Liquor by the Drink Debate Faces North Carolina
The North Carolina legislature again debates liquor by the drink as counties vote locally on mixed drinks for restaurants. Proponents argue tourism and competitiveness, while opponents cite unchanged statewide drinking patterns and parental influence.
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North Carolina
Senate
House
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
Piedmont
High Point
Furniture Market
Raleid
Eas
North Ca
Sun Belt
Rachel Gray
Nxt
Fathers Redefine Roles as Custody Battles Rise
The piece contrasts Clarence Day's old fashioned father with modern fathers who push strollers and seek custody. It notes more than 11 million children live in single parent homes, mostly with mothers, while 900,000 live with fathers. Studies show marriage satisfaction dips during child rearing. Judges often grant maternal preference, complicating fathers seeking custody.
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Clarence Day
Father
Day
Newsweek
Douglas M. Davis
Harold Feldman
Human Development and
Cornell University
Charles Fighy
Purdue University
Hypocrisy in Inland Waterway Charges Debate
A conservative critique urges Senate passage of user charges on barge operators, arguing taxpayers subsidize a billion-dollar inland waterway system with 4 billion spent on construction and maintenance while industry pays nothing. It mocks opponents who claim study delays and warns that charges would reflect fairness, not harm.
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Victor Hugo
Senate
Little Texas Gas Transmission Company
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates
U.S. Steel
Ashland Oil
Central Soya
Dravyo Corporation
Roosevelt
Senate Committee On Environment and Public Works
A Panamanian Drive For Arab Links With Libya Revealed
Washington reports indicate Omar Torrijos may have secret dealings with Muammar Qaddafi to grant Libyan access in Panama and to back a broader Arab boycott of Jews. A Panamanian document hints at excluding Zionists from Libyan financed projects and a $100 million Arab bank.
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Panama
Omar Torrijos
Libya
Muammar Qaddafi
Americas
Torrijos
Cyrus Vance
Benjamin Rosenthal
D-N.y
Qaddafi
Clash of rights rhetoric from Soviet and U S officials
Read reflections on Helsinki Accords showdowns between the Soviet Union and United States. Citizens petition for freedom face threats and exile while American activists press for environmental, social, and political reforms. Potential book deals and television appearances surface amid interviews and emigration pleas.
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Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Washington Post
New York Times
Blatchley
Ralph Nader
Boris
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All For Human Rights
IBM
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General Motors
Exxon
New York
Michael Redfern
Evening News
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Tel Aviv
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Nixon
David Frost
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