High Point Leader James L. Pearce Jr Named Young Man of the Year
James L. Pearce Jr the High Point NCNB official and city government figure received the 1971 Young Man of the Year honor from the High Point Jaycees. He credited the Jaycees for motivation and noted his busy schedule balancing banking church and public service. Pearce grew up in Spring Hope and has served on the High Point City Council since May, while managing multiple bank branches and leading community efforts. He and his wife Evelyn and their daughter Camille reside at 800 Runyon Dr. High Point.
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James L. Pearce Jr
High Point
North Carolina National Bank
Pearce
NCNB
High Point Jaycees
Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Evelyn
Jaycee Organization
Greensboro
High Point Group
Heart Fund Appeal
Family Service Bureau
Drug Action Council
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
Charlotte
Spring Hope
Rocky Mount
Wake Forest University
Evelyn Finch
Camille
Wake Forest
Army
College Village
Dolley Madison
Monroe
Congress
Jefferson
Andy Jackson
Jackson
James Polk
Garfield
Grover Cleveland
Belva Lockwood
William McKinley
Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
West Point
Wilson
General Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Capitol
Lyndon Johnson
Ladybird
Pat Nixon
Durbin
Johnsons
Office of Price Administration
A Cleaner World on the Arkansas River Tow
An editor narrator travels with the towboat Mary C Thompson and crew through Lock and Dam No 3 on the Arkansas River. The piece honors river workers, their fellowship, peril, and resilience, naming Captain Bill Kurts and crew members with memories of Ned Thompson and Paul Wilcox. The narrator finds renewed faith in America’s ability to endure.
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Mary C. Thompson
Tulsa
Mississippi
Arkansas
JONES
Bill Kurts
Ozark
Little Rock
Charlie Bloodworth
Illinois
Paul Hayes
Bill Dobbins
Vernon Padgett
Alton Browning
Eli Neal
Navy
Far Pacific
Ned Thompson
Warfield Towing Co
Paul Wilcox
Greenville
Greenville Harbor
Vietnam
Memphis
America
The Strong Kill The Strong Kill The Asia Conquest Premise
A historical essay argues against the view that poor nations threaten world peace. It traces imperialism through Britain, the United States, Germany, Russia, Japan, and China, describing energy, frontier expansion, wars, and empire losses leading to Pax Americana as a missed opportunity.
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Asia
Great Britain
United States
Europe
Russia
Siberia
Pacific
Alaska
San Francisco Bay
Spain
South American
Germany
China
Manchuria
Ruhr-Essen
Pittsburgh- Detroit
Japan
Formosa
Hawaii
Philippines
Manila Bay
Dewey
Corregidor
France
North Carolina Seen as Multi Party Gubernatorial Race
Sunday Accent notes NC has long been a nominal one party state but Republicans gain ground. The article names Holfhouser Gardner and several Democrat candidates Bowles Taylor Morton Hawkins, plus Scott in background. It predicts a six or seven party dynamic with infighting and shifting tax positions as primary approaches. Gardner planned to announce a gubernatorial bid Tuesday.
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North Carolina
Holfhouser
Gardner
Bowles
Taylor Democrats
Morton Democrats
Hawkins
Scott Democrats
Bob Scott
Taylor
Scott
Morton
Gov
James Holfhouser
James Gardner
Nixon
Reagan
George Wallace
Rocky Mount
Plight of a Movie-Goer in Davidson Town
A Thomasville district faces two struggling cinemas. The Davidson on Randolph Street sits idle since 1970, while the newer Southgate theater remains empty despite being well kept. Owner Ker mit Cloniger says rent continues and reopening is planned, amid shifting film policies and competition from television.
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Thomasville
Davidson
Randolph Street
Southgate
Inaugural Cavalcade Recounts Past Presidential Ceremonies
Dorothy Marks reviews Louise Durbin’s Inaugural Cavalcade, detailing how 36 presidencies unfolded from Washington to Nixon with notes on firsts, outdoor or indoor ceremonies, inaugural balls, and notable moments. The piece highlights gender milestones, parade changes, and charity ties in inaugurations.
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Dorothy Marks
North American Newspaper Alliance Washington
U. S. Capitol
Washington
Louise Durbin
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
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Robert Marks
Enterprise
Pearces
Runyon Dr
Roger
Mary C
Patrick Condon
North American Newspaper Alliance
By Robert Marks
Ven Carver
Kermit Cloniger
Cloniger
Chris McGuire Cinema
McGuire
Legion of Decency
George Washington
John Adams
Philadelphia
George
John
Teddy Roosevelt
McKinley
John F. Kennedy
Taft
White House
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