High Point Scouting Marks 48th Anniversary
The High Point Boy Scout movement celebrates 48 years since its start in 1912 with Troops 3 and 4 tracing origins to church sponsorships. Uwharrie Council now has 181 units and 1,369 scouts guided by 875 registered leaders and volunteers. Camp Uwharrie, valued at 300000 dollars, adds a new dining hall, lake and showers as the council seeks more sponsors and leaders.
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Boy Scout Movement
America
England
High Point
Washington, D. C
Uwharrie River
Morehead Lynch
Howard Hicks
Carlton Kirkman
Frank Weedon
Hugh Hamilton
Lawton Dutton
Clarence Schultheis
Chamber of Commerce
Uwharrie Council
F. J. Sizemore Sr
F. Logan Porter Sr
C. C. Garrett
Albion Millis
Camp
Uwharrie
Boy Scouts’ Proving Ground
Hackney
Boy Scout
Arthur Kirkman
F. J. Sizemore Jr
R. T. Amos Jr
Amos Kearns Jr
Frank Lambeth
Arthur Marsh
Clarence Keever
Bobby Culler
Henry Dowdy Jr
Associated Press
Council
London
Dan Beard
Fifty Years of Boy Scouts Then and Now
In a 50 year look the Boy Scouts of America are traced from their 1910 founding to modern times. The piece highlights Baden-Powell and William Boyce origins, West leadership, and the movement’s wartime and disaster relief roles, noting leaders and notable Scouts like Colin Kelly and various public figures.
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Boy Scout Movement
America
William D. Boyce
Chicago
London
Baden-Powell
Boyce
Daniel Carter Beard
Sons of
Daniel Boone
Ernest Thompson Seton
Woodcraft Indians
William Randolph Hearst
United States Boy Scouts
Peace Scouts of California
National Scouts of America
West
Boy Scouts of America
Boy's Life Magazine
Boy Scout Handbook
Boy Scout
Dogooder
Motopia: London’s dream city with rooftop roads and dormitory living
A British design team outlines Motopia a future city 17 miles west of London where elevated rooftop streets separate pedestrians from cars. The grid town houses 30 000 residents in concrete flats above parks with no chimneys or single family homes. Finances estimate 170 million dollars with about seven percent return.
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London
Geoffrey Alan Jellicose
Town of Dreams
Motopia
England
Janitors Offer Overtime to Support Injured Worker
Barrington Rhode Island janitors of the local association offered to work overtime without pay to cover duties for Albert G. Marone, a 44 year old with a back injury. Superintendent Ian D. Malcolm approved the plan so Marone could keep his salary during four more weeks of recovery.
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Barrington, R.I
Albert G. Marone
Marone
Barrington Janitors’ Assn
Ian D. Malcolm
Writers Guild Plans Strike Against Major Networks
The Writers Guild of America states a strike against CBS NBC and ABC is likely to be approved Monday night after authorizing strike action. Contracts for 60 freelance writers end today while negotiations stall over residuals for repeats and foreign TV film showings. Staff writers on radio TV shows face separate contracts expiring March 31 with negotiations to resume next week.
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Hollywood
Writers Guild of America
CBS
NBC
ABC
Guild
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J. Paul Ingle
R. T. Amos
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William O. Douglas
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Robert B. Anderson
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Bob Hope
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Arthur Godfrey
Fred Waring
Ozzie Nelson
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