Pogo Stick Legislature Aims To Move North Carolina Ahead
North Carolina faces a busy 1977 78 General Assembly with a possible six to seven month session followed by a shorter 1978 session. Gov elect Hunt rides a reform mandate while Democrats seek to press forward amid a hostile legacy and Republican influence.
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David R. Nelsen
Associated Press
Raleigh
General Assembly
North Carolina
Republican Party
GOP
Jim Holfhouser
Jim Hunt
Hunt
Democratic Party
Jobless Rate Debate Signals Costly Capacity Strain
AP reports Jack Carlson of the U S Chamber of Commerce warns Carter aims to cut jobless to 1977 may force costly bottlenecks. He cites underinvestment, obsolete plants, energy and environmental limits, and warns inflation risks and possible wage price controls. Carlson notes cautious Carter restraint and Chamber concerns over transition team balance.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Carter
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Jack Carlson
The
National Chamber
Carlson
Chamber
Congress
Quachita Trail to Span Arkansas and Oklahoma
A 19 and a half mile trail through Quachita National Forest is under construction and expected to be finished in 1979. The route will extend from Lake Sylvia in Arkansas to the Old Military Road in Oklahoma. The project is a cooperative effort by the U.S. Forest Service and Arkansas and Oklahoma Green Thumb programs.
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Little Rock, Ark
Quachita National Forest
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Quachita
Lake Sylvia
Old Military Road
U.S. Forest Service
Cake artist Winbeckler sculpts life size cake personalities
Kent Washington AP report profiles Roland Winbeckler a 30 year old cake sculptor who earned two gold medals at the World Culinary Olympics in Frankfurt. He creates life size figures from cake including Col Harlan Sanders and a Bengal tiger for Ringling Brothers. He works at The Fantastic Cake Box and has appeared on Whats My Line.
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Scott Cocker
Associated Press
Kent
Wash
Roland Winbeckler
Winbeckler
Frankfurt
West Germany
Houston Lawyer Aids Carter Pardon Effort
Houston attorney David Berg, 34, assisting President-elect Carter with a Vietnam era draft evader pardon, has studied past actions and potential impacts while serving as a transition representative with the Justice Department. Berg’s background includes draft protests and a Supreme Court case, and Carter plans a pardon in the first week of his administration, excluding deserters.
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Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Thomas Lance
Carlson
Carter
Chamber
Plains, Ga
Jimmy Carter
Houston
David Berg
Jody Powell
Berg
Justice Dept
The
American Legion
Seattle
Powell
U.S. Supreme Court
Ford
Powdered milk in ancient and modern warfare
Milk powder appears in history from Genghis Khan's 13th century army to World War II ration globs. The Canadian army adopted frozen milk chunks to feed troops, illustrating long standing use of powdered dairy in military supply.
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Washington
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Westwood
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