Ban on corporal punishment gains legislative momentum
Guilford County Rep. Margaret Keesee proposes a bill to ban corporal punishment in North Carolina schools, allowing only reasonable force to disarm or protect. Sen. A. B. Coleman Jr. offers a local option to ban paddling. Neither measure is likely to pass this session as opposition centers on teacher authority, with critics citing harm to learning and fear in classrooms.
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Greensboro
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A. B. Coleman Jr
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North Carolina
Grandfather Mountain Sees Unusual January Weather
Statistics from Grandfather Mountain show a dramatic January: zero snowfall and 17 days above freezing, with a mean daily temperature of 41 degrees versus 26.8, while rainfall reached 4.59 inches against a 2.63 inch average. The report highlights the abnormal warm and wet month.
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Grandfather
Global oil hunt dims Washington energy conference
Europe and Japan strike $6 billion in Arab oil pacts as nations pursue guaranteed crude supplies over two decades. Kissinger warns against unrestricted bilateral deals while Nixon invites unity but faces bleak prospects. Saudis hint at possible price easing amid concerns about world economy.
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France
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Germany
Italy
Michel Jobert
Persian Gulf
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Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Tokyo
Anthony Barber
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Iran
Aldo Moro
Middle East
West Germany
Algeria
Henry Kissinger
Alaska
Walter J. Levy
Yamani
State Department
U. S
William E. A
WFMY-TV replies on free circus tickets to good kids
A WFMY-TV editor letters response defends giving circus tickets to well‑helpful youngsters, not the underprivileged. The station notes 500 nominations, 105 winners covering about 2000 children, and says coliseum help remains open for other requests.
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Marta Britt
Wfmy-Tvv
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Channel 2
Greensboro Coliseum
Nixon Gag Rule Collapse Touches House Panel
The House Judiciary Committee’s preliminary Nixon impeachment hearings are shaken by John Doar’s unauthorised gag rule aimed at barring talk of deposition material and campaign contributors. Rep. Jack Brooks denounces the order and warns he is not bound by it as Doar plans to withdraw in favor of subpoenas amid committee criticism.
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Rose Mary Woods
Common Cause
Bob Owens
Peter Rodino Jr
Miller
Standard Oil of
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Navy
Elk Hills Reserve
Standard
Elk Hills
Justice
John Moss
Calif
Public Library Praise Highlights High Point Staff
In High Point a resident commends Neal Austin and staff for superb library services and extensive genealogical holdings. He praises the Children's Department for reading programs, storytelling and films, urges continued funding and expansion to foster a lasting love of reading.
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High Point
Neal Austin
Naming Suggestions for High Point Stadium by Fred Kerr
Fred C. Kerr appeals to High Point City Council with stadium naming ideas. He proposes three names Bill Gentry Jimmy Ellington and Edgar Hartley former coaches and YMCA leader. Kerr suggests a neutral title High Point Municipal Stadium to foster an inclusive, all around sports venue sentiment.
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Edgar Hartely
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High Point Municipal Stadium
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Bolingbroke
In Economic Bondage The Nation's Dilemma and Divine Overrule
A critique of austerity rooted in an energy crisis argues the core trouble stems from a secular drift denying God’s sovereignty. The author links pride in wealth and worldly prestige to moral decline and predicts divine judgment while urging God's people to endure and seek release from the present economic bondage. Daily Smith 209 Oakwood Street.
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