Escapes Raise North Carolina Prison Security Concerns
North Carolina reports two escapes from a maximum security unit with outside aid and a third from Caledonia prison unit. Escapes led to arrests in Oklahoma City for a slain police officer and prompted Corrections Commissioner Ralph Edwards to tighten security. Firing and suspensions followed as authorities ordered stricter transport searches and tighter inmate package scrutiny amid overcrowding and staffing issues.
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North Carolina
Central Prison
Raleigh
Gastonia
Eye Doctor
Ralph Edwards
Pounded To Pieces On I-85 Cracked Ruts Spur Patching
An observer notes extensive cracking and rutting on I-85 between Burlington and Greensboro with heavy traffic and resurfacing underway. The piece questions the 76,000 pound axle weight increase approved by the General Assembly, arguing it may worsen highway damage. It cites the Transportation Department’s assurances as dubious.
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General Assembly
Transportation Department
Sweeping Under the Political Rug Phrase Debated
White House lawyer J Fred Buzhardt defines Sweeper as the noise on a tape before recording starts. In a Westinghouse interview he offers no root for the term and coins Sweeping from sweep rug and political. The remark frames a metaphor about political obfuscation.
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J. Fred Buzhardt
White House
Westinghouse Broadcasting Co
Buzhardt
Expansion mania reshapes Washington sports scene
A look at the 1970s boom in professional sports, noting Washington adding six teams by 1975 across football basketball hockey soccer baseball and lacrosse. It discusses investor optimism, player moves to the World Football League, and fan ambivalence amid rising salaries and TV revenue pressures. Also cites humorist suggestions for future teams and quotes Kissinger on peace.
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Washington, D.C
Redskins
Bullets
Baltimore
Washington
Norfolk
World Football League
National Football League
Larry Csonka
Jim Kiick
Paul Warfield
Sports Illustrated
WFL
TVS Sports
Chicago Fire
Southern California Sun
Charles Maher
Los Angeles Times
Philadelphia Lawyers
Maine Drag
Minnesota Fats
Flushing Johns
Howard Cosell
Sports
Toy Department of Life
CIA Misled FBI in Watergate Files Burning Evidence
Washington report claims the CIA altered or misdirected an FBI inquiry by supplying a wrong Pennington file during investigations into the Watergate break-in. It notes Lee Pennington burned papers at the McCord home and testified to CIA involvement, while Cecil Pennington links to McCord but had no Watergate role. The piece alleges deliberate obstruction of justice by CIA officials and details political meddling surrounding Deputy Defense Secretary William Clements. It also cites energy policy notes about opening Arctic refuges to oil development.
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Pennington
McCord
CIA
FBI
Lee Pennington
Cecil Pennington
Clements
Stennis
Senate Commerce
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Magnuson
Treasury Department
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Oilrich Alaskan Naval Petroleum Reserve
Coup Won't Bring Portugal Happiness in Africa Wars
The piece argues General Spinola may delay democratic reforms in Portugal, as he seeks to disengage from Africa while preserving colonies. It warns that domestic taxation and overseas wars strain the economy, predicts potential moves in Guinea Bissau or Angola and Mozambique, and notes Afrikaner and Rhodesian pressures, with risk of renewed unrest in Lisbon if wars persist. The analysis cites Britain, France, and regional power dynamics shaping possible outcomes.
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Lisbon
Antonio Spinola
Portugal
Spinola
Guinea
Angola
Mozambique
de Gaulle
France
Algeria
Guinea- Bissau
Rhodesia
South Africa
Africa
Atlantic
Zambezi River
Zambia
Indian Ocean
Republic of South Africa
Britain
sub-Saharan Africa
Cyclist Seeks Safer Trails After Crash Letter
Nancy Swidersky writes from a hospital bed after a March 31, 1974 auto bike crash that injured her and left her family in distress. She urges readers to consider the full dangers of riding, calls for bike trails and safer streets, and asks for bold newspaper coverage of auto bike accidents to spur action and safer infrastructure.
Two People Commended After Randolph County Shooting Night
A resident thanks God and a North State Telephone operator for help during the Randolph County shooting on April 26 into the early hours of April 27. Mrs Darrell Ward recalls dialing 0 at 4:00 a.m. to reach the sheriff, potentially preventing further bloodshed.
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Randolph County
North State Telephone Company
Randolph County Sheriff's Department
Darrell Ward
Rt. 2
Sophia
High Point gardens praised for city plots for residents
A reader from Woodlake Apts commends High Point for offering city-owned land for residents to grow vegetables. He notes Johnson Road and Lakecrest area gardens, neighbors sharing work and conversation, and hopes other cities follow the example to foster harmony. Arthur D. Husssey, $32A Lakecrest Ave.
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High Point
Woodlake Apts
Johnson Road
Lakecrest
Arthur D. Hussey
Lakecrest Ave
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Miami Dolphins
Henry A. Kissinger
Leonid I. Breznev
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Watergate
John Stennis
D.-Miss
Pentagon
Defense
William Clements
Senate Commerce Committee
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Dallas
Alaskan Naval Petroleum Reserve
Namibia
Cabinda
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Cairo
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Bradley
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