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JiUNUAY, JULY X6. IVOl re jmwwui tpotsrnai ami tA 1 1 1 mart- DVf RTIStO S0f IliASf EMPIRE Our tm lAltMOK to ntvt avOTf artv L.S CMll On 10 any tnlertn rtlMft JT Celi Oft (Ki Ei1 1 1 rwthandtM (on tm or Budget head steps MM pee rwvf avail or mi mh tab "OK down amid disputes 4ft ft ftttw A ff' KAT "i flta. t.l. i a. iwucaun iae cniei iiranciai omccr tor norm Carolina's public schools resigned last week after tnonth.

of controversy, including charges by state legislators that'w the public school's finances were in disarray. ja, joe" Porter con-'; J. GSTOllSia troller state Board of--; Education, said he resigned cause of pressure but named bo individuals. "There are-pressures from other agencies as well as the Porter said. "They are real pressures, they are not imag- -ined." t't? Dr.

H. David Bruton of Southern Pines, chairman of I the state Board of Education, said he was acceptine Port- erl resignaUon, but he had not requested it li'l 4 jfa'O 100oa polyester. I Ljl GgS Great for stuffing I I ir1 SQXcy do-it-yourself proj- I 'J 1 ects. 12.ojr.bag. I T- jpijl! I FOR 'r'" I The controllers oince became involved in a poliucaV tussle earlier this month when two key legislators tried to take it away from the state.

Board of Education. Demo- craUc Sens. Harold Hardison of Deep Run and Kenneth Royall Jr. of Durharo Introduced a bill to place the con- troller! office under the governor Office of Budget and wanagemeni, contenaing mat ine board was unable to manage its money. The public school system had told the legisUtors that tt Ud undertinwted iU needs next two years and would seed $16 million more than It had requested.

Bruton sought Gov. Jim Hunt's help in blocking the Hardison-Royall bill In a comDromise with Hunt Hardi- son and Royall agreed to delay their bill unUl the Legisla-. lure iau session, nut oniy on tne condiuon that the state's budget office first approve all expenditures by the public schools. v- fn- "They've got more money going in and coming out there, federal money, state money why, we don't even; know what it is," said Hardison, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, "And they don't know either." I II I I I 1 If I Our Reg, in otner North Carolina news: -m The financially pinched state Security Commission drew, Vt fire last week for purchasing $1,800 worth of photographs of its chairman J.B. Archer.

In the face of staff layoffs caused by federal budget cuts, the commission ordered 55 framed color photographs of Archer, who is resigning this T.Z Fashion Jeans Compact Refrigerator 1 I Freezer compartment ad- Is I Men's Pocket T-shirts Favorite casual wear! Polv- Blue denim jeans, 100 cotton. Misses' sizes. Save estercotton. Color choice. i jusiaoie n.

i mornn. Arcner saia ne was unaware oi me purchase. Carolina Power at Light Co. set a price of $4 billion last week on a plan by 39 eastern state cities to buy parts of four generating plants. The cities hope that buying into jriants can reduce the cost of wholesale electricity by 10 percent over the next 22 years.

The price proposed by approaches its total assets that are hated as billion in 1980. Officials of the Raleigh-Durham airport said last I i 11-27 II 's insect Strip i Our Reg. 3.27 3-pr. Package Of Tube week that a bond referendum for a new runway at the air-r' port probably will be set for next February if voters in Wake and Durham counties approve the bond issue, which would cost close to $50 million. Construction of the new runway could begin next March and would be completed 1 by 1086.

