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Weekly Legislative Summary While loyal Carolina fans clutched their smell ing salts in nervous anti cipation of one last agoniz ing, fibrillating, glorious weekend of baskestball, the General Assembly swept through a fast - breaking week of heavy work. Cal endars were full of con troversial items all week long in both houses. On Tuesday the House showed itself once again the grave yard of capital punishment reform, as it defeated on second reading by 73 to 40 the proposal to make life imprisonment mandatory in capital cases unless the jury decides otherwise. Wednesday the Senate played forum for the ses sion’s first floor considera tion of brown bagging. Backers easily beat down a series of diluting amende ments, and the bill was sent to the House where rougher sledding is anti cipated. During the week both houses gave their blessings to the bills to create a new intermediate appellate court and to in crease workmen’s compen sation benefits. The omni bus school board bill also cleared the House. A legislative landmark of sorts was passed on Thursday when sponsors of the move to retain stand ard time for the Old North State gave up the fight and consented to indefinite postponement of their bill (BS 85) in Senate com BRING US YOUR FILM FOR PROMPT PROCESSING. (CAMERA DEPT. - MAIN FLOOR SEAGRAM’S V.O. IMPORTED CANADIAN WHISKY I . A *. * blend I I **o WMII I °* »«• D 0 I <*HisNr a sal ytaW «•* I S'** ,S" " ,0 •° ,n< * f . »*£ I WIMMI-»HTIILC»I coumr. ».T.C. 86.1 FSQQf. 4 HEH...m TU|| m. mittee. Barring the unex pected, DST will blossom in North Carolina on the last Sunday in April and wither the last Sunday in October. Progress Report Through The 33rd Daily Session Thirty-three weekday sessions of the 1967 Gen eral Assembly are now his tory. Judging by experi ence this probably marks approximately the one third point for the current legislature. Through today 504 bills and resolutions had been introduced in the two houses. The total con tinues to run well ahead of the average of the last three regular sessions (469 as of the corresponding dates). The percentage of public bill introductions, which earlier had been considerably higher than usual, now has subsided to a more nearly normal 66 per cent. One hundred twenty five bills and resolutions have been ratified, and seven have been formally put to rest by unfavorable reports or floor defeat. As usual, most of the ratified acts consist of local bills or honorary resolutions, but 22 public laws are in cluded. Prominent among the new laws are acts rati fying the presidential dis ability amendment to the U. S. Constitution, increas ing workmen’s compensa tion benefits, liberalizing THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1967. subsistence allowances of the principal clerks and other officials of the Gen eral Assembly, removing auto inspection violations from the driver license point program, and repeal ing oyster and clam lease provisions of the 1965 com mercial fisheries law re vision. Almost one-third of the ratified acts are of the “lawyer’s law” variety, resolving problems that are of special concern to prac ticing attorneys. The Joint Appropriations Committees have now reached an important mile stone along the road to completing their labors. On Thursday the commit tees concluded their hear ings on requests by state agencies and institutions for changes in the 1967-69 budget allocations. Re quested increases from these sources reportedly totalled $142.8 million be yond the $1.5 billion ap propriations recommended by the Governor and Ad visohy Budget Commission, for both operating and capital funds. On the revenue side the two Finance Committees between them are consid ering over 20 proposals to revise the tax laws. Tax cut proposals reduced rates and enlarged exemp tions or deductions ac count for almost all of the pending bills. The pro posed cuts would affect a variety of exactions, in cluding income, sales ad valorem, intangibles, inher itance and Schedule B li cense taxes. Altogether it is estimated that lost revenues in the aggregate would amount to over sll7 million for the next bien nium. A late introduction of today involves a tax increase of sorts —a bill to permit cities and towns to charge up to $lO fop local auto license plates, in place of the present $1 maxi mum. 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Much of the Assembly’s attention these early weeks has been devoted to considering bills affecting areas of the law near and dear to the hearts of prac ticing attorneys, including the recommendations of the General Statutes Com mission and Judicial Coun cil. Also occupying a pro minent place are proposals affecting elections and election procedure notab ly the Currie, Gentry and Mills - Griffin congressional districting bills, and a general recodification of the election lawn. The customary heavy volume of motor vehicles bills is beginning to flow out of committee and onto the floor; 27 separate bills have been introduced, over half of which deal with either driver licensing or vehicle equipment. Tombstone Territory Early settlers heading for the last roundup this week were HG 173 (muff lers and exhaust stacks for diesel trucks) and HB 66 (regulating liquor adver tising), both shot down by unfavorable committee re ports. For Quick Results, Use A Herald Classified Ad! WTAR-TV Newsman An informal dinner, to be held at the Chowan Country Club, is planned by the Edenton Woman’s Club for Saturday evening, April 15 in honor of Wil liam M. Drower of the British Embassy, Washing ton, D. C. Mr. Drower, First Secre tary of the Embassy, will be the guest speaker the following day at special ceremonies which will com memorate the 200th anni versary of Chowan County Courthouse, culminating the 1967 Pilgrimage of Colonial Edenton & Countryside, it has been announced by Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt, Sr., chairman of the com mittee handling the ar rangements. “Accompanying Drower, Order of the British Em- I predict everyone coming will have a marvelous time.” pire and Mrs. Drower from Washington will be First District Rep. Walter B. Jones and Mrs. Jones,” the chairman said. “We shall have with us an outstand ing after dinner speaker, John R. Griffin and Mrs. Griffin. He is the direc tor of public affairs and news sos radio and tele vision station WTAR. Nor folk, Va. 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This clinic will be conducted by Twentieth Century Factory Repre sentative at warehouse of Edenton Feed & Livestock Co., Monday night, April 3, 1967, at 7:30 P. M. Make arrangements now to at tend. Learn more about how to weld and repair your own farm machinery. Free Refreshments Monday Night, April 3,1967 7:30 P. M., at warehouse of Edenton Feed & Livestock Co. 1 Mile North of Edenton on NC 32 Edenton, N. C. PAGE ELEVEN uled to be served promptly at 8 o’clock. We are mak ing a special effort with both decorations and menu.
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