College ROTC graduate Lt Cooper completes seven week course
Second Lieutenant Charles B. Cooper 22 son of Mr and Mrs Charles L Cooper of Fairborn Ohio has completed a nine week signal officer course at Fort Gordon Georgia He earned a B S degree in 1967 through ROTC at Wake Forest College Winston-Salem He is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and Phi Epsilon Kappa He is married to Leonore who lives in High Point North Carolina Army Chief Warrant Officer Raymond L Stout has received the Air Medal in Vietnam He is a test pilot with Company C 15th Transportation Battalion 1st Cavalry Division His wife Celia lives in San Antonio Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Cooper
Charles L. Cooper
Huston Dr
Fairborn
Ohio
Army Southeastern Signal School
Ft. Gordon
Cooper
Leonore
Wendover Drive
High Point
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Wake Forest College
Winston - Salem
Sigma Phi Epsilon
ARMY
Raymond L. Stout
Francis E. Stout
W. Green St
Thomasville
Vietnam
Stout
15Th Transportation Battalion
1St Cavalry Division
Celia
Royston Ave
San Antonio
Tex
Billy W. Milan
Claude H. Milan
Mill Ave
David M. Dollinger
Dodson St
Kernersville
Junction City
Pvt Milan
1St Infantry Division
16Th Infantry
Pvt
Dollinger
Garry Allen Gahagan
Noah Wingler
S. Main Street
Archdale
Ft. Bragg
Edgewood Arsenal
Garry
Brenda Sue Hensley
Maryland
Miller Jones Shoe Company
Hepler
Southeast Asia
Tuy Hoa
Pacific Air Forces
Homestead Afb
Fla
Fair Grove High School
North Carolina State University
Raleigh
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Kennedy
7Th Cavalry
Phan Thiet
Fort Bragg
N. C
Fort Jackson
S. C
Ledford High School
Linda
Donald E. Payne
Chestnut St
Harold Cook
Dalton Cook
Morgan Ave
Asheboro
Qui Nhon
Spec. Cook
629Th Supply Company
Ft. Campbell
Ashebooro High School
Carolyn
Peachtree St
Earlier Opening Dates Sought For Old Belt Tobacco Markets
About 4000 North Carolina tobacco growers in Caswell Davidson Forsyth Guilford Rockingham Stokes Surry and Yadkin counties petitioned for earlier market openings. They want limited openings to avoid selling first curings on the North Carolina South Carolina border belt. Bright Belt Warehouse Association official Fred Royster noted possible earlier start if buyers and government graders are available but said joint NC SC and KY openings have failed due to lack of grower support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
N. C
Old Belt
Piedmont North Carolina
Caswell
Davidson
Forsyth
Guilford
Rockingham
Stokes
Surry
Yadkin
North Carolina
South Carolina
Fred Royster
Bright Belt Warehouse Association
Henderson
Royster
Haile Selassie Visits California Before Vancouver Trip
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visited Southern California arriving Sunday and sailing in Los Angeles harbor on Tuesday. He then traveled to Palm Desert for a meeting with former President Dwight D. Eisenhower before proceeding to Vancouver, British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
California
Vancouver
B.C
Monarch
Palm Desert
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Maids Seek Higher Minimum Wage in Charlotte
Negro maids in Charlotte unite under Domestics United to press for a state minimum wage of 1.25 or 1.50 dollars per hour. They plan to ask State Rep. Jim Beatty to introduce legislation extending the state minimum wage law to domestic workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
Domestics United
Jim Beatty
Goodyear Discovers Vulcanization by Accident
19th century inventor Charles Goodyear accidental discovery of vulcanization in 1837 after dropping India rubber with sulphur on a hot stove. His patent faced frequent challenges yet others profited, while Goodyear died penniless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Goodyear
Goodyear
Service Members Receive Promotions and Assignments Across Armed Forces
The article lists multiple service members from the area with new ranks and duties. Wendell C. Pulliam earns senior master sergeant in the Air Force and serves as loadmaster superintendent at Robins AFB Georgia. Navy lieutenant William M. Vick plans a training cruise visits Nassau Freeport and West Palm Beach. Army specialists and privates from High Point and Thomasville, including Terry L. Duncan and Ronnie W Kennedy, deploy to Vietnam and attend training at Fort Gordon Fort Bragg. Airman Charles F Hill advances to technical training at Keesler AFB Mississippi. Lieutenant Hepler earns the Air Medal for missions in Vietnam Air Force. Several others begin training or reunite with spouses as part of service careers.
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NAVY
William M. Vick
E. S. Vick
W. Ray Ave
High Point
Nassau
Freeort
Bahamas
Alm Beach
Fla
Airman YarBrough Selected for Air Force Administrative Specialist
Airman James L. YarBrough son of Mr and Mrs James N YarBrough of 14 Goodluck Drive Lexington has been chosen for technical training at Amarillo AFB Texas as a United States Air Force administrative specialist. He is a 1966 graduate of Lexington Senior High School and attended Davidson County Community College.
