Hunt proposes 5.3 million emergency prison space aid
Gov. Jim Hunt sent a 67.2 million supplemental budget to the General Assembly including a 5.3 million emergency appropriation to add space for overcrowded North Carolina prisons. The package adds 28.9 million in new appropriations and revises 38 million in prior requests for 1977-1979.
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Jim Hunt
General Assembly
North Carolina
Hunt
Back To The Good Life For Senior FBI Agent
FBI agent Causby Morgan and his family swap city work for a 100 year old farmhouse in Asheville North Carolina They moved to escape commuting and now embrace pioneer living with a big garden grapevines and fruit trees The senior agent recalls growing up near mills and says he plans to stay in the country life forever.
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Asheville, N.C
Causby Morgan
Morgan
Asheville
North Carolina
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Tax Cut Accord Reaches Congressionally Backed Plan
Conferees reach a compromise stimulus bill with broad tax relief for most workers especially those with modest income. A new standard deduction could save about 121 dollars annually for 47 million filers while 1.7 million singles earning over 13 750 face higher taxes. Aims to curb withholding next month. excludes itemizers. The package trims the investment tax credit and introduces a jobs credit with incentives for hiring and handicapped workers.
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Senate
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Congress
US Drops Opposition to Vietnam UN Admission
Paris AP bulletin reports a joint communique announcing the United States will drop its opposition to Vietnam joining the United Nations. The move comes as part of a broader easing of tensions and formal diplomatic steps between Washington and Hanoi.
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United States
Vietnam
United Nations
Beach Day Fun Sparks South Florida Splash
Four year old Cindy Casanova of Miami Beach poses with a mini surfboard as she races toward the waves. Bright sunny weather draws residents to beaches for water sports and sunbathing across south Florida.
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Miami Beach
South Florida
Metric changeover explained and local market plans outlined
Q and A discuss dual metric and customary measurements with examples from daily life. Notice that the National Bureau of Standards booklet What About Metric is available and that Guilford Technical Institute may offer a course if interest grows. A Saturday May 7 market at Blair Park details provided including location and contact.
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National Bureau of Standards
Consumer Information Center
Pueblo
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Guilford Technical Institute
Parks and Recreation Office
High St
High Street
Aubrey Grimes
Parks and Recreation
Blair Park Club House
Death Penalty Debate Splits House Over Bill Forms
The North Carolina House debated death penalty options with Rep. Parks Helms pushing a broad measure and Rep. James Morgan backing a limited seven-category bill. Morgan said his plan aims only at carefully premeditated murders and narrow cases, while Helms seeks wider application.
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James Morgan
Guilford
Parks Helms
Decklenburg
Morgan
Raleigh
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Helms
Henry Frye
Mark Short
Charlie Webb
Nixon Frost Interview Sets TV and Radio Night
Former President Richard Nixon will break silence on Watergate in a 90 minute Frost interview broadcast tonight at 7 30 EDT on 155 TV and 730 radio stations. He is reportedly paid at least 600000 plus a share of profits, totaling over 1 million dollars.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
David Frost
White House
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