Redistricting in High Point Schools Aims for Balance
Board chairman Laurin Welborn notes staff efforts to avoid tearing the town up as districting must align with a federal order. Data, computer models, and a broad committee guide final maps with public input. critics say models overshuffle and busier busing may undermine the aim of balanced racial representation. The plan prioritizes human factors over machine results, with phased moves for seniors and gradual adjustments to maintain existing students’ locations where possible.
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Board of Education
Laurin Welborn
Central
Andrews
Carter’s TV image and the battle for Congress power
The piece argues Carter uses mass media to win public support and aims to reclaim presidential prerogatives by shaping House power, with Speaker Tip O’Neill as the pivotal obstacle. It reflects on Kennedy Nixon era dynamics and warns against denigrating the speaker as a political tactic.
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Jimmy Carter
John F. Kennedy
Jack Kennedy
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FDR
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Teddy Roosevelt
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U.S
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Andrew Johnson
Abe Lincoln
Democratic Congress
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Thomas P. O'Neill
Massachusetts
Sam Rayburn
Tip’ O'Neill
White House
O'Neill
Albert and
McCormick
Rayburn
Good Afternoon Furniture Market Speaks On South's Role
John Tobin in Along Furniture Row predicts the Southern market will remain dominant for the national scene ahead of the spring show opening. Buyers from Bassett Martinsville Hickory Lenoir Thomasville Lexington visit major Southern producers as commitments rise before opening day.
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John Tobin
Furniture Row
Furniture South Magazine
High Point
Bassett
Martinsville
Hickory
Lenoir
Thomasville
Lexington
Southern Furniture Market Faces Shifts and Real Estate Costs
The Southern Market, built by a core group of area manufacturers, faces changes as new centers like Tupelo and Atlanta rise. High showroom rents, peripatetic showrooms, and calls for temporary exhibits pressure traditional High Point arrangements. Tobin of the Southern Buying Syndicate and a planned Carolina Pig Pickin event highlight industry responses and marketing cost reductions.
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Dallas
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Tupelo
Fort Smith
East Tennessee
Alleghanies
High Point
Hickory
Atlanta
San Francisco
McCormick Place
Omni
Tobin
Watergate echoes linger in Hearnes tax probe and inflation fight
Former Missouri Governor Warren Hearnes fights lingering Watergate era scrutiny over unproven IRS and FBI records while facing tax challenges and a stalled inflation package in Congress. Guam Oil story links $30 million gain to an FEA program and ex-officials.
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Hearnes
Internal Revenue Service
Bureau
White House
Butterfield
Warren Eastman Hearnes
Missouri
St. Louis
Bungling Bureau
West Point
Watergate
Muskie
Nixon
IRS
John Danforth
Clarence Kelley
Kansas City
Griffin Bell
Federal Energy Administration
Guam Oil
Robert Montgomery
Montgomery
FEA
Guam
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Sears
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Texas
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D-Ark
Senate Appropriations Committee
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Robert Byrd
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
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