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Charles F. Hill
Dennis R. Hill
Fountain St
Archdale
Keesler Afb
Miss
U. S. Air Force
James L. Yarbrough
James N. Yarbrough
Goodluck Drive
Lexington
Amarillo Afb
Tex
U.S. Air Force
Lackland Afb
Air Training Command
Airman Yarbrough
Lexington Senior High School
Davidson County Community College
Marvin K. Andrews
William R. Andrews
Rt. 2
Trinity
Sheppard Afb
U. S. Air Force Flight Engineers
Andrews
Trinity High School
McGuire Afb
M. J
Military Airlift Command
High Point College
Frances
H.W. Wagoner
Salisbury,St
High Point
Waldo R. Hussey
Waldo V. Hussey
College St
Thomasville
Clark AB
Philippines
Hussey
Goodfellow Afb
Air Force
Thomasville Senior High
Patti
Jack Feeler
Douglas Drive
Odessa
Local Veterans Return from Service with Various Assignments
Technical Sergeant Marvin K Andrews graduates with honors at Sheppard AFB Texas and joins the Military Airlift Command at McGuire AFB. Army Staff Sergeant Jackie E Upton to serve with 5th Special Forces in Vietnam after Ft. Bragg. Harold Cook promoted to Army Specialist near Qui Nhon Vietnam with 629th Supply Company. Waldo R Hussey arrives at Clark AB Philippines as communications specialist. Specialist Harold L Lequire assigned to 2nd Maintenance Battalion near Vung Tau Vietnam.
Army Private Jimmy B. Sanders Completes Training
Army private Jimmy B. Sanders, 20, son of Mr and Mrs Burl Sanders of Rt 2 Troy completed eight weeks of advanced training as a combat engineer at Ft Leonard Wood Missouri. He learned road and bridge building camouflage and demolitions. His wife Beverley resides on Rt 2 Asheboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARMY
Jimmy B. Sanders
Burl Sanders
Rt. 2
Troy
Ft. Leonard Wood
Beverley
Asheboro
Beeson Completes Light Vehicle Driver Course at Fort Jackson
Army Private Clay B. Beeson Jr. 18, son of Mr and Mrs Beeson of Winston-Salem, completed a light vehicle driver course at Fort Jackson South Carolina. His wife Rebecca resides on Route 1 Kernersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARMY
Clay B. Beeson JR
S. Main St
Winston-Salem
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Rebecca
Rt. 1
Kernersville
Carpet cleaning sale claims easy removal of spots
An advertisement promotes Safe Blue Lustre for restoring color and nap to wall-to-wall carpet. It notes a rental electric shampooer available for $1 a day at Mann Drug Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann Drug Stores
Local Hero Promoted to Army Private First Class
William A. Loflin 19 son of Mrs. Annie M. Higgins of 1009 Grant St High Point was promoted to Army Private First Class March 30 in Germany where he serves with the 77th Heavy Equipment Maintenance Company Loflin entered the Army in August 1966 He attended Randleman High School Randleman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARMY
Harold L. Lequire
Zenie M. Lequire
Broad St
Thomasvile
Vung Tau
Vietnam
Lequire
Franklin Senior High School
William A. Loflin
Annie M. Higgins
Grant St
High Point
Germany
77Th Heavy Equipment
Loflin
Randleman High School
Randleman
Army Private Gary E Norman listed as Orlando trainee
Army Private Gary E Norman 20 son of Mrs Gladys D Norman of 3110 Knollwood Circle Orlando Florida completed advanced infantry training He is the son of Walter E Norman of 720 N Main St
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Gary E. Norman
Gladys D. Norman
Knollwood Circle
Orlando
Fla
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Walter E.norman
N. Main St
High Point
Echo guided bats navigate by short ultrasonic cries
Observations note bats use echoes to steer in flight. The text also mentions a belief that in some parts of the Arab world drinking clean water is viewed as weak or unnecessary.
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Wendell C. Pulliam
Robert Pulliam
Rt. 4
Frankfort
Pulliam
Robins Afb
Elizabeth
T. A. Fox
E. First St
Airman
Hill
Terry L. Duncan
Otto L. Duncan
Central Blvd
58Th Transportation Company
Spec. Duncan
D. C
Ragsdale High School
Jamestown
American Supply
W. Seymour
USA _ Signal ARMY
David L. Brewer
Okinwise
Denton
Spec. Brewer
James R. Smith
USN
Neal E. Smith
Seymour
William Penn High School
Anthony Seymour
Underhill St
United States Army Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
General Motors Institute of Design
George H. Garlington JR
George H. Garlington Sr
Downing St
Lockbourne Afb
Garlington
Lockbourne
Tactical Air Command
North Carolina College
Durham
Sharon
Arnold McQueary
N. Monroe St
Columbus
Bernice McQueary
Champion Ave
Wilson H. Hepler
Luther C. Hepler Sr
Rt. 3
Tuy Hoa AB
Ronnie W. Kennedy
R. Wilson Kennedy
Jackie E. Upton
Maxine Williams
Englewood
5Th Special Forces Group
1St Special Forces
Upton
Jamestown High School
Jack R. Upton
Juanita
Lawndale Ave
Ady
Main No. 2
Jack Southerland
Naturalizer & Paradise
Bankamericari
Neurops
Alexander Smith
Carolinas
Greensboro Road
Sedgefield
É Gia
Uae
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