Furniture executive urges industry to curb spending
Don L. Jordan, chair of the National Association of Manufacturers, argues self restraint in government spending is needed. He also urges industry to cut programs, train workers, and upgrade equipment to boost productivity amid a strong furniture market. Jordan, head of Johnson-Carper Furniture Co. of Roanoke, predicts a decade of explosion in growth with improved production.
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Johnson- Carper Furniture Co., Inc
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Panelists Say Public Demands Good Furniture Designs
Panelists at the Southern Furniture Exposition in High Point say buyers seek quality over junk, with designers shaping trends. Foster Hamilton of Guilford Galleries notes designers blend with manufacturers to meet consumer demands, as markets in High Point and nearby cities stay active through April 29.
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Thomasville
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Senior
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Guilford Galleries
Greensboro
Pa Aes A Secong
Hamilton
Paul Browning
Stanley Furniture Company
Stanleytown
Leonard Motisi
Virginia Mills
New York
N. Y
Edward Payne
Grand Rapids Varnish Company
N. C
Browning
Officials deny rift over road grader bids in North Carolina
North Carolina Highway Commission Chairman Joe Hunt and State Director Ed Rankin stated there is no quarrel between agencies over bidding for 75 motor graders. Sealed bids open next Thursday after the commission updated specifications to meet road needs with heavy duty graders and added two alternates to encourage competition amid reports of favoritism toward the North Carolina Equipment Co. of Raleigh.
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Joe Hunt
Ed Rankin
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North Carolina Equipment Co
Drownings at Camp CaRAway Lake Claim 11-Year-Old
An 11-year-old High Point boy, Darrell Lee Smith, drowned during a church outing at Camp CaraWay in Randolph County. Counselor Curtis Hooks attempted rescue after a canoe tipped with Smith and Steve Adams, both High Point youths. Coroner Julian Brady ruled the death accidental as Ash-Rand Rescue Squad recovered the body near the lake shore.
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High Point
Camp Caraway
Randolph County
Curtis Hooks
Julian Brady
Lloyd Brown
Darrell Lee Smith
J. F. Smithson
Sunset Street
First Baptist Church
Wayne Chambers
Smith
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Ash-Rand
Brady
Bill Jackson
Bency Smith
Elmer Horton
Anti-American Rally Staged by Theodore Ediger in Santo Domingo
Several thousand people gathered in Santo Domingo for a noisy but peaceful anti American rally on the eve of the anniversary of the Dominican Shouts of goov Yankee echoed as Communist led protests mark the 14th of June anniversary event.
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Theodore A. Ediger
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Box Car Escape Trapped Boys Return Home Safe
David Harvey Jr. and Billy Waddell, both 12 and 13, endured a 13 day ordeal trapped in a railroad boxcar with empty beer bottles after a train trip from Fayetteville to Milwaukee. They cried frequently and describe a fear filled journey before plane reunions with their families.
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N. C
David Harvey Jr
David
David Harvey
Billy Waddell
William Waddell
Milwaukee
Billy
Schlitz Co
Evangelist Billy Graham Accused of Socializing Christianity
Bob Jones University president Dr. Bob Jones Jr. accuses Billy Graham of attempting to socialize Christianity. Jones, Charlotte born alumnus, criticized Graham after his Greenville crusade was boycotted by the university. He also commented on civil rights compliance and loan program risks facing the school.
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Bob Jones University
Greenville
S.C
Billy Graham
Graham
Bob Jones Jr
Air Force Jets Down 2 MiGs Near Hanoi
U S Air Force jets shot down two Soviet built MIG 17s in a five minute air duel north of Hanoi. The engagement occurred Saturday about 65 miles north of Ho Chi Minh City as American planes reported their first MiG kills in nine months of fighting.
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