Sham in Washington How politicians stage battles for image
Editorial criticizes Washington gamesmanship between Congress and the Nixon administration. It argues the HEW appropriations veto and new bill show a sham fight over funding, while the Carswell nomination and defense policy also follow image over principle. The piece warns the public will tire of the charade.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
House
HEW
White House
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Clement Haynsworth
Carswell
High Point Desegregation Push Could Sharpen School Integration
High Point officials who appeared to win September talks face extended time to meet pupil desegregation deadlines. Judge Edwin M. Stanley praised the city’s progress toward a single school system with no all black schools by this September. Parents and officials are urged to cooperate and keep a calm, constructive approach to minimize disruption and sacrifice while completing integration.
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High Point
Edwin M. Stanley
Supreme Court
Mrs Frank Wineskie Dies At 89 In High Point
The life of Ellie Slane Wineskie is celebrated as a long, effective devotion to family and community. She arrived in 1903 as a bride and endured many losses including Alberta’s airplane crash and her husband’s death. Her elegant home near Parkway and North Main symbolized her values and quiet public spirit.
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Frank Wineskie
Parkway
North Main
Bat
Ellie Slane Wineskie
Associated Press
Dols Sd
N.C
AP News
High Point
N. C
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Drudgery Across Occupations in Ecclesiastic Verse
The passage argues that all professions face drudgery and boredom, from presidents to housewives and teachers. It cites Charles W. Eliot on Harvard and Henry IV to illustrate universal weariness, noting even leaders bear daily burdens while supporting broader work and values.
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Henry IV
England
Earth
David
Supreme Court tensions and a call for constitutional rethink
The piece argues Justice William O Douglas signals radical views amid Senate delays over a Supreme Court vacancy. It notes Roosevelt's court-packing era, compares a macaw at the zoo to ongoing questions about the Constitution, and suggests Douglas retirement could bolster the nation's law and order.
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U. S. Senate
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Franklin Roosevelt
Bronz Zoo
Poe
Douglas
Hospital at 170 a Day Sparks Patient Bill Debate
Pamela Bowler's 44 day stay cost $7,571 at Newton Wellesley Hospital. Her parents seek itemized charges while insurers cover most costs and hospitals push back on detailed billing. The piece notes high drug prices, staff limits, and calls for cost containment via innovative approaches like Duke University Hospital's Hilton Inn shuttle and Hempstead General's extended care unit.
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Washington
Pamela Bowler
Wellesley
Valley of the Shadow
Pamela
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton Lower Falls
Mass
American Hospital Association
University Hospital
New York City
Washington, D. C
Wellesley Infirmary
Newton Wellesley Hospital
Eugene P. Bowler
Bowler
Pam
William S. Brines
Brines
AHA
Duke University Hospital
Hilton Inn
Durham
Inn
Glad of the Saving
Hempstead General Hospital
Long Island
Hempstead General Plan
Wandering pilgrim Lena Thacker sings faith and love
The excerpt presents Lena Hammer Thacker expressing steadfast faith as a guiding Lord enfolds her soul with love. The lines convey reassurance amid uncertainty, portraying a devotional, hopeful stance. The tone resembles a devotional lyric in a historical newspaper fragment.
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Lena Hammer Thacker
High Point groups plan remodeling of 740 N Main base
Directors of the High Point Merchants Association meet to approve remodeling of the new 740 N Main Street base for the association and its credit bureau. Investment near 100000 dollars. includes site and front and rear exteriors with extensive interior work.
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High Point Merchants Association
N. Main Street
Association
Credit Bureau
N. Wrenn
Leo Palmer Jr
Eddie Knox Jr
Air Force
High Pointer
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David A. Rawley, JR
BY Capus Waynick
Bell-McCliure Syndicate
Ol McPherson
Abraham
God
Jesus Christ
Barbara Brooks
High Point Executives Club
Jeane Dixon
Ann Landers
Edward N. Post
Lewis E. Teague
Willis Casey
Louis J. Fisher
Molly Millis
Alan Post
Missie Bencini
Mark Lovette
Teague
UNC
Charlie Scott
High Point Historical Association
Harold T. Jarrell
Ralph E. Brooks Jr
Haley House
Sidney Stapleton
Guilford County
Greensboro
YMCA
Dick Meisky
W. D. Lee Jr
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Central Ymca
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