Students Speak Up on Frustrations With Public Schooling
North Carolina student leaders from Crepe Nes, Grimsley High, and Mt. Tabor told the state Board of Education that public schooling robs students of initiative and free time. They urged the 16 member Student Task Force’s plan to give students real voice and time to learn independently, blaming overworked or dull teachers for stifling student input.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Board of Education
Suzanne
Brisendine
Crepe Nes
Nea Ileboro
Grimsley High School
Andi Reynolds
Mt. Tabor
Winston-Salem
Stu
North
Carolina
Cat Freedom
Senate OKs pay raises and budget in SC session
South Carolina Senate approved pay increases for top officials and judges as part of a nearly 552 million budget, paused a Public Service Commission raise, and delayed a 14 thousand dollar boost for State Development Board Director J Bonner Manly to next week. Debate focused on constitutional officer and judge hikes amid austerity concerns.
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AL Lanier
Associated Press
Columbia
South Carolina Senate
Public Service Commission
J. Bonner Manly
Manly
Senate Finance Committee
Frank Roddey
Lancaster
Allen Carter
Robert Scarborough
Charleston
Charles Garrett
Greenville
State Supreme Court
Sen. Garrett
State Development Board
South Carolina
Garrett
Scott Pushes Interstate 40 Link to Wilmington
Governor Bob Scott told Wilmington officials in Wrightsville Beach that North Carolina has a strong case for extending Interstate 40 to Wilmington. He will lead a Washington delegation to promote the plan and meet FHA officials, while remaining cautiously optimistic about federal funding and future highway construction.
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Wrightsville Beach
N.C
Bob Scott
Wilmington
Washington
Scott
State Highway Commission
Federal Highway Administration
FHA
Atlanta
Robert Mitchell Dies At 76 In Bedford Hospital
Robert Bernard Mitchell died yesterday at Bedford Hospital after a short illness at age 76. A retired farmer and longtime Patmos United Methodist Church member, he is survived by his wife Nannie Turner Mitchell, a son Wendell Mitchell of Chatham, three sisters Arleigh Wade, Lola Howell, Irma Overstreet, and two brothers Aubrey and Calvin Mitchell. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 PM at Patmos Church with interment in the church cemetery. The body is at Updike Funeral Home.
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Huddleston
Robert Bernard Mitchell
Bedford Hospital
Patmos United Methodist Church
Robert Lee
Alitchell
Dora English Mitchell
Nannie Turner Mitchell
Wendell Mitchell
Chatham
Arleigh Wade
Pembroke Pines
Fla
Lola Howell
Altavista
Irma Overstreet
Aubrey Mitchell
Lynchburg
Calvin Mitchell
Patmos
Updike Funeral Home
Town Meeting Elects Mayor In Show Of Hands
In Richfield North Carolina the 250 registered voters met in the school auditorium to elect mayor and council by show of hands. No secrecy, no booths. Jim Ritchie was nominated and elected mayor by acclamation along with four council members in a quick, noncontest election.
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Richfield
N. C
Stanly County
North Carolina League of Municipalities
Jim Ritchie
Ritchie
J. T. Ford
M. G. Rosemen
Walter Fisher
al Aldridge
Eddie Parker
Price’ Russell
Hanny
Funeral Rites Set Today For Prunty Infant
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Prunty will have funeral rites today at 2 p.m. in Richfield. Elwood Prunty Jr., eight months old, died recently. The notice mentions municipal election cost debates and general assembly rules on booths and ballots.
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Elwood Prunty, Jr
C. E. Prunty
Richfield
P.m
Dunhill
Ford
Death of Pfc William H. Walton Jr in Vietnam
Mr and Mrs William H Walton Sr of State Rt 746 recently learned from the Defense Department that their son Army Pfc William H Walton Jr of the 54th Ordnance Company died in Vietnam from non hostile causes.
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William H. Walton Sr
State
Defense Department
William H. Walton Jr
Vietnam
Army
Pfc. Walton
54Th Ordnance Company
Saunders Dies at 64 in Eden Hospital
J Early Saunders 64 of Rt 3 Eden died at 4 pm Thursday at Morehead Hospital after one day’s stay. He operated King's Grocery and was a retired contractor. Born March 16 1907 in Rockingham County he was the son of John Wesley Saunders and the late Mamie King Saunders. Survived by wife Hetty Bowers former, four daughters, four sons, and six sisters. Funeral set for Saturday at 4 pm at First Church.
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Eden
N.C
J. Early Saunders
Rt. 3
Morehead Hospital
King's Grocery
Rockingham County
John Wesley Saunders
Mamie King Saunders
Hetty Bowers
Ruth Rumbley
Reidsville
Marcie Light
Betsy Ann Ray
Mamie Frances Hairfield
John Franklin
Bobbie Lee Saunders
Robert Hall
Danvilles
Hazel Stern
Miami
Fla
Doris Page
Wadesboro
Harry Stultz
Reaction To Agnew Speech Draws Party Line Praise Skepticism
In Raleigh AP reports Vice President Spiro Agnew’s speech to North Carolina leaders split along party lines. Republicans praised the plan for more federal money. Democrats warned about bureaucratic waste and potential costs. Senate and House members weighed direct grants versus state control. some cautioned about debt and political consequences.
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Agnew
Tar Heels
Raleigh
Spira Agnew
North Carolina General Assembly
Aoe
John Burley
New Hanover
State Senate
Senate
Burney
Royall
State Republic
James Holshouser
R-Watauga
Halshouser
J L Withers Funeral Rites Set Tomorrow
Jerr y Lee Withers 16 died Tuesday in Pelham North Carolina funeral rites scheduled for tomorrow at 2 pm at Gwynn s Chapel Baptist Church Burial in church cemetery He was born in Reidsville NC son of Andrew and Minnie Withers member of Gwynn s Chapel Baptist Church and Boy Scouts Survived by parents four siblings Yvonne Inez Juanita C David A and Mark D Withers all of the home Friends may visit 7 to 8 pm at Cunningham Hughes Funeral Home
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Juanita C. Withers
David A. Withers
Mark D. Withers
Cunningham & Hughes Funeral Home
Infant Interment Follows Family Plot Burial
Interment will follow in the family plot at Gretna. The infant is survived by two sisters Carolyn and Lillian Pronty of the home. Paternal grandparents the Rev and Mrs Lillian Pronty of Danville and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs St Peter Pool of Danville.
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Gretna
Carolyn
Lillian Pronty
Danville
St. .Peter Pool
Vivacious Debbie Shelton scales Miss USA reign
Debbie Shelton reflects on a year as Miss USA and the pageant life. She says regimentation and discipline are beneficial, and she expects to finish this May as a transformed woman.
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Debbie Shelton
Debbie
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