Coastal Area Management Act Under Fire in North Carolina
The coast faces erosion and water pollution from overdevelopment and septic use, while lawmakers gut the Coastal Area Management Act. Utilities and logging interests tilt amendments to limit regional authority, risking loss of statewide planning and increased taxpayer cost. The piece urges the General Assembly to recognize the act as the line between development and exploitation.
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North Carolina
General Assembly
House Committee On Water and Air Resources
House Committee
State Utilities Commission
Carolina Power and Light Co
Coastal Management Commission
Piedmont
Honky-Tonk
Hearst Kidnaping Described as Political Act by FBI
The FBI calls Patricia Hearst’s abduction the first political kidnapping in U S history linking it to actions by terrorist groups in Argentina. The SLA demands 70 dollars in free food per Californian, threatening up to 400 million dollars in costs. Welfare groups split on the tactic, while officials warn against glorifying crime.
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Patricia Hearst
FBI
United States
William Randolph Hearst
Argentina
Ford Motor Co
Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
SLA
California
Martha and Mary at Bethany in Bible Reflection
A sermon discusses Martha’s distraction during Jesus visit. It contrasts Martha’s kitchen duties with Mary’s attentiveness at Jesus feet, noting the daily burden of housework and the lack of modern comforts. The piece characterizes two types of people: Martha and Mary.
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Martha
Bethany
Mary
Lazarus
Jerusalem
Christ
Jesus
Two Natures in Harmony Esteemed by Jesus
A reflective piece contrasts Martha the practical homemaker with Mary the contemplative learner. It argues both natures are essential for society, citing Jesus as balancing craftsman and teacher, carpenter and savior, to guide human life. Thank God.
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Martha
Mary
God
Jesus
Nazareth
Incumbents praised as voters seek steady leadership
Spring primaries stir interest as Dale Montgomery announces a fourth term on the Guilford County Board of Commissioners and Senators Lynwood Smith and Coolidge Murrow plan bids for another State Senate term. The piece notes broad cross party support and local respect for these three leaders. It also highlights the Indian Head Hosiery Mill conversion to textile operations for J. P. Stevens & Co. and recalls recent honors for the Morgan family, hospital accreditation at High Point Memorial, Bald Head development hopes, and Belk Foundation gifts to High Point College.
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Dale Montgomery
County Board of Commissioners
Guilford
T.lynwood Smith
Coolidge Murrow
Senate
Ney
Indian Head
West Point Avenue
J. P. Stevens & Co
Stevens
Belk ‘Foundation
High’ Point College
Mary Irwin Belk
Belk
High Point
Pastore targets natural gas price hikes by oil giants
Senator John Pastore blasts Exxon Gulf Shell Phillips and other oil majors for raising gas prices and maneuvers to curb well head costs. He accuses the Federal Power Commission of siding with industry and warns Congress will not tolerate consumer price protection abdication. The memo notes a 25 cent to 55 cent rise per thousand cubic feet and criticizes FPC chair Nassikas and other commissioners as sympathetic to Big Oil.
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Exxon
Gulf
Shell
Phillips
America
Federal Power Commission
EPC
Commerce Committee
Rhode Island Democrat
Congress
FPC
Pastore
National Whirligig: Anglo American Alliance Fraying
Washington views a long standing Anglo American alliance as breaking up as Britain loses senior partner status. The piece criticizes U S policy toward Britain and the Common Market, debating postwar efforts and figures like Kissinger and Acheson, while warning of diminished cooperation and rising tensions.
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Washington
World
Great Britain
Royal Navy
Azores
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
China Seas
Shanghai
U. S.navy
Pacific
Philippines
Dean Acheson
Ayler Hiss
Henry Wallace
America
Adlai Stevenson
Sen. J.william Fulbright
Ozarks
United States
United States State Department
United
Kissinger
San Souci
Cominion
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Luke
R.S.V
City’s Assembly
Lynwood Smith
Greensboro
Ekas Carolina
Thena
High Point Memorial Hospital
William J. Peeleh
Philip J. Hall
William R. Henderson
Carolina-Cape Fear Corporation
Bald Head
Henderson
Tun
MCA
Virginia
John McBean
Detroit
Sky Room
Bob Culler
YMCA
Dick Meisky
Roger Hibbard
United Fund Agency
John Pastore
John Nassikas
Nixon
William Stringer
Don Smith
Albert Brooke
Rush Moody
Ernest Cuneo
North American Newspaper Alliance
U. S. State Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
OSS
William Donovan
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Stalin
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