Open meetings urged on council amid police dept inquiry
The High Point Enterprise warns against sealing the High Point Police Department investigation behind closed doors. It argues openness, candor, and public scrutiny are essential to restore trust, noting a 1972 injunction and Open Meetings Act provisions. The paper stresses that secrecy would undermine the investigation’s legitimacy.
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High Point Police Dept
Council
High Point Enterprise
North Carolina
School supplies and health items in weekend ad
A drugstore weekend ad promotes school opening season with notebooks lunch boxes student desk lamps pencil sharpeners and a family sized container of upset stomach remedy highlighting back to school essentials.
Split South political ties in Georgia and South Carolina
The piece contrasts Georgia choosing between Lester Maddox and George Busbee with South Carolina backing Charles Ravenel as its governor candidate. It discusses a broader South political shift toward young, reform-minded leaders while noting the rise of conservative to reactionary voices in Congress. The author situates these choices in a wider realignment and questions prospects for Southerners like Terry Sanford or George Wallace at the national level.
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Georgia
Lester Maddox
George Busbee
South Carolina
Charles Ravenel
Republian
South Gérolina
Republican Party
South
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
Jimmy Carter
Reuben Askew
Florida
Ravenel
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Congress
House
Senate
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Albert
William V. Shannon
New York
Times
Shannon
Terry Sanford
Alabama
George Wallace
Accountability shifts after Watergate era
The piece argues that post Watergate liberal and conservative thinkers embrace individual accountability. It cites youths in West Side Story and Watergate figures like John W. Dean III and Spiro Agnew, noting claims of innocence by some and a push toward recognizing personal responsibility. Philosopher Karl Menninger urges a return to moral accountability for societal psychic health.
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Officer Krupke
Nixon White House
Jeb Stuart Magruder
John W Bein Ir
Agnew
Karl Menninger
Menninger Clinic
Missing Watergate Boxes Spur Probe and Gun Queries
Ford aides pursue seven Watergate boxes once burned as Nixon aides claimed. Prosecution links surface via Roy Sheppard and E Howard Hunt assets while Rockefeller ties and Mafia rumors surface. Separately Rep Harrington challenges gun figures used to push bans, and Poage pressures wetlands bills for highway and development access.
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Washington
Gerald Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
Ford
Watergate
Rockefeller
New York
E. Howard Hunt
Nixon
Roy Sheppard
Sheppard
Hhis
White House
Richard Ben- Veniste
Ben- Veniste
Hal O'Brien
O’brien
Word Edgewise Women Reject Liberation Power Shift
A columnist argues against women’s liberation, claiming militants trade power for status. He recalls matriarchal family histories, noting mothers and grandmothers wielded control across Jewish, Italian, and other households. His wife’s view: liberation equals becoming corporate executives who shift real power to men.
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Lib
Mariah
Shamus
New York Harbor
Jersey
New York
Grand Banks
Sandy Hook
Brouhaha
City & Country School
Schools Pioneer In Youthful Rescues By Milton G Rector
In a column I note schools can curb crime through innovative programs. Santa Clara County Education Office runs the Urban Ecology Alternative Program for youths aged 13-18, with 15 credits, field trips, and wages. By September, class attendance rose above 80 percent. California funds via Garrigas Lagomarsino Act to reduce dropouts and delinquency. Other efforts include Coronado drug education and Oklahoma elementary school coordinator projects.
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New York
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara
San Jose
Water Conservation District
State of
California
County Board of Education
Coronado
Calif
Oklahoma
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