Maryfield marks 50th anniversary of Sister Patrice leadership
The Maryfield Nursing Home in High Point celebrates twenty five years of service under Sister Patrice and the Poor Servants of the Mother of God with a Mass of thanksgiving. The column notes the convent’s founding on North Carolina soil, Mary Patrice’s servant leadership, and plans to double capacity as Maryfield continues its Catholic healthcare mission.
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Mary Patrice
Mother of God
Raleigh
Maryfield
High Point
Atlantic
Patrice
Maryfield Nursing Home
North Carolina
Mary Assumption
IRS raises costs of marriage in Sam and Pam case
The New Orleans Times-Picayune argues federal tax laws push couples toward living apart. It cites Sam and Pam with incomes of 15000 and 14000, who would pay 6434 jointly versus 5452 separately, a 982 difference favoring single status.
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Internal Revenue Service
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Sam
Pam
T-P
New Orleans Journal
IRS
Pame
U.S. Treasury
Postal hike may be avoided as USPS seeks cost cuts
Postmaster General E. T. Klassen says the United States Postal Service is exploring every possibility to avert a September rate increase. Mechanization rises as 85 percent of outgo is labor for 700,000 workers, with big mailers hit hardest by last May's hike. If prices rise, first class stamps may go from 8 to 9 or 10 cents, a move Klassen notes would affect households more than corporations and could sway November elections.
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United States Postal Service
E. T. Klassen
Mr. Klassen
Two-Port System in North Carolina Sparks Debate
The Winston-Salem Journal argues that Wilmington and Morehead City must be developed evenly by the State Ports Authority to avoid harming either port. It notes tobacco cargo shifts to Wilmington, highway plans for I-40 favor dual access routes, and warns against favoritism that could waste state investment and hurt local economies.
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North Carolina
Wilmington
Morehead City
State Ports Authority
Morehead
Morehead Shipping
Authority
State Highway Commission
Raleigh
I-95
State Port Authority
Mercury danger report suppressed by EPA amid secrecy
Washington reports that the EPA withheld a 123 page study on mercury poisoning. The document warns mercury from air water and foods endangers nervous systems and unborn children and urges drastic curbs on releases. The secrecy cited stiff political and industry resistance.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Victor Lambou
Alamogordo
N.M
Classified POW data purge reveals long held documents
Defense Secretary Mel Laird ordered a thorough review of old POW data, bringing numerous intelligence files to Washington. Families were briefed discreetly, with some notes even kept secret to avoid embarrassment. one briefing discussed a supposed Vietcong bid to buy a missing Army Major.
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Saigon
CIA
Army
Vietnam
White House
Sgt
John Sexton
U.S
Sexton
Defense
Mel Laird
Washington
Army Casulties
Valerie Kushner
Harold Kushner
Fred Bangasser
Bangasser
Kushner
Theater Letter Critiques Porn Display and Moral Posturing
A High Point reader discusses Mrs Louise Hayworths April 7 letter condemning pornography at a local theater. The writer questions the fast dismissive reaction and urges personal action beyond criticizing others, noting nearby packaging stores and calling for practical protest.
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Enterprise
Louise Hayworth
High Point
Dorothy Street
Mey
Aso
Ares
Howard Seymour Evergreen Ave
High Point Hospital Chaplaincy Program Draws Wide Respect
In High Point North Carolina the hospital and 165 churches share a 15 000 annual budget to fund a full time chaplain Roy L Grant a 24 hour on call minister. The program unites Protestant Jewish and Catholic groups and has inspired similar efforts elsewhere in the state.
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The
Biblical Recorder
High Point's
Joe Watterson
Department of Chaplaincy Ministries
Baptist State Convention
High Point
North Carolina
Roy L. Grant
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Washington, D. C
Grant
High Point College
Divinity School of Marion
Ind
Asbury Theological Seminary
Kentucky
H. W. McCain
High Point Garden Council
High Point Memorial Hospital
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Greensboro
Miami Herald
Winston-Salem Journal
Mercury Menace
Merry
By Jack Anderson
E. W. Price
John Cagle
Delbert Byrum
Marvin Slate
Angus Sergent
W. J. McAnally
W. R. Peters
NEA
Pah Apt Ray Bas
Adh Adn Neyin
Dectaat
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