Finance Director Turned City Official Led Baseball Life
John Gear rose from California citrus ranch roots to UC Berkeley political science, then played three years of pro baseball as a pitcher before serving in the Marine Corps. He settled in High Point as purchasing agent then finance director, overseeing staff as city managers guided steps. He and his wife Anne Bain Gear reside in Emerywood with daughters Melanie and Gail, and Mrs. Bain’s parents live with them.
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Gear
Anne Bain
High Point
A.R. McMullan
Texas, Inc
Greensboro
Ralph Shepherd
Harold Cheek
Cy Brooks
Cheek
Uplands
Calif
University of California
Marine Corps
Melanie
Gail
Davidson Road
Emerywood Estates
Robert H. Bain
Quebec's Vote Threatens Canadian Unity and Future
The NEA and London Economist News Service examine Quebec's Parti Quebecois victory as a potential trigger for Quebec secession. They warn that a separatist government could deepen east‑west tensions, reduce investment, and threaten Confederation, potentially delaying Canada’s entry into the 1980s unless English Canada supports a bicultural inclusive approach.
Levesque Tactics Shape Quebec Independence Debate
Levesque seeks independence persuasion rather than rushed moves as polls show Quebecers oppose secession and most parties favor confederation. His party has grown electorally from 23 percent in 1970 to 41 percent this year by challenging Bourassa’s Liberal record and downplaying independence. After victory, he pledged to hold a referendum and respect the outcome if Quebeckers vote against independence.
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Canada
Bourassa
Quebec
France
Levesque
Robert Bourassa
Liberal
Leves
Senor Rr Quebeckers
Reser
Roaming the Piedmont evokes plows and mules memories
The author recalls old farming scenes on Willard Road featuring plowed fields, mule teams, and cotton with arsenic weevicide, plus memories of a South Carolina farm, a Buick wagon ride to the gin, and shifting habits of maintenance and oil checks. He notes North Carolina cotton output for 1976 at 60,000 bales, down from 133,000 in 1974.
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South Carolina
North Carolina
Davidson Dateline: A Rugged Woodsman Cowers at Gunpowder Stove
A story from Thomasville recounts a rugged outdoorsman tester who fears a gas operated stove during his early backpacking experiments. He lights the device in a bathroom and later teaches a co worker how to use it while a bystander jokes about an explosion.
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Thomasville
Nevada School of Gaming
Las Vegas
An Editors Outlook on Gambling Hazards and Policy
The piece argues for strong government warning on gambling and suggests a National Office of Gambling Yield Publicity. It critiques Atlantic City’s push toward casino status and imagines mandatory odds disclosures and consumer protections across betting games and slot machines.
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Enterprise City
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Bill Currie
Pittsburgh
Stoneface
Mechanicsburg
Capital Products Corp
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Harrisburg
Berg Electronics Inc
New Cumberland
Brooks
William A
Bill) Gear
NEA
London Economist News Service
United States
Caribbean
Newfoundland
Vancouver
Parti Quebecois
Rene Levesque
Ottawa
Pierre Trudeau
Pearson
Trudeau
Economist
Braxton Younts Enterprise
Williard Road
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By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
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Los Angeles Times
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America
Poland Springs
Saratoga Springs
Glenwood Springs
Reno
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