Myth of southern privilege challenged by government study
A government sponsored study rebutted the belief that the South enjoys favored treatment in federal spending and attracts industry. The report finds that Northern job losses were mainly due to business closures, not relocation to the South, and that income gaps persist with poverty higher in the South.
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Washington
North
South
Michael J. Harrington
D-Mass
Northeast-Midwest
Sunbelt-South
Raleigh Statue Unveiling Near Capitol in Bicentennial Plaza
Sir Walter Raleigh statue stands 11 feet tall in Raleigh North Carolina to be unveiled December 3. The bronze sculpture by Bruno Lucchesi of Florence will accompany the Bicentennial Plaza opening beside the state capitol.
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Walter Raleigh
Raleigh
N.C
State Capitol
Bruno Lucchesi
Florence
Carter Kissinger Plan Meeting in Plains Georgia
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger visits Plains Georgia to brief President elect Carter on international relations. Mondale and Bush join discussions as Carter prepares for the transition and plans a Washington trip to meet Ford.
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Walter F. Mondale
Plains
Bush
Kissinger
Carter
Georgia
Organization of American States
Atlanta
Jody Powell
Powell
Ford Administration
Lone Ranger
Washington
Ford
White House
GM Union Pact Ends Swift 3 Year Auto Strike
GM and the United Auto Workers reach a three year contract ending a brief strike affecting 390000 hourly workers. The deal costs GM about 5.8 billion in labor expenses and includes a neutral stance on future organizing drives at southern plants. Union leaders say the agreement covers the core dispute over neutrality and aims to curb plant-by-plant organizing battles.
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United Auto Workers
General Motors
George B. Morris Jr
American Motors
U.S
UAW
Irving Bluestone
Unio
South
Bluestone
Midwest
Woodcock
Clinton
Miss
Fitzgerald
Organized Crime and CB Radio Theft Questions
The article discusses CB radio thefts and whether organized crime is behind them, noting lack of proof but considering the scale of stolen radios. It covers safety tips, potential FCC enforcement, and a Q and A on radios, chips, frequencies, and wattage, with contact details for Citizens on Radio in High Point North Carolina.
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Pinkerton’s, Inc
Jay Montgomery
Pittsburgh
Montgomery
Organized Crime
West Virginia
Cbs
U. S
FCC
High Point
N.C
Congressman Blames MESA For Mine Deaths
Owen Fork Kentucky reports Rep. Carl Perkins accuses MESA of mine safety failures after 11 men died in a March 11 explosion and 15 more deaths two days earlier. Families begin funeral plans as autopsies and benefits inquiries proceed.
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Harvey Sturgill
Sturgill
Hazard
Carl Perkins
D-Ky
MESA
Patrol rules ignored in Monday Raleigh shootout
The News and Observer reports North Carolina Highway Patrol officers violated procedures setting a roadblock on I 85 near Durham to stop an unmarked Virginia patrol car. Virginia Trooper Garland Fisher, 33, was killed after being shot 14 times while hostage. Reuben Conley, 33, of Atlanta faces murder and kidnapping charges.
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North Carolina
The
News and Observer of
Interstate 85
Durham
Virginia
Garland Fisher
Reuben Conley
Atlanta
Atomic Cloud Over Seattle Prompts U S Monitoring
A vast nuclear debris cloud the size of California crossed the United States this weekend after a four megaton Chinese test. NOAA estimates the plume began over Washington at 7 a m EST and would exit over New Jersey by Monday. rainfall would raise ground level contamination risk, prompting federal and state monitoring of milk and other foods.
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United States
California
People’s Republic of China
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
New Jersey
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