North Carolina House Passes Death Penalty Bill
The North Carolina House approved a death penalty measure by 82 percent and sent it to the Senate where scrutiny and committee action lie ahead. Debate touched constitutional questions after the U.S. Supreme Court voided the current capital punishment law last year.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
House
Senate
Jimmy Green
Judiciary Committee
Mickey Michaux
Durham
John Ed Davenport
D-Nash
Michaux
US. Supreme Court
Davenport
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Georgia
Hunt
House Appropriations Committees
Robert Swain
D-Buncombe
Bobby Lee Combs
D-Catawba
State Training School Needs Outlined
William R. Windler, new Youth Services Division chief, says the state training schools need twice as many psychologists and three times as many social workers as they have. Six programs now run with one psychologist per 100 youths and one social worker per 75, far from the desired 1:50 and 1:25 ratios. Windler plans program refinement to stabilize operations and considers keeping Cameron Morrison’s staff if the school closes to protect vocational programs. The commission weighs Governor Hunt's plan to repurpose a school to ease overcrowding, with July 1 1978 deadline for separating status offenders from other youths. Windler, a former Richmond County school director, has served as deputy director since 1976.
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Raleigh
William R. Windler
Windley
Sarah Morrow
Ray Shurling
Jim Hunt
Cameron Morrison
State Youth Services Commission
Commission
John Kennedy
Concord
Windsey
Richmond County
General Assembly
Kennedy
North Carolina A&t University
North Carolina Seeks Funds for Heritage Lands Program
Supporters of the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program warn the undeveloped lands initiative could be strangled by budget cuts. Coordinator Charles Roe cites a $16 000 annual request as far below the $40 000 needed to identify and protect state lands.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Charles E. Roe
Roe
North Carolina Bill Seeks Twin Trailer Truck Roads Access
Rep. David Bumgardner proposes a bill to allow twin trailer rigs on NC highways extending legal length from 55 to 65 feet and boosting saddle mount usage to four trucks. A possible $50 million annual payroll from a truck plant in Gaston Lincoln counties is cited as justification amid fuel savings claims and energy concerns.
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Raleigh
State Transportation Board
North Carolina
David Bumgardner
D-Gaston
Gaston
Lincoln
Transportation Board
House
Carl Stewart
Bumgardner
Ethics Panel Tasks Left Undone
A special legislative ethics committee chairs by Sen. W. Craig Lawing is criticized for inaction. Members say the panel has not pursued its duties this session. Lawing admits unclear duties and limited time. Several members blame leadership for stalled tasks.
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Glenn's Sewing Machine CO
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Nash Jewelry & Loan CO
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