Mountain Highway Work Set
Western North Carolina prepares a large interstate project, with 16 right-of-way engineers in the field. The 158 mile route includes sections from the Tennessee line to Murphy and Clyde to Tennessee, with costs of 10.5 million for the Murphy segment and 69.3 million for the Clyde to Tennessee stretch. The plan prioritizes Murphy Andrews Bryson City and Sylva to ease peak traffic, despite rugged mountain terrain. The effort aims to start a broader construction program this summer.
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Clyde
Vesvile
Franklin Dilsboro
Russ
Murphy
North Carolina
Andrews
Bryson City
Sylva
Tennessee Line
Georgia Highway
Death Toll On Highways Reaches 49
The North Carolina highway death toll rose to 49 for the year after seven weekend fatalities. Two fatal wrecks occurred, including a head on collision on U S 301 near Enfield killing James Edward Taylor and Oliver Hargrove. Other victims include Richard Parks and Janis Lane near Goldsboro, and Ethel Beattie and James McMillan in separate crashes.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Halifax County
Enfield
U.S. 301
James Edward Taylor
Hopewell
Oliver Hargrove
Richard Gerald Parks
Janis Lane
Goldsboro
U.S. eLee
Woney
Ethel Beatie
James McMillan
Rt. 1
Pembroke
Laurinburg
Powell Case Marks Rise of Black Racism in Harlem Speech
George S. Schuylen argues Powell case exposes a broader shift toward racialized defense of alleged misconduct by Black leaders. He cites Harlem ministers and national figures rallying to Powell, warning such mobilization reinforces racism and harms young African Americans.
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Powell
George
Schuylen
North American Newspaper Alliance
New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Dreyfus
Harlem
Befoe Randolph
Manhattan
Percy Sutton
New York City Commission
William H. Booth
Department of Social Justice
Baptist Ministers Conference
Payton
NCC
Delta
Metropolitan Baptist Church
Washington
90Th Congress
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Bedford
N. Wrenn
Calhoun
Russell Stover
M. Maxum
Bingham
High Point
Thomasville
FHA
Callus
Office Supply Headquarters
N. Main
HLC
Fayetteville
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