Hunt Says North Carolina Needs Quality In Education
RALEIGH AP Lt. Gary elect Jim Hunt urged in Raleigh that the state must prioritize a quality educational system for all children. Speaking to PACE, he stressed keeping the classroom child in view while weighing administrative hires, ratios, supplies, salaries, and program proposals to benefit students.
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Raleigh
Gary
Jim Hunt
North Carolina
Hunt
PACE
North Carolina Association of Educators
Department of Education
Angela Davis Rally Addressed by Phone in Charlotte
Angela Davis spoke by telephone to about 1 000 at a Charlotte civil rights rally after fog prevented her plane from leaving Atlanta. Earlier 2 000 people attended. Davis called North Carolina courts a weapon of reaction and criticized jailings of black activists as politically motivated. The event was organized by a biracial group raising funds for jailed activists and arranged by the National Committee to Free All Political Prisoners. Durham motion: Dr. William Maxwell Blackburn, 73, former Duke English professor, died at Duke Hospital after illness. He joined Duke in 1946 and retired in 1969, teaching English literature and narrative writing. He stressed that writing cannot be taught. The State Board of Education must reconcile differences to meet a common goal for children.
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Charlotte
Angela Davis
North Carolina
Davis
National Committee To
Durham
William Maxwell Blackburn
Duke University
Duke
Blackburn
Scott Plans To Teach New Governors
North Carolina Governor Bob Scott will start the week by teaching new governors at a National Governors Conference sponsored seminar. His schedule includes an executive cabinet meeting in Raleigh Tuesday, Christmas tree lighting Wednesday, an informal groundbreaking for the State Records Center of the Archives and History Building, and a welcome center dedication at Kings Mountain on Thursday.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Bob Scott
Scott
State Records Center
Archives and History Building
Kings Mountain
Mine Closed After Gas Erupts
The U S Bureau of Mines closed Island Creek Coal Co in Virginia Pocahontas No 3 deep shaft mine after a methane gas ignition fire burned Tuesday night in a cave area. No injuries were reported among 75 miners. about 300 workers face temporary layoff as the mine is sealed indefinitely.
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Vansant
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Virginia Pocahontas No. 3
Bureau
Island Creek Coal Co
Peale urges youth to bridge divides in Danville event
Speaking at a conference, Peale framed Danville as a site for moral action across barriers, citing Willie Morris's Yazoo and urging youth to lead in creating genuine community. The gathering ends with youths preparing for Wednesday's Youth Action Congress to organize further bridge building.
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Willie Morris
Yazoo
Peale
Danville
South
Youth Action Congress
N C Park System selects Deep River site for new park
Southern Pines N C Tom Ellis state parks superintendent announced the system picked a Deep River site near the Moore Lee and Chatham county line as the top priority for a new park. Lee Filis said the park would have a five mile riverfront and suit many activities. Ellis compared state park sites to gold.
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Southern Pines
N.C
S AP
Tom Ellis
North Caroina
Moore, Lee
Chatham Counties
Lee Filis
Seven Die In North Carolina Weekend Vehicle Crashes
The Associated Press reports at least seven people killed in North Carolina traffic accidents over the weekend. Victims include Nasbie Junior Tyler, 13, near Lumberton. William Edward Frady, 23, near Albemarle. Jack Hayes, 47, near Wilkesboro. Henry William Elledge, 23, near North Wilkesboro. Charle Edward Perry, 28, near Henderson. and Willie R. Quick, 25, near Ellerbe. High speeds cited in multiple fatal crashes as totals rise. year toll reaches 1,931 with a prior period of 1,704.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
State Highway Patrol
Nasbie Junior Tyler
Rt. 7
Lumberton
William Edward Frady
Albemarle
Jack Hayes
Rt. 2
Wilkesboro
U.S. 421
Henry William Elledge
Rt. 1
North Wilkesboro
N.C. 18
Charle Edward Perry
Rt. 4
Henderson
Willie R. Quick
Ellerbe
Richmond County
Park Plan Tied to 2000 Acre Sand Hills Site
Superintendent said four years of searching in the Sand Hills area led to a 2000 acre site. Advisory Budget Commission is asked for 400000 to acquire the land. The park would adjoin the pre Revolutionary House in the Horseshoe site, about 30 miles from the state capital and 55 miles from Raleigh.
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Sandhills
Advisory Budget Commission
Ellis
Chamber of Commerce
House In the Horseshoe
Raleigh
Deaths And Funerals Isabell Palmer Holland 72
Graveside services for Mrs Isabell Palmer Holland 72 will be held at Milton Cemetery at 2 p m today conducted by Rev A F Yarbrough She died in Raleigh NC Friday after years of poor health She was born in Caswell County NC to the late NJ and Julia Staton Palmer widow of Richard B Holland A Presbyterian she lived most of her life in Milton community She is survived by a son Richard B Holland Jr of Fayetteville NC
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Milton Cemetery
A. F. Yarbrough
Holland
Raleigh
N.C
Caswell County
Julia Staton Palmer
Richard B. Holland
Milton
Richard B. Holland Jr
Fayetteville, N.C
Napier Child Dies In Hospital and Gretna Man Passes
Connie Ann Napier 19 month old of Lynchburg died Friday night at University Hospital Charlottesville. Funeral Monday 2 p.m. at Whitten Funeral Home, interment Ft Hill Cemetery. Augustus Lee Haymes Jr 42 of Gretna died Saturday at Lynchburg General Hospital after brief illness. Survived by wife Carolyn Haymes and four sisters. Services at Greenfield Baptist Church with interment in church cemetery. Also note Poquoson Tribe 124 Red Men to show color film after meeting Monday night December 11 at Wigwam No 1 Main Street.
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Connie Ann Napier
Philip R
Billy Mitchell Napier
Leesville Road
Lynchburg
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Whitten Funeral Home
Timberlake Rd
Ft. Hill Cemetery
Gretna
Augustus Lee Haymes, Jr
Lynchburg General Hospital
Pittsylvania County
Augustus Haymes
Sallie Haymes
Greenfield Baptist Church
W. C. Harrelson
Wigwam
No. Main Street
Funeral rites for Virgilina mayor Rufus Chandler today
Rufus Edward Chandler, mayor of Virgilina, dies Friday in a South Boston hospital. Funeral today at 2 p.m. at Brooks Chapel in South Boston with Masonic graveside rites in Virgilina Cemetery. Born January 18, 1894 in Granville County North Carolina, he was a retired farmer and highway contractor. Surviving are his wife, a son Edward Chandler of Virgilina, four sisters and three grandchildren. Interment follows at Virgilina Cemetery with Masonic rites.
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Rufus Edward Chandler
Brooks Chapel
South Boston
Mr. Chandler
Granville County
N.C
James
Hallie Amos Chandler
Acca Temple Shrine
Richmond
Danville
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Chatham
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A. L. Haymes, Jr
Gretna Tractor and Implement Co
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Gretna Lions Club
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Fred Midkiff
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Harmon Cook
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Colbert Funeral Home
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Virginia Bank
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