Fee differences spark questions from Guilford and Davidson counties
Fathers and mothers ask why Guilford County school fees are lower than Davidson's. Officials cite county taxes and per pupil funding, with Guilford receiving more state and federal funds but a local levy totaling 26.7 cents per $100 valuation for Guilford.
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Davidson
E. Lawson Brown
Brown
Johnny Presson
Lance Defends Banking Conduct Before Senate Confirmation
Bert Lance testifies that his conduct as banker and budget director meets high ethical standards set by President Carter. He says he disclosed all financial dealings including overdrafts in Calhoun and asserts no depositor lost a cent in the Georgia banks he ran. Senate staffers were to testify about interviews after Lance’s testimony.
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Washington (Ap
Bert Lance
Carter
Lance
Senate Committee
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Calhoun
William V. Roth
Del
Roth
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Georgia
Senate
Opera Star Maria Callas Dies at 53 in Paris
Paris AP report says Maria Callas died of a heart attack at her Paris home aged 53. Born in New York to Greek immigrants, she rose to fame in Italy and Greece and married Milan industrialist Giovanni Meneghini before Onassis romance. She had not performed since 1973 and lived quietly in Paris.
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Aristotle Onassis
Miss Callas
New York
la Callas
Greece
Italy
Onassis
Giovanni Battista Meneghini
Milan
Carter and Lance to decide Lance's fate after hearings
President Carter says he and Bert Lance will decide whether the budget director stays on after Lance testifies to a Senate committee. Powell notes public opinion will not solely drive the decision as hearings may run into next week. Lance tells investigators the public should be the jury in the matter.
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White House
Jody Powell
Georgia
Senate
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Cross
Bert
FBI
Black Leader Steve Biko Dies Sparking South African Protests
Protests swell across white and black South Africans over Steve Biko's death in police custody. Calls grow to oust Prisons Minister James T. Kruger as university memorials and posters surge nationwide.
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Natal University
Witwatersrand University
Hollings Backs Canal Treaty in South Carolina
Sen. Ernest F. Hollings backs the Panama Canal treaty at a Columbia news conference. He acknowledges expected local opposition but argues the United States lacks sovereignty over the canal and questions how to retain access rather than whether to give away the canal. He avoids a clash with rival Sen. Strom Thurmond.
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D-S.c
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Hollings
United States
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Panama
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Brown says US won’t be outgunned by new Soviet missiles
Defense Secretary Harold Brown told the National Security Industrial Association that the United States will build and improve forces as needed. He noted four new Soviet ICBMs are under development and cited ongoing work on the SS-16 mobile ICMB, plus modifications to four other missiles. Brown warned the Soviets are pursuing large, costly programs to strengthen offensive and defensive capabilities.
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Harold Brown
United States
Soviet Union
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National Security Industrial Association
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