Land for river project tests state promises
The Winston-Salem Sentinel discusses Ashe and Alleghany county residents facing a choice between national wild and scenic river designation and preserving land promises tied to the Blue Ridge Power Project. It notes options to accept extra land while honoring initial 400 acre limits and suggests legislative paths to balanced land use.
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New River
Ashe
Alleghany Counties
American Electric Power Co
Blue Ridge
New York Power Company
Department of Natural and Economic Resources
HEW Medicare payments spark doctors' anger and skepticism
The Raleigh News & Observer critiques HEW for releasing annual Medicare payment totals that suggest gouging. It cites Dr. Michael E. DeBakey and Asheville Radiology Group to argue totals reflect practice volume and insurance factors, not personal income, and calls for clearer context to avoid unjust public suspicion.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Michael E
DeBakey
Houston
HEW
Dr. DeBakey
Asheville
Charles D. Herring
Testing Graduating Seniors for Reading and Writing in NC
The Greensboro Record endorses a North Carolina bill requiring standardized statewide testing to certify high school seniors before graduation. Governor Hunt supports the plan with an estimated two year cost of 271000 dollars and calls for public release of the test results school by school to expose learning levels.
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North Carolina
Hunt
Department of Public Instruction
Frank Zarb
Oregon
Washington
Nevada
Arizona
New Mexico
Sidney Yates
D.ill
Rural bus plan in eastern North Carolina sparks regulatory clash
The Choanoke Area Development Association seeks state funded experimental bus service across four eastern NC counties led by Roanoke Rapids area. The NC Utilities Commission preliminarily opposes, urging chartering like a commercial operator under Carolina Coach Co. Trailways entity plans to contest. Public transit advocates urge coexistence and reform.
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Choanoke Area Development Association
North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids
N.C. Utilities Commission
Carolina Coach Co
Trailways
Choanoke Association
Utilities Commission
David Robinson
N.C. Department
High Point hospital holds brainstorming session on future care
High Point Memorial Hospital trustees and department heads spent a day exploring new concepts to expand services and explore community needs. Rand urged forming a legally constituted foundation to fund bold projects and primary care growth, while a church memorial garden received unanimous approval for cremation burials. The Chamber of Commerce committee praised Sen. Rachel Gray and Rep. James Morgan as strong local legislative anchors.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
Los Angeles
Calif
Rand
High Point Memorial
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
Harold E. Wagoner
Council Oinistries
Board of Trustees
Sidney A. Gayle Jr
Harold Wagoner
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph A.yworth
A. Doyle Early Jr
High Point
General Assembly
Rachel G. Gray
James F. Morgan
State Dept blamed in stalled Israeli fighter sale to Ecuador
A confidential Pentagon briefing decries anti Israel bias in the State Department over blocking Israel’s plan to sell 24 Kfir fighter bombers to Ecuador. The veto risks Soviet advantage and harms U.S. credibility while Rabin and Carter receive private complaints.
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Washington
State Department
Pentagon
Latin America
United States
Soviet Union
Ecuador
General Electric
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Shimon Peres
Carter
France
Gustavo Yeaza
Cyrus Vance
Israel
Yitzhak Rabin
White House
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Joe Brown
THE
Winston-Salem Sentinel
Raleigh News & Observer
Greensboro
Hospital Brass
Holt McPherson
State Dept
Dustry
Federal Energy
Gorman Smith
FEA
California
Pat Brown
West Coast
Zarb
John Dingell
D.mich
Senator Soaper
Howard Hughes
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
NEA
Ron Y
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