North Carolina Kindergarten Wins Nationally Boosted Scores
A first full NC public kindergarten evaluation shows graduates outperforming national peers in language math and reasoning. Third graders with kindergarten experience rank higher and test scores have improved for five years. State officials call the results beyond optimistic and push to speed full availability by 1977 78.
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North Carolina
Craig Phillips
State Board of Education
Phillips
General Assembly
Television’s Second Season Revamp Reshapes Network Lineups
In a massive 16 week rollout starting Dec 4, ABC CBS and NBC move 16 new shows into prime time as ratings drive cancellations and schedule shifts. ABC adds three police action and three new comedies. CBS shifts with Cher and The Jeffersons plus a new detective. NBC premieres Archer and The Mac Davis Show, which is soon replaced. Ratings now arrive overnight, shaping an entertainment landscape tuned to commercial demand.
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ABC
CBS
Tony Orlando
Dawn
Cher
Sonny Bono
Sonny
New York
Los Angeles
Pro Football Woes Cast Shadow On Super Bowl IX
The NFL faces a publicity crisis as fan turnout dips, players seek big salaries, and the game debates its future. Falcons and Packers drew 10,020 in a sold out crowd while 48,840 two-shows stayed home amid weather and post season absence. Analysts note the sport’s regional reach, player salaries, WFL competition, and lawsuits as factors. Owners worry expansion may stall if legal actions against Atlanta Falcons affect profits. Super Bowl IX remains the marquee event as the league confronts waning fan enthusiasm and business challenges.
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Atlanta Falcons
Green Bay Packers
Falcons
Packers
Harvard
Glenn A. Ayres
David Halberstam
New York Magazine
Thomas D. McCloskey
National Football League
Tampa
McCloskey
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
High Command
Turmoil Aired In Letters To City Leaders From Citizens
A citizen letter to Mayor Clapp and City Council details perceived turmoil across departments. It criticizes City Manager Cheek for lax oversight, questions promotions in the Electrical Department, credits locals like Bob Vaughan and Bob Wells for saving a $1 million Harrison Street project, and raises concerns about City Hall completion, a downtown parking garage, police leadership, and proposed costs for a new Police Chief with outside help.
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Clapp
Cheek
Williams
Grubb
Harrison Street
Bob Vaughan
Bob Wells
Mr. Cheek
City Hall
Civil Service
High Point Enterprise
Map reading over policy and Laos shaped debates
The piece argues for a realist view of foreign policy centered on reading maps and practical limits. It contrasts Kennedy era Laos policy with later Cold War approaches, critiques interventionist rhetoric, and calls for a new, qualified city manager unafflicted by costly consultants. 660 N. Main St.
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Washington
Americans For Democratic Action
Kennedy White House
Castro
Bay of Pigs
Cuba
Laos
White House
A.D.A
Mayflower
Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Free World
Middle East
Thailand
Vienna
Khrushchev
Geneva
Nepal
Churchill
Finland
Averell Harriman
Vietnam
Ford
Kissinger
Robert Tucker
Johns Hopkins
Arabian Peninsula
Tucker
Robert McNamera
Persian Gulf
Hormuz
Israel
Iran
82Nd Airborne
Qatar
Bahrain
Europe
Sealift
Cape of Good Hope
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Suez Canal
Saturday Sabbath Belief Drives Blue Law Protest in High Point
A resident argues that God’s Sabbath is Saturday not Sunday and protests Sunday shopping bans as civil rights violations. He cites Creation Week and historic Sabbath observance, urging enforcement of Saturday as the true day of worship and commerce.
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God
Jesus
Sodom
Gomorrah
Jonah
Nineveh
High Point blood drive sets community record
December 20 High Point Holiday Blood Drive collected 719 pints, a town record. Co-sponsored by the High Point Jaycees and WGHP, the effort drew hundreds of volunteers from police, fire, Marines, Scouts, and local clubs plus Red Cross staff. George Kosinski thanks all who contributed.
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High Point
High Point Jaycees
WGHP
Boyd
High Point Police Department
Thompson
Fire Department
Ellen Whitlock
Boy Scouts
Clowns
Marine Corps, League
Dave Maners
Bolin
Young
Jake Harris
The
High Point Clown Club
WMFR
WNOS
Red Cross
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Minnesota Vikings
Pittsburgh Steelers
New Orleans
National Football League Players Association
Encino
Calif
Los Angeles Times
World Football League
WFL
Council
J. Wayne King
La.c.p
Henry Shavitz
Hinson
N. Main St
High Point Central
Andrews High School
George Kosinski
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