Mayor Howard Lee to keynote State Barbers Convention
Howard N. Lee, Mayor of Chapel Hill North Carolina, will speak at the State Barbers Convention banquet. The event closes the convention’s sessions with worship at Camp Grove Baptist Church and a 7 PM banquet led by Rev. Wille J. Toomer. Lee moved to Chapel Hill in 1964, earned a UNC master's in 1966, directed youth services, taught sociology at Duke, and was elected mayor in 1969 by 450 votes, re-elected in 1971.
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Georgia
Lee
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Duke University
Durham
N.C
Barbers
Camp Grove Baptist Church
E. S. Winstead
Ronald Williams
Wille J. Toomer
Candy firm loser as fake McGovern organizer vanishes
In Norfolk a Chicago candy wholesaler says a man posing as a McGovern organizer disappeared after taking delivery of 408 cases worth 57560. The honcho denied knowledge of the man, who used a Baltimore address and left after the bill remained unpaid. Ford’s setup appeared convincing with posters and leased office space, but rent and payrolls remained unsettled.
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Norfolk
Chicago
George S. McGovern
McGovern
George H. Ford
Baltimore
Robert C. Rutledge Jr
Chocolate Co. of America
Rutledge
Ford
J. J. McLunas
Kelly Services
McLunas
Kelly Girls
Kingoff Resigns From Commonwealth Prosecutor Post
Fuller praised Kingoff for a two year tenure beyond an initial three month term. Kingoff joined the prosecutor's staff in May 1970 handling Municipal Court cases and resigns leaving only one assistant, W. Ewell Barr.
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Commonwealth
Fuller
Kingoff
Mingoff
W. Ewell Barr
Mrs. Lin nie Shaw Davis Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Lin nie Shaw Davis are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Welcome Baptist Church in Yanceyville with burial at Highland Burial Park in Danville Virginia. Davis 69 died yesterday at her Providence Route 1 home. She was born in Pittsylvania County September 30 1902 and was a member of Rock Springs United Methodist Church. Survivors include son Curtis E. Davis and five daughters Dorothy Hill Margaret Hill Lois King Betty Clayton Virginia Dix, plus two sisters and 17 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. The family will receive friends tonight 7 to 9 at Caswell Funeral Home.
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Yanceyville
Linnie Shaw Davis
Welcome Baptist Church
A. E. Clark
Ringgold
R. T. Chaney
Danville
Caswell Funeral Home
Curtis Davis
William Edmond Davis
Hopewell United Methodist Church
Joe Monger
C.F. Cooper
Highland Burial Park
Mr. Davis
Dry Fork
Jeff
Eliza Elliott Davis
Virginia Willis Dee
Davis
Hopewell
William Boyd Victim Of Fatal Pelham Crash
William Curtis Boyd of Pelham North Carolina Route 1 died from injuries after a traffic crash near his home. A Caswell County native, 30, he was survived by his wife Donna Southard and five children Tammy Rene Donald Ronald and Daniel Boyd and by his parents Oscar and Lilly Boyd and two brothers Arlie and Melvin Ray. Funeral services set for 2 p m at Lively Stone Baptist Church with burial at the church cemetery. The body lies at Wilkerson Funeral Home in Reidsville with visitation tonight from 7 to 9.
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William Curtis Boyd
Pelham
N.C
Rt. 1
Danville
Oscar Boyd
Pelham, Rt. 1
Arlie
Melvin Ray Boyd
Pelham Rt. 1
Lively Stone Baptist Church
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Reidsville
Greiner Aims for Busy First Year in Danville Auditorium
Recreation head Greiner expresses satisfaction with the auditorium and anticipates a strong opening year. He plans to run broader activities for Danvillians than the department previously offered, signaling expanded community programming ahead.
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Greiner
Danvillians
Air Pollution Alert Extended Across Washington Area
The Council of Governments extended the air pollution alert for the Washington metro area through Sunday after another day of high readings in Silver Spring Bethesda Hyattsville and Arlington. Hyattsville reported a 2 p.m. level of .20 the highest in five years of the alert system. Officials urged elderly and respiratory patients to stay indoors and asked drivers to limit trips.
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Washington
Council of Governments
Washington Metropolitan Area
Silver Spring
Bethesda
Hyattsville
Arlington
Council
DRI Names S. J. Jordan To New Post
Samuel J. Jordan is named to the new post of Director of Engineering for Dan River’s corporate staff, effective immediately. A Porterdale, Georgia native, he has worked at Dan River since 1957 after earlier roles at Bibb Manufacturing and Pacific Mills. Jordan resides in Danville with his wife Eliza and their child, and will be replaced by Carl M. Bates Jr. who comes from J. P. Stevens Co. in engineering.
