Congress Debates Revenue Sharing and Defense Bill
Congress weighs a $41.9 billion revenue-sharing extension to fund localities for five years and a $104.3 billion defense appropriations bill delaying full bomber production till February. Budget limits set at $413.1 billion with $362.5 billion in revenues and a $50.6 billion deficit. The tax bill would extend last year’s $15 billion withholding tax cut for another year.
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Donald M. Rothberg
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Congress
Senate
House
Ford
Shopping Center Fire Destroys Four Stores in Havelock
Havelock Fire Chief Cecil Moore says a Saturday blaze in Slocum Village Shopping Center gutted four businesses and badly damaged a fifth car dealership. The fire burned three hours, threatened two gas stations, and required 75 firefighters from Craven County and Cherry Point. No serious injuries were reported in the 6,000-population town 17 miles northwest of Morehead City.
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Havelock
N.C
Cecil Moore
Moore
Slocum Village
Craven County
Cherry Point Marine Air Station
Morehead City
Malfunction Forces Jet To Land At Raleigh Durham Airport
A Piedmont Airlines Boeing 737 flying Piedmont Flight 19 to Greensboro Nashville and Memphis returned to Raleigh Durham Airport after losing one engine shortly after takeoff from Washington DC. The plane landed safely at 4 11 p m with 44 passengers and four crew. No injuries were reported. A replacement jet was flown in from Winston-Salem and passengers faced about a two hour delay.
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Raleigh
Piedmont Airlines
Raleigh Durham
Piedmont
Greensboro
Nashville
Memphis
Robert L. Welch
Welch
Allen W. Perry
Washington, D.C
Winston- Salem
Perry
Christmas Cheer From Vienna Canary Society
AP reports Christmas joy for seniors in Vienna as the Vienna Society for the Breeding of Canaries delivers small lively gifts to residents of local senior homes. The story highlights community involvement and festive goodwill across the city.
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Vienna
Vienna Society For the
Flooded Area Is Rejuvenated in Newfound NC
Newfound North Carolina shows signs of recovery seven months after a deadly flood when Buncombe County residents rebuild. Charles Brookshire, former Newfound Community Club president, praises residents who rose after the Bear Wallow Lake damburst in February, which released a three acre private lake and killed four.
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Newfound
N.C
Buncombe County
Charles D. Brookshire
Newfound Community Club
Bear Wallow Lake
Ledbetter
New Newfound
North Carolina
Brookshire
Naomi Cole
Community Club
Jackie Collins
Zion Hill Baptist Church
Allen Ledbetter
Collins
Church Council Backs ERA Effort in North Carolina
Tibbie Roberts of Morehead City is named by the North Carolina Council of Churches to work full time for church support of the Equal Rights Amendment. She will coordinate with a Council ERA task group and the North Carolinians United for ERA, with funding from a national religious coalition. Roberts, mother of four and former United Methodist Women leader, urges ERA to broaden opportunity. NC legislature may consider ratification in 1977 after earlier defeats.
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Raleigh
Tibbie Roberts
Morehead City
Roberts
North Carolina Council of Churches
Council of Churches
ERA
North Carolinians United
Religious Committee For
United Methodist
First United Methodist Church of
North Carolina
Senate
House
Legislature Tax Reform Study Asked
RALEIGH AP Directors of the North Carolina Consumers Council urge the 1977 legislature to study tax reform and reject raising the sales tax. They seek changes in personal and corporate income taxes so higher earners pay more, amid fears of local penny tax attempts.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Consumers Council
Board of
Don Davis
Seaboard Purchases Durham and Southern Railroad
Seaboard Coastline announces stock acquisition of the Durham and Southern Railroad. The ICC had granted permission on August 2 to acquire stock. The Durham and Southern will stay a separate company but operate under SCL Raleigh Division supervision.
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Rice
Durham and Southern
SCL
Raleigh
W.J. Winfree
Duke
Nelle L. Teer Co
Durham
Dunn
Apex
Fuquay- Varina
Angier and
Coats
Erwin
Richmond, Va
Osborn
Jacksonville, Fla
H. Spurgeon Boyce
O.W. Godwin Jr
James F. Lalanne
Steed Rollins
Marion S. Whitted Jr
Columbia, D.C
D.C. Hastings
A. Paul Funkhouser
J.A. Stanley Jr
J.L. Williams
John W. Weldon
Jacksonville
Fla
Gap widens between men born equal and unequal outcomes
The phrase hints at growing disparities among people from birth, suggesting a widening gap in opportunities, wealth, and status. It frames inequality as an enduring social challenge rather than a fixed trait, inviting discussion on institutions and policy influence.
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Hal Lewis
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Jack Poisson
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Virginia F. Dietz
William T. Dietz
Karen Savage
Ron Bruner
Brenda Bruner
Rev. Belvin J. Jessup
W.O
Bill Teague
J. Orville Garrett
Harriet Zauber
Jack Caudill
Hermon Fox
Chester J. Lange
Norma Westmoreland J. Earl Teague
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