What happened to the economy on Maple Street
A 1971 allegory shows Harry Putnam balking at keeping up with the Joneses. His stand against costly purchases triggers a social revolt on Maple Street and coincides with the onset of a broader recession in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Harry Putnam
Maple Street
Robert Jones
Putnam
Joneses
Jones
Jones’ House
Mrs. Putnam
Harry
America
United States
Los Angeles Times
Black Panthers Charge Frame Up in Winston-Salem Shootout
Black Panther spokesman Larry Little claims police used a meat theft setup to justify gunfire at the Panthers headquarters a two story building. Police say shots came from the building and occupants surrendered after a barrage. two occupants were arrested for meat theft.
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Winston-Salem
Black Panther
Panther Party
Larry Little
Vietnam
National Committee
Justis M. Tucker
Tucker
Panther
Change In The Weather Brings Warm Spell To Region
Warmer conditions lure residents outdoors at High Point College and Armstrong Park. The Friend ship airport notes a slight chance of snow Sunday with teens tonight and highs in the 30s Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship
High Point College
Armstrong Park
Art Richardson
High Point Enterprise Saturday Page 2A Highlights
Newspaper page note lists content from Saturday edition dated January 16 1970 covering local briefs sports notices and community items on Page 2A without full article text.
Guilford Officials Plan Waste Grinder Sites and Study Trip
Guilford County officials plan to place grinder units at four sites including High Point and Greensboro to reduce solid waste volume by half. The plan involves user charges, land acquisition powers, and a March to Mobile Albuquerque Los Angeles and Dallas study trip to inspect grinder units and billing methods.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
High Point
Percy Sears
Sears
General Assembly
Los Angeles
Calif
Mobile
Ala
Albuquerque N.M
E. C. Glass
Civil Service Probe Targets NC Highway Chairman Faircloth
Raleigh report says Civil Service Commission is investigating a October speech by Lauch Faircloth to a Carteret County Democratic Party fundraiser for possible Hatch Act violations. The act restricts political activity by federal and certain state employees. over 180 million of the Highway Commission budget is federally funded.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Highway Commission
Lauch Faircloth
Civil Service Commission
News and Observer
Washington
Faircloth
Carteret County
Raelight
GOP
Commission
State Highway Commission
State Oficial
Night Of Violence Hospitalizes Four In High Point
Four people were admitted to High Point Memorial Hospital after violent incidents Friday night. Injuries included gunshot wounds to two men, a head injury from a bottle, and cuts from a knife and fighting. Several other individuals reported.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
Carl Joseph McCrackis
Johnny Lewis
Ronnie Fleming
W. Green Drive
Lewis
Walter R. Johnson Jr
van Buren Street
Johnson
Idol Drive
Westchester Drive
James Marley
Clara Cox Apartments
Marley
Gertha Bethea
Robert Henry
S. Elm Street
Elm Street
Glenn Morris
Park Street
John Riley Brown
Route 5
Wrenn Street
Sally Coleman
Beaumont Street
Eugene Barber
Richardson Street
William Dillon
Greensboro
Nathan Mitchell
Orville Drive
Curtis Lee Allen
Daniel Brooks
William H. Bryant
Drew Street
Thomas Edward Gardner
Friddle Street
Andrew Mack
North Carolina sees broad job losses in 1970 slowdown
Unemployment rose across major North Carolina industries in 1970 with record unemployment in furniture and hosiery. In December the rate for insured workers stood at 2.9 percent, about 38 500 workers per week, while total unemployment payments reached over 46 million dollars for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Umployment Security Commission
Commission
Ted Davis
Davis
North Carolina
North Carolina Education Reorganization Plan Deliberations
Gov. Bob Scott charges a special committee led by Lindsay Warren Jr. to draft a higher education reorganization plan for North Carolina. The group, meeting in Raleigh, will work behind closed doors to propose centralized control and a single governing board for UNC and regional universities, aiming for presentation to the 1971 General Assembly.
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Raleigh
Bob Scott
North Carolina
Omnes Assembly
Scott
General Assembly
Lindsay Warren Jr
Goldsboro
University of
North Caro
UNC
State Board of Higher Education
Warren
Mittee
New Jail Banks Are On Agenda
Greensboro bids for 100 banks to equip the Guilford County Jail will open January 28 at 11 a.m. in the Commissioners Meeting Room. Clarence Smith, purchasing director, also announced bids for two farm tractors one mower several trucks and milk services for county institutions. A separate bid opening February 9 at 1 a.m. will cover courtroom seating for the new courthouse.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Clarence Smith
Smith
State Social Services
Clifton Craig
Commissioners
Growth Problems Targeted in High Point Drive
An effort in High Point promotes Human Growth, Inc. sponsorship of research on dwarfism and growth deficiencies. National focus on pituitary hormones aids treatment. A chapel Hill area meeting occurred in November, with plans for a High Point chapter led by Rev. Howard Seymour of 403 Evergreen Ave.
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High Point
Human Growth, Inc. Organization
Pituitary
of Human Growth, Inc
Chapel Hill
Human Growth, Inc
The
National Pituitary Agency
National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Disease
College of American Pathologists
Howard Seymour
Evergreen Ave
Eagles Presented to Ridge Jr and Keeter III
Clarence M. Ridge Jr. and Walter James Keeter III were awarded Eagle Scout honors Sunday January 10. Ridge 16 son of Clarence and wife lives at 300 Tar Heel Drive and received the award from Troop 10 scoutmaster Jerry Culler. Keeter son of Walter J. Keeter Jr. of 100 Pineburr Road Jamestown is a Ragsdale High School junior.
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Clarence M. Ridge Jr
Walter James Keeter III
Ridge
Clarence Ridge
Tar Heel Dr
Jerry Culler
Keeter
Walter J. Keeter Jr
Pineburr Rd
Jamestown
Ragsdale High School
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Art Buchwald
Jonses
Hawaii
Black Panthers
High Point Enterprise
Guilford
Civil Service
N.C
Organization
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