High Point Votes With Democrats Then Fails Statewide
High Point and Guilford County backed Howard Lee in a lieutenant governor race, mirroring statewide urban trends, while Green won Wake and rural western counties. The piece notes Green’s friction with Guilford’s assembly impact and press coverage, with Republicans highlighting Privette’s coastal and mountain strength. Overall, it suggests mixed signals for the region.
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High Point
Guilford County
Howard Lee
Senate
Jimmy Green
Lee
Green
Guilford
Enterprise
Assembly
Mecklenburg
Charlotte
Forsyth
Winston-Salem
Durham
Wake
Raleigh
Craven, Pender, Edgecombe
Jones Counties
Allegheny
Ashe
Wilkes
Yancey
Bill Hiatt
David Flaherty-Coy Privette
Privette
Mountain
Mid- Piedmont
Flaherty
Jim Hunt
Symptom Of A Worse Malady At West Point cheating scandal
An editorial compares the US Military Academy cheating scandal to a cancer spreading through West Point. It cites a Class of 1977 take home exam cheating, broader alleged cheating, instructor tolerance, and prideful responses by cadets. The piece argues cynicism and past Army failures shape attitudes and urges a stronger honor system.
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Military Academy
West Point
Army
My Lai
Academy
Chapel Hill
Berkeley
Martin R. Hoffman
Moonies in D.C. rally for God Bless America Festival
A large Moonie crowd gathers in Washington for a God Bless America Festival on the National Monu ment Grounds, sponsored by the Unification Church. Past campaigns drew controversy and protests, with debates over Moon’s wealth, family impact on adherents, and IRS scrutiny into tax exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Myung Moon
Unification Church
Moon
New York City
Benjamin Stein
Wall Street Journal
Yankee Stadium
Wayne Hays
Small Business Profits Strong In United States
SBA profile highlights small businesses owning 98 percent of concerns and contributing major shares to GNP, gross business product, wholesale and service sectors. A Louis Harris survey shows small business vitality despite claims of being swallowed up, with strong private sector employment and activity noted across industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Business Administration
United States
State and local governance praised as closer to people
A North Carolina view argues state and local government are more responsible than the federal system. It cites surveys showing 65 to 12 percent trust in state government and urges leaders to keep fiscal discipline and moral standards. A mix of observations, quotes, and notes on defense, industry, and day care funding follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Brooks
Dean Company
Congress
Ford
Guilford County
High Point
State Board of Human Resources
Raleigh
Navy pressure setback for Tenneco claims at Pentagon
Confidential minutes reveal Deputy Defense Secretary Clements berating navy officials to settle up to 1.8 billion dollars in submarine and shipbuilding cost claims tied to Newport News Shipbuilding Co a Tenneco subsidiary. He pressed for provisional payments and met with Newport News president Diesel hinting a settlement while lawmakers probe possible fraud and pressure to rush deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense
William Clements
Pentagon
Clements
Navy
Newport News Shipbuilding Co
Tenneco Oil and Gas
Tenneco
Adm
Hyman Rickover
Newport News Co
John Diesel
Justice Dept
Tete-Atele
Diesel
Lockheed
Asst
Navy Lecy
Jack Bowers
Fredrick Michaelis
Michaelis
Senate Armed Services
John Stennis
D.miss
House Armed Services
Melvin Price
D.ill
Stennis
Price
Newport News
Congress
William Proxmire
D.wis
Joint Economy In Government
Atty
Edward Levi
Proxmire
Defense Department
Zero-Based Budgeting Aims to Curb Federal Spending
CAPITOL VIEWPOINT argues for zero-based budgeting to reexamine every federal program from scratch. The idea, championed by Sen. Muskie and supported by many lawmakers, would require programs to justify costs and outcomes, with a self-destruct sunset mechanism if Congress does not renew funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Sen. Edmunds. Muskie
D-Me
House
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Los Angeles Times
Messiah
God
Westchester County
N.Y
Peter A. Peyser
R. N.Y
Internal Revenue Service
Peyser
Holt McPherson Enterprise
U.S
Louisville
Clint Walker
Ethan Allen, Inc
Ripoff
Ripoff Medica, Labs
Ree
Milwaukee Jours
Port News
Frand
Adm Michaelis
Capitol Viewpoint
Don Oakley
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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