City Hall to a convention theater office in High Point
The city proposes borrowing up to 350000 to convert the present city hall into a 1000 seat convention theater and flexible office space. The plan includes selling city hall corner property, renovating the old Paramount style theater, and creating a central convention center to serve arts groups and quasi public agencies with nearby dining and lodging. The proposal faces a March ballot and may be refined with new information before then.
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City Hall
High Point
Wrenn and Commerce
Paramount
United Appeal
War Memorial Coliseum
Winston- Salem Convention Center
State take over welfare administration eyed for accountability
Raleigh leader John Jordan urges legislative move to shift social services from county to state control. He argues centralized administration could reduce misallocation of welfare funds and improve accountability, noting counties bear limited control amid rising budgets and heavy federal funding.
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Social Services Administration
Raleigh
John Jordan
State Board of Social Services
Guilford County
Welfare Department
Social Services Department
County Board of Commissioners
Raleigh News & Observer
NATO
Mediterranean
Europe
Southeast Asia
State of the Union signals Nixon's evolving approach
The piece traces President Nixon's State of the Union messages from 1970 and 1971. It notes the shift from a broad inaugural tone to a domestic focus in 1971, with foreign policy items sent separately. It mentions budget balance and six goals to reform government.
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Congress
Nixon
John Kenneth Galbraith
State of the Union
Nixon era State of the Union themes and Laird NATO notes
A synthesis of Nixon administration aims and reactions from a 1970s speech cycle, with mentions of revenue sharing welfare reform and a New Economic Policy. Defense Secretary Mel Laird urges NATO Europe focus and warns against Senate troop-cut efforts. Also covers Chappaquiddick controversy and Time magazine critique.
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Washington
Senate
Mel Laird
North Atlantic Alliance
Europe
Southeast Asia
U. S
NATO
Brussels
Vietnam
Laird
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Congress
Mediterranean
Mediterranean Sea
Chappaquiddick
Time Magazine
Neer
Anderson
Edward Kennedy
Boston
Ruth Mehrtens Galvin
Kennedy
Joe Gargan
Ruth Galvin
Time
State House
Kennedys
Joey
Ted
Jack Kennedy
Joe
World relief push shows self-help amid fear and hunger
A Good Afternoon column argues poverty and fear spread as nations urbanize. It praises United Methodist Overseas Relief for aiding 55 countries with over 2 million dollars in twelve months, funded by diverse donors including a Honolulu Buddhist congregation and a Texas mobile home magnate. The piece notes East Pakistan refugees and joint work with the National Council of Churches, emphasizing volunteer labor doubles impact and that relief proceeds through voluntary agencies rather than government channels.
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United Methodist Commission For Overseas Relief
Honolulu
First United Methodist Church
Texas
AMCOR
East Pakistan
India
National Council of Churches
Bangladesh
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Agriculture Department
United States Senate
Sen. Soaper
Grafeith
Merry
By Jack Anderson
Tyler
Latin America
Asia
David W. Flude
Delhi
World Church
Holt McPherson Enterprise
Berry's
Democratic Party
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