Three Good Men Named to High Point ABC Board
The City Council selects Nick Fisher Fred Swartzberg and Nathaniel Morehead to the first Alcoholic Beverage Control board as High Point moves toward state liquor stores The appointees bring civic involvement law and business experience and face the challenge of deciding store locations and the number of outlets.
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High Point
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
ABC
Nick Fisher
Fred Swartzberg
Nathaniel Morehead
Fisher
Civil Service Commission
Cial
Morehead
Selective Service
Swartzberg
Ervin 1978 Senate Bid Faces Helms Challenge
A Morganton mailing signals Sam J. Ervin II weighing a U S Senate run for 1978, facing stiff odds against Jesse Helms. State lawmakers McNeill Smith and Hugh Cannon also seek the seat, while Jim Hunt’s early organizing is noted as a model.
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Morganton
U.S. Senate
Sam J. Ervin II
Superior Court
Ervin
Jesse Helms
McNeill Smith
Greensboro
Raleigh
Hugh Cannon
Helms
Sam J. Ervin III
State House of Representatives
Smith
Cannon
Presidential Transition Through Historic Precedents
An analysis contrasts the current transition with Lincoln and Roosevelt eras noting how long waiting periods have varied. It discusses secession fears during Lincoln's time and Roosevelt's 1930s crisis, the role of incumbents, and the need for Carter to prepare cabinets and staff before inauguration.
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Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Carter
David vs Goliath OSHA showdown in New Mexico court
A small Albuquerque company, Sandia Die & Cartridge, challenged OSHA after inspectors lacked a warrant. A three judge federal court voided the warrant, upholding the Hertzlers’ challenge and reaffirming Fourth Amendment protections. The ruling signals possible limits on unwarranted entries and encourages other small businesses to resist arbitrary inspections.
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Robert Bruce Hertzler
Goliath
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Hertzler
John K. Parsons
Rodney Prows
Sandia Die & Cartridge Company
Donna Hertzler
New Mexico
U.S
Robert W. McCoy
Hertzlers
Texas
Gibson's Products Company
Georgia
Supreme Court
Cogent
Department of Labor
District Court
Davids
Congressional Losses Distress GOP In Washington
GOP strategists fret after a major congressional defeat with a hoped net gain fading. They expected 15 to 50 House seats but saw only seven of 252 Democratic incumbents fall. Two fallouts were Rep Allan Howe of Utah and Rep Henry Helstoski of New Jersey amid scandals.
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Allan Howe
Utah
Henry Helstoski
D.-N.j
GOP
Graffiti Declares Genius Is a Guy Who Is Living
Readable fragment shows graffiti asserting the idea that a genius is a living man. The message centers on a bold claim about intellect and existence without context. No additional names or locations are provided in the legible text.
House Democrats Target 1976 Victory Playbook Revealed
The Democratic Study Group and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee mapped tactics that aided 1976 gains including pro active town meetings and a new polling system. They urged lawmakers to attend votes, engage constituents, and finance outreach while briefing on messaging and newsletters. Navy flights to Groton for a showcase of Mrs. Clements name on a submarine spurred scrutiny over costs. The diathermy device regulatory gaps were criticized by GAO in a confidential report prompted by Sen. Ribicoff.
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House
Tan A & Aioe
GOP
Democratic Study Group
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
DSG
Bob Eckhardt
D.-Tex
John Conlon
Conlon
Floyd Fithian
D.-Ind
Another Woodstock Inauguration Heats Up Washington
The Art Buchwald column jokes that Carter invites 300 000 to 400 000 guests for the January 20 inauguration in Washington. It speculates on housing feeding and staffing the crowd, notes limited local capacity, and imagines extreme steps from guards to public housing.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
D.C
Woodstock
Carter
American Bankers
Daughters of the American Revolution
Oval Office
White House
Mall
Capitol Steps
Federal Buildings
Bob Dole
Henry Kissinger
Nancy
Georgetown
Fords
Teddy Kennedy
Gen. MacArthur
Nixon
John Mitchell
R.F.K
National Guard
Mitchell
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P. Rawley
Joe Brown
Roy B. Culler
Jim Hunt
Hunt
North Carolina
Ford
New York Times
James Reston
Reston
United States
Lincoln
South
Confederate States of America
James Buchanan
Roosevelt
Hoover
FDR
David
Albuquerque
Elon
Capitol Hill
Gerald Ford
Ronald
Navy
Defense
William Clements
Groton
Lee Baggett
Mediterranean
Naples
Food and Drug Amesse
FDA
General Accounting Office
Abraham Ribicoff
D.conn
Art Buchwald
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