Nixon advisory group may guide schools through desegregation
The Winston-Salem Journal notes the Nixon administration forms a 28 member North Carolina Advisory Committee on Education led by Archie Davis. Its task includes guiding local boards, deciding federal aid for desegregation, and providing leadership to ease school integration amid court orders and public tension.
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Politicking on Campus Ends With Similarities
The Chapel Hill weekly notes Duke and UNC shifted on class politicking plans. Duke allowed class cuts with instructor permission and prearranged makeup work while UNC limited cuts but allowed prearranged makeup, aligning in outcome despite initial stances.
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Sanford
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Friday
Windfall for Small NC Colleges Sparks Budget Clash
Hearings before North Carolina's Advisory Budget Commission reveal demands from several state controlled colleges seeking large funds to qualify as universities after the 1969 General Assembly upgrade. The move, deemed ill advised by critics, risks a huge budget deficit or tax increases if funded, while opponents warn of protests from the upgraded institutions.
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Southern writers and the trans planted journalist
The National Observer essay surveys Southern writers famed for exposing the region's fading old ways and lampooning human folly. It rues the trans planted journalist who allies with liberal causes while critiquing the South. The piece argues climate and culture fostered a birthright of writing in Southerners and that many become professionals due to options elsewhere.
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Letters to the Editor Celebrate New Home and Civic Causes
Readers send congratulations on a new newspaper home and urge support for mental health care reform and a national cancer crusade. Contributors include Mrs. J. D. Meadows and Janice Talley, with proposals for improved hospital conditions and a Cancer Capitol plus a $1 million vaccine prize.
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Nixon
U.S. Senate
U.S
Congress
The Promise Unfulfilled praised for honest community review
Mrs Audrey Duncan expresses appreciation for Robert Marks article The Promise Unfulfilled applauding its constructive critique and call for dynamic leadership in the community. She notes the reporting honesty and clarity in addressing urgent local change.
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Robert Marks
Assault on the political hack system in state road issues
A letter from Arnold Jones condemns the state highway network describing narrow lanes rough pavement and poorly designed shoulders. He cites I-85 as unsafe and criticizes the Highway Department for overextended claims and tax-funded street projects. He urges action against government inefficiency.
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Arnold Jones
GOOD AFTERNOON EDITOR H M HOLDS JOYOUS NEW BUILDING
A portrait poem honors Holt McPherson known as Ye Editor. It portrays him as a happy man who sustains a busy newsroom culture. The piece lauds his daily work, his chats with readers, and a new building that frames his enduring optimism.
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Holt McPherson
Man
Blue Bird of Everett Covington Leaves Nest
Poem laments the departure of a blue bird and wishes for its return. The speaker notes its striking contrast with the cardinal and other birds, and expresses that the bird is missed while hoping it may come back.
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Everett P. Covington
America's Destiny and the Loss of Moral Foundations
Betty Shackelford Lewis laments modern America losing faith and virtue. She contrasts past civic duty with today’s focus on success, drugs on campuses, and violence, warning that without God and love the nation may fall like ancient Rome.
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Betty Shackelford Lewis
Ballad of the Chickadee Dees
A pine shaded scene follows a lively chickadee pair as they imitate calls from a brown carpet. The poem describes their acrobatic perch, winter companionship, and building a second hand home in a tree hole as a cheery, noble aspiration.
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Chickadee-dee
Charles Eugene Mounts
GOOD NEIGHBORS
Poem praising local neighbors for kindness and helpfulness during misfortune. It lauds their readiness to help, friendly greetings, and the joy their presence brings, urging readers to repay by being good neighbors themselves.
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