NC Court Rules Historic Indictments Public Property
North Carolina Court of Appeals rules two 1768 indictments bearing William Hooper’s signature are government property, despite being bought on the open market. The decision rejects loss of public rights due to record mismanagement and says records remain public trust. An appeal to the state Supreme Court is anticipated.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Court of Appeals
State of
North Carolina
William Hooper
Robert Martin
State Supreme Court
State Department of Cultural Resources
B.C. West Jr
Pasquotank County
New York
Department
West
Dismissal Upheld On Appeal For Wake County Teacher
The North Carolina Court of Appeals upholds the Wake County elementary school teacher Leonard K. Thompson dismissal for telling pupils to settle disputes by fighting. The 2-1 decision overruled a Superior Court order reinstating him. The court found only the fighting charge adequate for dismissal.
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Raleigh
State Court of Appeals
Wake County
Superior Court
Jerry S. Alvis
Leonard K. Thompson
County School Board
Thompson
ERA Leads Agenda For Reformers
Raleigh AP The State Council for Social Legislation set its top goal as ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment and linked prison reform and migrant workers health to its push. The 21 member groups seek ERA passage in 1977, prison safety and rehabilitation improvements, and clearer agency roles for migrant workers.
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North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs
The
Mental Health Association
North Carolina
U.S. Supreme Court
Jim Hunt
Jimmy Green
Collins Kilburn
North Carolina Council of Churches
Council
State Department of Labor
Mom Stands Watch Over Injured Child in Coma
Brenda Propst, w lifelong Hickory ties, cares for her 7 year old daughter Christy Propst after a street accident left the child in a coma. Doctors treated Christy at Frye Hospital then Baptist Hospital as her condition remained critical and no firm prognosis was given.
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Mom
Winston-Salem
Brenda Propst
Mrs. Propst
Hickory
Christy
Christy Propst
Frye Hospital
Baptist Hospital
Prosecutor Urges Stronger Medicaid Fraud Crackdown
New York special prosecutor Charles Hynes told a Senate panel that nursing home operators inflate Medicaid bills to fund luxuries such as mink coats and paintings. U S attorney Samuel K. Skinner warned of high fraud costs and questioned national health programs without robust safeguards.
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Washington
Congress
New York State
Senate
Charles Hynes
Matisse
Renoir
Hynes
Samuel K. Skinner
U.S
Northern
Illinois
Bondsmen Capture Escapee In Gaston County Case
Douglas Black, 26, captured near Newport Tennessee by Gastonia bondsmen Ray Smith and Richard Glenn after a tip led to the arrest. He admitted escaping from a Massachusetts jail 30 years ago while serving a life sentence for a murder in Granby. He had been in Gaston County under the name Virgil Black and faced hashish and marijuana charges after skipping a $400 bond.
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Gastonia
Gaston County
Massachusetts
Douglas Black
Newport
Tenn
Ray Smith
Richard Glenn
Cocke County
Black
Ranlo
Virgil Black
Norfolk
Mass
John Pearson
Granby
Aaccees Comprehensive High School
Pearson
Jerry Trotter
North Inat Ofsurance
Department
United States
State's Next Governor Is No Susie Homemaker
In a candid profile of Governor elect Jim Hunt and his family, Carolyn Hunt notes he can boil water but dislikes cooking and washing dishes. She describes their busy life, limited time for domestic chores, and a garden at their Wilson County farm while Hunt pursued college, law, and politics.
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Raleigh
Jim Hunt
Hunt
Carolyn
Wilson County
Hunts
Nepal
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