Departure of Duke president Knight signals tough replacement
Editorial notes Dr. Douglas Knight resigns from Duke University citing savage demands on college presidents. Knight, famed for Lawrence College leadership, raised funds for Duke’s Fifth Decade Campaign but the role proved too exacting. Trustees accept his resignation. replacement will be challenging due to his national stature.
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Douglas Knight
Duke University
Knight
Lawrence College
Duke
Old Trinity College
Dike University
Appleton
Dr. Knigit
Carolina
Scott
Where Tragedy Lurks in the Free Society
A reflection on the US justice system’s failure to curb dangerous individuals who remain free despite pattern of minor misbehavior. The piece urges reform, stress on civil rights, and calls for family action to help restrain those unable to walk in society with honor. It cites prison director Lee Bounds and the need for mental health progress.
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Lee Bounds
The Age Of Aquarius and the Stock Market Tale
Editorial notes astrology's claim that April 4 brings stock trouble as Jupiter and Uranus align. It cites Williams and Moore linking horoscopes to Wall Street, 1929 crash patterns, and broader interest in astrology amid social change. It mentions Time magazine, Nixon, and global astrology trends across newspapers, posters, and TV programs.
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New York
David Williams
Williams
Wall Street
House of the Zodiac
Cullen Moore
Nixon
Hag
Selene
India
Nguyen Vang Thieu
South Vietoria
Paris
Thien
Fragmentary OCR Notice Teases Beverage Sale Details
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a local beer sale or distribution event. Names, dates, and places are unreadable, but the readable parts point to an imminent public notice about alcohol handling or retail changes. Further text is needed to identify involved organizations and exact timing.
Day Care Center Faces Closure Over Funding Gap
A letter from Mrs. Charles W. Hartson warns the Developmental Day Care Center at Brooks Memorial Methodist Church may close unless immediate contributions cover about $65 per month per child for eleven hours of care daily. The program serves twenty three children aged 3 to 5, many from low incomes, with care from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Brooks Memorial Methodist Church
Hones
Childre
Charles W. Hartson
Developmental Day Care Program, Inc
Willy Kort aims to expand steel empire through America
Business Week details Willy Kort's plan to build steel fabrication networks across the United States, linking National Corporation and Trans-America Steel, with current ventures in Germany and Nigeria. The piece notes his 80 million dollar operation, past cartel battles, and future dinners with German bankers in Georgetown and Tupelo. It also covers local honors and community notes about High Point figures, gardens, and a charity drive for Israel.
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American Besa
Trans-America Steel
Carmen Tron
Sia Fete
Trate-America
Business Week
Borf
Wil
Cones Ee
Hamburg
Rotterdam
Chicago
Los Angeles
Georgetown
Good Afternoon
West Germany
Kehl
Germany
Nigeria
Kort
France
Korf
National Spring
Tupelo, Miss
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Duke Due Toe Shee
Iene
Nathan
Eet Atom
High Point Enterprise
The
Brotherhood of Man
Dell Publishing Company
Nne
Washington, D. C
Maurice Woodruff
Vey Aiterson
Newpaper Inc
B.C
Dail
Barer Ay
Tae
Greensboro
Dr. King
Eisenhower
Fine Junior Chamber of Commerce of
E. W. Price, JR
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
Kremlin
Vietnam
U. S
Grantca
U.S.S.R
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Russia
North ‘Vietnam
Margaret M. Clapp
English Road
Daimler-Benz
Willy Kort
Earl. N. Phillips
D. B. Carrick
Carrick
North Main
Septemian
D. &. Carrick Memorial
High Point Collage
Holland, Mich
High Point Chapter
Administrative Management Society
Sdarele
Besi
Irving
Silver
High Point Jewish Charities
Lerael
Israel
N. C. Jewish Home
Anti-Defamation League
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Kentucky
Ed. T. Breathitt
Floyd Mehan
Westwood
Chipel Hill
Mehen
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