Smith Concedes Liberal Bias in News Coverage
Howard K. Smith, a prominent TV commentator, admits a left of center bias in network news and warns it harms television and national discourse. The piece notes Agnew's charges of press distortion and calls for networks to address the imbalance shaping coverage of Vietnam, race, and politics.
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Howard K. Smith
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
Ias
New York Times
Washington Post
LBJ
Richard Nixon
Smith
Red China
Rhodesia
Black Panthers
William F. Buckley
Jimmy Wechsler
Arthur Schlesigner
Archibald MacLeish
Harper’s
Barry Goldwater
Not Sick We Are Not a Sick Society
The piece argues that society is misguided by reluctance to judge and restrain harmful behavior. It condemns the creed do your own thing and warns that loss of inhibitions threatens long-held moral and civilizational standards amid present temptations and hysteria.
Shelby students deny Playboy while urging broader views on sex
At an Emory University conference in Atlanta Shelby students disputed the Playboy philosophy claiming women should be equals and sex is a meaningful act of love. They noted marriage is not essential for sex and some reading liberal publications more than Playboy.
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Playboy
Emory University
Atlanta
Emory
Atlanta Area
Letters to the Editor on United Nations dues and Christian demonstration
Two readers urge Congress to scrutinize U N dues with a note that 77 of 126 members have unpaid assessments and the national debt bears $16 billion in interest. A second letter calls for coverage of a Washington April 4 Christian demonstration bused from Winston Salem and asks local papers to report on it.
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United Nations
U. S
U. N
Congress
Washington
Winston-Salem
Nora Norman
Fiddlers Convention in Union Grove Draws Diverse Crowd
Reader praises the Union Grove festival noting 40 000 attendees from students to laborers, hippies to traditional bluegrass fans. He cites no violence and a positive mood, defends absence of electric guitars, and mentions $3 admission and two motorcycle clubs joining the event. Red Cross blood drive is also highlighted.
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Union Grove
J. P. van Hoy
VanHoy
Tri-city
Merck
Muse
High Point Red Cross
Jaycees
High Point
A Trio of Triplets Tribute to Forsythia
Poem reflecting on Forsythia’s seasonal bloom from yellow gown to green and brown, noting spring’s rapid arrival and the passage from life’s brightness to decay. A tribute by Charles Eugene Mounts.
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Forsythia
Charles Eugene Mounts
Spark of Life Keeps Flower Through Winter Poem
A poem by Mrs Jerry Deaton reflects on a dying summer flower that preserves a spark of life through winter. It ends with spring renewal and faith in a pristine world where love and light prevail. 1003 Old Winston Road.
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God
Jerry Deaton
Old Winston Road
A Home on High
Poetic meditation on a heavenly mansion built by Jesus using unseen thoughts and deeds. The piece contrasts earthly labor with the eternal home above, urging patience kindness and love while awaiting the eternal dwelling with Christ.
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Jesus
Christ the Savior
Daffodils Embrace Hilltop in Quiet Display
A solitary speaker admires a field of gold daffodils on a hill. The flowers stand in proud array with heads bowed as if in prayer. The speaker wishes to pick one for a loved one but refrains from marring the view.
Are You Saved A Sunday School Testimony Poem
A short devotional poem questions the reader about salvation and living by the Golden Rule. It notes church attendance, choir singing, revival participation, and generous acts before posing a final inquiry about the path to heaven. The piece emphasizes inner faith over outward deeds.
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G. H. Lockwood
David A. Rawley, JR
Joseph P. Rawley
Randall B. Terry, JR
Holt McPherson
Joe Brown
W. Patterson, JR
W. W. Idol, JR
Richard Teague
Associated Press
N.C
C. C. Moseley
Thomasville
RED Cross
Oood
Chuck Lewis
Judy Perryman
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