Harris survey shows voters drift toward liberal options since 1967
The Harris poll of 1,648 households finds 69 percent describe themselves as conservative or middle of the road in 1972, down from 75 percent five years prior. Liberals and radicals rise to 22 percent from 15, with notable shifts among the young, educated, independents, and higher earners toward less conservatism.
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Wxittee
Calla
Saceclange
Rs Reese
America
South
Censer
Cal Sure
Tech
East
Midwest
West
Barry Goldwater
United States
North Carolina Court upholds obscenity law in Charlotte case
North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled the 1971 obscenity law constitutional upholding a district court conviction of Joe Bryan and Raymond Mitchell. The case stemmed from two officers viewing peep show films at an Adult Book Store. The court found the films obscene under contemporary standards and with no redeeming value.
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Raleigh
State Court of Appeals
District Court
Charlotte
Joe Bryan
Raymond Mitchell
Raymond
Walter Brock
David Britt
U.S. Supreme Court
Mallard
Nesses
ECU Medical School Decision Placed with UNC Board
Gov-elect Jim Holshouser said the decision on a four year medical school at East Carolina University rests with the UNC system Board of Governors. He urged sticking to board priorities and caution in funding changes while supporting pilot career education programs and targeted school construction aid.
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Holfhouser
ECU
Hargrove
Bowles
Two Prisoners Guillotined In France
Paris AP reports two convicts Claude Buffet and Roger Boutemps were guillotined at dawn in Saintes Prison after President Pompidou refused clemency. They killed a guard and a nurse during an attempted prison break at Clairvaux on Sept 21 1971.
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Paris
Sante
Georges Pompidou
Claude Buffet
Roger Bontempts
France
Pompidou
Clairvaux
Peterson backs legalized prostitution and racing gambling
Mecklenburg County official W M Pete Peterson, retiring after six years as board chair, advocates legal prostitution and legal gambling on horse and dog racing to raise taxes and curb crime. He cites Amsterdam controls and argues morality laws should not block choices while acknowledging venereal disease concerns.
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Charlotte
N.C
W. M
Pete” Peterson
Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners
Mecklenburg County
Peterson
Amsterdam
Netherlands
The
First Christian Church
Acquittals in Florida Campers Disorderly Conduct Case
Eleven of 24 campers from Clearwater Florida were acquitted in North Carolina after prosecutors offered no evidence. The raid led to the death of Stanley Altland amid a deputy sheriff shooting. deputies claim accidental gunfire during arrests. Nine defendants remained for trial while four defaulted on bond.
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Burnsville
N.C
Clearwater
Fla
North Carolina Mountains
Yancey County
Sheriff's Deputies
Stanley William Altland
State Bureau of Investigation
Erwin Higgins
Sheriff's Department
Higgins
Three Men Indicted In Southern Airways Hijacking
A federal grand jury indicted Melvin Cale Henry Jackson Jr and Louis Cale on air piracy kidnapping and interstate commerce obstruction tied to the Nov 10 hijacking of Southern Flight 49. The jet landed in multiple cities before a Cuba stop and a later tire puncture by FBI marksmen. The men face life terms for piracy and kidnapping and up to 20 years for commerce obstruction.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Airways
Cuba
Melvin Charles Cale
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Henry Dew
Jackson
Miss
Cleveland
Ohio
Toronto
Lexington
Chattanooga
William Robert Haas
FBI
Billy “Harold” Johnson
College City
Ark
Holshouser Spent Total of $306,007
Gov elect Jim Holshouser reported total campaign outlay of 306,007 with 129,929 in the primary and 176,179 in the general election. Other candidates’ reports show diverse spending and contributions, including Bowles 1,302,876. Hunt 160,266 spent. Walker 241,871. Morgan 53,515. Phil lips 7,985. Ingram 15,874. Graham 6,255.
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Raleigh
Jim Holshouser
Thad Eyre
Holshouser
Jim Gardner
Hargrove
Bowles
Holfhouser
Johnny Walker
North Wilkesboro
Wilson
Jim Hunt
Hunt
Craig Phillips
John Ingram
Asheboro
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English Rd
Anderson Drug
Fairfield Plaza
N. Main St
Varsity Drive
Pizza Villa
Greensboro Road
L.W. Douglass
Maiden
Ingram
Jim Graham
Graham
Kenneth Roberson
Robersonville
Byron Godfrey
W. Green
Harold C. Davis Funeral Home
Harold C. Davis
Home ‘Chapel
Blowers North Main
Farriss Avenue
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