$4.3 Billion Budget Bill Advances Toward Adjournment
North Carolina lawmakers moved toward a possible adjournment by reporting out a $4.3 billion appropriations bill. The subcommittee trimmed $52 million and added $66.3 million in net increases, funding for universities, health, and infrastructure while maintaining a 5 percent pay raise for teachers and state workers. Adjournment is expected after full committee action, with a 60 to 90 day recess likely.
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Raleigh
Joint Appropriations
General Assembly
Advisory Budget Commission
House-Senate
Bob Scott
State Museum of Art
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
N.C. State University
Governor Morehead
Dorothea Dix Hospital
Wilmington
Morehead City
Central Piedmont School For the Deaf
Appalachian State University
Boone
Elizabeth City State University
Scott
North Carolina Association of Educators
East Carolina University
Council of State
Department of Community Colleges
State Bureau of Investigation
Shaw University student shot on Raleigh campus
Eu gene James Simmons a 24 year old student from Charleston was killed on Monday night at Shaw University in Raleigh North Carolina. Police reported marks on the victim and preliminary tests suggested drug use. A gunman in a dark sweatshirt fled down a staircase and no arrest had been made. University President Archie Hargraves said packets suspected of heroin were found in Simmons room along with a dirty needle and a table spoon and money.
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Raleigh
N.C
Shaw University
Charleston
S.C
Eugene James Simmons
Archie Hargraves
Mr. Simmons
Dr. Hargraves
Wallace Weighs Third Party Bid in Los Angeles or Beyond
Gov. George Wallace of Alabama says he has not decided on another third party presidential run while in Shreveport. He credits his 1968 independent campaign with influencing policy on housing and schools and notes Supreme Court decisions on busing after two Burger and Blackmun appointments. Wallace plans to sue Alabama to remove tax exemptions for large foundations he accuses of subsidy to subversive groups. He criticizes U S involvement in Vietnam and calls Senate action on Indochina meaningless.
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Shreveport
George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
George Shannon
Shreveport Journal
Nixon
Ing
Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Harry Blackman
The
United
Gas Station Attendants Bill Favored by Senate Panel
A North Carolina Senate committee approved a bill to require attendants at all public self service pumps 5-2 sending the measure to the Senate floor. Proponents call unattended pumps unsafe while opponents argue the bill aims to end self service.
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Raleigh
Senate
Manufacturing, Labor and Commerce Committee
John Burney
New Hanover
Independent Gas Station Owners Association of
North Carolina
Eddie Knox
D-Mecklenburg
Zebulon Alley
D-Haywood
Undercover Deputy Testifies About Marijuana Use
Deputy Charles Mason Stonestreet testified he smoked marijuana with Mooresville youths linked to his undercover work. In a preliminary hearing 12 youths were considered with 10 bound for Iredell Superior Court. two dismissals followed. The judge postponed Stonestreet's hearing in Moe District Court to July 30.
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Statesville
N.C
Mooresville
Charles Mason Stonestreet
Iredell Superior Court
L. Roy Hughes
Stonestreet
Iredell
Moe
Moe District Court
Disclosures bill killed by House committee
A House Rules Committee vote 11-4 killed a bill requiring legislators to disclose private sector offices and directorships. Rep. Sam Johnson abstained amid questions of conscience, while sponsor Rep. Robert Jones defended the measure. Opponents argued voluntary disclosures sufficed and that the bill would cause more trouble than good.
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Raleigh
House
House Rules Committee
Sam Johnson
D-Wake
Johnson
Robert Jones
Dwight Quinn
D-Cabarrus
Allen Barbee
D-Nash
Quinn
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Vietnam
U.S
Indochina
North Vietnam
Southeast Asia
McLarty Drug CO
Church Ave
High Point
Wrenn St
High Point Enterprise
Kresge Company
Kmart
Sumner
Realton
Ite
North Main St
Eastchester
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