Governors Fly To Games At State Expense In NC
Gov. Jim Hunt and several state legislators flew to Atlanta to watch NCAA finals with 2.5 hour flight costing 625 dollars. Also attended by Lt. Gov. Jimmy Green and House Speaker Carl Stewart plus UNC Charlotte Chancellor Dean Colvard and several other officials and relatives.
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Raleigh
Jim Hunt
Atlanta
North Carolina
Gary Pearce
Pearce
Hunt
Jimmy Green
Carl Stewart
D-Gaston
Dean Colvard
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
49Ers
North Carolina Tar Heels
State of
Charlotte
Colvard
UNCC
Nevada-Las Vegas
Marquette
Rufus Edmisten
John T. Church
D-Vance
Robert L. Farmer
D-Wake
Edward S. Holmes
Chatham
Jo Graham Foster
D-Mecklenburg
William McMillan
D-Iredell
State Bureau of Investigation
Stewart
Green
Craig Lawing
James McDuffie
Dwight Quinn
D-Cabarrus
David W. Bumgardner
Sam Johnson
Charles B. Winberry
Charter Pilot Goes Berserk Kills Eight in Flight
In Zamboanga the pilot of a Swiftair DC3 air charter opened fire with an M16 rifle during flight killing seven military personnel and a 2 year old stewardess. Crew and passengers overpowered him and the copilot landed the plane.
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Zamboanga, the Philippines
Ernesto Abuloc
Rolando Suarez
Philippine
Alejandro Morados
Aviation Security
Morados
Margaret Lim
Jacob Lim
Swiftair
Zamboanga
GGO Forum Moves to Forest Oaks Over Lease Cost
Jaycees switch venue from Sedgefield to Forest Oaks for the GGO event citing lower cost figures. Forest Oaks offers a $15,000 annual lease for three years, renewable for three more at the same price, versus Sedgefield at about $45,000 yearly. Tickets available at the gate or as a $20 season pass from the Jaycee office.
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GGO
Forest Oaks Country Club
Sedgefield
RH. A
Jim Pettit
Forest Oaks
Pettit
Jaycees
Jaycee
Trudeau and wife reportedly split rumors denied by aide
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and his wife Margaret faced public separation rumors after a Toronto TV report. Aide said such claims are extremely unlikely and noted no official confirmation or comment from the office.
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Ottawa
Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Margaret
Trudeau
Toronto
CFTO
New York
Stones
Mick Jagger
Jagger
Manhattan
Montreal
Pierre
Talks Collapse Not Surprising To President
President Carter vows to hold tough in May talks with the Soviet Union on arms limitations and human rights. He vows not to drop his rights crusade while signaling potential nuclear cutbacks if Moscow acts in bad faith.
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Washington
Carter
Moscow
Geneva
Middle East
U.S
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
Europe
NATO
Hafez Assad
Defense Officials Brace for Soviet Arms Talks Rejection
Washington AP reports senior defense officials see no need for rapid acceleration of U S weapons programs after Soviet rejection of Carter administration arms limits. Brown expects eventual agreement, seeks good faith in May talks, while some Pentagon officials view hard line as leverage to keep BI bomber production.
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Washington
U.S
Russia
Carter
Kremlin
Harold Brown
Nixon
Ford
Brown
United States
Moscow
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
Pentagon
Federal marijuana study inconclusive on decriminalization
The National Governors Conference report funded by an $85 000 federal grant says removing penalties does not broadly raise usage but cites exceptions. New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne, sponsor of the project, cautioned the findings could be read in support or against decriminalization and noted long term results remain incomplete.
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Washington
National Governors Conference
New Jersey
Brendan T. Byrne
Byrne
Governors group backs leniency for first marijuana offense
A 375 page National Governors Conference report finds most Americans oppose marijuana in principle but favor leniency for first possession offenses. It notes states decriminalizing pot show substantial savings in tax dollars and credits Peat Marwick Mitchell for preparing the study under Law Enforcement Assistance Administration funding.
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National Governors Conference
International Accounting and Consulting
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co
Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
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Omni
Salem St
Thomasville
Betty Ragan
Thomasville High School
France
Betty G. Young
Priscilla Smith
Olive Kay
High Point College
Guilford County
Greece
Hawaii
Scandinavian Countries
London
Bob Williams
Earl Crow
U.S. Pacific Northwest
San Francisco
Seattle
Lake Tahoe
Julia Sherrill
Central Park
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