Long Range Planning Urged Over Patchwork Debt in High Point
The High Point city seeks 13.35 million in new bonded debt to fund additional projects on top of over 40 million already borrowed. Officials warn debt could near the city’s limit, risking room for emergencies. Five bond values are on the ballot, with 5.1 million for street improvements offering the strongest long term potential. The piece urges voters to consider long term needs and avoid excessive borrowing.
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Poland Adopts New Polish Leader Under Soviet Eye
Brezhnev visited Warsaw to back ousting Gomulka and to approve Edward Gierek as successor. Gierek, a Silesian miner, built a strong base among workers, promising price rethinking after Baltic shipyard unrest. The future hinges on Moscow’s tolerance for economic reform over political freedom.
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Baltic
Gomulka
Army Opens Fort Ord Drug Center Amid Amnesty Plan
The Army establishes a treatment center at Fort Ord California and offers amnesty to servicemen who surrender for rehabilitation. A Pentagon task force cites alarming drug use in Vietnam and nationwide, while policy shifts emphasize rehabilitation over punishment and aim to restore usable military personnel.
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Navy Uses Kremlin Trick in Mental Ward Illness Case
Washington report details Richard Schaeffer’s six week confinement at Bethesda Naval Hospital after Navy psychiatrists labeled him a sociopath amid chest pains and a hernia. Sen. Hugh Scott aided a civilian legal defense that exposed misconduct, leading to his honorable discharge. A later civilian diagnosis confirmed the hernia and a duodenal ulcer.
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May
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Philadelphia Naval Hospital
Philadelphia
James Hittle
Behrends Harwell Henderson firm expands to broader services
Holt McPherson and Behrends Harwell Henderson unveil a rebranded firm at 1813 North Main, consolidating Bennett Advertising assets with expanded management and five divisions including public relations led by Wayne Pennington. Davidson County growth and Mecklenburg Wake Cumberland rankings are noted as context. UNC journalism leadership changes cited as aging faculty shifts.
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Behrends, Harwell and Henderson
Alma Desk Company
Tomlinson
Alma
Bill Henderson
Bennett
Wayne Pennington
Prospects for a Prosperous New Year Poem Parody
A playful verse traces monthly woes from February sneezes through December’s flu mood, contrasting illness and cheer. It lampoons health trends and ends with a festive wish, noting fortunes rise not from stars but tea leaves before Christmas.
It Is More Blessed to Give Christmas Auto Lesson
Editor Tom Anderson recounts a Christmastime tale from the Southern Farm Publications about Paul who gets a new car from his brother. A poor street urchin asks to ride, then brings his crippled brother to see the gift, teaching Paul that true blessing lies in giving.
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Southern Farm Publications
Citizens Council of America
Paul
Ike
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Jesus
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