentinel notes Duke President Terry Sanford chairs a reform push aiming to unite Democrats after McGovern era splits. Seven state conferences have been held and a cross country swing through half the states begins, seeking harmony ahead of the 1974 national conference.
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Edsels Targeted by Parakeet Plague in Detroit Suburbs
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes a horde of Monk parakeets invading Detroit eastern suburbs. The birds eat apples, pears and peaches and raise fears of a population explosion while city woes including air bag debates and housing scandals loom. Suburban fathers are urged to divert the birds toward Edsels and highway travel.
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Sandhills Peach Harvest Sets North Carolina Season Tone
The Burlington Times-News notes a rebound in Sandhills peach production with expectations of 30 million pounds this season, about 5 million more than last year. Prices may rise slightly for shipment, but local markets should offer $4 to $6 per bushel and ample supply through mid August.
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Weicker Says Nixon Involvement Not Only Issue in Watergate
Sen. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. argues the Watergate crisis centers on broader constitutional and democratic questions, not solely Nixon knowledge of the coverup. He cites alleged unlawful acts by White House aides and urges public understanding of the era’s aims beyond a Nixon-centric view.
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Tennessee
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High Point furniture boom fuels NC industry study
A Sky magazine spread credits North Carolina's Piedmont Triad as the nation's largest furniture hub. It highlights High Point and nearby towns with 600 plants producing over $1.25 billion in 1971, market weeks drawing buyers nationwide, and shifts to conglomerate ownership fueling growth and new plants. The piece also notes labor shortages for lodging during markets and profiles Carolina Seating founder Stanley Taylor alongside other industry leaders.
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