Let Us Praise This Rare Man Sam Ervin
The piece lauds Sam Ervin Jr., noting his 1954 Senate service and role as Watergate committee chair. It contrasts his constitutional conservatism with liberal critics, praising his opposition to McCarthy and Nixon, and his restraint on federal power, as it marks his upcoming departure from the Senate. Washington will feel diminished by his leaving.
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North Carolina
Sam J. Ervin Jr
U.S. Senate
Senate
Ervin
Richard Nixon
Joe McCarthy
U.S
Wisconsin
McCarthy
United States Senate
Nixon
North Carolina Supreme Court
Sam Ervin
United States
Sen. McCarthy
Sam
Washington
Crossing Swords Across The Channel In Word Wars
The article reviews a verbal clash between British and French press over a translated phrase about Giscard d Estaing. The Economist mocked Le Monde translation runs after skirt as vulgarism. Le Monde may respond, signaling a long running diplomatic media feud.
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France
Great Britain
Europe
Channel
The
Economist
Giscard d’Estaing
le Monde
The Word Is Revenge on the Death Penalty
The Greensboro Record notes North Carolina lawmakers will revisit capital punishment in January. Albert Pierrepoint, Britain’s former chief executioner, says his 450 hangings yielded no deterrent and left a bitter aftertaste. He criticizes capital punishment as revenge rather than justice.
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North Carolina General Assembly
Albert Pierrepoint
Britain
Pierrepoint
Talking Starling Steals The Show In Zebulon Home
Mary Jean Jones of Zebulon claims her pet starling Joey can talk and whistle tunes, crow like a rooster, and sneeze. The bird allegedly speaks 20 to 40 words including Hi precious and what time is it, with tunes such as Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head.
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William Hammett
Mary Jean Jones
Zebulon
Joey
Starling
High Point business caution boosts jobs and charity plans
A High Point column highlights a local furniture maker cutting hours to 40 per week to keep staff employed amid slumping orders, buying only stable-priced materials, and donating to the Christmas Cheer Fund and Salvation Army. It also notes upcoming visits by Eastern Star leaders, land deals, and local civic events including a Salvation Army base groundbreaking.
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Christmas Cheer Fund
Salvation Army
Pentagon plotted to use nuclear weapons in 1958 Quemoy Matsu crisis
Top secret documents show 1958 Pentagon plan to test tactical nuclear weapons amid Quemoy and Matsu crisis. Eisenhower allegedly misled into approving nuclear action to defend the islands. Rand study summaries reveal deception and potential readiness for nuclear war, with Ellsberg involved through Rand and Halpern.
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Daniel Ellsberg
Starling
Pentagon
Eisenhower
China
Quemoy
Matsu
White House
United States
Rand
Morton Halpern
Chiang Kaishek
Air Force
Pacific
Sion
Christian Herter
Dulles
America
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Thanking helpers for Cheer Fund and Christmas joy
A reader mails thanks to the editor and staff for cheer fund support aiding children and families this season. The letter also extends gratitude to Benny Braica for his enduring love for the cause and wishes him happiness. The message then shifts to a historical account of the 1958 Quemoy Matsu crisis and Pentagon nuclear plans, noting secrecy and false briefing to the White House and Eisenhower.
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Cheer Fund
Benny Braica
Benny
Pentagon
Rand
White House
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
China
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Bill Aldridge
Archdale Oil Company
John D. Hamilton
High Point Museum
Museum of Natural History
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High Point College
James Jan
Wilmington
UN Hill
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Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company
North State Telephone Company
Tiot
William C. Kuhn
Hunter Dalton Jr
J. R. Graham Contracting
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Pat’Meiksy
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Halpern
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Jefferson
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Joint Chiefs
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