Choices For Britain In Midst Of Economic Crisis
The article outlines Britain's looming election amid a coal miners strike and oil embargo fallout. It contrasts Conservative and Labour policy aims on wage controls, union powers, nationalization, and Europe terms, noting a Liberal influence and slow policy changes regardless of winner.
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Great Britain
Britain
Edward Heath
Trade Union Congress
Labor Party
Liberal Party
Horton to Seek Senate Seat for Republicans in North Carolina
Winston-Salem State Sen. Hamilton Horton announces a bid for the U S Senate as the Republican candidate to succeed Sam Ervin. Horton, minority leader in the state senate, is seen as a compromise after Mizell Jonas Jr. and Broyhill declined, with other hopefuls weighing in before the filing deadline.
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North Carolina
United States
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Hamilton Horton
Winston-Salem
Senate
Sen
Horton
State House
State Senate
James Holshouser
Jesse Helms
Wilmer Mizell
Mizell
GOP
Charles R. Jonas Jr
Charlotte
James Broyhill
10Th
Huron
W. Hall Young
Avery County
B. E. Sweatt
Boone
Michael Mullins
William Stevens
Lenoir
Ervin
Washington
Congress and the Media in the Nixon Era
Congress faces scrutiny over its public image as Nixon dominates media attention. The piece notes Mansfield’s rebuttal and asks who truly speaks for Congress amid televised hearings, calls for a congressional information service, and a broadcasting system while highlighting public doubt about Congress’s work and a misperception of its structure.
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Legislative Branch
House
Senate
Congressional Information Service
Library of Congress
Congress
Congressional Broadcasting System
CBS
Executive Branch
Joint Committee On Congressional Operations
Louis Harris
Gallup
Harris
Gas crisis prompts minister to plead for gasoline
Pastor William Bishop of Albertson Road Baptist Church writes about long lines at a Grivers gas station, defending his need for fuel to carry on pastoral duties. He recalls waiting an hour and fifteen minutes, receiving only 10 gallons on his credit card, and argues gas is essential for God's work. He urges understanding amid shortages.
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Ray Hubbard
Grivers
William Bishop
Albertson Road Baptist Church
Cutting Consumption Reflects Postwar Gas Shortage Woes
A couple recounts their 1970s fuel crunch and vow to halve usage. They will walk children to school, ride bikes, trade two cars for an economy model, and travel by train. They frame conservation as a chance to value time with family and curb consumer ease.
Washington Faith Cited On 242nd Birthday Of Father Of Country
A Washington meditation notes George Washington’s piety and Providence cited in prayer in the Capitol and famed stained glass. It also recalls his belief in God, his survival of bullets and horses, and his view of Providence shaping the Constitution. Maxton’s T. Lynwood Smith spoke at a centennial in Robeson County. North State Telephone fills a board vacancy after Mrs. J. F. Hayden’s death. 1974 expansion plans outlined.
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U.S. Capitol
George Washington
Washington
Wesley Memorial
Marquis de Lafayette
Maxton
T. Lynwood Smith
Guilford County
Robeson County
Columbia College
Hardy D. Dudley
North State Telephone Company
Associated
North Carolina Utilities Commission
J. F. Hayden
Hayden
Robbins Tilden
North State
Gas Shortage Sparks Civic Call to Action
Kathy Baldwin urges High Point residents to reflect on gas use and heed the governor's request. She questions emergency response, essential work needs, and whether driving habits contribute to the fuel crisis, advocating collective effort to secure relief.
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High Point
Kathy Baldwin
Greenway
Trinity High Wrestling Team Earns Commendation
A letter to Trinity Senior High School principal Raeford Coggins praises the wrestling team for their orderly appearance and conduct at the Catawba College sectional, notes five wrestlers reached the second round and two the third, and commends coach Harold Smith for his positive influence and the team's first year performance.
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Raeford Coggins
Trinity Senior High School
John L. Ingram
Trinity High
Catawba College
Harold Smith
Open meetings rules questioned over housing board action
Mildred Wilson of Kerneraville voices concern that the Housing Authority board held secret sessions before making policy changes and later announced them publicly. She asks if the board is subject to open meetings laws like the City Council and urges public action in open meetings.
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Mr. Hubbard
Housing Authority
Board of Commissioners
Authority
Mildred Wilson High Point Rd
Kerneraville
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Montana
Mansfield
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N. Main
Montlieu
Jess
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Montlieu Avenue
Taek
Sherman
Quehele
Smith
Charlie Stuart
Asheville
Rotary
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