GOP Candidates Clash Over Gardner Wallace Ties
Republican governor hopefuls Jim Gardner and Jim Holshouser traded charges over Gardner s 1968 Wallace ties amid Hendersonville bumper stickers. Holshouser alleged Gardner headquarters distributed Wallace Gardner strips. Sanford camp and Johnson comments noted as NC primary nears with other races and policy debates also spotlighted.
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Jim Gardner
Jim Holfhouser
Gardner
Alabama
George Wallace
Hendersonville
Gardner-Wallace
Asheville
Wallace
Nixon
Holfhouser
Five More Explosions Hit Northern Ireland In 24 Hours
Five more bombs exploded across Northern Ireland raising total blasts to over twenty in less than a day. Casualties include a woman killed and several wounded among civilians soldiers and police. The IRA is suspected of obtaining gelignite as violence nears a 32 month toll of 301.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Londonderry
Antrim
Castlewellan
Dungiven
IRA
Brian Faulkner
Faulkner
London
American farmer defended by Durham official speaker
Agriculture Commissioner Jim Graham told the Durham Kiwanis Club that American farmers have supplied affordable food for so long they are taken for granted. He said farmers work long hours for modest returns and deserve praise, not attack, as grocery prices adjust.
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Durham
Jim Graham
Graham
Durham Kiwanis Club
Big U S Corporations Report Sharp First Quarter Profit Gains
Major firms post sizeable year over year profits as wage and price pressures rise sparking concern in Washington and anger from union leaders. Companies like Westinghouse, IBM and Polaroid show double digit gains while others lag or report losses.
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New York
Washington
Cost of Living Council
George Meany
Afl-Cio
du Pont
Honeywell
IBM
Westinghouse Electric
Polaroid
Allied Chemical
St. Regis Paper
Kimberly-Clark
Howard Johnson
Consolidated Paper
United Aircraft
International Paper
First National City Bank
Democrats Target Pennsylvania Primary By Noting Candidates
Three of the top four Democrats after the presidential nomination concentrate on Pennsylvania for an April 25 primary. Sen. Edmund S. Muskie of Maine George McGovern of South Dakota and Hubert Humphrey campaign in the state as key contenders seek a solid showing.
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Edmund Muskie
North Carolina
Sanford
Wallace
Associated Press
Pennsyvania Today
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
George McGovern
South Dakota
Hubert
Miami Beach
Alabama
George Wallace
Texas
John V. Tunney
D-Cal
Muskie
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Ohio
Tunney
Case Western Reserve University
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Mitchell
San Diego
Calif
Pete Wilson
Repression and Politics Blaze at Black Clergy Convention
Dr Reginald Hawkins a Charlotte dentist and minister urged national Black Churchmen to oppose rising racism and repression as he seeks the North Carolina Democratic nomination. He cited the Wilmington jail case of Rev Chavis and warned of heightened repression of blacks and youth.
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Greensboro
N. C
Reginald Hawkins
North Carolina
United Black Churchmen
Hawkins
Charlotte
Chavis
Wilmington
Ben Chavis
Davidson Faculty Votes For Coeds
Davidson College faculty approved a plan to admit women starting this fall with up to 100 women, aiming for 500 coeds by 1981 while keeping male enrollment around 1,000. The Educational Policy Committee drafted the plan, passed 60 to 6 with two abstentions, and it goes to trustees at the May 5 meeting.
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Davidson
N. C
Davidson College
Ann Elder Crowned Queen of Wilmington Azalea Festival
Ann Elder, a Laugh In television performer, reigns as queen of the 25th Wilmington Azalea Festival opening a four day run in Wilmington North Carolina. Gardens tours are planned and NC college girls in the queen's court are escorted by Air Force Academy cadets. A two hour variety show and fireworks headline Thursday and Saturday events with coronation and concert programs to accommodate crowds.
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Wilmington
Ann Elder
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GOP
Holshouser
Terry Sanford
U.S. Senate
Jim Johnson
Concord
Johnson
B. Everett
Jordan
Wilbur Hobby
Hobby
General Assembly
Iessioner
Mentown
Ingram
John R. Ingram
Insurance
Secrest
Russell Sement
Increst
Cary
American Farmer
Business Mirror
By John Cunniff
By Robert L. Campbell
Humphrey
Nash Jewelry & Loan Co
N. Main St
Azalea
Guilford Optical CO
Main St
North Main ST
Jack Southerland
Aubrey Bowman
Hoyt Wilson Garland Pugh
Furniture Market
Herculon
Swarm
Pecan China
Formica
High Point
Crestwood
DIREC
Ommerce ST
GRACE
Wrenn St
Coin Operated
Sunshine Laundry Center
English Road
Jewel Baptist Church
Jimmy D. Hinson
Evangelism Baptist State Convention
Raleigh, North Carolina
Albert H. Dunning
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