Warning on state aid to private NC colleges sparks callback
The NC debate over public funds for private higher education is marked by UNC Board of Governors chair Johnson warning that reliance on state money invites government control. He cites two aid programs totaling about 6 million dollars and predicts increasing state regulation of private colleges to meet public funding conditions.
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North Carolina
William A. Johnson
University of North Carolina Board of Governors
Campbell College
N.C
Johnson
Board of Governors
Association
Kathy) Seba
Privette Seeks Runoff Challenge to Flaherty for Governor
A political column argues Coy Privette faces long odds in a second primary against David Flaherty for the Republican nomination. It notes Privette’s church-based support from conservative voters and predicts Flaherty will narrow his lead, remaining a strong contender.
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Coy Privette
David Flaherty
Flaherty
Richardson Preyer
Privette-Flaherty
Jake Alexander
Privette
Jim Hunt
Hunt
Hunt-Privette
Good News Best Seller and Presbyterian Reunion Plan
The American Bible Society reports Good News for Modern Man has sold over 50 million copies since 1966 making it a world best seller. A merger proposal for the divided U S Presbyterian Churches moves through joint committees with a spring 1978 General Assembly vote planned in each church.
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American Bible Society
Dr. Spock
U.S.A
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church U.S
Southern
United Presbyterian Church U
Mississippi Politicians Press Bankers Trust Bailout
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Mississippi congressmen press for federal aid to Bankers Trust Savings and Loan, despite faulting government programs for the poor. Senators and reps own shares, raising conflict concerns as taxpayers may fund up to 100 million. Also notes overreaching HEW forms causing blank paper waste.
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Washington
Congress
Penn Central Railroad
Lockheed Aircraft
Mississippi
Bankers Trust Savings and Loan
Treasury Department
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Treasury
Bankers Trust
G. Y
Sonny'’ Montgomery
D.miss
Trent Lott
R.miss
Montgomery
Lott
Thad Cochran
Saving and Loan Association
Rowan County Chronicles A Deep Look at Its History
A reader request prompts a deeper look at Rowan County's past from its 18th century settlement to later divisions. The piece recounts founders Arthur Dobbs and Henry McCulloch, pivotal figures, notable residents, early education, Lutheran strength, Revolutionary era episodes at Trading Ford, Elizabeth Steele’s aid to General Greene, legends about Marshal Ney, Betsy Brandon greeting Washington, and local figures like Rev Eusebius McCorkle, Tom Stanback, and the Neuman brothers with their storied ventures and excesses.
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Rowan
Arthur Dobbs
Henry McCulloch
Eisenhower
James K. Polk
Alben Barkley
Adlai Stevenson
Kit Carson
Davy Crockett
Andrew Jackson
Hendersons
William R Davie
William Davidson
Daniel Boone
Alexander Martin
John W. Ellis
Montford Stokes
Wilkes
North Carolina
New Land
Greene
Morgan
Yadkin
Lord Cornwallis
Samuel E
Eusebius McCorkle
Princeton
David Caldwell
Log University
Guilford County
James F. Hurley
Julia Goode Egan
Tom Stanback
Real Pros At Work In High Point Fire Response
A reader lauds High Point firefighters and city leadership after a downtown blaze. The letter credits City Manager Cr ooks with handling two major fires in weeks and emphasizes ongoing training, physical fitness, and pre fire planning as core to firefighter safety and efficiency.
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Down Town
Richardson's
Kress
High Point
O.K
S. Main Street
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Savings and Loan
Commerce
Elliot Richardson
William Simon
White House
John Stennis
D.-Miss
Simon
Garth Marston
New York City
Health, Education and Welfare Department
HEW
Elizabeth Steele
General Greene
Guilford Courthouse
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Marshal Ney
Napoleon Bonaparte
Luxembourg Gardens
Napoleon
Waterloo
Ney
Elchingen
Moskowa
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Cleveland
George Washington
Salisbury
Richard Brandon
President Washington
Betsy Brandon
Rowan County
George Neuman
Joe
George
Gold Hill
Joe Neuman
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