Hard Hearts In The GOP North Carolina Convention
North Carolina Republicans met in Greensboro for an election year convention and failed to unite as expected. The conservative wing, backing Reagan, ousted Gov James Holfhouser from leadership roles, cementing Sen Jesse Helms as party leader and widening intra party divisions. Observers called the spectacle a death wish for a party needing broad appeal to win elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Greensboro
James Holfhouser
Kansas City
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Reagan
Uiat
Sen
Jesse Helms
Holfhouser
Helms
US Senate
For syth County approves tax rate hike and city votes
The Forsyth County Board of County Commissioners raises the county tax rate by five and a half cents. Winston-Salem voters reject bonds for a new city hall and extensive coliseum renovations while narrowly approving a small fire station bond. Voter turnout is a mere 13 percent, prompting fears the two bond issues may be linked. The mayor and aldermen had claimed bonds would not require higher taxes.
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Board of County Commissioners
Forsyth County
Winston-Salem
Good News In State Revenues Boost And Silence On Credit
Revenue Secretary J. Howard Coble says May tax revenues rose sharply meeting needs and reducing the projected shortfall. The twist is that no state politician has claimed credit for the improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Howard Coble
Summer Bicentennial Travel Warms Up Across United States
A National Travel Data Center forecast predicts 85 million Americans will travel by road this summer, many to historic eastern cities like Boston Philadelphia and Washington. Gasoline demand rises and highway congestion along with higher lodging prices and longer lines at attractions are expected. Overseas visitors will add to crowds while energy concerns persist as the nation marks its 200th birthday.
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America
US Travel Data Center
Seaboard
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Plymouth
Mass
Valley Forge
National Safety Council
US Travel Service
Washington, DC
United States
Washington Roundup on Migrant Labor Abuses at Duda Farms
Washington reports on A Duda and Sons migrant labor abuses in Florida. Federal probes find violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Farm Labor Contractor Act, with excessive charges for food and harsh camp conditions. Senate testimony and Florida hearings fail to pass reform, as workers recount brutal conditions and coercion.
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Washington
A. Duda and Sons
Hal Bernton
Florida
Immokelee
Fla
Duda
Bernton
Labor Dept
Ronald J. James
Jack Gordon
Tallahassee
Stoep
Sui
House Agriculture
Wayne Mixon
North Carolna
Florida Rural Legal Services
Agriculture Committee
Precepts of Faith in Leadership Noted in Campaign Commentary
The piece surveys how religion colors campaign rhetoric from Carter Ford Reagan and Brown, noting concerns about born again faiths and Catholicism while highlighting critics who warn religion is used to gain votes. It also profiles local civic leaders and family milestones, including the Hester family’s golden wedding anniversary and members’ notable careers.
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Jimmy
Carter
John F Kennedy
Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Jerry Brown
Nison-Graham
White House
Edgar R Trexler
Lutheran
Vietnam
Watergate
CIA
FBI
Walter F Hester Jr
West Point
Air Force Overseas
Shell Out Company
Chicago
Robert B. Hester
High Point High School
Wake Forest College
John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Silver Springs
Jerry L. Hester
HPHS
Air Force
Alexandria
Guildford
England
Joseph P Hester
NC State
Union Carbide
Houston
Texas
First Baptist Chuch
Thomasville
North Carolina Baptist Convention
Margaret Susan Hester
George E. Wigglesworth
High Point
US Air Force
Berchtesgarten
West Germany
Thailand
Air Force Command
Rebecca Anne Hester
Wake Forest
Frank B Wyatt
High Poot Junior League
Wake Forest University
N.C Bar Association
James Scott Hester
Letter to the Editor on judging miscreants in Washington
A reader laments Washington DC scandals and calls out double standards in judging officials. The letter cites a biblical scene of forgiveness, urges compassion, and warns against harsh, biased criticism while noting temptations from vice as a test of character.
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Frank Rouse
Twin City
Ats
Kent Bramlett
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Energy Administration
Office of Regulatory Programs
US News and World Report
National Park Service
National Park
Orlando
Disney World
Miami
Travel Data Center
On Millionare
McFarlan
Lawautt
Pentagon Security
Defense Intelligence Agency
Pentagon
Anumauk EE Journal
Rh Ld Mewepiems Srediune
Senator Soaper
Civitan International
Carlie Sessoms
High Point Civitans
Bob Amos Jr
Joe Brown
Bob Gruenberg
Arthur Utley Jr
Frank J
Trip
Sizemore NT
Howard and Sizemore
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Kennedy Committee
Ginny Martin
Goley Marlette
Little Rock
The
Tiger
Gene Horneys
Bob Conner
QC Henry
Walter F. Hesters
Hester
Walter Hesters
Asheville
Hendersonville News
Central
Ferndale
Mr Hester
Enterprise
WHPE
Jesus
Paul
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