Proposal for Woody Guthrie Day by Senator Harris
Sen Fred Harris of Oklahoma proposes July 14 as Woody Guthrie Day a tribute to the Dust Bowl troubadour whose songs like This Land Is Your Land endure. Guthrie died in 1967 after a life of wandering and writing songs that inspired Americans from box cars to Madison Square Garden.
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Washington
Woody Guthrie
Dust Bowl
Yellowstone
Yosemite
Fred Harris
Dekla
Okemah
Okla
Guthrie
Harris
Democrats Attack GOP Irresponsibility In Budget Debate
Raleigh AP reports Democratic House members denounce Republican bills that would cut state revenues by 150 million for 1971-73 as the legislature considers a 4.3 billion dollar budget and nearly 900 million in agency requests. House leaders note ongoing subcommittee work and pending reforms in government, education, auto liability insurance, and redistricting.
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Raleigh
Ike Andrews
D-Chatham
House
Warren
Three-Truck Collision Kills Six in North Carolina
A van brakes reportedly jammed causing a chain collision on U.S. 15-501 seven miles south of Chapel Hill. Six people died and six were injured including five construction workers. victims include Sharon Nevin 23 of Pittsboro six months pregnant and William Raynor 53 of Raleigh. Drivers identified were Sharon Nevin, elder Raynor and Willie Johnson 43 of Milledgeville Ga.
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Highway Patrol
Sharon Nevin
Rt. 1
Pittsboro
William Raynor
Raleigh
Alexander Reed
Richard Harris
James Henry Irvin, Jr
Joe Williams
Oxford
John Steward
N.C. Memorial Hospital
William Raynor Jr
William Lang
Nevin
Raynor
Willie Johnson
Milledgeville
Peach Crop Down Slightly Across Southern States
Washington AP The Agriculture Department estimates North Carolina will produce 35 million pounds of peaches this year and nine Southern states total over 565 million pounds, down eight percent from last year and 23 percent from two years ago. Spring freezes cut crop potential in most states except Arkansas and Louisiana, where larger harvests are expected.
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Agriculture Department
North Carolina
Department
Arkansas
Louisiana
Crop Reporting Board
Nader Attacks Auto Makers and Senate Panel
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader testified before the Senate Commerce Committee accusing auto makers of criminal fraud and faulting the panel for failing to fund consumer programs. Ford, GM, and Chrysler warned that new damage standards could raise prices 450 to 600 dollars by 1975 while supporting optional extra protection for buyers.
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Ralph Nader
Senate Commerce Committee
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
Nader
Commerce
Senate Appropriations Committee
Griffin
Ted Stevens
R-Alaska
Stevens
Fire Insurance Hearing Begins On North Carolina Rates
Raleigh AP Edwin Lanier aimed to start a hearing on an 18 percent fire insurance rate increase. The last North Carolina hike was in 1966 at 3.6 percent as industry cites inflation to justify higher premiums.
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Raleigh
Edwin
Lanier
North Carolina
Daylight Saving Time Advocated Nationwide
An op-ed argues every state should adopt daylight saving time to save energy and resources, asserting the practice benefits all people in modern times.
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