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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1977
Page
9
State Atty. Edward Austin questions the $1000 walnut conference table plan while courthouse workers haul the 14 by 5 foot crate through six floors. The table needed three elevator shafts, was uncrated to fit, and its legs stapled to the top caused damage. The desk remains on the fourth floor.
A federal judge ordered a temporary restraining order against seven Republican agricultural officials from North Carolina, finding transfers likely politically motivated. Clarence Stewart moved district directors from coastal posts to mountains and vice versa, prompting claims of coercion and significant mileage gaps. The hearing is set for October 11 before Judge John Larkins in Wilmington, amid ties to Sen. Jesse Helms.
The U S Postal Service drops handwritten address requirement for the citizens rate, leaving enforcement of a two tier first class rate to mailer honesty. Postmaster General Bailar cites public interest and requests from handicapped persons. Rate changes await the Postal Rate Commission and would not take effect before next spring.
Dr. Linsay S. Olive of the University of North Carolina earns a 94300 grant for a three year study of mycetozoans or slime molds. He notes these organisms blur lines between plant and animal and can illuminate cellular movement and evolution. The life cycle spans days and can be halted for examination while these organisms progress from mobile forms to spore bearing structures.
Twenty Catholic and Protestant clergymen urge Governor Hunt to grant clemency for the Wilmington 10. Hunt says he cannot act until the case clears the courts.
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