Apollo 15 Flight Delivers Deep Moon Science Rewards
The Apollo 15 mission cost taxpayers 445 million dollars over 12 days. Astronauts David Scott and James Irwin spent over 60 hours on the surface while the lunar rover gathered samples totaling about 170 pounds. The mission shifted from engineering trial to robust scientific study, with two miles of film captured and instruments measuring radioactivity magnetism and mineral content.
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David Scott
James Irwin
Moon
Lunar
Earth
Space
Joyful dumps become adventure playgrounds praised by Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Jenkin Lloyd Jones recalls Europeans creating adventure playgrounds since 1943 starting with Copenhagen and spreading to Britain Sweden Italy and a Brooklyn test in the United States. He argues dumps teach self reliance and constructive civic service, praising the shift from fixed playgrounds to creative play that uses discarded materials.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Copenhagen
Britain
Sweden
Italy
Brooklyn
Dreams and Disappointments in Biblical Leadership
A sermon traces David’s dream of a great temple and how his plan passed to Solomon. It likens Moses’ forty year struggle to reach the Promised Land and explains that God’s will prevails when human plans fail, as Joshua carries forward enduring vision.
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David
Earth
Solomon
God
Moses
Nebo
Jordan
Promised Land
Israel
Joshua
Ironsides
Presbyterian Home
High Point
Dreams and Duty Enduring Beyond Unfulfilled Dreams
A reflective piece urging faith and perseverance after failed dreams. It recalls Woodrow Wilson’s League of Nations effort and Edith Cavell’s sacrifice, contrasting earthly limits with a future reward for faithfulness in small, daily tasks and in God’s will.
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Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Parliament of Man
Federation of the World
King Cotton site in Greensboro reborn as public venue
Writer recalls the King Cotton building once central to Greensboro’s progress, its demolition and replacement by a federally financed project. He contrasts past ambitious hotels like the Boll Weevil and O Henry with modern cost in government spending, warning of financial overreach while joking about reintroducing scrip.
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Greensboro
Greensboro Daily Industrial News
Daily News
J. P. Latham
Jim Morehead
Elm Street
Morehead
Latham
Moreheads
Jim
O. Henry
King Cotton
Sheraton
High Point
Guilford
Hambone
England
Parliament House
Winston Churchill
Papers Hint at Hughes Shifting Interests and Unstable Control
Stranded in Las Vegas, Howard Hughes may have lost personal grip on affairs as his private papers reveal a shift in focus from halting Nevada nuclear tests to retreating from public life. Medical notes describe severe decline while management struggles grow. Bahamas or Bahamasbound theories contrast with his vow never to fly again.
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Las Vegas
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Nevada
Robert Maheu
Houston
Texas
Maheu
Hughes Memo Reveals Hughes Opposition to Nuclear Tests
The timeline memo dated April 23, 1968, cites Howard Hughes urging negotiations with the AEC to delay a blast while signaling he would join the anti bomb faction if the test proceeds. The missive contends the AEC seeks to save face and might relocate tests to a Pacific site, with Las Vegas as a negotiating lever.
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Hughes
Maheu
A.E.C
Atomic Energy Commission
Las Vegas
Holy Hell
Pacific
Desert
Bob
A.E. C
U.S
Nevada
Howard Hughes
High Point College tackles two major campus projects
High Point College moves toward opening the 1972 fall term with two major projects. The Campus Center bids total 1,316,000 awaiting federal 40,000 funding. Hayworth Chapel at 326,000 will anchor Montlieu with the Haworth Science Building nearby.
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High Point College
Hayworth
Charles E. Hayworth
Montlieu
Horace S. Haworth
Religious Education Department
High Point
Yale
Ivy League
HPC
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John Diffendal
Jones & Peacock Insurance Agency
Robert W. Satterfield
Environmental Sciences
National Loss Control Service Corporation
High Point Memorial Hospital
Michael Bruch Hussey
James A. Johnson
George Richard Baise
Robert Blain Groves
Bowman - Gray School of Medicine
Duke Medical Center
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