Insurance bill confusion roils North Carolina rate plan
State Senate amended a bill on auto liability rates tied to age discrimination and risk. Critics warn higher bills and court fights loom, while supporters tout a “safe” driver rate and removal of age bias. Complicating changes and missteps by the Senate raise fears of a chaotic outcome.
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John Ingram
Senate
House
Ingram
N.C. Automobile Rate Administrative Office
Paul Mize
North Carolina
Raleigh
Sen
Donald Kincaid
North Carolina bills seek victim crime compensation board
North Carolina considers a state Criminal Injuries Compensation Board to reimburse victims of crime with a top $10,000 limit for unreimbursed medical costs, lost earnings, and related expenses. Senators Kathy Sebo and Rep. Richard Brown introduced SB 887 and HB 1202, but momentum is limited as adjournment nears.
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General Assembly
North Carolina
Guilford
Kathy Sebo
Richard Brown
Stanly County
U.S
Colleges face tougher times as new NCAA rules bite
The article notes rising costs, potential cuts in athletic programs, and debate over equal opportunities for women in college sports. Leaders like Robert B. Kamm warn of hard times ahead, while critics push for reallocation of funds. MIT and Ohio State are highlighted for contrasting budgets and programs.
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Robert B. Kamm
Oklahoma State University
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Florida
State Board of Regents
Chester Ferguson
H. E. Tookes
Florida A&m
Paying Lip Service To Ethical Conduct On Capitol Hill
Washington columns decry ethical pretenses in Congress after Watergate. The piece cites Rep. George Hansen's 1990s campaign law violations, detailing corporate funds, secret committees, and a reduced sentence, with ethics committees slow to action. It questions whether reforms match rhetoric.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Senate
House
of Ethics
Richard Nixon
George Hansen
Idaho
Hansen
Inc
House Administration Committee
Partners In
Bank of Idaho
Justice Department
George Hart
Hart
Allenwood
House Ethics Committee
John Flynt
D. Ga
John Swanner
Swanner
Methodists Act Decisively on Colleges at Lake Junaluska
The Western North Carolina United Methodists approve a nine point plan to form a college cluster linking High Point Greensboro Pfeiffer Brevard and Wesleyan College to bolster church education. A regional council will oversee budgeting standardization and joint programs with Dr A Mitchell Faulkner directing the effort. Dr Jay Ostwalt notes the plan leverages church support to aid financially strained colleges. The conference also supports expanding Lake Junaluska facilities and unveils a new Charlotte headquarters for the Western North Carolina Conference.
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Lake Junaluska
North Carolina
United Methodists
Methodist
High Point
Greensboro
Pfeiffer
Brevard
Wesleyan College
Rocky Mount
North Carolina Conference
Methodist College
Fayetteville
Louisburg College
Louisburg
Council For Higher Education
A. Mitchell Faulkner
Myers Park United Methodist Church
Charlotte
Jay H. Ostwalt
Dr. Ostwalt
George R. Stuart
WNC
High Point College
Ostwalt
Davidson ‘College
Earl G. Hunt Jr
Wesley Center
Love feast on TV undercuts Middle East peace plans
The piece argues a Ford Sadat rapprochement risks reviving a Rogers Plan style solution with big power guarantees. It warns of a Geneva re-run, Israeli pressure, and a Soviet backed peace that could endanger Israel. The author questions the coming master plan and warns of political missteps.
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Ford
Anwar Sadat
Nixon
Sadat
Kissinger
NATO
Donald Rumsfield
Middle East
Yitzhak Rabin
Square One
Jerusalem
United States
Soviet Union
Jordan
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
Rabin
Paris
Vietnam
Anatoly Dobrynin
Henry Kissinger
North Vietnam
Moscow
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Joseph P. Rawli
College Sports Crunch
University of Tampa
University of Vermont
UCLA
Dick Vermeil
Vermeil
Ohio
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
John Underwood
ANP Colleges
THE
Milwai
Junaluska
North
Carolina
Edgar H. Nease Jr
High Pointer
Salzburg
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