Autumn color fades as frost. tourism feels the loss
Winston-Salem Sentinel notes a failed leaf-color season in North Carolina due to complex chemistry behind anthocyanin and carotin formation. Short days and cool nights, plus weather variability, threaten tourism tied to fall foliage, while homeowners face heavy raking as leaves drop early and bleakly.
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Greensboro
Jack Frost
North Carolina
State considers alternatives to prison for offenders
Secretary Amos Reed of the North Carolina Department of Corrections says short term prisoners in local jails help ease overcrowding but do not solve it. He argues harsher penalties and death sentences fail as deterrents and urges legislators to examine other options.
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Department of Corrections
Reed
Kiwanis Club
North Carolina
General Assembly
Hunt
Morse
State Goals and Policy Board
North Carolna
Mississippi
Bottom Line on Government Writing and Funding
An observer recalls government reports filled with inputs outputs and jargon. The piece argues proposals rarely offer simple results and stresses clarity specificity prioritization and better writing to improve funding prospects.
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Winston Churchill
Congress Ends Free Congressional Record Subscriptions
The Greensboro Record notes Public Law 95-94 ends free copies of the Congressional Record to constituents. It argues taxpayers should not subsidize private interests though publishers and readers may miss the Record. The piece praises Congress for the moratorium on free subscriptions.
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Congress
Richardson Preyer
Daniel Boone
Boone
Washington
Congressional Record
Remarkable Grants highlight a prominent North Carolina family
Dr J Marie Grant and Marian Gibbs Grant lead a notable High Point clan praised for faith, public service and media influence. The couple’s children endure diverse careers from journalism to religion and industry, with Marian recognized as a key committee chair and editor Marie guiding church and charity efforts.
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J. Marie Grant
Marian Gibbs Grant
High Point
James
Marie Grant
The
Biblical Recorder
Recorder
Letelier murder linked to Chilean secret police chief
Washington Roundup reports FBI tracing the Letelier killing to Manuel Contreras Sepulveda, DINA chief, with evidence of a potential link to Chilean officials and Brigade 2506 operatives. Details describe a Miami based bomb plot reaching New Jersey for execution.
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Washington
Orlando Letelier
Chile
Manuel Contreras Sepulveda
FBI
Contreras
Santiago
Justice Dept
Augusto Pinochet
Miami
Letelier
Mike
Ronnie Moffitt
DINA
Pinochet
United States
Brigade 2506
CIA
U.S
Guillermo Novo
New Jersey
Bonao
Dominican Republic
Letter to the Enterprise Defends Nixon Against Attacks
A reader rebuts a September 5 editorial attacking Richard Nixon, praising his achievements on Vietnam, campus unrest, economy, Supreme Court picks, and welfare work. The letter cites personal acquaintance and a new book by Victor Lasky to argue media bias and urges restraint.
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Nixon
Congress
Supreme Court
Mr. Nixon
Victor Lasky
U.S
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