Plea of Poverty and NC Budget Crisis Plays On
Editorial warns North Carolina faces a stretched budget with education and public services at risk. Lawmakers confront tax reform and potential funding cuts as chancellors and state agencies seek relief and a realistic revenue plan. Local leaders urge decisive action beyond campaign tax pledges.
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North Carolina
General Assembly
Raleigh
Jim Hunt
Assembly
Joint Base Budget Committee
Advisory Budget Commission
South
Generals urged to echo White House stance on Korea withdrawal
Two star General Singlaub faced Oval Office rebuke after remarks on U S pullout from Korea. He defended his view while pledging to follow policy, raising questions about military speech and presidential control compared with Ambassador Young. The piece contrasts Nixon and Carter styles.
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United States
South Korea
White House
John K. Singlaub
Oval Office
Jimmy Carter
Signlaub
Korea
Carter
Singlaub
United Nations
Andrew Young
Young
Washington
Nixon
Shavuot Beginnings and Priestley’s Clerical Work
Dr. Carlyle Adams explains Shavuot the Feast of Weeks beginning May 2 and its meaning revealing its seven week link to Passover. The piece notes Joseph Priestley as an ordained clergyman who balanced ministry with scientific research starting in 1755.
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Sivan
Israel
Joseph Priestley
England
Adams
High Point Enterprise
Who's
Carter
FBI
Clarence Kelley
House
John Rhodes
Thomas
Tip O'Neill
Rhodes
O'Neill
First Black Episcopal Priest Absalom Jones
Absalom Jones was the first black priest ordained in the Episcopal Church in the United States. Born a slave in Delaware in 1746 he was ordained deacon by Bishop William White at St Thomas African Church Philadelphia and later ordained priest nine years afterward. He died February 13 1818 after a noted ministry in religion education and social welfare.
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United States
Absalom Jones
Delaware
William White
Jones
St. Thomas
Philadelphia
Washington Merry Go Round Annapolis phone bill scandal
A candid look at Annapolis midshipmen long distance use shows calls to massage parlors gambling houses and political groups many charged to taxpayers. The report highlights 1100s in telephone waste and a study of 4 percent of records with 660 long distance calls in early 1976.
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Washington
West Point
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Annapolis Naval Establishment
Daughters of the American Revolution
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Nazi Party
Florida
Academy
McDonald's
Bellevue
Wash
Midshipmen
Naval
Navy
Baltimore
Baltimore- Washington
David Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center
The Stature of Liberty speech at High Point College
Judge Elreta Alexander’s commencement address is partially published after a faulty microphone left many students unable to hear. The excerpt covers liberty, personal growth, and civic responsibility, urging graduates to shape history, embrace creativity, and pursue service beyond material power.
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Elreta Alexander
High Point College
United States
On Amphitheater
Colliseum
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Leeds
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Coca-Cola
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Kendall
Richard Nixon
New York City
Austin
Coca- Cola
Pepsi- Cola
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Council For Environmental Quality
Federal Energy Administration
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Holt McPherson
Thomas Jefferson
Roger Bacon
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