N C State enrollment to be frozen at current level
North Carolina State University faces an enrollment freeze at 17,089 students pending board approval. Officials cite a too small budget for current classes and rising applications, with options under review such as earlier freshmen deadlines, transfers held till junior year, and reducing admitted numbers.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State University
University System
Board of Governors
Jackson Rigney
Joab Thomas
William Friday
University
Rigney
Appalachian State University
Boone
State
General Assembly
Banks C. Talley
Talley
Many Viets Lose Wealth In Currency Reform
Bangkok AP reports foreigners arriving from Saigon say South Vietnam’s currency overhaul wiped out wealth of many middle and upper class families. Old piasters worthless. exchanges limited. wealthier feared and talked of moving to new rural economic areas to farm. Citizens blamed for denouncements, bodoi enforcers press informants. Rural lands near water attract potential movers.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Saigon
South Vietnam
Blacks Focusing On Courts
Rep. Yvonne Burke says courts remain a major focus of the black struggle. Speaking at Winston-Salem State University she cited few black judges and reluctance to place blacks on juries. She urged attention to a Supreme Court death penalty ruling and criticized “last hired, first fired” layoffs. Burke represents California’s 37th District.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
Yvonne Burke
D-Calif
House of Representatives
California
Winston- Salem State University
Burke
U.S. Supreme Court
North Carolina
High Court
Los Angeles County
Fishing bobber key tether idea gains traction
A simple technique suggests attaching a fishing bobber to boat keys to deter loss if they slip into water. The method is presented as an easy, low cost safeguard for boat owners and anglers alike.
Forgotten Man Kept In Prison In North Carolina Mixup
Edward Harbaugh a 24 year old diabetic epileptic man was kept in prison five months after charges were dropped officials blamed an administrative error for holding a man convicted of no crime He allegedly tried to kill himself twice while confined and was sent to Central Prison for treatment after a May hearing the mixup surfaced when a minister friend learned he had not been tried and Halifax County authorities were alerted
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Raleigh
N.C
Edward Harbaugh
Harbaugh
Halifax County
Wilson County
W.C. Bailey
Central Prison
North Carolina
W.L. Crew
Central
W.H.S. Burgwyn Jr
Richard Zumbrunnen
Churchville
Zumbrunnen
Rufus Stark
Stark
Burnsville Police Force Walks Out in Pay Dispute
Burnsville North Carolina and the three member police force resign after the aldermen delay a $500 yearly pay raise. Chief R L Adkins and officers Horace Biggs J D Silvers cite bills and salaries of $7500 and $6000 as insufficient. The town of 1430 residents assigns Yancey County Sheriff's Department to enforce law until new officers are hired or the force returns.
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Burnsville
N.C
Yancey County
R. L. Adkins
Horace Biggs
J.D. Silvers
Adkins
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