North Carolina Prison Crisis Highlights Summer Headlines
Gov James Holfhouser warned at Girls State in Greensboro that NC prison overcrowding could dominate summer news. Lawmakers rejected converting Rocky Mount facility funds, citing local opposition and political strife within the Corrections Department. The Central Prison in Raleigh houses 1350 inmates, far above its 860 capacity, signaling rising unrest and urgent reform talks before the next legislative session.
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Advisory Budget Commission
Rocky Mount
Department of Corrections
Raleigh
Central Prison
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Jim Hunt
David Jones
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Youth Services
Eagle Springs
Samarcand Manor
Billy Mills
Onslow
Russell Kirby
Wilson
Billy Watkins
Granville
Allen Barbee
Nash
Larry Eagles
Edgecombe
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Kirby
Winston-Salem Voters Face 35 Million Bond Vote
Winston-Salem residents head to the polls to decide on a 35 million bond to fund three projects. A 1 million plan for four new fire stations, 165 million for a downtown city administration building, and 17 million to rebuild the Winston-Salem Coliseum, seen by many as a long-standing white elephant. Local critics label the coliseum plan an ego trip for Twin City rivals, while supporters argue Winston-Salem can become a regional entertainment and sports hub.
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Uued
Winston-Salem Coliseum
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M.C. Benton Convention Center
Greensboro War Memorial Coliseum
James A. Galrymple
Carolinas
The
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James Oshust
Oshust
High Point
Yale Post For Rev John W Vannorsdall In 1941
The Rev John W Vannorsdall succeeds Dy Willa Sloane Coffin Jr. as Yale University chaplain. Vannorsdall, a Lutheran, has served as Gettysburg College chaplain since 1982 and is a clergyman of the Lutheran Church in America. The note also answers religious questions and cites past World Council assemblies.
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Connecticut Valley
United Presbyterian
Fathers Day Reveres Role of Dad Across Time
A feature on Father’s Day notes the evolving respect for fathers, from biblical to modern times. It cites examples of fathers seeking forgiveness, guiding sons to honest paths, and a son’s pledge to stand by his dad amid shared challenges. It highlights Father’s Day cards and poems, including Douglas MacArthur’s prayer, as expressions of affection and responsibility.
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Pop
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Congress
Thhose
Democratic Platform Committee
Democratic National
Robert Strauss
Investigators Scrutinize Investors Diversified Power
A Senate subcommittee quietly probes Investors Diversified, the vast mutual fund conglomerate with near 9 billion in assets and influence across Ford, GM, DowDuPont, Exxon, AT&T, Knight Ridder, McDonalds, Sears, J.C. Penney, and others. The report faults weaker oversight and missing voting stock details while naming prominent ex-officials tied to the firm.
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General Motors
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Exxon
Gulf
Texaco
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J.C. Penney
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Sears Roebuck
Montana Power
Commonwealth Edison
At&t
Trans World Airlines
Kennecott Copper
American Express
Federal Power Commission
Montana
Carothers & Clark
Wilmington
Del
Duke People Mover Project in Urban Transit Plan
The Urban Mass Transportation Administration plans to fund up to 89 percent of three demonstration mass transit projects in U S cities, each costing 20 to 50 million dollars. Duke University, Otis Elevator Co, and a system named Automated Guideway Transit feature minicars gliding on air for automatic service between buildings. Boeing and Rohr are potential bidders for the program.
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Urban Mass Transportation Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
Duke University
Otis Elevator Co
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