Caring Without Catastrophe Pondering a United Appeal Message
The piece argues the United Appeal campaign in High Point for 1976 aims to mobilize local giving to raise 670000 with 300 volunteers. It frames philanthropy as a chance for those behind in life, urges personal involvement, and condemns big government while listing beneficiaries like the Salvation Army and Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
America
High Point
United Appeal
Salvation Army Boys’ Club
Red Cross
Family Service Bureau
YMCA
Association For
United Community Services Office
Lessons Of The Droughts In Raleigh Water Shortage
Raleigh's water crisis stems from an unprecedented rainfall drought rather than project delays. Citizens responded well to conservation laws and aid arrived from Durham and Sanford, but experts warn only rain will solve the shortage. The drought could threaten other Piedmont areas if patterns remain dry.
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Raleigh
Dept. of Natural and Economic Resources
Beaver Dam Lake
Neuse
Durham
Sanford
Michie
Chapel Hill
Research Triangle
Piedmont
Great Britain
Piedmont Area
Air bags proposed to boost highway safety
A feature discusses seat belt reluctance and the proposal of air bags as a safer alternative. It cites 45,000 highway deaths yearly and 2 million injuries, noting air bags could reduce fatalities in head on crashes. Proponents claim improved protection for front seat occupants and children who often skip seat belts.
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Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Debates Rise Over Universal Air Bag Mandate
Policy makers, insurers, and safety groups push for mandatory air bags in all new cars plus optional seat belts. Opponents warn of higher costs and unproven crash data, urging laws to require belt use instead. International examples show belt use rising and deaths falling after such laws.
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Cay
Consumers Union
Ralph Nader
The
Traffic Safety Administration
Congress
Australia
New Zealand
Ontario
Puerto Rico
Commerce Dept aids Arab boycotters in secret memo
Secrets from a March meeting of the Business International Roundtable show Commerce officials advising about ways to fulfill Arab boycott requests without violating the anti boycott law. The memo suggests using foreign affiliates, middlemen, trading houses, and Arab insurers to avoid reporting while claiming U.S. origin. Congress moves to tighten rules as officials discuss loopholes and public lawmakers seek investigations.
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Washington
Petrodollar
Israel
Commerce Dept
Business International Roundtable
United States
U.S
Commerce Department
U.S.A
Congress
James Scheuer
D.N
John Moss
D-Calif
New River Wild and Scenic Status Moves Forward
The Senate approved 64 to 16 a bill to protect New River as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The measure blocks two power dam plans in Virginia, preserving 42,000 acres, displacing 2,800 people and numerous churches and cemeteries, and adds New River as the sixteenth designated river, with designation criteria outlined and the need for executive action from President Ford pending.
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New River
Ford
North Carolina
U.S. Senate
House
Appalachian Power Co
American Electric Power Co
Virginia
Power Company
Congress
Interior Secretary
Rio Grande
New Mexico
San Coix
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Wolf
Maine
Eleven Point
Missouri
Feather
California
Idaho
Rogue
Oregon
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Ohio
Snake
Rapid
Letter to the Editor Questions alcohol and crime links
A reader, a total abstainer, argues headlines link liquor to crime and car accidents. They question how much consumption affects behavior and ask how many ABC outlets correlate with more misery, asking how many pro AB C supporters are total abstainers.
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ABC
Pro- Abc
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Carroll
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St. Louis
Missouri Botanical Garden
Graduate School In Botany
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YWCA
Arts Council
Henry
Robert Garland
N. Main
N. Wrenn
Mann Drug Co. No. 2
Charles H. Dixon
Odell Johnson Realty Co
Odell Johnson
Fred Amos
Craven-Johnson- Pollock, Inc
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Woody Smith
Lynwood Smith
Southeastern Financial Corp
Charlotte
National Bank of North America
New York City
Southeastern
American Credit Corp
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
Bland W. Worley
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
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High Point Museum
Elizabeth Ecker Kalle
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France
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