Scott Demands Cooperation From North Carolina Officials
Gov. Bob Scott warned more than 40 top state officials in Raleigh that they must support and cooperate during the remaining 16 months of his term or risk replacement. He urged action on his calls, criticized slow agency responses, and urged officials to choose, but work for, 1972 political parties without using state time.
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Raleigh
Bob Scott
North Carolina
Scott
Buddy
GOP
U. S. Senate
Hell
Ruth
Jonas
Upward Trend In Triad Employment Through July
A state report by the Employment Security Commission shows continued gains in the Piedmont Triad four-county area Guilford Forsyth Randolph and Yadkin through July with about 1 390 more people employed than a year earlier. Unemployment stood at 4.1 percent of the civilian labor force about 13 670 people unemployed in late July, 930 fewer than before.
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Piedmont Triad Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Employment Security Commission
Guilford
Forsyth
Randolph
Yadkin
ESC
Duke Hiring Policy Targets Minorities At Duke University
Duke University President Terry Sanford confirms a preferential hiring policy to advance equal opportunity by prioritizing minority groups, especially blacks, with a 30 day required wait for open jobs before department heads may hire. The move aims to improve employment balance amid shifting regional job data and unemployment figures.
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Sanford
Group Discount Airline Fares Spark Club Dilemmas
An Art Buchwald column discusses a new group discount airfare scheme requiring a 25 member club for savings up to 200 dollars per person to Paris. A fictional Hollis NY club faces a rift as member Buzzy Dixon objects to traveling with Sheldon, threatening the plan and testing group loyalty.
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Paris
Europe
Sheldon
Four Car Pileup Injures Driver on N Main Street
A four car crash on N Main Street at Idol Street Friday night injured Nancy Yvonne Everhart of Thomasville who was treated at High Point Memorial Hospital. Police charged James Edward Simpson of 902 Barbee Street with failing to reduce speed. His car rear ended Freddie Dial’s, which then hit Everhart and pushed her into Roland Dean Shipwash's vehicle.
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N. Main Street
Idol Street
Nancy Yvonne Everhart
Thomasville
High Point Memorial Hospital
James Edward Simpson
Barbee St
Freddie Dial
Adams St
Dial
Miss Everhart
Roland Dean Shipwash
Rt. 1
Jamestown
Enrollment IIs Higher
Guilford County School system reports total enrollment at about 23 300 across 38 units. Supt E P Pearce notes roughly 700 more students than a year ago with larger gains in southeastern elementary schools. Transfers from Greensboro city schools to nearby locales largely drive the rise.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
E. P. Pearce
Pearce
High Point Census Revision Edges Up City Figures
Revision of 1970 census figures by Guilford County Planning shows High Point total population at 63,259 including Randolph County, up 55 from initial counts. Guilford County as a whole stands at 288,645, a rise of 55 over earlier totals, with Jamestown Township up 41.8 percent and Archdale surging 301 percent.
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Greensboro
High Point
Guilford County Planning Department
Perttu Virtanen
Randolph County
Virtanen
Guilford County
High Point Township
Jamestown Township
Jamestown
Deep River Township
Friendship Township
Archdale
Trinity Township
Asheboro
Redistricting in NC Could Shape GOP House Gains
North Carolina’s redistricting raises prospects of another Republican win in 1972. The Fourth District remains the strongest GOP target, with Dems fielding multiple hopefuls for Senate and House seats. Former GOP hopes, incumbents, and possible retirements frame a tense primary and general election outlook.
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Bryan Haislip
Raleigh
North Carolina
U. S. House of Representatives
Charles R. Jonas
James T. Broyhill
Wilmer D
Vinegar Bend
Mizell
Earl B. Ruth
GOP
General Assembly
James C. Gardner
Harold D. Cooley
Nick Galifianakis
Durham
Orange County
Galifianakis
U. S. Senate
Sen
B. Everett Jordan
Oer
Ike Andrews
Chatham
Jules J. Coggins
Bob Wynne
Wake
Archie
Greene
Carteret
Walter B. Jones
Livingstone Stallings
New Bern
Caswell
Orange
L. H. Fountain
Bladen and Lee
David N. Henderson
Herb Howell
Goldsboro
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Israel
Brady
Maryfield
Art Richardson
Duke
Art Buchwald
Washington
Henry Kissinger
Hollis
N.Y
Public School 35 Alumni Assn
Buzzy Dixon
Buzzy
Los Angels Sories
Bill Kirkpatrick
High Point Kiwanis Club
Kirkpatrick
Wilkes
Davie
Richardson Preyer
Bladen
Alton A. Lennon
Gus Speros
Maxton
Lee
Mecklenburg
Jonay
Avery
Jack Rhyne
Gaston
Brayhill
Taylor
High Point Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
N.C
Associated Press
Okly
Ward-Griffith Company
National Advertising Representatives
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