The East Carolina medical school bid heats NC politics
The Joint Appropriations Subcommittee sets aside funds for a new state medical school, signaling a battle over ECU and UNC roles. Proponents cite regional health needs while critics doubt the plan’s proof and impact, amid Democratic and Republican contention and power politics.
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General Assembly
Joint Appropriations Subcommittee
North Carolina
East Carolina University
University of North Carolina
ECU
Leo Jenkins
East Carolina
Legislative Research Commission
Board of Higher Education
American Medical Assn
The
Assn. of American Medical Colleges
Board of
Robert Morgan
Jesse Helms
Jim Hunt
Wilson
Board of Governors
Greenville
Jenkins
Modernist Message and Marriage in Media Debates
A discussion notes films and TV mocks marriage, while industry data show married men aged 45 to 54 have higher upward mobility, suggesting a stronger perception of stability in the corporate world. The piece argues marriage remains valued despite changing societal signals.
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Industry Week
Trade Reform Act 1973 Aims to Boost Tariff Negotiating Power
The House Ways and Means Committee planned hearings on administration trade and tariff proposals. President Nixon urged swift action to align economic policy with national security. Kissinger warned against a closed European market and pressed for broad tariff authority to strengthen U S bargaining in upcoming Tokyo trade talks.
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House Ways and Means
America
Harvard
Thomas C. Schelling
Nixon
Congress
Japan
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Europe
Kissinger
U. S
Tokyo
CIA Links In Watergate Spying Allegations
Washington reports allege Watergate figures used phony CIA credentials and aliases such as George Russell to infiltrate the Democrats. Sources say Hunt and McCord, both ex CIA, sought CIA ties while others claim the FBI was misled about CIA involvement and that Butterfield aided the liaison with the CIA.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
James McCord
Democratic Party
CIA
George Russell
G. Gordon Liddy
FBI
WFO
Washington Field Office
White House
H. R. Haldeman
Hunt
Liddy
United States
Republican Party
E. Howard Hunt
McCord
Bernard Barker
Miami
John Rule
Alexander P. Butterfield
Butterfield
Rule
Nixon aides clash over Watergate CIA role amid board pressure
The Nixon campaign chiefs deny CIA links to Watergate while senators accuse the White House of pressuring the National Transportation Safety Board to curb reports critical of the administration. Fisher details include Butterfield’s CIA liaison uncertainty and Magnuson demanding Board independence. The letter to NTSB Chair Reed cites alleged White House influence and threats of discipline.
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White House
National Transportation Safety Board
Nixon
Federal Aviation Administration
Senate Commerce
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
John H. Reed
Magnuson
Reed
Department of Transportation
Executive Branch
Poor Choice By JOHN P. ROCHE
Gus Tyler critiques federal summer youth employment funding under revenue sharing. He notes $424 million allocated but $300 million is reallocated from Emergency Employment Assistance Act funds, forcing cities to choose winners. He warns such policy pits communities against each other and shifts blame to mayors.
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Nixon
White House
America
Sen. Javits
Jacob Javits
Hobson
Mayors of America
The
Wall Street Journal
Milwaukee
Henry W. Maier
Washington
City Hall
Letter Advocates Clean Up Efforts By Girl Scouts
The High Point and Jamestown area Girl Scouts joined National Clean Up Day with support from the High Point Public Works Department and McDonald's High Point. The Triad Girl Scouts thank organizers and motorists for safe roadside efforts and urge litter reduction to protect wildlife and people.
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High Point
Jamestown
America
Public Works Department of
McDonald's Hamburgers of
Carl Wills
Mike Haley
McDonald's
High Point Enterprise
William S. Fox
Triad Girl Scouts
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