Lawyers Create Self-Insuring Plan For Malpractice Coverage
North Carolina lawyers form a mutual liability program as insurers retreat from professional liability. The Bar Association aims to stabilize rates and provide coverage when private insurers withdraw. An informational sheet counters claims that lawyers drive high awards, noting juries set verdicts. Program questions avoid blaming figures like Insurance Commissioner John Randolph Ingram.
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North Carolina
Bar Assn
Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Co
California
New York
John Randolph Ingram
AP Stylebook Changes Spark Debate on Language Rules
The piece explains how the AP and UPI update the language standard, effective November 1. It notes hyphen reforms, doubling certain verb forms, and consolidating per cent and percentage while urging readers to expect changes in punctuation and spelling rules.
Boosterism returns in new form across American cities
The piece traces boosterism from 19th and early 20th century California to its contemporary revival in eastern cities. It notes tax incentives as a key lure for industries, citing New York City's rent tax cuts and tax credits. It also discusses negative imagery of cities like New York and Baltimore and mentions a Baltimore campaign with a $1.6 million ad spend.
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Los Angeles
California
Florida
Sinclair Lewis
Sun Belt
New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York City
Kojak
Sister Eileen
New York Times
Richard Eder
Columbus
Ohio
Walter Margulies
Margulies
Lip
Get Uncle Sam Out Of It in Arts Grants Debate
A conservative column critiques National Endowment for the Arts funding of individual artists including LeAnn Wilchusky and Erica Jong. It argues the federal government lacks constitutional authority for art subsidies, warns of patronage distortion, and suggests reform via museum and private matching funds instead of direct grants.
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Art
Uncle Sam
Michael Straight
Pittsburg
LeAnn Wilchusky
National Endowment For the Arts
Caribbean
el Paso
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Straight
Congress
Erica Jong
Washington energy clash stalls Carter conservation push
Bureaucrats balk at federal energy guidelines despite President Carter urging smaller cars and lower home heat. Minutes from a closed meeting show deep resistance from the Defense Department and others, with Col Miley leading complaints that guidelines are unacceptable and misdirected.
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Washington
Carter
Federal Energy Administration
New Energy Department
Defense Department
Pentagon
Col. J.F. Miley
Defense
FEA
Veterans Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Marine Wife Urges Balanced Coverage of Pendleton Attack
A Camp Pendleton wife argues media neglect of the 13 November 1976 Pendleton attack by 14 black Marines on 7 white Marines. She emphasizes the need to recognize the 7 assaulted Marines and questions media focus and civil liberties defense by the ACLU.
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Camp Pendleton
High Point
United States Marine Corps
Pendleton
KKK
American Civil Liberties Union
North Carolina highway bond proposal described as needed
The document outlines NC highways as the nation's largest state system and urges a $300 million bond issue to fund road improvements and safety. It notes revenue from the highway fund, a $0.09 per gallon tax and 0.25 cent inspection fee, and explains the bond would add about $60 million annually for five years without new taxes.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Old
North State
Aeronautics and Public Transportation
North Carolina Department of Transportation
DOT
North Carolina
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United Press International
Mr. Straight
James J. Kilpatrick
Aha Eepetenrestim
NTRY
Stonewall
Transportation Department
Miley
General Services Administration
Col. Miley
Energy Research and Development Administration
South Coast Technology
EVA Chloride
Eva-Chloride
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
the Enterprise
Marine
United States
The
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