Highway Bond Issue Faces Split Voter Decision
An editorial argues North Carolina highways lack funding for maintenance and growth. It notes a proposed 300 million dollar road bond and an alternative two cent per gallon gas tax, with the House demanding a dual yes or no referendum. The piece condemns shifting fiscal decisions to voters and warns of voter confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Hunt Administration
General Assembly
House of Representatives
Raleigh
Rain's Blessings Boost Drought Wariness Across U S
The article contrasts a spring rain in North Carolina with a broader western drought disaster. Western states face prolonged water shortages, flood risks and damage to hydroelectric supply, while eastern storms are described as million dollar blessings that may offset losses elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Dissident Shareholders Push Corporate Reform Gains
The article notes rising influence of dissident shareholders since 1970 with AT&T voting by secret ballot proposed, and a broader push on TV sponsorship of violence and Arab boycott disclosures. Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility won some concessions, while ABC faced questions on minority hiring and Soap sexual content as profits rise. The contrast shows a shift from sixties sentiment to active shareholder engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Gillette
Schlitz Brewing
Colgate
Palmolive
Eastman Kodak
McDonald's
Sears
American Broadcasting Companies, Inc
Leonard H. Goldenson
ABC
Mary Hartman
Smithsonian stained glass mural returns from ex resident Mrs Becker
Ex resident Mrs Nathaniel Becker formerly Theo Redman of High Point and a partner in her husband’s planning and design firm in New Canaan Conn visited family and displayed slides of a 60 by 80 foot stained glass mural created for the Smithsonian Natural History Museum restaurant. The mural used 12,000 glass pieces with a epoxy faceted process and weighed two and a half tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Becker
Theo Redman
High Point
New Canaan
Connecticut Woods
Washington Merry-Go-Round cannot abolish CIA says Turner
A columnist surveys public opinion on discarding the CIA while noting Admiral Turner’s reform push to curb covert work and better align intelligence gathering. The piece questions control over a global network and cites Operation Madden as past misconduct. It also follows a missing witness case in the Philippines and a recent fundraising request from Vice President Mondale to Rep. Kasten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Carter
Stansfield Turner
Turner
Admiral Turner
White House
Jody Powell
Powell
Manila
State Department
Justice Department
Mijares
Honolulu
Philippines
San Francisco
Robert Kasten
R-Wis
Walter Mondale
Mondale
Kasten
Letters to the Enterprise Responds to Oil Pricing Column
Gulf denies overpricing and argues FEA pricing differences were longstanding and debated. The letter accuses Jack Anderson of ignoring facts, cites three years of meetings, and claims substantial underpricing by Gulf surpassing alleged overprices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Federal Energy Administration
Gulf
FEA
Trinity High School Lights Up Weekend Show
Trinity High School presents Guys and Dolls this weekend with a talented cast of students delivering a set rich performance. Joe Gamble directs the production earning praise for staging and execution.
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Trinity High School
Joe Gamble
Guys and Dolls
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Joe Brown
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Smithsonian Art
Sonnel
Beckers
Kenner Amos
Holden’s Beach
New Hanover Hospital
Wilmington
Mel
Holden's
T. Austin Finch
Uni
Ty Street
Thomasville
Thayer Coggin
Thayer Coggin Inc
Hanover
West Germany
Billy Carter
Nation's Business Magazine
Congress
Presbyterian Home
Albemarle
First Presbyterian Church
Stanley News and Press F
Pat Caffey
Presbyterian
Ben Gay
Arthur Itis
al Kaseltzer
Holt McPherson
Ferdinand Marcos
U.S. Congress
Trinidad Alcancel
Marcos
United States
Primitivo Mijares
Trinidad Alconcel
Les Whitten
the Enterprise
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