30 Mar 1976
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1976
Page
1
ATLANTA AP Jimmy Carter's presidential race sparks a dispute with Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz over peanut subsidies. Butz says Carter benefits from subsidies, while Carter and aides deny direct subsidies to him, noting only a small peanut sale to the program since 1970.
The Supreme Court debates if capital punishment is cruel or constitutional. Nineteen states with 468 inmates on death row seek clarity as North Carolina appeals James Woodson and Ludy Waxton for a murder during a 1974 Dunn store holdup. Justices reconsider arbitrariness after Furman v Georgia.
Readers ask about stain removal on velvet gowns and get guidance toward professional dry cleaning. The page also lists Nielsen ratings for March 8 14 and identifies Germanys leader Helmut Schmidt and Hitler birth details, plus a note seeking local chair caners.
Seven Israeli Arab rioters died in clashes with security forces during a Communist called general strike over land seizures in Galilee. Government plans compensation for about 3600 acres of Arab land set for development. over 200 rioters arrested, several dozen officers hurt. Violence centered in Nazareth where commun ist mayor Tewfik Zayad was targeted.
The House moves toward a vote on repealing the Hatch Act to allow federal employees to engage in partisan politics and to restore the FEC’s power to pay matching funds to presidential candidates. The measure, opposed by the administration, would permit federal workers to run for offices and participate in campaigns with some sensitive positions exempt. The House and Senate have passed versions. a conference committee will resolve differences.
Ronald Reagan faces a pivotal early May as primaries in Texas Georgia Alabama Indiana shape his bid for the Republican nomination. Campaign manager John Sears says the plan centers on defining Reagan's issues in his terms with a taped NBC address and fundraising effort to cover costs.
Los Angeles AP reports One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest became the first film since 1934 to sweep the four top Academy Awards. Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher won acting Oscars, Miles Forman won best director, and Hayben and Goldman won best screen adaptation. George Burns became the oldest Oscar winner at 80. Lee Grant won best supporting actress for Shampoo.
Washington AP The deficit plagued Post Office may be bankrupt within a year unless Treasury grants new loans. Postmaster General Bailor told the Senate Post Office Committee action is needed in two to four months to stop further service cutbacks as 10 East Coast cities lose daily deliveries and rural post offices close. House hearings target abolishing the Postal Rate Commission amid rising deficits.
In a 90 minute forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters candidates including Carter detractors Jackson Church Udall and Harris pressed urban aid remedies. Reagan prepared a 30 minute NBC telecast after pressuring networks for time. Carter expressed regret over remarks about Humphrey and convention plans opened floor to party lawmakers.
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