Market's tough issue at High Point furniture show
Chamber of Commerce directors hosted Richard Danner of Cohen Furniture in a retreat to discuss the national furniture market. He argues the real challenge is the logistics of shopping this market, especially for smaller dealers, amid centralized bases and freestanding showrooms along the Furniture Highway.
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Chamber of Commerce
Tanglewood
High Point
Peoria
Ill
Richard Danner
Danner
Cohen Furniture Co
Midwest
Mr. Danner
Chamber
Hickory
Bassett
American
Martinsville
Thomasville Furniture Industries
North Carolina mental health debates after plane hijack case
A federal judge questioned ongoing treatment of the mentally ill after Ira Meeks, jailed for hijacking a plane to Cuba, was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial. Psychiatrists found him not imminently dangerous, leading to his release and raising fears about public safety and rights versus societal protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Woodrow W. Jones
Cuba
Ira David Meeks
Gastonia
Meeks
Jones
Panorthodox Council planned after Geneva meeting
Representatives from fourteen Eastern Orthodox Churches met in Geneva to plan the first Panorthodox Grand Council since 787. About 150 million church members are represented and preparations will continue for years before the council convenes.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Aimee Semple McPherson
Los Angeles
Rolf Kennedy McPherson
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Los
Oakland
Lighthouse of International Foursquare Evangelism
LIFE
Shrine Bowl Endowment Tops 10 Million for Shriners Hospital
The Shrine Bowl in its 40th year in Charlotte raised over a million dollars for Shriners Hospitals for Children Greenville South Carolina bringing the endowment to 10 million dollars. Imperial Potentate Peter Val Preda attended the gala as North and South Carolina high school All Stars drew a near 30 000 crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Shriners Hospital For
Greenville
S.C
North America
North Carolina
South Carolina
Imperial Potentate
Peter Val Preda
Greenville Hospital
Shriners
Freemasonry
Miners' Boss Miller accused of self serving travel
Washington report says Arnold Miller of the United Mine Workers, elected reformer four years ago, spent extensive union funds on Charleston trips near his home. Internal documents allege he traveled 33 times in eight months, with hotel bills and per diem totaling 2600 dollars and total travel expenses about 2300 dollars.
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Washington
Arnold Miller
United Mine Workers
UMW
Miller
Tony Boyle
Charleston
W. Va
Heart of the Town
Ohley
Miller runs union business amid controversy and a nuclear waste deal
The UMW president faced accusations of private meetings and improper use of union funds. He allegedly created a Canadian affairs committee paid 16000 to sway Nova Scotia district bloc support. In 1975 he spent time at John Rockefeller's home during a major strike, while denying personal neglect. The piece shifts to a separate nuclear waste cleanup issue tied to Getty Oil and ARDA, highlighting potential state liability and a controversial reprocessing arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Jack Perry
Terri Mendenhall
UMW
Charleston
Nova Scotia
William Marsh
Marsh
West Virginia
John
Jay’’ Rockefeller
Arnold
Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Getty Oil Co
West Valley
N.Y
Getty
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Joe Brown
Panorthodox Council
Carlyle Adams
Jerusalem Temple
B.C.E
Adams
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Journalism Foundation
UNC School of Journalism
Friends of the Library
General Alumni Association
Law
Carolina
David L. Vanhoy
Burlington House Furniture
Mapleton
Tenn
Enterprise Herald
Illinois
David
Pete Manderfeld
Randleman Rotary Club
Naomi Wise
History of
Randleman
Randolph
A.A. Wall
Branson
E.W. Freeze Jr
Wall
UPS
Postal Service
Jack Burris
High Point Museum
Briggs
Philadelphia
Willy Torres
High Point Youth‘ For Christ, Inc
Ron Austin
Camp Cheerio
YMCA
Roaring Gap
Jack H. Campbell
North Carolina Schoonbeck Co
Robert S. Friedman
U.S. Furniture Industries
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Howard C. Williams
Adams-Millis Corp
Lawrence Graves
Security Consultants of North Carolina, Inc
Ambacs
B.G. Johnson
Salvation Army
Presbyterian Home
Greensboro Road
Deep River Road
Jerry
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Amy Dunkin
New York Public Interest Research Group
Nypirg
Fortaer Apart
Imperial Presidency
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