Schlesinger Warns Against Tampering With Energy Plan
White House energy adviser James R. Schlesinger urged Congress not to alter major provisions of President Carter's energy program. He warned exemptions would shift burdens and praised the plan's fairness. He described a standby gasoline tax up to 50 cents per gallon as a test of American resolve and noted possible mandatory conservation measures.
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Washington
White House
James R. Schlesinger
Congress
Carter
Schlesinger
United States
Carter seeks new ethics law and oversight office
President Carter asked Congress to pass a broad ethics law to curb conflicts of interest and public trust abuses by officials. He urged a temporary special prosecutor for misconduct by high ranking executive branch officials and called for a new Office of Government Ethics within the Civil Service Commission.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Office of
Government Ethics
Civil Service Commission
North Carolina bill aims to broaden consumer protection laws
A General Assembly bill would expand the states unfair business practices law, after a court ruling limited enforcement in the J C Penney debt case. Atty Gen. Rufus Edmisten said the measure would cover all business transactions and add civil penalties up to five thousand dollars per violation.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
North Carolina
Rufus Edmisten
Supreme Court
Attorney General
Edmisten
J.C. Penney Co
House
Robert Farmer
D-Wake
Senate
Harold Hardison
D-Lenoir
J.C. Penney
Community Development funds aid housing fixes in Thomasville
Readers ask about housing aid in Thomasville after High Point programs. A planning department rep says five areas are targeted with income and location determining eligibility. Funds come from taxpayers and are not a gift, with four areas north and one south.
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High Point
Thomasville
North Carolina
J.M.B. A
Frank Giles
Death Bills Taken Up In House
In Raleigh the House planned to consider three death penalty proposals in a joint session. The Helms bill would require 25 years to life without parole for Seabee murder or rape. The Morgan bill targets carefully premeditated killings with added factors. The Davenport Jones bill would impose death for deliberate premeditated killings or felonies.
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Raleigh
House
Carl Stewart
Stewart
Parks Helms
John Ed Davenport
Dnash
Robert Jones
D Rutherford
Helms
Davenport
Jones
Smith to Lead North Carolina Board Chair Nomination
T Lynwood Smith aged 68 was named chairman of the North Carolina Board tasked with promoting economic development. The role is part time with no salary set yet. A former Adams-Millis general counsel and senator 1972 to 1976, Smith aims to attract environmentally sound corporations to boost employment and growth. The full board awaits appointment.
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Raleigh
T. Lynwood Smith
Smith
Adams-Millis Corp
North Carolina
Alamance Law Officers Opposed To Vigilante CSO
Alamance County officials oppose the CSO formed to aid law enforcement and reduce burglaries. The group, led by Charlie Coggins, plans to expand to 24 hour service but police chiefs warn it resembles armed vigilantes and could invite civil liability. CSO members face training gaps and legal risks as they operate in uniforms with sidearms under police authority.
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Burlington
Charlie Coggins
Alamance County Civil Service Organization For Law Enforcement Assistance Inc
CSO
Coggins
Graham Street
Bill Porter
State Assn. of Chiefs of Police
Graham
William Miles
Dist
Herb Pierce
Paul O'Neal
A.B. Chatman
Grand Rapids Pastor Faces Church Board Over Solicit Prostitute Case
The Rev. Robert Bast of Garfield Park Reform Church waits on a 30 day leave as elders decide whether to accept his resignation after pleading innocent to a misdemeanor charge of soliciting a prostitute. Police detained Bast and 21 others in a downtown Grand Rapids crackdown as a truck repair executive, an assistant principal, and a teacher were also arrested.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Robert Bast
Garfield Park Reformed Church
Grand Rapids
Division Street
Bast
Paul Fox
Soviet Energy Beam Report Sparks Pentagon Skepticism
Pentagon officials doubt Aviation Week and Space Technology claims that the Soviet Union has achieved high energy particle beam breakthroughs to destroy missile warheads. The weekly magazine cited intelligence monitoring and young physicists with Maj. Gen. George Keegan Jr. as verification, but U.S. defense officials say no proven breakthroughs exist.
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Washington
Pentagon
Soviet Union
Aviation Week
Space Technology Magazine
U.S
Russia
Aerospace
George Keegan Jr
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The
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Netherlands
Harrison Visscher
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