City Manager Cy Brooks Returns To Lead High Point
Cy Brooks, long a city manager in Mooresville Morganton and Rocky Mount, becomes High Point city manager after a career spanning 15 years. Born 1933 in Union County and educated at UNC Chapel Hill and the University of Pennsylvania, he first expressed interest in municipal government as a student voter for a class election. He notes a strong ties to High Point through marriage to Sue Cumby and his early roots in the area, while predicting a long but nonfinal tenure.
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High Point
Central
Meador
Bill Culler
Cy Brooks
Ms. Meador
Brooks
T.E. Hinson
Cyrus L.) Brooks
Real
City Hall
Mr Hinson
Charlotte
Mooresville
Morganton
Rocky Mount
Union County
Oak Hill
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
R. T.C
U.S. Air Force
Washington
Alaska
Anchorage
Air Force
Pennsylvania
Harold Cheek
Sue Cumby
Wade Cumby
Cumbys
J.B. Brooks
Fairfield Road
Cyrus , Jr
Lakeside Baptist Church
Fifi
Bull
Davidson planning airports sparks county city tensions
Thomasville Davidson County plan to locate two airports to relieve Greensboro and Winston-Salem traffic may pit Lexington officials against new facilities. County and city leaders clash over sewer options and regional airport impacts, risking further deadlock amid competing interests and funding questions.
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Thomasville
Piedmont Triad Council of Governments
Davidson County
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
PTCOG
Carl Loop
Loop
Davidson
Lexington Municipal
Lexington
High Point
Midway
Editor's Outlook on Developmental Journalism and News Control
The piece critiques developmental journalism and a proposed pool of state news agencies in developing countries. It questions official versions replacing independent reporting, warns of cultural imperialism, and ponders UNESCO and global press groups shaping a controlled international narrative. It notes concerns from AP’s Wes Gallagher and emphasizes risks to independent reporting and on-site journalism.
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George Orwell
Deirdre Carmody
New York Times
New Delhi
Associated Press
United Press International
Reuters
Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
San Jose
Costa Rica
Inter American Press Assn
Leonard Sussman
Freedom House
U.S.S.R
Republic
Byelorussia
Wes Gallagher
The
Kenya
Id. Amin
Uganda
Sudan
Egypt
Libya
el Salvador
Honduras
IAPA
International Press Institute
A Patchwork of Noisy Neighbors and Mythic Names
The writer riffs on a mythic three headed guarding dog, recalls a yardful of noisy dogs and a siren mimic, and shares childhood scenes from a South Carolina town. He recalls Bull the dog, Fifi the siren-like hound, a Model T flat fixer cousin Harry, and seasonal fashion asks as heat rises and wool coats loom.
Four-H Expands Beyond Cows and Cooking in North Carolina
North Carolina 4-H thrives with 90 000 teens in clubs and activities, 5 000 in camp-week programs, and 9 000 adults guiding leaders, as the movement broadens beyond cows and cooking to wildlife, crafts, foods, and hands-on projects. Community spirit and flexible leadership drive growth, especially in isolated counties like Ike Hyde and Tyrrell where trips, camping, and social life center on 4-H.
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Bill Noblitt
Raleigh
North Carolina
Mary Landen
Anson County
University of North Carolina At Greensboro
Miss Landen
Michigan
New Jersey
Ike Hyde
Tyrrell
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Los Angeles Times
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AMING
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Gates of
Hades
Braxton Younts Enterprise
Des
Berus
Bill Gorman
Nerous
Agine
South Carolina
Harry
M'lady’s
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