Brown Becomes High Point’s First Negro Youth Leader Of The Year
Robert J. Brown, former federal narcotics agent, returns to High Point to found B&C Associates and lead public relations work. He is named Young Man of the Year by the Junior Chamber of Commerce for community service. He chairs Solar Corp and United Publishers Inc, serves in church and YMCA boards, and has helped race relations efforts while relocating to Pennywood Drive and expanding his offices on East Washington Drive.
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Robert Marks
Robert J. Brown
New York City
Point
Brown
High Point
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Marcus Brown
E. Commerce St
William Penn High School
A&t College
Greensboro
Ne Ee University
Pa Ae Sera
Asatrolman
Sallie
Ritz Theater
E. Washington Drive
Midwest
Pennywood Drive
Old Main and the drive to humanize American colleges
Editor opines on the decline of university identity amid growth. He recalls Old Main as a symbol of campus spirit and warns that large modern campuses lose personality. Proposes smaller student bodies, rebalanced funding, and focusing on teaching over research to restore belonging and purpose.
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America
Old Main
Readers Debate Davidson County Community College Bonds
A Davidson County letter argues against a proposed community college bond vote on January 26. The writer questions funding faiths and notes many nearby colleges could absorb students, urging voters to consider broader, stronger education options and to think before committing tax money.
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the Enterprise
Davidson County Community College
North Carolina
Southern Association
Lexington
Davidson
Remembering Staff Writers and Editors in North Carolina
The author recalls Adams of the Charlotte Observer earning thirty dollars and Ger ald W. Johnson rising to fame as an author and editor. Henry Mencken praised Johnson as the best editor the South produced, while Johnson moved from the staff to editorial writing and later led UNC Chapel Hill’s School of Journalism. O. J. Coffin also led UNC’s journalism program, as part of a group that brought distinction to the News and Greensboro Journal-My city room.
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Adams
Charlotte Observer
Gerald W. Johnson
Hildebrand
Gerald
Henry I. Mencken
Johnson
Baltimore Sun
South
Godbey
Chapel Hill
School of Journalism
O. J. Coffin
UNC
Greensboro Journal
My City Room
Hay
Fight Over Section 14 B in New Congress
The piece outlines Section 14-B of the Taft Hartley Act as a battleground for the new Congress with many states already enacting right to work laws. It notes North Carolina and 19 others, argues for repeal, cites President Johnson's push, and highlights labor unions’ strong opposition and large spending to defend the section.
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Congress
North Carolina
South
Georgia
Iowa
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Arkansas
Florida
Arizona
Nebraska
North
Dakota
Nevada
Alabama
South Carolina
Mississippi
Utah
Indiana
Kansas
Wyoming
John Bricker
Ohio
Organized Labor
Johnson
National Committee
Afl-Cio
Connally
Battle For Baseball Revives Thomasville Team Spirit
Mayor Thomas F. Johnson wins council approval to back Finch Field improvements and revive local baseball with the Thomasville Baseball Club. Voters prepare for a community college decision and other Davidson County notes include a dog barking fix and Sunday school milestone.
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Thomasville
Cillans
Thomas F. Johnson
Davidson County
Finch Field
Johnson
Eva Jones
Thomasville Baseball Club
Texas Governor Connally Seen as Possible 1968 Nominee
Washington observers discuss John Connally as a potential Democratic presidential contender with President Johnson, noting his Texas base oil influence and conservative stance on Taft Hartley. They forecast 1968 Johnson victory and 1972 succession dynamics while weighing labor and regional factors.
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Leslie Carpenter
Washington
Texas
John Connally
Johnson
Non Suen
Connally
Austin Capitol
Pentagon
Navy
Humry
Robert F
D-N.y
de Nnance
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Robert Brown
Snow Studio
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Alma Mater
University of California At
Berkeley
Paend
Coleges
Ihnewion
Bape Od Bay
New York Times
Peter Schrag
Amherst College
Robert
Battle For Baseball
J. E. Crawford
Crawford
Major
Old Boy
Gerald Lloyd
Lloyd
Cleston Yorley
Fairview Methodist Church
Greensboro Road
Yakley
W. T
Bill) Emerson
Bill
Marvin
Texas Dynasty
President Johnson
Kennedy
Lee Harvey
White House
Hubert Humphrey
Carol Channing
Alfred Hitchcock
Cii
Johnny Carson
Field
Abou
Ross Bass
D-Tenn
Walter S. Mondale
D-Minn
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
John Tower
R-Tex
President
Committee On
Potomac
Kenneth O'Donnell
Massachusetts
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