Marchers Carry Grievances To Governor In Southern Crusade
Negroes marched through Thomasville and High Point in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King. The route was closely watched by police and federal agents as the Southern Christian Leadership Conference led the march toward Raleigh. Thomasville leaders Rev. W. E. Banks and DeWitt White joined the procession.
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BOS Burchette Enterprise
Thomasville
High Point
Martin Luther King
Sheriff's
State Bureau of Investigation
State Highway Patrol
FBI
U.S
Main
E. Washington
W. Lexington Avenue
Main Street
Winston Street
SCLC
W. E. Banks
DeWitt Wibhite
Frinks Blasts Langford as SCLC Marches North
Civil rights leader Golden Frinks defended Robert Brown special assistant to President Nixon and blasted High Point attorney John Langford and store operator F. N. Waden Jr. for letters labeling Brown a traitor to the Negro community. Frinks, leading a Southern Christian Leadership Conference march, said Langford is jealous of Browns Nixon appointment and insisted Brown remains in place. He also challenged NC NAACP president Kelly Alexander and criticized Gov. Robert Scott as racist as the march continued toward Winston-Salem with schedule changes noted for Monday and Asheboro Greensboro.
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Asheville
Raleigh
Ameada
Robert Scott
Scott
Fred Morrison Jr
SBS
Winston-Salem
Washington Drive
High Point
Golden Frinks
Robert Brown
Nixon
Brown
Frinks
Ami
John Langford
Tom
Langford
F. N. Waden Jr
Charlotte
Liscate
SCLC
Kelly Alexander
North Carolina
The
NAACP
Ralph Abernathy
Asheboro
Greensboro
Retired Mail Superintendent Honored At Cookout
Jobe C Easher formerly led postal operations at High Point Post Office retiring in February after a 35 year career. Dr Luther R Medlin Guilford Technical Institute president spoke at Archdale home event hosted by Lloyd and Mrs Taylor with gifts presented by Sam Best.
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Jobe C. Easher
High Point
Archdale
Lloyd Taylor
Luther R. Medlin
Guilford Technical
Sam Best
Easter
Russians Announce Troop Movement Then Retract
Prague authorities flagged a report that Soviet troops would be increased in Czechoslovakia but later withdrew the notice. The reversal fueled debate over internal Communist party tensions between reformers and hardliners and whether a real troop buildup had been planned.
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GTK
Cou
Drichý
Cernik
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Moscow
Andre JA. Grechko
Martin Czur
Grechko
Czechoslovakia
Montheu Avenue School PTA Elects Officers for Next Year
The Montheu Avenue School PTA held its final meeting of the year Tuesday night. Mrs. Lloyd Thayer installed officers for the coming year with Mr. and Mrs. J Wesley Scott as co presidents. The fifth grade chairs under Mixa Dora lead the project.
Rain Likely On Monday Weekend Weather Outlook
Cloudy and warmer with showers likely on Monday. Tonight's low expected in the upper 40s with a chance of precipitation around 20 percent. Today shows increasing cloudiness and a slight temperature rise.
British Seek To Satisfy Islanders Anguilla Crisis Update
Lord Caradon announced Anthony Lee, the British commissioner in Anguilla, will take a leave of absence though not immediate. Independence leader Ronald Webster demands his removal and the withdrawal of British troops. A tense scene followed as Anguillans jeered Lee and a man was pummeled while reinforcements arrived.
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Anguilla
Britain
Lord Caradon
Anthony Lee
Caribbean
Caradon
Dases
Lee
Ronald Webster
Webster
United Nations
Carew
Cayman
British West Indies
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Gene Trae Associated Press
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Simmons
Heer
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Pat
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South Main Street
Gheumens
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