Labeling CPSC Cart Rules Turn Humans Into Hazardous Goods
The Washington Star mocks the Consumer Product Safety Commission for proposing voluntary labels on grocery carts to warn parents. It argues the real hazard lies in the human misuse of carts and suggests labeling people at doors, sparking a satire on expanded regulation and bureaucratic overreach.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Barbara Franklin
Franklin
Congress
Cpscers
Television and Parents Share Responsibility for Kids
From The Charlotte Observer a discussion on television’s impact on children. Critics say glamorized violence sugary ads and stereotypes persist, but CBS led programming changes. Captain Kangaroo urges parents to reclaim control of the set and stop passing duties to TV.
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Networks
CBS
Charles
Bob Keesham
Keeshan
Captain Kangaroo
Downtown America Faces Loss as Hotels Vanish
The Smithfield Herald notes the demolition or replacement of historic North Carolina hotels. The Washington Duke, Robert E Lee, George Vanderbilt, Sir Walter Raleigh, and O Henry Hotels are cited as symbols of changing downtown life. Preservation is urged to balance modernization with heritage.
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Durham
Winston-Salem
Asheville
Raleigh
North Carolina
O. Henry
Greensboro
Greensboro Daily News
America
Robert
Milk's Human Element and the NC Formula Pricing
The North Carolina Milk Commission adopts a formula pricing plan tied to indexes like feed costs and wages, replacing the old public hearing system. Backers say it removes the human element, but critics warn automatic pricing may fuel inflation and harm dairy capacity, urging a balance between prices and farmer welfare.
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N.C. Milk Commission
Milk Commission
North Carolina
N.C
Autumn colors fade as weather tests foliage in fall mood
The piece notes adverse weather dulling autumn foliage, cites Wilbur Cross Thanksgiving Proclamation as eloquent reflection, and moves to report on local efforts for YMCA expansion on Peachtree Street and Fourth Street, with progress from Hunter Dalton Jr. and William F. Freeman Associates. It also covers North Carolina travel growth, convention plans in High Point and Charlotte, and energy concerns with oil imports and gasoline prices abroad.
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Woodlands
Wilbur Cross
Connecticut
Arcturus
Orion
Dalton
Building Committee
William F. Freeman Associates
Peachtree Street
N. Main
Fourth Street
William Arnold
Travel and Tourism Division
North Carolina
Bartlett Battles Cancer and a Searing Senate Clash
Senator Dewey Bartlett fights cancer while recovering from lung surgery and chemotherapy. He opposed a strip mining clause that would boost coal costs, but proxy voting controversy with Senator Cliff Hansen helped pass the measure. Bartlett continues treatment, plans to run again next year.
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Washington
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Dewey Bartlett
R-Okla
Bartlett
Clifford Hansen
Humphrey
Senate
Bethesda Naval Hospital
New York
Liloan- Kettering Institute
Jimmy Carter
Senate House
Cliff Hansen
Hansen
Yul Brynner
God
Jack Mitchell
Give The Voters A Chance For Succession In NC
A reader urges passage of a North Carolina succession amendment arguing it lets voters decide if a governor may seek a second term. The letter contends longer terms improve accountability, improve national respect, and enable sustained reform, noting four-year limits hinder new programs and progress. The author stresses voters should approve or disapprove incumbents based on performance.
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North Carolina
Washington
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Piedmont
High Point
Burlington
Morganton
Charlotte
Dave Phillips
Democratic Agenda
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Madison
Wis
Paul Soglin
Italy
Uruguay
Japan
Germany
England
Senator Soaper
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
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