Carter launches privately funded Friendship Force exchange plan
President Carter unveils a privately financed Friendship Force to send Americans abroad and foreigners to the United States. The program targets 10 day trips starting July 4 with 600 exchanges yearly by 1980, funded by travelers and run largely by volunteers.
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North Carolina moves on death penalty and laws
In Raleigh lawmakers turn from ERA defeat to the death penalty issue and pass a range of measures. A life imprisonment bill for first degree murder and first degree rape advances, while ERA supporters face another defeat. The House backs a homestead exemption expansion and a spouse death benefits amendment, and bills on crime control and merit-based judge selection advance in committee.
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Robert Jones
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John Gamble
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