Isolation and the Creative Forge of William Saroyan
William Saroyan, age 63, speaks of majestic loneliness as essential to creativity. He notes isolation concentrates effort, shaping his work from The Time of Your Life to Places Where Ive Done Time. His life blends Armenian lineage with an American childhood and a prolific oeuvre.
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Fresno
Calif
William Saroyan
Saroyan
Washington, D.C
Varaz Samuelian
Paris
Talks May Continue At U N Building
U S China dialogue may shift to the United Nations headquarters in New York as a potential site. Robert Barnett says Beijing restricts tourism and that talks could be continued by George Bush meeting Huang Hua. Kissinger notes a contact point for cultural and trade exchanges will be set up, with Peking relations framed by existing channels.
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Washington
Robert Barnett
United States
China
United Nations
Nixon
Chou En-lai
Barnett
George Bush
U.S
Huang Hua
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Warsaw
Stockholm
Peking
Taiwan
U.N
New York
North Carolina University Plan Brings Optimism for Reform
Gov. Bob Scott reports six weeks of planning show promise for the reorganized UNC system. The planning committee will become the board of governors July 1 and may nominate a president at its March meeting, likely William C. Friday. A committee will split UNC trustees into six campus boards.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Bob Scott
North Carolina
Scott
University of North Carolina Board of Trustees
William C. Friday
UNC
NC Mutual Life Sued Over Board Nominations in Durham
Lee B. Porter and 20 policyholders sue North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co alleging discriminatory and unreasonable controls on nominating directors to consolidate power. They seek to block a by law change requiring 2 percent signatures from roughly 16 000 of over 800 000 policyholders ahead of the March 22 annual meeting. Goodloe defends procedures as fair and industry wide and notes the firm operates in 14 states and the District of Columbia.
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Durham
N.C
Joseph Goodloe
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co
Lee B. Porter
Goodloe
Superior Court
Mutual
Thomas D. Cooper Jr
Mutual Insurance
U S 64 Relocation Disputed Between State Agencies
Raleigh RP reports a dispute between the Highway Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission over relocating U S 64 from Rocky Mount to Tarboro. The $6 5 million project would affect 460 acres and move five farms. The wildlife panel favors using existing roadway to protect habitat while the highway plan calls for a new two lane road on a four lane right of way.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
The
Wildlife Resources Commission
Road Agency
Rocky Mount
Tarboro
Highway Commission
Wildlife Commission
Commission
Rocky Mount 1
Communism Is Raised in Angela Davis Trial
In San Jose a juror questioned whether Davis could get a fair trial due to her avowed Communist beliefs. Judge Aronson planned to rule on a defense motion about jury prejudice as three of the first twelve jurors were excused for hardship and bias. Davis, 28, faces murder kidnapping and conspiracy charges over the Marin County Civic Center shootout that left four people dead during an August 7 1970 escape attempt.
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San Jose
Calif
Angela Davis
William Hotaling
Miss Davis
Marin County Civic Center
Muskie Favored to Win North Carolina Primary
North Carolina county Democratic chairmen responding to an AP poll mostly favor Senator Edmund Muskie if the first presidential primary were held now. Of 62 replies, 35 predicted Muskie would carry their counties, 10 chose George Wallace, 11 picked Terry Sanford, and one backed Henry Jackson.
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Noel Yancey
Associated Press
Raleigh
North Carolina
Edmund Muskie
Muskie
Alabama
George Wallace
Terry Sanford
Henry Jackson
Wallace
Lewis E. Waddell
Catawba County
William Winn
Scotland County
Sanford
Ben Humphries
Rutherford County
Clarence W. Wickham
Edgecombe County
Wiley P. Wooten
Alamance County
Bob Scott
Topless Dancing Appeal Withdrawn in North Carolina
Raleigh AP report states the North Carolina attorney general’s office dropped its appeal of Superior Court Judge Maurice Braswell’s ruling that topless dancing is legal in the state. Christine Denson, representing the ABC Board, withdrew the appeal after Braswell’s Feb 14 decision upholding that a tavern’s license could not be suspended for topless dancing and criticizing enforcement as unlawful.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Attorney General's Office
Superior Court
Maurice Braswell
Christine Denson
ABC Board
Braswell
State Court of Appeals
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C.E. Honeycutt
Westchester Drive
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Richard E. Aronson
Salem
Pemcai Wits
Box Springs
Salem Maple
William C. Holder
Montgomery County
R.J. Hester Jr
Bladen County
Tom Gambill
Alleghany County
Cameron Ware
Cleveland County
Harold Blue
Moore
North Main ST
Guilford Optical CO
Main St
Jack Southerland
Aubrey Bowman
Hoyt Wilson
America
Hazel Williams
S. Main Street
Hammond
Piper
Harris Music Coo
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