Asheboro native Frances Redding builds NC music profile
Frances Redding, a soprano and High Point College instructor, gains recognition across North Carolina through solo performances and university concerts. She won a Maria de Varady Award and a $1,000 study grant, composes sacred songs, teaches at Duke, leads Music Arts Club, and serves as vice president at NC National Bank in High Point while balancing family life with husband Donald and two children.
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Winston-Salem
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The Capital Beat on a Two Cities Electoral Tale
Washington column examines how the choice of Miami Beach for the Republican convention and Chicago for the Democrats could affect the 1968 election. It recalls rail and travel nostalgia, warns of Chicago unrest, and notes Johnson reelection chances and the White House Christmas schedule.
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Washington
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GOP
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Virginia
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Traffic Gridlock Prompts Call to Act on English Road Extension
At a City-County Building hearing the public opposed extending English Road across N Main and linking with Kivett Drive. Traffic counts show 45 000 cars enter downtown daily, with 42 000 from specific trips, warning congestion will worsen by 1981. Proposals for alternate routes were deemed costly and disruptive.
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Green Drive
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Church
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Davidson County Welfare Car Purchase Sparks Blue Law Test
In Lexington a welfare recipient bought a car in a relative’s name in Thomasville, drawing local concern over welfare abuse. Four Lexington merchants plan a blue law test to see if discount stores may operate Sundays, amid ongoing sheriff deputy reallocations and personnel changes.
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Davidson County
Lexington
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