New Speaker Carl Stewart Predicts Busy NC House Session
State Rep. Carl Stewart of Gaston, newly nominated speaker, says the 1977 session will deal with more significant legislation than any two prior sessions. He aims for a lengthy six to seven months and plans to appoint committees on constitutional amendments and industry topics.
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House
House Democratic Caucus
General Assembly
Stewart
William T. Watkins
Dranville
Watkins
Residential Gas Hike Not Decided
North Carolina Utilities Commission authorized gas companies to buy emergency gas to keep plants with no alt fuels open this winter. Industry customers must receive about 12.5 billion cubic feet of higher priced gas, at an estimated extra cost of 15 million dollars, with who pays how much still unsettled.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Utilities Commission
Tenny I. Deane Jr
Professionals Rob Lennard’s Jewelers in Newton
Thieves described as professionals pried open a six foot high safe at Lennard’s Jewelers in Newton and stole about 250000 dollars worth of diamonds watches and jewelry. They entered through the roof avoiding alarms and damaged wood and plaster to reach the main floor. Insurance covers store contents with water damage estimated up to 25000 dollars. Local authorities and the State Bureau of Investigation led the probe.
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Newton
N.C
M.H. Harrell
Lennard's Jewelers
Record Cold Continues In North Carolina Weather
National Weather Service says record cold grips North Carolina with morning temperatures in the mid to upper 30s for the day and teens tonight. Triad forecast calls for sunny conditions today, clear cold night, and a slight chance of precipitation near zero through tonight with Wednesday high in the mid to upper 30s.
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North Carolina
National Weather Service
Triad
North Carolina Weather Forecast Through Saturday
Weather outlook for North Carolina calls for clear to partly cloudy skies through Wednesday with a chance of mountain snow flurries. Cold conditions continue with highs in the 20s to 40s and lows in the teens to 20s. A warming trend arrives Thursday through Saturday with a chance of precipitation, highs in the 40s to 50s, and coastal lows in the 20s to 30s.
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North Carolina
Piedmont Limited Dies After 53 Years Service
The Piedmont Limited ended service between Charlotte and Washington after 53 years, though a packed farewell crowd and railroad officials attended. Southern Railway cited an $817000 loss in its final year, leaving only the Crescent passenger runs across the region.
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Greensboro
Southern Railway
Piedmont Limited
Southern
Charlotte
Washington
Lewis Rogers
Rogers
Piedmont
New York
New Orleans
Raymond Young
Crescent
Swine flu testing underway for Missouri cases
About 20 Missouri residents ill after contact with a man health officials said had swine flu should learn within a week which virus they contracted. CDC epidemiologists and lab staff review data from contacts and specimens as they pursue a definite identification. Blood tests showed a fourfold rise in swine flu antibodies after the illness of Larry Hardison.
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Atlanta
Missouri
National Center For Disease Control
Katherine Lord
CDC
Larry Hardison
Concordia
Hardison
Elmer R. Spurrier
Missouri Health Department
Betty Hooper
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