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Samuel J. Jordan
Dan River
R. C. Gourley
Jordan
Danville
Porterdale
Bibb Manufacturing Co
U.S. Army
Georgia Tech
Bibb
Pacific Mills
Shamrock Drive
Eliza
First Baptist Church
Elks Club
Carl M. Bates Jr
J. P. Stevens Co
Tobacco Prices Hit Highest Levels In Virginia and Carolinas
Tobacco prices surged to record highs on the Virginia Carolina auction markets. The Federal-State Market News Service reported prices $3 to $7 per hundred higher than last year on the Old Belt Middle Belt and similar gains on the Eastern Belt where all 17 markets operated this season. The Eastern Belt weekly sales totaled 33.5 million pounds earning growers $87.15 per hundred, while season totals reached 52.7 million pounds with an average near $86.95. Prices in the South Carolina and Border North Carolina Belt dipped slightly but stayed above support levels, with weekly sales at 33 million pounds and an average of $85.08 per hundred.
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Finas
Virginia
North Carolina-Virginia
North Carolina
Middle Belt
Stabilization Corporation
Qld
Eastern
South Carolina
North Carolina Belt
Six UNCC students arrested in drug distribution case
Charlotte AP reports six more University of North Carolina Charlotte students were arrested Friday and Saturday on charges they distributed drugs on campus. The State Bureau of Investigation said an undercover agent bought drugs throughout the spring semester, following seven earlier arrests on the same charges.
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Charlotte
University of North Carolina-Charlotte
State Bureau of Investigation
UNCC
SBI
Raleigh
Landis
Lincolnton
Bowles
Kannapolis
Pat Taylor
Taylor
Eddie Knox
Luther Hodges Jr
Mayor Plans City Meeting to Push Woolberry Hill Group Platform
The group Woolberry Hill aims to hold a city-wide mass meeting later this week to establish a permanent organization and adopt a platform, continuing the mayoral coverage from Page 1-B and supported by sources.
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Woolberry Hill
Lacy S Hall Rites Tomorrow in Eden North Carolina
Funeral services for Lacy Snow Hall, 59, will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Pleasant View Baptist Church in Eden, N C, with burial in Danville Memorial Gardens. He died yesterday at Memorial Hospital after a week’s illness. survived by Emma Carter Hall, four daughters, six brothers, and six grandchildren. He operated Hall Iron and Junk Yard in Eden before retiring and was a World War II veteran.
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Lacy
Snow Hall
Pleasant View Baptist Church
Eden
N.C
Frank E. Hopkins
Danville Memorial Gardens
Mr. Hall
Memorial Hospital
John
Cassie Ratcliff Hall
Wag
Henry County
Danville
Hall Iron and Junk Yard
Emma Carter
Ruby Gilley
Atlanta
Joyce Gover
Portia Jordan
Roslyn Pulliam
Posey Hall
Collinsville
Cleveland Halli
Martinsville
Howard
Edd
Everett
Jay Hall
Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral
Fair Funeral Home
Cascade Rd
Land Cruiser deemed dangerous by consumer group
Toyota's Land Cruiser is unacceptably dangerous says Consumer Reports. The nonprofit organization cites dangerously incompetent handling and a fuel tank in the passenger compartment that could rupture, rating the vehicle not acceptable.
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Mount Vernon
Toyota
Consumer's Union
Consumer Ieports Magazine
Elder R Kidd Jr Dies At Age 45
Robert Fulton Kidd Jr aged 45 died on arrival at Memorial Hospital. He pastored Old Mill and Claiborne Street Primitive Baptist Churches and served in World War II. Survived by wife Janet Aldridge Kidd, two daughters Cathy Lynn and Cynthia Ann, parents Robert Kidd Sr and Hester Wilson Kidd, five sisters and four brothers. Body at Swicegood Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
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Robert Fulton Kidd, Jr
Memorial Hospital
Henry County
Robert Kidd
Hester Wilson Kidd
Axton
Danville
Kidd
Mill Primitive Baptist Church
Claiborne Street
Janet Aldridge Kidd
Belaire Drive
Cathy Lynn
Cynthia Ann Kidd
Eldon Webb
Eugene Nichols
Collinsville
Delmas Moore
Mallie Gillie
Martinsville
Garry Parker
Henry
Edward Otis
Stokes
Wesley Kidd
Swicegood Funeral Home
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Roy Creech
Ben Brown
Swicegood
DRI
S. J. Jordan
New Post
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Associated Press
Carol William Davis
Lacy S. Hall
B. R. Ashby, M.D
Association of
Richard T. Lovelace
South Main Street
First Securities
Zut
Rt Rere
S. Union St
Professional Investment Service
Elder R. Kidd Jr
Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship
Mary’s Diner
David C. Poteet
Schewels
Bustytaint
Apenas
1897
Nero M Manca
Craghead
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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