Mansfield Scott amendment slows federal school busing
Senate leaders push a Mansfield Scott amendment to a $1.5 billion school aid bill. It would block federal funding for busing unless local officials request it and ban busing when travel harms health or education. Court orders delaying district consolidation would be paused until appeals finish.
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Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Inner City
The Good Fence Theory on Archdale High Point Water Pact
The piece argues High Point should provide emergency water support to Archdale for its system project while ensuring a clear definition of emergency terms. It cautions against a foot-in-the-door approach, notes prior refusal to be Archdale’s regular supplier, and emphasizes reliance on groundwater with pollution concerns.
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High Point
Archdale
Randolph
Jim Millis
Sid Gayle
Harriss Covington
Phil Phillips
Don Lindner
Travels Unlimited
High Point, Inc
North
Hamilton
Baker Showroom
Nicole Bogo
Guilford Technical Institute
Nico Qubein
Nido Qubein
Larry Albertson
Whittaker Corporation of
New York
Furniture City Chapter
American Business Clubs
Absent in Absentia Judas and empty pews in church
A sermon contrasts Judas Iscariot’s absence from Jesus and the eleven in Matthew 28 with the fate of AWOL soldiers and vacant church pews. The speaker laments missing followers and notes how many congregations face undersized seating while many seats remain vacant.
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Jesus
Matthew
Judas
St. Peter
St. John
St. James
St. Thomas the Doubter
St. Judas
A.W.O.L
Striving to Attend: A Call Against Absence in Faith
The author condemns absence from church as a fault and urges deliberate effort to participate. He contrasts a modern excuse about walking versus riding with a faithful family that travels three miles on foot weekly. He recalls the early church in Acts, whose members showed perfect attendance and unity, inspiring a pledge of present duty.
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House of Worship
First Christian Church
Earth
Cer
Frank P. Graham Remembered by Capus Waynick
Capus Waynick eulogizes Frank P. Graham, noting his death on February 16 at Chapel Hill. He recalls Graham's liberal integrity, mentoring influence at the university, service to the United Nations, and steadfast opposition to race hatred in politics. He cites Graham’s resolute Covenanter character and mischaracterization by foes as a steadfast, principled leader.
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Capus Waynick
Frank P. Graham
Chapel Hill
University
Frank
Frank Graham
High Point
United States Senate
Sen
J. Melville Broughton
Graham
Willis Smith
United Nations
Marion
New York
Senate
Opium Hustling Ties Thai Officials To Hong Kong Trade
A briefing notes Thai registered trawlers shipping opium from Laos Thailand to Hong Kong for heroin smuggling into the United States. The report cites Thai officials aiding the network, contingencies to move operations to Manila, and ties with Philippine authorities. Rep. Lester Wolff plans a letter to President Nixon urging aid suspension until the September pact is honored.
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Washington
Thailand
Hong Kong
Southeast Asia
William Rogers
Thanat Khoman
Manila
Laos
Burma
Bangkok
United States
Wolff
Nixon
Joseph Luns
NATO
Luns’s Dutch Promises Controversy Faces Fresh Scrutiny
Jack Anderson reports a row over Willem Luns’s claim that the Kennedy administration promised Dutch defense of New Guinea in 1962. Critics say no such pledge existed, while Luns alternates stories from a 1962 event to a 1958 meeting with John Foster Dulles.
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Europe
Luns
Holland
New Guinea
Indonesia
America
Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Sukarno
Lungs
Theodore Sorensen
Arthur Schlesinger
McGeorge Bundy
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Howard Palfrey Jones
Campaign fundraising rules adopt new disclosure requirements
The piece notes approaching April 1 enforcement of a federal reform law requiring campaign committees and candidates to disclose donors of 100 or more dollars and all big expenses. It discusses GOP fundraising, limited Democrat room, and a tax credit of up to 100 dollars per couple. It mentions IRS probes affecting state and local contributions and quotes various political and civic figures.
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GOP
Nixon
Senate
House
Internal Revenue Service
Uncle Whiskers
Dave Phillips
The
Cancer Society
W. D. Lee
A. Pat Brown
Charles N. Stephenson Jr
Piedmont
Raleigh
H. A
Bones) McKinney
American Cancer Society
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High Point Enterprise
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Galilee
Matt
Merry
By Jack Anderson
Enterprise
District of Columbia
Hugh Morton
Johann van Goethe
Richardson Preyer
Lynwood Bullock
American Party
Rich Preyer
Bob Samet
Clyde R. Hoey
Senator Hoey
Bob
Hoey
High Point Arts Council
Cromwell
Richard Harris
Alec Guiness
Town Theatre
Wachovia Bank & Trust Company
Arts Council
Irving Allen
England
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