Banquet Lighting Request Seeks Follow Spot from Local Groups
A note from J C A asks for a borrowable follow spot light for the N C Education Assn banquet in Lexington. Guilford and Davidson students will provide entertainment and seek a local group with a suitable light. Jaycees used one in Miss Lexington pageant. Central High in High Point has a heavy temperamental unit rented only to a responsible adult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central High
High Point
Jerry Shaver
Rock Opera Authors Mail Address
Anon states authors of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar can be reached through Decca Distributing Corp at 445 Park Avenue New York NY 10022 for correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anon
Decca Distributing Corp
Park Avenue
New York
N. Y
No limit on home production for personal beer use
There is no limit on the amount of beer you can have or make in your own home for personal use.
Social Security Funds Debate At High Point Board Meeting
In a Tuesday Enterprise item the High Point Board of Education considers using more funds for welfare programs with Social Security money. An expert explains that Social Security taxes fund three purposes and most state grants come from Treasury revenues, clarifying the nature of the discussed funds. A second note recalls that four inches of snow fell on Easter Sunday March 24, 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Board of Education
Forney
F.C
U. S. Treasury
Guilford County
L.A. A
Siren Malfunction Prompts Call for Day Testing
Locally near East Green and Carter the air raid siren sounded at about 2 a.m. due to a sticking telephone relay. Civil Defense will dispatch a responder to switch it off if an unscheduled alarm is reported. The matter raises questions about testing times and administrative charges for insurance forms, with doctors typically charging for extra forms while many provide the first at no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Green
Carter
C.P. A
Civil Defense Office
Utility Department
Haiti's Duvalier Dies and Son Jeane Claude Named President
Haitian dictator Francois Papa Doc Duvalier dies after a long illness at the palace. His 19 year old son Jeane Claude is announced as the new president and sworn in amid funeral music and public reaction. The cabinet is announced with few holdovers as power passes to the heir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port AU Prince
Haiti
Francois “Papa
Palace
Jeane Claude
Duvalier
Sis Nts
Senate approves theft suspect detention bill return to House
The North Carolina Senate backed a reform allowing store detentions of suspected shoplifters without liability for false arrest and sent the measure back to the House for concurrence. Amendments from Sens. Alley and Moore were defeated and timing set for July 31. The bill also passed a separate measure banning tainted tax return data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Senate
Carolina
House
Sens
Zebulon Alley
D-Hay
Moore
Senate Judiciary Committee
Burney
Kirk
Alley
Dickaine
Jackson warns Soviets may deploy 70 new mega missiles this year
Senator Henry M. Jackson said the Soviet Union could deploy 60 to 70 of a new 25 megaton class missile this year. He stated 70 such missiles would bring more destructive power than the United States has in its entire Minuteman system, though no flight test evidence is yet available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Soviet Union
United States
Laird
U.S
Pentagon
Jackson
Boston
World Affairs Council
Minuteman
Southern senators push national school desegregation policy
Washington reports southern lawmakers urge a federal desegregation plan run by the White House. Senator John Stennis seeks Senate passage of an Nixon administration bill authorizing 1.5 billion dollars annually to aid states in desegregation. Senator Sam Ervin Jr. proposes districts may use the funds for any purpose. Senate rejected a strict no.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
White House
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate
Nixon Administration
Sam J. Ervin Jr
N.C
Ribicoff Desegregation Plan Aims at City Suburbs
The proposal would integrate black inner city pupils into suburban schools in every metropolitan area over ten years. Senator Ribicoff criticized the Nixon administration’s desegregation policy as a sham, noting limited action outside the South. A previous Senate vote failed amid cross-ideological opposition and civil rights pressure from groups and city allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Ribicoff
Dconn
Stennis
Nixon
South
House
Ribicoff
Clarence Mitchell
Washington
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
41 Percent Social Security Tax Increase Likely
Washington AP report says the House Ways and Means Committee approved proposed payroll tax changes to fund Social Security and Medicare boosts. A likely 5.4 percent payroll tax on wages up to 10,600 would raise the tax to 572.40 for top earners in 1972, up from 405.60, with potential shifts in financing or benefit scope pending House and Senate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Rogers May Meet Mid East Hostility
The United States faces possible Arab protests if Secretary of State Rogers visits the Middle East in May after a meeting in Turkey. Aphantom fighter aircraft sales to Israel and conditions for reopening the Suez Canal drive regional tension and prompt calls from Beirut and Cairo for clarification from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Mid-East
U.S
Israel
William P. Rogers
Middle East
State Department
Egypt
Jordan
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Central Treaty Organization
Ween
Beirut
Cairo
Joseph Sisco
al Liwa
Khalil Abuhamad
William Buffum
al Shaab
John Foster Dulles
Suez Canal
al Ahram
Jerusalem
Anwar Sadat
East Bank
Veterans Arrested After Protest at Supreme Court Steps
About 150 Vietnam veterans were taken to jail after police dispersed a demonstration on the Supreme Court steps. They had been in Washington for a week of antiwar activities and opposed a recent court ruling banning camping on Capitol Mall between the Capitol and Lincoln Memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
Trict
Capital Mall
Mall
Capitol
Lincoln Memorial
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Justice Department
District of Columbia Lhce
National Park Police
Park Police
William KR
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rock Opera
Homebrew Unlimited
Social Security Administration
Papa Doe’ Duvalier
Bill
Wood
Herman Moore
Mecklenburg
Melvin “ Laird
America
Blishers Association
Resa
South Askis National School Plan
THE
Associated Press
Capital
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!