Equal Rights Amendment Debate Shifts Toward Passage
The editorial reconsiders ERA after initial opposition. It cites federal laws still discriminating in tax and Social Security, notes the slow pace of constitutional change, and asserts that state and public opinions show no widespread rights loss. UNC law professor Aycock urges a national commitment to gender dignity.
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Congress of the
United States
North Carolina
Congress
Sam Ervin
William B. Aycock
Kenan
Unc-Chapel Hill
Steelworkers vote for new union president in secret ballot
Voters in the United Steelworkers of America choose between Edward Eugene Sadlowski nicknamed Oilean Eddie and Lloyd McBride in a high stakes race. The 1.4 million member union faces a pivotal decision on leadership as a 1974 no strike agreement shapes negotiations and potential economic impact.
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United Steelworkers of America
Edward Eugene Sadlowski
United Steelworkers Union
Eddie
Chicago
Sadlowski
J.W. Abel
Steelworkers
Union
George McGovern
Fred Harris
Lloyd McBride
McBride
Steel Workers Organizing Com
Abel and McBride
Abel
McBride Or
Honorary Degrees for Cowan and Finch at Greensboro College
Greensboro College will honor John C. Cowan Jr. and George D. Finch with honorary degrees marking 138 years of the college. Cowan, former Burlington Industries president, long active on the Greensboro College Board, and Finch, longtime Thomasville furniture executive, supported campus endowment and facilities. Both have aided the Triad United Methodist Home project near Winston-Salem. The item also notes further community notices and local events.
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Greensboro College
John C. Cowan Jr
George D. Finch
Triad United Methodist Home, Inc
Methodist
Winston-Salem
Cowan
Rutherford County
Burlington Industries
Greensboro College Board
Finch
Ran
Dolph
Thomasville
Thomasville Furniture Industries
Earl G. Hunt
Hunt
Hannah Brown Finch
Crissie Brown Clark
Carter unworried by Soviet strength in White House view
In the Oval Office, President Carter is depicted as confident about U S power while facing intelligence showing rising Soviet military strength and a U S decline in relative capability. The piece notes conflicting views among advisers, calls for nuclear arms control, and debate over military spending and strategic balance.
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Washington
Oval Office
Jimmy Carter
White House
United States
Pentagon
State Department
Central Intelligence Agency
Carter
Soviet Union
America
Moscow
Hawks
The
Doves
Russia
U.S
House Armed Services Committee
CIA
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Those Who Serve High Pointer Fire Department Praised
A High Pointer family thanks the local fire department for a recent blaze response. The responders arrived ready for action, saved part of the home, and treated the family with courtesy and care beyond the call of duty.
Thankful traveler praises South Main Texaco for exceptional care
A family stranded in High Point for over 24 hours due to car trouble thanks South Main Texaco at 2204 S Main St for extraordinary kindness and generosity. They allege the bill did not cover the costs and praise the staff for making their stay comfortable during repairs.
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High Point
South Main
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Joe Brown
ERA
Mittee
United Steelworkers
National Union
Philip Murray
David J. McDonald
Cowan and
Lucy Williams Cooper
N.C. Museum of Art
Pennsylvania House
Southern Furniture Market Center
Bob Gruenberg
Wrenn Drive
Commerce Street
Wrenn Street
Alex Haley
Haley
ABC
National Geographic Society
van A. Stilley
National Genealogical Society
Virginia
Stilley
Bill Petree
Rex Plastics
Weddie Huffman
Bill Faver
Environmental Center
Ron Austin
Camp Cheerio
Stewart Hartley
Eddie West
High Point Shrine Club
Moose Hall
Shriners
Shrine Clubs
Children’s Hospital
Greenville
S.C
High Point Club
UNC
William Friday
Channel 4
Holt McPherson
Jack Anderson
Bob Carr
the Enterprise
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