York Keeps Low Profile But Makes GM Dealer Council
Vann York, 49, hides from ads and radio while building a GM dealer career. He joined General Motors after UNC Chapel Hill, bought a Pilot Mountain dealership in 1968, then a High Point Pontiac dealership in 1971. He serves on the High Point Urban Ministry board, chairs its Contact ministry, and enjoys his quiet, people-focused business life.
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Vann York
York
N. Main Street
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Atlanta
Greensboro
Pilot Mountain
High Point
High Point Urban Ministry
Pentagon Entourage Parties Funded by Treasury Say Critics
A Washington Post investigation reports that the Defense Department hosted taxpayer financed cocktail receptions and dinners at officials homes to foster relations with Congress. Records show meals costing hundreds of dollars with multiple guests, all paid from federal funds, drawing scrutiny of discretionary "black bag" allowances and calls to tighten rules.
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Washington
NEA
Defense Department
Pentagon
Congress
Defense
Georgetown
John M. Maury
Department
House
Senate
Maury
Department of Defense
Treasury
John Brademas
Dind
Paul S. Sarbanes
D-M
Federal Treasury
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Milton R. Young
R-N.d
Harry F. Byrd
Lucien N. Nedzi
Dmich
J. Kenneth Robinson
R-Va
Scripps-Howard
Army
Stephen Harrick
Secretary of Defense
Harrick
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Roaming the Piedmont jackhammer tales from Greensboro
A first person reminiscence recounts a postwar Greensboro watchmaker who recalls a jackhammer crew sneaking up on him. He describes wartime nerves, a quiet Wednesday afternoon, and a locked shop as he focused on a backlog of repairs.
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Greensboro
Park Visit and River Crossing Tales From Rock Hill
A narrator recalls a mix of local memories and reflections. He describes a street crew sound causing a near scare, then recalls a treaty dispute involving the Catawba and Rock Hill. He shares childhood river crossings by Indians and a park outing with his grandson at The Triangle, detailing playground antics and a water fountain.
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Catawba River
Fort Mill
Rock Hill
Charlotte
Columbia
Catawba Reservation
the Triangle
Twilight's Last Gleaming frames guilt in Vietnam era politics
An editor's outlook denounces Twilight's Last Gleaming as a six million dollar propaganda effort to paint the U S role in Vietnam as guilty. The piece contrasts the film's liberal star power with its ideological aims and recalls The Front Tailgunner Joe and McCarthy era critiques of Hollywood.
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Vietnam
Tom Dowling
Washington Star
Lancaster
Richard Widmark
Melvyn Douglas
Ronald Cohen
Edward Huebsch
America
Southeast Asia
Laos
Thieu
South Vietnam
Woody Allen
Hollywood
Alger Hiss
NBC
Joe
Joe McCarthy
Senator Nessen says Billy Carter to refuel Air Force One
Senator Ron Nessen claims only Billy Carter will be permitted to refuel Air Force One. The report notes a provocative line about a presidential jet fueled by beer as part of the tensions with Arabs.
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Ron Nessen
Billy Carter
Air Force One
Normalizing of Relations Is Dubious Policy Aim
A commentary argues normalization of relations with communist regimes is selectively applied and often used to advance business interests. It notes past U S moves toward East Germany China Indochina and Cuba, critiques double standards, and questions the moral rhetoric behind diplomatic pragmatism.
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Alliance
New York
East
United States
East Germany
China
Indochina
Castro
Cuba
Hanoi
Kremlin
Ford
Nixon
U.S
Harry Kissinger
Peking
Taiwan
Europe
Albania
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E.M
Pete’’ Estes
General Motors Corp
General Motors
Detroit
Select Advisory Council
First Methodist Church
Kiwanis Club
Ann
Braxton Younts Enterprise
South Carolina
Palmetto State
Burt Lancaster
Montana
The
United
States
National Security Council
General Dell
Young America
George Orwell
Doves
Senator Soaper
Helsinki
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