MacDonald Case Tops North Carolina News For 1970
The MacDonald triple murder at Fort Bragg and the ensuing Army hearings dominated North Carolina coverage in 1970. The story highlighted Capt. Jeffrey R. MacDonald and his wife Colette, their two daughters, and the public battle over desegregation, plus provincial episodes from Bald Head Island to nerve gas disposal, and a plane hijacking to Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Bragg
North Carolina
Jeffrey R. MacDonald
MacDonald
Colette
Kimberly
Kristin Jean
Sharon Tate
Los Angeles
Yond
Army
The
Associated Press
Bald Head Island
Cuba
Gastonia
VISTA
Nancy Morgan
Marshall
Cape Fear
Scotland Neck
Scott
Bald Head
Henderson
Department of Conservation and Development
General Assembly
Kentucky
Alabama
Florida
Claude Kirk
A. Craig
Boyce Stradley
Ira Meeks
Dianne McKinney
Meeks
Miss McKinney
Baton
Aaverlea
Seat
State Bureau of Lavender
Witice
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Fred Harrisson
Randolph County 1970 Growth and Planning Highlights
A 1970 review of Randolph County notes population growth and economic strength. Randleman and Asheboro expanded their city limits while Archdale's tax rate rose to 54 cents per hundred, facing water and sewer gaps. Planning, zoning work, new schools, and county offices shape 1971 with new leadership and ongoing infrastructure projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Randolph County
Randolph
Randleman
Laughlin
Brass Works
North
Archdale
Tom English
Archdale Planning Board
J. L. Carr
George Freeman
Archdale-Trinity
New Market
William Farlow
Sonny Davis
Cedar Square
Randolph County Board of Education
Farlow
Davis
Clyde Stutts
Archdale Trinity
Stutts
Kenyon Davidson
Rt. 3
James Morris
Ira McDowell
Montgomery County
State of Representatives
Garner
John Ingram
Lloyd Brown
J. C. Dawkins
Brown
Dawkins
Randolph Democrats
Richard Earl Johnson
Russell Walker
The Perils of Failing Syntax in News Reporting
A satirical look at how rushed reporting distorts violence errors, noting terms like shot or wounded in odd places. The piece cites a highway patrolman, a neighborhood altercation, and a Vietnam soldier as examples of awkward phrasing and misused phrases in wire service stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dury
Vietnam
Wordworks Forms From Ludgin Marketing Vetks Banked
Kane L. Ludgin, copy director at Bennett Advertising since 1963, leaves to start The Wordworks a creative consultancy effective January 1. Bennett remains a major client with Ludgin offering concepts copy and special projects in film broadcast and print. He previously worked at Foote Cone & Belding and Leo Burnett in Chicago and has written a column and done freelance instructional writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Advertising Inc
Wordworks
Jan. l
Bennett
Ludgin
Foote, Cone & Belding
Chicago
Leo Burnett
Armour Company
Allstate Insurance
Campbell Soup
Hallmark
Kimberly-Clark
Pillsbury
Proctor & Gamble
Bennett, Adams-Millis
Alma Desk Co
First Union National Bank
Lily Mills
Nationwide Insurance
Ecusta Paper Division
Olin Corp
Piedmont Natural Gas
Co Mills
Wellington All
Christmas Spirit Aftermath
A family recollects a boy’s eight year old Christmas joy and mishaps. He crafted a silhouette gift and wrapped all presents. The adored spirit was dampened by broken toys and a missing dog, with repairs planned for the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Browin
Charlie
Rold
Santa Claus
Nic
Linus
Scrooge
Alan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward Cody
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
AP News
William E. Poe
U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Sunone Court
District Court
Supreme Court
Poe
U.S
James B. McMillan
Bald Hean Island
Southport
Bob Scott
William R. Henderson
Carolina Cape Fear Corp
Sunny Point
Phillips
Jim Stratford
Ken Reams
John Schenck
Harold Bennett
John
Brantley Circle
High Point Enterprise
Wrenn
Collins
Nancy Burrow
Trinity Senior High
Trindale
Southern Assn. of Colleges and Schools
Randleman’ Senior High
Tri Elementary
Southwestern High
Seagrove
Farmer
Kane L. Ludgin
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