Wake Forest Receives $1 Million Library Endowment Gift
Mrs. Nancy Reynolds Verney of Greenwich Conn donates $1 million to Wake Forest College for a library endowment. President Tribble notes it boosts a $7 million goal as part of the move to university status. Income will fund books, building changes, and shelving reclassification.
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Winston - Salem
Wake Forest College
Nancy Reynolds Verney
Greenwich
Conn
Wake Forest
Harold W. Tribble
Verney
R. J. Reynolds
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Z. Smith Reynolds
Tribble
Library of Congress
Hero of Winston-Salem Receives Medal of Honor
Lawrence Joel, a East Winston native who joined the Merchant Marine and then the Army, returned home to a large parade. He earned the Medal of Honor for tending wounded comrades during a 1965 Viet Cong attack, despite being wounded twice.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
Lawrence Joel
Winston - Salem
Joel
Merchant Marine
Army
East Winston
Fort Bragg
Winstoni Salem
Voyager Inn
Joe L. Lawrie
82Nd Airborne Division
Lawrie
Moore adamant on education at Western Carolina dedication
Gov. Dan Moore urged no changes to North Carolina higher education until a long range study by the State Board of Higher Education is completed. He spoke at Western Carolina College during dedication ceremonies for the Dodson Cafeteria and the Helder and Leatherwood dormitories.
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Callowhee
N.C
Dan Moore
North Carolina
State Board of Higher Education
Western Carolina College
Moore
East Carolina College
General Assembly
ECC
Asheville-Biltmore College
University of North Carolina
Appalachian State Teachers College
Consolidated University
Board of Higher Education
Dodson
Helder
Leatherwood
Woodlands fires sweep in North Carolina spread wide
Shifting winds hampered crews battling woodland blazes across North Carolina. About 1,000 acres burned near Thurmond and Austin in Wilkes County with evacuations and several buildings lost. Additional fires affected Pamlico Rockingham Martin Washington and other counties, destroying hundreds to thousands of acres before containment. The Weather Bureau forecast scattered showers by Monday amid dry conditions.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Wilkes County
Thurmond
Uphill
Austin
Wilkes
Alleghany
Surry
Rendezvous Mountain
Wilkesboro
Pamlico
Bayboro
Rockingham County
Leaksville
Martin
Washington
Person
Granville
Rutherford
Caswell
Weather Bureau
Beach Group Sets Meeting in Wrightsville
The South Eastern North Carolina Beach Association will hold its annual meeting at the Blockade Runner Hotel Wrightsville on April 22. Joe Hunt Jr. of Greensboro, chairman of the North Carolina Highway Commission, will speak on Highways and Tourism. Congressman Alton Lennon will be toastmaster.
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Wilmington
N. C
South Eastern North Carolina Beach Association
Wrightsville
Joe Hunt Jr
Greensboro
North Carolina Highway Commission
Alton Lennon
D-N.c
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Ywca Bldg
Lee Institute
YWCA
Davie Street
Botton
Lex
America
Lexington
West End
Shade
N. Main
Quffman
Mere
Lloyd Hill
Ralph
East Washington
North State Telephone Co
High Point
Thomasville
Jamestown
Randleman
Southgate Shopping Center
College Village Shopping Center
BAYER
Eckerd
Siron
Johnson
Southgate
John McHugh
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