Rita Midkiff Leads Piedmont Lung Assn Challenges
Rita Midkiff becomes executive director as the Piedmont Lung Association expands goals including an asthma outpatient clinic and a breathmobile to serve four North Carolina counties. She oversees fundraising, education, and programs from smoke and pollution control to community outreach and school visits.
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Piedmont Lung Assn
Rita Midkiff
North Carolina
Association
Ms. Midkiff
N.C. Congress of Lung Assn
N. C
American Lung Assa
Roaming the Piedmont What I learned on a summertime mountain trip
The writer cautions against mountain travels in heat and humidity and recalls a trip to Roan Mountain with its cool air and scenic views. He notes snaky mountain roads dangerous near curves, admires emerald tobacco fields, visits antique shops, and describes a massive bear trap at Burnsville. The piece ends with memories of a Thomasville steam locomotive sighting and a High Point photo attempt.
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Highland
Roan Mountain
Roan
Yancey County
Burnsville
North Carolina
Thomasville
Entertainment Industry Under Fire Over Kidnapping Case
The columnist condemns media influence on youth crime after three Californians plead guilty to ransom kidnaping tied to a 1976 bus hijacking. He blames movies and TV for glorifying lawbreaking and cites rock music and Smokey and the Bandit as examples of moral nihilism shaping youth behavior.
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Livermore
Chant Of Trash Mass Shocks Davidson County Board
Davidson County Attorney Jim Mack performs a ritualistic reading of the proposed litter ordinance during County Commission meetings in Thomasville. The ritual induces yawns and smiles among board members as the lengthy reading unfolds with a monotone chant.
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Chant of
Sulls Board Members
Thomasville
Davidson County
Jim Mack
Mock
Jim Phillips
Tommy Evans
Dan Smith
Father Mack
Robert Hedrick
Cliff Erickson
Phillips
Common Cause's roots in 1960s reform networks in Washington
The article traces Common Cause founding in 1970 and its influence on how business is conducted in Washington. It highlights founder John W. Gardner and links to the National Urban Coalition and its Action Council. It notes contributions from Rockefeller and Chase Manhattan and scores of corporate and union backers. The piece covers debates over the Philadelphia Plan and opposition to Nixon Supreme Court nominee G Harrold Carswell.
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Washington
NEA
Common Cause
John W. Gardner
Gardner
National Urban Coalition
Aing Board
Disti
Urban Coalition
Rockefeller, Sloan and Kellogg
Afl-Cio
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
American Can Co
Bethlehem Steel Co
Action Council
George Meany
Chase Manhattan Bank
David Rockefeller
Philadelphia
Senate
Nixon
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
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Stokes
Chair City
Hoskins Street
High Point
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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Jackie Gleason
Burt Reynolds
Davidson
Freedom
Big Business
Big Labor
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