North Carolina Senate considers local 1pc sales tax option
The bill would let counties vote on a local option 1 percent sales tax with funds pooled and shared by population. Eastern lawmakers Sen George Wood and Sen Monk Harrington sponsor the plan as Mecklenburg already levies an extra 1 percent.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Senate
George Wood
Camden County
J. J. (Monk) Harrington
Bertie
Mecklenburg
Wood
Montagnard Boys Light Cigarettes After Patrol at Song Be
Montagnard youths aged 12 and 14 light up after returning from a pre dawn patrol around their outpost at Song Be in South Vietnam. Song Be, a provincial capital, faces threat from three Viet Cong battalions as the spring offensive begins. Their fathers serve at the same outpost, which is mortared daily.
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Song Be
South Vietnam
Carolinian asks forgiveness for wartime church bombing
In Frankfurt a North Carolinian named B. B. Collins Jr. of 5 Holly Hills Fort Hickory says he sought forgiveness for a church bombing carried out in World War II. An Associated Press report notes his conscience is untroubled by the incident after 24 years.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Sng
B. B
Frank Collins Jr
Holly Hills
Fort
NCEA Backs New Taxes For Pay Hikes In North Carolina
The North Carolina Education Association backs new taxes to raise teacher salaries to the national average over two years, estimating a $200 million need. Executive secretary A C Dawson and others urged Gov Scott and a state appropriations subcommittee to approve funding while Classroom Teachers Division president Mary Nesbitt and Winston Salem English teacher Virginia Sams supported the measure.
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Carolina
State Motor Vehicles Department
North Carolina
Senate
House
General Assembly
Raleigh
North Carolina Education Association
Mary Nesbitt
Asheville
Virginia Sams
Winston-Salem
Twin City
NCEA
Bob Scott
Scott
Appro- Frankfurt
Willie Brun
Collins
U. S
Brundert
North Carolina State U Chancellor Praised for Firm Policy
Raleigh AP reports Rep. Jim Johnson, R-Cabarrus, praised NC State Chancellor John T. Caldwell for his firm policy against student disruptions as he told Pause, Reflect. The comment underscored support for campus order amid protests and policy enforcement.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State University
John T. Caldwell
Dim Johnson
R-Cabarrus
Caldwell
Food Stamp Protesters Assured Of Answers In DC
In Washington delegates from Beaufort and Jasper counties South Carolina press for answers on inadequate pilot food stamp relief. Secretary Hardin, noting a new administration, promises investigation and possible action while committees in Congress hear pleas from Welfare Rights groups and low income residents seeking hunger relief.
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Washington (Ap
Secretary of Agriculture
Clifford H. Hardin
Beaufort
Jasper
South Carolina
Hardin
Washington
Welfare Rights
First Half Of Weekend Weather May Be Nice
The Associated Press reports that North Carolina may see mostly fair weather for the first half of the weekend after recent tempests. Rain is forecast for Saturday into Sunday with cooler nights, while snow was noted in Asheville and surrounding areas. Wilmington reported 1.69 inches on Saturday and Cherry Point 1.61, with other coastal and inland readings varying.
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Asheville
U.S. Weather Bureau
Piedmont
Wilmington
Charlotte
Raleigh
Accused Kidnapper Weeps At Hearing
Oklahoma City AP report notes 26 year old Ruth Eisemann Schier in a courtroom scene as the accused kidnapper breaks down with emotion during a preliminary hearing. Proceedings focus on identity and charges amid heightened media attention.
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Oklahoma City
Ruth Eisemann-Schier
Quarrel Preceded Bride's Death
Author Leon Uris says he quarreled with his bride moments before her death by gunshot on February 19. A six member coroner's jury resumes hearings after a day-long session failed to decide if the death was self inflicted. The story also notes Miss Schier, linked to the Georgia kidnapping case, was arrested in Oklahoma and faces related charges.
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Aspen
Colo
Leon Uris
Margery Uris
Gary Steven Krist
Georgia
Miss Schier
Norman
Okla
Oklahoma City
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North Carolina library funding study chaired by Stick
David Stick of Kitty Hawk chairs the legislative commission studying library support in North Carolina. The group examines funding needs and policy options to bolster public access to library services across communities.
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David Stick
Kitty Hawk
Legislative Commission
North Carolina
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