Court Nominee Believes Lack Of Qualifications Advantage
James Milford Newcomb of Williamston seeks North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice, touting a nontraditional resume as a firefighter equipment salesman with a high school education. He declares readiness to govern and criticizes GOP leaders for questioning his qualifications while highlighting his family, faith, and unorthodox path.
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Robert B. Cullen
Associated Press
Raleigh
North Carolina Supreme Court
James Milford Newcomb
Williamston
Newcomb
Elreta Melton Alexander
Greensboro
James E. Holshouser Jr
GOP
Thomas
Bennett
Black Mayors Of South Meet In Southern Conference
The Southern Conference of Black Mayors opens in Fayette Mississippi with nine mayors and 28 delegates aiming to pull rural cities of 10 000 or less into the American economy. Mayor Charles Ros of Lincolnville and Mayor A J Cooper of Pritchard say the group seeks industry to reduce welfare and expand employment in small communities. The conference, formed last year, represents 56 Southern mayors across 13 states.
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Santee
Stanley Scott
Nixon
Southern Conference of Black Mayors
Charles Ros
Lincolnville
A. J. Cooper
Pritchard
Ala
America
Fayette
Miss
Edmisten Plans Move to Raleigh for Attorney General Run
Rufus Edmisten, longtime aide to Senator Sam Ervin, says he will move to Raleigh in about two weeks and set up an office to campaign for state attorney general. He will sever all staff connections with Ervin as Ervin retires in January. Edmisten has served as chief counsel on the separation of powers and deputy chief counsel on the Watergate committee.
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Newcomb
Betty
Jesus
James M. Newcomb
Williamston
Raleigh
Rufus Edmisten
U.S
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Edmisten
Ervin
D-N.c
Separation of Powers Committee
Special Watergate Committee
Watergate Committee
Liberty Ship to Form Reef Off North Carolina Coast
A 441 foot World War II Liberty ship Theodore Parker will be sunk Tuesday off Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, by a Marine demolition team from Camp Lejeune as part of a state program to create artificial reefs. The sinking, after tow by Advance II, is expected to take about 30 minutes and will help improve fisheries habitat. The program plans three ships sunk off the coast using quarry-like reefs to boost marine life.
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Camp Lejeune
N.C
Theodore Parker
State Division of Commercial and Sports Fisheries
Atlantic Beach
Advance II
Cape Fear Technical Institute
Economic Advisers Forecast Slow Inflation But Lingering Uncertainty
The AP Business Analyst reports the Presidents Council of Economic Advisers sees inflation near 7 percent this year’s end and unemployment rising toward 6 percent. The piece notes diminished confidence in policy responses, limited budget flexibility, and external factors like world oil markets and Soviet harvests pushing prices beyond domestic control.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Council of Economic Advisers
Herbert Stein
U.S
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