East Carolina College Curbed by North Carolina Senate
The North Carolina Senate voted 27 to 22 to prevent East Carolina College from becoming a separate university. The move supports folding ECC into the Consolidated University of North Carolina, aligning higher education under a single system and avoiding costly parallel institutions. The editorial urges inclusion of other regional schools like Appalachian and Western Carolina if warranted, while noting ECC’s local value in Greenville.
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North Carolina Senate
East Carolina College
Dan Moore
ECC
University of North Carolina
Appalachian
Western Carolina
Consolidated University
East Carolina
Durham
Technical Institute
North Carolina Highway Commission
Good
Herbert F. Marco
Guilford Technical Institute
Jamestown
GTI
Time Change and Confusion Spark DST Debate Across States
The Uniform Time Act of 1966 aimed to standardize daylight saving time but exemptions arise in Hawaii Michigan and South Dakota Indiana retains local clock choices while Kentucky sticks to standard time Iowa faces criticism over earlier rising children and perceived drug risks. The public worries about voting hours and daily schedules as officials adjust poll times and households shift clocks.
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Hawaii
Michigan
South Dakota
Kentucky
Indiana
Ben Franklin
Iowa
Editorial sees graduate study and draft deferments tied to status
Editorial notes high planned graduate study among Columbia College seniors and cites national trends with 60 to 85 percent continuing to graduate school at Ivy League and other schools. It discusses Johnson executive orders, draft deferment debates, and the idea that deferments favor the wealthy but ultimately hinge on qualification and brains.
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Princeton
Harvard
Cornell
University of Pennsylvania
New York University
Dartmouth
Congress
Johnson
Brown
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Yale
Double Standard in Seating Mississippi Delegates in 89th Congress
Drew Pearson argues the House used two standards for ethical conduct, seating four white Mississippi congressmen while delaying action on Powell. He details procedural delays, clerk refusals, and administrative foot-dragging that kept the Mississippi delegation in place, shaping Johnson era politics.
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Harlem
Connecticut
House of Representatives
House Administration
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
Mississippi
William Fitts Ryan
D.N. Y
John McCormack
D-Mass
House Administration Committee
House Rules Committee
Capitol Hill
Rep
William Colmer
Johnson
Colmer
Ray Madden
Indiana
How About High Point Progress and Polls Call
A poem laments local politics and voter manipulation. It questions campaign tactics and promises and urges stronger efforts to tackle grime, slums, and crime while pushing High Point forward and debating City Hall’s fate.
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Old City Hall
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Public housing drive boosts Triad renewal push
Ed Baxter and his party toured High Point public housing and urban renewal efforts praising bipartisan support. The visit coincided with the Model City application ahead of the May 1 deadline and featured local leaders from both parties.
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Ed Baxter
Atlanta
Baxter
High Point
D. A. Dowdy
Housing Authority
Hunter Dalton Jr
Redevelopment Commission
Carson Stout
Robert D. Davis
Stout
Chamber of Commerce
Robert D. Rankin
County Commission
Dale Montgomery
Triad
PARTY POOPER
A guest questions why asking for plain ginger ale made the host uncomfortable. The speaker denies misdeeds like spilling or swearing and seeks to understand what caused the awkward reaction.
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Westchester Academy
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Salem College
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