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feet, the South Carolina General Assembly took a major step recently toward revision of the state's antiquated blue Hi tecJ tiki The House voted by 0 C70lmQ decisive margin 62 to 36 laws up to date and in line with contemporary lifestyles and patterns of commerce. Key provisions of the legislation remove a restriction limiting stores to three employees on Sundays and? broaden what items can be sold and what events can be held on Sundays. For Instance, the proposed status would legalize si funerals, athletic events and concerts as well as arts and crafts sales on non-commercial premises. Under existing JlatjHljr law, tney are au tecnnicauy i Opponents of the measure, such as Republican Rep. Richard Rigdon of Greenville, called it an act of sacrilege; I).

tt'V i "I believe what you're doing is wrong and against the Scriptures," Rigdon said. as good a Christian as most of countered Democratic Rep. John Felder of St Matthews, "and yon can't dictate to another what day a person rests. Yon can't legislate this kind of jlix.lnitHs iih Mm" i The Sta tier Mercury 1 Commodores Motown Raydlo JJ Artsta Kenny Rogers Liberty With the Legislature near adjournment it is unlikely ELTON JOHN KIMCARNES MISTAKEN IDENTITY the state Senate will act on the blue law revisions until 1981 The fox MT M0 WW. DUWV OF THE CARDS Uf In other South Carolina news: The VS.

Department of Education gave formal ap proval to South Carolina's higher education desegregation plan. The state Supreme Court In a I to 2 ruling said circuit judges may participate in plea bargaining under rvt 11 Limit 2 35 ugni guweunes. South Carolina ordered a quarantine of California produce in an effort to keep the state free of the Mediter ca. the Oak Ridge Boys MCA Elton John Get fen Bros. Johnson IV Kim Carnes EMI.

Foreigner Atlantic ranean mut ny. -55. Robert A. Darr, 67, retired president of the Federates Land Bank 01 Columbia, died at his borne. RICK SPRINGFIELD KENT KRELL JUICE NEWTON Jutee ll.II-la WORKING CLASS 000 PBICIOOS T5T Verdict still pending in senator's extortion trial NASHVILLE A federal jury continued delibera tions last week in the extortion-racketeering trial of state? Sen.

Egar Gillock. I Gillock, a Memphis law-' maker; Is accused of trying i extort $5,000 from four Men A I I -v ''(Kt '11 Don Williams: Juice Newton 'Capitol Rick Springfield RCA Pat Ben at a Chrysali MCA phis electricians in return for sponsoring a bill in the4 General Assembly. Iffin (MtHMHIH ALBUMS OR TAPES in addiuon, the senator is charged with trying to extort $2,500 in exchange for blocking the transfer, of a prison inmate from Tennessee to Illinois. )' Gillock took the stand In his own defense and con tended that he merely was asking for legal fees to repre sent the electricians and the inmate's family. The Memphis lawyer is being represented at his trial by noted attorney Jim Neal, who has served as prosecutor in both the Watergate and Jimmy Hof fa cases.

Gillock stood trial on the same charges last year, but I federal jury was unable to reach a verdict Jurors deliberated for two and a half days in the civ- TAPES Sail GiveWgift UAI1IU31V John Schneider CBS II La rent trial but also have been unable to reach a verdict' 2.97 Carrying Case For Cassettes Leather-look vinyl cover. Holds 12. In other Tennessee news: Gov. Lamar Alexander assured members of the General Assembly he would not veto reapportionment Elans approved for the state House and Senate. The Legis- iture met in a special midsummer session last week and approved remapping plans for both houses.

A circuit court Jury in Nashville awarded $400,000 -v to a Baptist minister who claimed in a lawsuit that he had 'J been fired from his job without good cause. The minister, Don Burnett 42, was fired from the Baptist Sunday School Board in 1976 after he resisted attempts by board officials 4.97 8-Track Or Cassette Carousel Black plastic carousel holds 24. lOPEN DAILY I8L SUNDAY 12-6 uave nun comnunea 10 a menial nospiiai. me jury found that the board should pay the damages. Memphis and Knoxville were forced to drastically curtail local bus services after their mass transit tills ran dry.

The cities are seeking alternative funding so the services can be restored. MIKE PIGOTT Available at all Atlanta, austell douglasville, marietta, lilburn, stone mountain, snellvilie. conyers, i LAWRENCIVILLE HWY SANDY SPRINGS, MABLETON, FOREST PARK, ROSWELL, AND NORCROSS STORES..