Credit Card Fee Proposal Faces NC Opposition
The North Carolina Consumers Council may oppose a 50 cent monthly service charge on Master Charge and BankAmericard credit cards as state banks seek legislative approval. Bankers say cards are financially marginal. 18 percent annual interest applies after 25 days. Davis of the Consumers Council questions the need for extra fees. the council will decide once legislation is introduced.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Consumers Council
Master Charge
BankAmericard
N.C. Bankers Assn
Donald A. Davis
N.C. Consumers Council
Davis
Bankers
John R. Jordan
The
Bank Association
North Carolina
Humorous 'Still' Found as Prop in Shelby Charity Ball
A small homemade distillery prop discarded in a Shelby trash dump was identified by Sheriff Haywood Allen as nonfunctional. It was part of a Roaring Twenties charity ball set by the Cleveland Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, feared to be dangerous if used, though no one drank from it.
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Shelby
N.C
Cleveland County
Haywood Allen
Allen
Cleveland Memorial Hospital
Major Legislation Stirs North Carolina General Assembly Actions
In Raleigh the death penalty bills for first degree murder and first degree rape move through House Judiciary II and Senate Judiciary I. The 7.9 billion biennial budget faces committee study with no floor action soon. Merits selection and governors term limits advance in respective committees.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
House
Judiciary II
Senate
Judiciary I
Ways and Means
House Appropriations Committee
Weather Front Brings Rain Winds Across Western North Carolina
A fast moving cold front Friday sweeps into western North Carolina bringing heavy winds and rain chances statewide. Highs reach mid to upper 50s with tonight's lows in the 40s and a 100 percent rain chance in some areas. Tuesday clears with cooler 50s and 60s along the coast, with lingering showers near the coast and mountains dipping to the 30s.
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High Point
North Carolina
Three Men Arrested After Mountain Drug Raid in North Carolina
State agents battled a brief gunfight in a remote mountain area near Lenoir and seized about 100000 dollars worth of narcotics including PCP and an animal tranquilizer. Arrested were Joseph Wheeler 21 Ronald Clough 16 and Stephen Ward 20. a fourth suspect sought after a death threat was fired upon.
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Lenoir
N.C
Caldwell County
Ronald O. Clough
Stephen W. Ward
Asheville
State Bureau of Investigation
Caldwell
Buncombe
Hickory
Carter commission pauses in Honolulu on Indochina mission
President Carter's special commission to Indochina rests in Honolulu before heading to Washington with assurances from Vietnam on procedures to clarify status of missing Americans. Hanoi handed remains of 12 pilots, to be identified and sent to Oakland mortuary. Laos talks offered hope for accounting and tie to aid. Pentagon lists 796 missing in Vietnam Cambodia Laos. Cambodian government refused talks.
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Carter
Indochina
Washington, D.C
Vietnam
Commission
Laos
U.S
Hanoi
Army Mortuary
Oakland
Calif
Woodcock
Vientiane
Pentagon
Cambodia
Opel Two-Door Sprints In 5 Car Showdown
The copy markets a two-door Opel with a 4-cylinder hemi engine and sporty suspension. It invites a close look at Buick Opel dealers and notes the Opel's standing in the 5 Car Showdown, urging readers to consider a brand-new Opel.
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Buick
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