State expects 58 to 66 percent turnout in NC election
Elections Director Alex Brock predicts 58 to 66 percent of North Carolina's 2.5 million registered voters will cast ballots in the general election. He cites past turnout and recent registrations, noting 64 percent in 1972 and 76 percent in 1968, with 38-40 percent expected in the August primary. About 118,000 new voters joined since August.
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Raleigh
Alex Brock
North Carolina
Brock
Action Line queries pine borers and city street issue
Readers seek advice on pine tree infestation and borers threatening nearby pines. Public Works plans to feather a dropped Fairfield Road near Thomas Street once weather allows. An anon asks about homes for pregnant mothers in North Carolina with agency contacts provided for Florence Crittenden, Faith Cottage, Salvation Army Home and Guilford County DSS adoption unit.
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Anon
North Carolina
Florence
Guilford County
Economic leading index falls again signaling slower recovery
Washington reports the leading economic indicators index dropped seven tenths of a percent in September, the second straight decline. Officials say the readings complicate preelection messaging as consumer orders, hours worked, and layoffs contribute to the downturn, though building permits rise and optimism persists.
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Washington
Commerce Department
The
Vitamin C treatment linked to longer survival in terminal cancer
Nobel laureate Linus Pauling and Dr Ewan Cameron report that terminal cancer patients receiving large doses of vitamin C survived about 210 days on average versus 50 days for a control group. Critics urge replication with proper statistics while noting encouraging signs for combined therapies.
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Washington
Linus Pauling
Scotland
Pauling
Ewan Cameron
Proceedings
National Academy of Sciences
Paul Chretien
National Cancer Institute
Chretien
NCI
Democratic nominee Hunt Rallies in North Carolina County Line
In Cleveland County Jim Hunt greeted supporters at a 10th District rally and joked about crossing into Burke County. The remark drew a roar from the audience as Hunt played with the miscue awhile, continuing his campaign event.
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Shelby
Cleveland County
Jim Hunt
Burke County
Hunt
Carter Ford Spar Over U S Economy in 1976 Clash
Carter accuses Republicans of inflation-causing tactics while Ford’s aides tout a slow but solid growth path. Nessen cites a two month drop in the leading index, noting gains in capital goods orders and building permits amid broader mixed signals. Carter pledges targeted aid, antitrust enforcement, and inflation checks, while Ford pushes consolidation of education programs and a measured fiscal approach with limited tax relief prospects.
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Nessen
Milwaukee
Ford
Wisconsin
National Education Association
NEA
Carter
Honecker Takes Power In East Germany Shakeup
East Germany’s Communist Party chief Erich Honecker became head of state and assumed powers once held by Walter Ulbricht. Willi Stoph became premier to run government and economy as the Volkskammer confirmed the changes. Horst Sindermann moved to president of parliament.
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Berlin
Communist Party
Erich Honecker
East Germany
Walter Ulbricht
Willi Stoph
Volkskammer
People's Parliament
ADN
IRA Woman Leader Is Killed in Belfast Hospital
Maire Drumm, 56, a prominent IRA Sinn Fein leader, was shot by three men at Belfast Mater Hospital where she was recovering from eye surgery. A stray bullet injures another patient. IRA provisional wing blames Ulster Defense Association. Drumm, described as a fiery speaker, led Sinn Fein and supported IRA reunification with Britain’s exit appeal.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Maire Drumm
Ther
Moy-ra
Mater Hospital
Provisional
Ulster Defense Association
Ireland
Drumm
Sinn Fein
Jimmy
Undercover FBI Agent Spied on Communists in N C
Ralph Clontz a 54 year old Charlotte lawyer worked undercover from 1948 to 1953 spying on Communist activities in North Carolina and New York His testimony helped convict Junius Irving Scales a Greensboro native who served 15 months in prison in the nations only Smith Act conviction Scales later disavowed the Communist party Clontz said his work began as a Duke law student and he was recruited after writing to Army intelligence Scales a UNC student publicly affiliated with communism enticed Clontz into the circle and mentored him in Communist lines
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Ralph Clontz
FBI
United States
Clontz
North Carolina
New York
Junius Irving Scales
Greensboro
Scales
Communist Party
Cloniz
Dercover
Duke University
Army Intelligence
University of North Carolina
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