North Carolina House approves shift of presidential primary date
The North Carolina House approved moving the presidential primary from March to the Tuesday after the second Monday in May, with the state and local primary moved from May to August. The measure, sent to the Senate, includes filing changes for statewide offices and faster absentee ballot readiness, and rejects attempts to align both primaries in March or move the state vote to September.
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North Carolina
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Senate
Liston Ramsey
Madison
Rep
Hartwell Campbell
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Mary Seymour
Douilford
General Assembly
Senate panel trims water projects in Carter clash
A Senate subcommittee approved nine of 17 water projects in a bid to appease President Carter, cutting eight and halving funding for a ninth. Chairman John Stennis said the move aims to avoid a veto on a $10.2 million public works bill, though full Senate support remains uncertain amid ongoing disputes over environmental concerns and the Auburn Dam.
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Carter
John Stennis
D-Miss
House
Stennis
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Congress
Robert Byrd
Auburn Dam
California
Textile chief disputes Brown Lung claims as exaggerated
Robert P. Timmerman president of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute and Graniteville Co. argues brown lung disease is not widespread citing a study of 37 000 textile workers with less than one percent showing both subjective and objective symptoms He cites OSHA RTI estimates of 233 000 exposed workers and says the true figure with respiratory problems is about 2 330 nationwide He notes diagnosis is difficult and many cases resemble bronchitis or emphysema The industry backs workers compensation laws for disabled by byssinosis while acknowledging uncertainty of its cause
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Asheville
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
Robert P. Timmerman
Graniteville Co
Graniteville
S.C
Timmerman
Southern Textile Assa
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OSHA
Research Triangle “Institute
RTI
North Carolina
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