Open Meetings reform stalled in waning legislative session
The General Assembly's rush to adjourn delays stronger rules to keep public business open. House Speaker Carl Stewart will not push the bill from a bench of committee rewrites as lobbies and horse trading shape the fate. Hospitals and universities resist open deliberations, citing confidential governance and public funding concerns. Stewart points to a possible revival in the short 1978 session.
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General Assembly
Carl Stewart
League of Governments
Law School Faculty
University At Chapel Hill
Stewart
Assembly
The Laetrile Debate Pros and Cons Escalate
A national clash over laetrile centers on safety efficacy and freedom of choice. FDA and medical groups argue no solid evidence supports laetrile as cancer treatment while supporters push legalization and access. Senate hearings are planned for July 12 as lawmakers push medical freedom bills.
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Food and Drug Administration
Thetiile
Steven D. Symms
Idaho
U.S. News & World Report
FDA
Senate Human Resources Committee
Rep. Symms
Summer Respite and Lions Meet Highlight High Point Notes
A reflective summer piece recalls the season's calm and cautions, while reports note the 1980 Lions District 31-D convention in High Point, Oakwood Lions Club members travel to New Orleans, and leadership changes at Henredon Furniture. It also covers Westchester widening delays, longtime attorney Ben Herman's death, and local civic service.
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A. J. Koonee
Robert J. Smith
Lions District
High Point
Oakwood Lions Club
Ben Herman
High Point Bar Assn
12Th Judicia District Bar Assn
High Point Board of Municipal Elections
B'Nai Israel Synagogue
Huge Waste Study Suppressed by State Dept Reveals $1 Billion Slip
The State Department allegedly hid a confidential study showing Secretary Kissinger delayed guidance that could have saved over $1 billion in a Thai stockpile mishap two years ago. An inspector general report, and a second study about AID contracting, were also withheld from Congress, prompting calls for reform.
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Washington
State Dept
Henry Kissinger
United States
Congress
Thailand
U.S
Pentagon
State Dept. ‘Secretariat
Soeeare
Secretariat
National Security Council
Webster Todd Jr
Joseph Z. Taylor
CIA
Taylor
AID
Webster Todd
Todd
Nixon
National Safety Transportation Board
John Shaw
Capitol Hill
Kissinger
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Edwin A. Roberts Jr
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Rabindranath Tagore
New Orleans
High Point Lions
Jack H. Campbell
Schoonbeck Furniture Company
Henredon Furniture Company
Morganton
Tulsa
John Collett
Campbell
Jack Campbell
Henredon
Colletts
William E. Smith
Ralph Edwards
Chicago
Collett
James Collett
Westchester
Jack Womble
Westside
Zayre
Thompson-Arthur Company
City Hall
Holt McPherson
Environmental Protection Agency
Charles Vanik
Ohio
Senator Soaper
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
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