Profile of Fred Morrison Raleigh years and Thomasville ties
Fred Morrison a red haired Raleigh resident spent weekends in Thomasville with his wife and keeps Thomasville as home. A former Thomasville Jaycees president and two time Distinguished Service Award winner he served as solicitor of Recorder's Court there from 1965 to 1969. Since Feb 1 1969 he has been legal counsel to Gov Bob Scott and advocates prison reform active on state study groups and Jaycees commissions. Morrison credits Scott for giving young people roles in government and supporting reform efforts.
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Morrison accepts governorship aide post in North Carolina
Native of Memphis Morrison moved to Thomasville after his father managed a plant there. He studied at Maryville and High Point Colleges, earned a Wake Forest law degree, practiced in Thomasville, and became Recorder's Court solicitor. Now in Raleigh as a case analyst for the state paroles board, he aims to serve the governor first and may seek public office later.
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China builds four speed Donglanghong jeep in Peking plant
A 1972 four speed Donglanghong Jeep rolls off a Peking assembly line costing about 6000 dollars in China’s capital. Workers average 50 yuan monthly with the plant using Maoist labor practice and strict control, while officials and red guards shape production policy.
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John Dewey Lives On in Open Classrooms and Reform
The article argues progressive education remains alive and spreading through open classrooms and informal schooling. It links Dewey, Isaacs, Montessori, and Piaget to modern methods, notes flexible grouping and interdisciplinary work, and cites Ford Foundation support for 23 booklets on informal education.
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Thomasville Chamber Proposes Policy Developments
The Thomasville Chamber releases a policy statement opposing broad federal power while backing a private system for health insurance and water pollution standards. It favors arbitration in strikes, tax credits for machinery, and consumer protections, with caution on social security and wage base increases. It calls for limited NLRB powers and state led pollution controls.
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Editor’s Notebook Delayed for Enterprise Column
The Editor’s Notebook by Jenkin Lloyd Jones was not ready for today’s paper due to the Enterprise column missing. The column will return next Sunday.
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Holshouser Faces Busing Issue in NC Governor Fight
The Sunday Accent notes North Carolina campaigns remain cautious on race yet hints that busing will surface in the Republican governor race. James Holshouser’s anti busing stance echoes Nixon era ties and contrasts with Bowles and Taylor who defer action, while George Wallace and party dynamics shape the field.
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Tales of Model T roads and a nostalgic Piedmont memory
A reminiscence recalls early 1920s Model T driving days in the Piedmont with family tales of pedal use and a memorable misstep at a gas pump. The author—the rural mail carrier uncle and others—describes red clay roads, dusty exhaust whistles, and the shift from Model T quirks to modern automatics while lamenting potholes on 29A between High Point and Thomasville.
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