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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1975
Page
2
Candidates Chairmen Plea for Civic Duty in City Politics
The piece reports on Republican and Democratic party leaders urging citizens to run for City Council and mayoral posts. It quotes Coolidge Murrow on the reluctance of qualified people, cites Frank Wyatt’s talent hunt, and notes vetoes of public service for private life. It emphasizes duty over convenience and warns against special interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge Murrow
Frank ‘Wyatt
Price Of Boosterism In Colorado’s Olympic Vote
The piece argues Colorado voters rejected hosting the 1976 Winter Olympics to protect environment and local character. It contrasts with Montreal’s costly preparations and warns boosterism often fails to deliver lasting benefits, citing Central Florida as another example and noting Colorado’s choice looks wiser in hindsight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Rocky Mountain
Montreal
Florida
Gulf Strand
Projecting the News on Watts Riot and Its Aftermath
The Watts riot of August 1 1965 left 34 dead, 1 032 injured and 40 million in property damage. It marked a turn in black protest from nonviolence to spontaneous, leaderless rage and inspired similar outbursts in Detroit Chicago Newark and Washington D C. Decades later ghetto conditions remain dire with rising crime and unemployment and stalled rebuilding efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watts
Los Angeles
Walls
Detroit
Chicago
Newark
Washington, D.C
Watts Riots Remembered as Itinerant Tension Grows
NBC journalist Tom Pettit revisits Watts on the tenth anniversary of the 1965 riots. He warns that another flare could ignite violence amid lingering fears and urban disorder. The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders had attributed riots to white attitudes and racial segregation, highlighting persistent racism as a national danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munity
National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Johnson
Tom Pettit
NBC
Firemen complain thefts during alarms amid recession chatter
Chicago fireman Jack Tigher laments thieves plundering crews’ belongings during calls for the second time in two weeks. A Treasury secretary forecast says inflation recedes, wholesale costs fall, wages rise, and a recession may bottom out by summer with growth into 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Tigher
Chicago
of the Treasury
William Eye Simon
Death of Tom Barbour Jr. ends era in Southern Furniture Market
Retired Cedar Key resident Tom N Barbour Jr. who guided American of Martinsville to establish a major freestanding showroom near High Point Thomasville Interchange played a pivotal role in shaping the Southern Furniture Market in the late 1950s. His efforts helped attract Bassett Henredon Drexel Thomasville and Tomlinson showrooms and set a design leadership standard through Mediterranean influence and constant innovation. The obituary notes his impact on furniture marketing, with the business world marking his passing and remembering his restless pursuit of better ideas and stylish, saleable furnishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom N. Barbour Jr
Cedar Key
Fla
American Square
American
Martinsville
Southern Furniture Exposition
Barbour
American of
Martinsville Furniture Co
Morgan Simmons
Katherine Raymond
High Point
Thomasville
Interstate 8
Bassett, Henredon
Drexel
Tomlinson
Europe
Tom Barbour
CIA Abuses Spark Debate Over U S Intelligence
CIA chief William Colby says investigations threaten intelligence gathering while insiders note the NSA and other assets continue to provide crucial data via planes satellites ships and stations. The piece contrasts moral U S standards with alleged criminal methods and cites a Guam refugee case prompting a State Department probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIA
William Colby
U.S
DEA
Kremlin
Russia
Somalia
Africa
Soviet Union
CSA
Miasile
Capital Viewpoint on Research Waste and Peer Review
Washington argues that at least one billion dollars yearly is wasted in government research due to a closed peer review system. Consumers and users of research are sidelined, while scientists push projects like LANDSAT I with little user guidance. The piece warns against scientific oligarchy and calls for broader oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Vaughn
State Transportation Board
Westchester
North Main
English Road
Vaughn
Cat
Washington
Way Em
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Harlem
Ted Cooke
Los Angelia
Holt McPherson Kerprise
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Burlington Industries
High Point Museum
Museum
High Point College
John Bauckman
Presbyterian Home
Horace Haworth
C. C. Garrett
Donald S. Kennedy
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co
Wallace Kennedys
Kenedy
Cecil
Newby
Emerywood
Country Club
Sedgefield Country Club
Kennedy
Iran
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Capitol Hill
United States
KGB
Ours
Guam
Norman Sweet
State Department
Vietnam
Thailand
Dis
Earth Resources Satellite
Landsat I
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