Welcome Center Is Approved On Route 40 West
The North Carolina Board of Conservation and Development approved building the state's third welcome center on Route 40 west of Waynesville. Cost about $120,000 with completion targeted for August, part of a plan to add nine centers. A study was endorsed to examine Roanoke River navigation to aid regional lumber and pulp industries.
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Waynesville
Gastonia
South Carolina Line
Hensley
North Carolina
Warren County
Northampton County
Pat Geer
Sanford
Seashore Advisory Board
N.C
Currituck County
U.S. 17
Brunswick County
Geer
Winston-Salem
Roanoke River
Williamston
Roanoke Rapids
Halifax County Board of Commissioners
Darlington Opposes Zone Plan Amid Integration Fears
Darlington County citizens rally against a federal court ordered school zoning plan. Jeryl Best of the Freedom of Choice group vows legal action and boycotts targeting merchants and schools to block transfers and resist integration. He cites white and black parent turnout and mentions temporary adoptions and moves to dodge zoning lines.
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Darlington
S.C
Darlington County
Freedom of Choice
Jeryl Best
Citizens For Freedom of Choice
Best
Statewide Flu Outbreak Reported in North Carolina
Dr. J N MacCormack of the state health board says influenza is widespread across North Carolina with Hong Kong virus identified in Chapel Hill Wake County and Lincoln County. Other cases reported in Alleghany Ashe and Watauga counties plus Asheville and Greensboro with high fever and muscle aches.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
J. N. MacCormack
State Board of Health
Tar Heel
National Communicable Disease Center
NCDC
Atlanta
MacCormack
Hong Kong
Chapel Hill
Wake County
Lincoln County
Alleghany
Ashe
Watauga
Asheville
Greensboro
Educator Warns Gap Between Generations Widens
NC director Cameron West told a Raleigh audience that the communication gap between generations has grown sharper. He urged colleges to engage students in peaceful, democratic processes and warned against responding with violence or quick fixes. The address at an American Association of University Women workshop stressed involving students at home, church, and campus.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
West
The
American Association of University Women
Truck Driver Challenges ICC Ruling In Greensboro Case
North Carolina truck driver George T. Appleyard of Winston-Salem seeks to block Interstate Commerce Commission authority over routes and rates. In court, trucker Ira Cochrane argues small operators must violate ICC rules to earn a living as Judge Eugene Gordon requests briefs from both sides.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
U.S
Interstate Commerce Commission
George T. Appleyard
Winston - Salem
Eugene Gordon
ICC
Ira Cochrane
Gordon
Government
Appleyard
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