Spence Attacks Banking Practices At North Carolina Club
James Spence, a lawyer turned banker, blasted the banking establishment at a Tuesday American Business Club dinner. He questioned current practices and urged a statewide debate on urgent banking problems, noting banks skirt strict interest ceilings in a tight money market. He disclosed his remarks to avoid embarrassing Fred W. Alexander of High Point Bank and Trust Company, whom he serves alongside, though Alexander is respected.
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James Spence
American Business Club
North Carolina
W. Alexander
High Point Bank and Trust Company
Mr. Spence
Alexander
Mr. Alexander
Redevelopment Commission Grants Hunting License for Elwood Hotel Plan
The Redevelopment Commission awards a hunting license to Ray McMahan to negotiate tenants for replacing the Elwood Hotel with a four story commercial building. He has 60 days to present an acceptable tenant plan and seeks approval of uses before finalizing the deal. The plan excludes a bank but includes a second floor cafeteria with escalator access. Two banks have shown interest in the site.
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Redevelopment Commission
Elwood
Ray McMahan
Commercial National Bank Long
Editorial Warmth and War in Nigeria Debated
An editorial review highlights global responses to the Nigerian Civil War, noting Britain’s arms support to Lagos and Soviet, French, and Chinese aid to Biafra. It discusses mobilization threats by Maj. Gen. Gowon, severe famine estimates, and international efforts including the Norwegian ship Forra carrying 3,500 tons of relief to Biafra.
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New York
Toronto
Sao Tome
Nigeria
Britain
Yakubu Gowon
Observer of London
Odumegwu
The
Guardian
Commonwealth of Nations) Conference
London
Gen. Gowan
Mr. Wilson
Lagos
Biafra
Soviet Union
Paris Match
France
Paris Journal
Gabon
Canada
China
Africa
Col. Ojukwi
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
United States
Umuahia
International Committee of the Red Cross
World Council of Churches
Oxford Committee For Famine Relief
Caritas
Roman Catholic Charity Organization
Forra
U. S. Agriculture Department
High Point Enterprise Contact and Staff Listing
The High Point Enterprise lists staff positions including president A Rawley and executives G H Lockwood David Rawley and Randall Terry. The address is 303 North Main Street High Point North Carolina with key roles in advertising and business management noted.
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High Point Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
North Main Street
High Point
N.C
A. Rawley
G. H. Lockwood
David A. Rawley
Joseph
Rawlay
Randall B. Terry
J Holt McPherson
Joe Brown Gow
Patterson
Y.W. Idol
Hickel's Jones Act duel and Swedish ferry fiasco
Senate probes of Walter J. Hickel reveal embattled Alaska governor branded Help Yourself Hickel for backing a foreign built Swedish vessel. The James Wickersham cannot carry passengers or cargo between Alaskan ports, prompting calls to repeal or modify the Jones Act and fueling embarrassment over delays and safety issues.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Hickel
Law
Alaskan
Gov. Hickel
U. S
Coast Guard
Wally Hickel
Alaska
Seattle
British Columbia
Wich
Naval Architectural Firma
United States
Levingston Shipbuilding Company
Orange
Texas
New York
Bob Bartlett
Ernest Gruening
James Wickersham
Maine
New England
Senate
Senator Soaper by Bill Vaughan in North American coverage
The column surveys topics from future colonization with oxygen to the Maginot Line sale, nagging reader frictions, 10 minute think breaks proposed by a British psychologist, and civil service interview changes. It also notes bat life fact and a football center record asides with a witty, opinionated tone.
Beard History Ties Charles Beard to Quaker North Carolina
The article traces Charles A Beard’s roots in Guilford County and the Quaker Deep River Meeting lineage through Nathan Beard, detailing how Quaker ideals influenced his scholarly life. It notes Beard’s Yale-Columbia era, marriages, later years in Tryon North Carolina, and the public regard for his historical contributions.
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Charles A. Beard
Nathan Peard
Beard
Guilford County
Peter A. Soderbergh
University of Pittsburgh
North Carolina
North Carolina Historical Review
Dr. Soderbergh
Douglas Southall Freeman
Miriam Beard Vagis
Ruth Lindenberger
Charles Beard
Nathan Beard
Nantucket
Deep River Meeting
Nathan
Caroline Martin
Deep River
Charles Bedrd
Soderbergh
Beards
Society of Friends
Miriam
Friends
William Harrison Beard
Charles
Indiana
Knightstown
Chicago
Hull House
Jane Addams
Cornell
Moses Coit Tyler
Mary Ritter
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Fred
Associated Press
AP News
Act of Area
Prise, Inc
Drew Pearson
Interior
Senator Soaper
Bill Vaughan
North American Newspaper Alliance
Earth
Vietnam
Saturday Evening Post
Civil Service Commission
Molt McPherson
William Beard
England
Yugoslavia
Japan
Columbia University
Beart
Tryon
Chanel Hill
Freeman
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