CLU Sues For Ousted Youths At Billy Graham Event
The North Carolina Civil Liberties Union seeks 840000 in damages for 14 youths denied entry or removed from the Charlotte Coliseum on Oct 15 during Billy Graham ceremonies attended by President Nixon. The suit names the U S Secret Service and Charlotte Police Department, alleging illegal action based on appearance and dissent.
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The
North Carolina Civil Liberties Union
Charlotte Coliseum
Billy Graham
Nixon
U.S. District Court
U.S. Secret Service
Charlotte Police Department
Secret Service
Coliseum
Southeast road safety tops fatality list in nation
Mississippi leads with 7.7 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles followed by Louisiana 7.1 Tennessee 6.6 Alabama 6.3 South Carolina 6.2 Georgia 6.1 North Carolina 6.0 and Florida 5.2 in regional traffic fatality rankings presented at the National Highway Safety Advisory Conference. Florida Senator Ralph Poston urged a national uniform traffic code to seamlessly govern speed limits and signs across states.
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Miami
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Alabama
South Carolina
Georgia
North Carolina
Florida
Ralph Poston
Congress
California
Ambiguity in Open Meetings Law Draws State Opinion
North Carolina attorney general officials say the July 1 open meetings act language is ambiguous. They note a board majority could face proof of evasion if a social meeting discusses business, while allowing limited closed sessions for personnel matters.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Robert Morgan
Andrew Vanore
William H. Booe
Charlotte
Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board
Morgan
Vanore
Lan
Guage
Bove
Asheville to house Blue Ridge Parkway HQ in 1960
Rep Roy Taylor says Blue Ridge Parkway headquarters will move from Roanoke Virginia to Asheville North Carolina around mid January. Supt Granville Liles and about ten employees will transfer. The Parkway winds through western North Carolina and Virginia, with Roanoke serving as headquarters since the 1930s.
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Asheville
N.C
Roy Taylor
D-N.c
Blue Ridge Parkway
Roanoke
Taylor
Black Mountain
Granville B. Liles
North Carolina
Virginia
Parkway
Blacks Urged for More State Posts by North Carolina Baptists
The predominantly Negro General Baptist State Convention urged Gov. Bob Scott to appoint more blacks and other minorities to state offices especially in policy making roles. It cited a drop in Negro high school principals from about 200 to under 12 in three years and criticized the Southern Baptist Convention over a publication decision seen as harming racial understanding.
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Raleigh
General Baptist State Convention
Bob Scott
North Carolina
Baptists
Southern Baptist Convention
Joy C. Johnson
Fairmont
Southern Baptist Publishing Board
North Carolina Sets Plan for New Unified University Board
Trustees from the Consolidated University of North Carolina will pick 16 members for a new board of governors to oversee 16 institutions. Regional university and arts trustees will also appoint 16 directors. The board will merge staff and budgets and elect a president as UNC moves to full operation by July 1, 1973.
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Appalachian State University
Western Carolina University
Winston-Salem State University
Fayetteville State University
Elizabeth
University of North Carolina
University
Board of Higher Education
UNC
Higher Education Board
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Bob Scott
School of the Arts
General Assembly
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Bob Manderson
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