James Foscue of High Point Named National Springs Chair
James E. Foscue of High Point was chosen as chairman of the board for National Springs Corp. He leads Phillips-Davis Inc. and Phillips-Foscue Corp. He and his wife Sarah Tomlinson live at 529 Parkway with three children, and he maintains active community roles including Wesely Memorial United Methodist Church and the Rotary Club.
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James E. Foscue
National Springs Corp
Parkway
Foscue
High Point
Tupelo
Miss
Phillips-Davis Inc
Phillips-Foscue Corp
Jamestown Mills Inc
Toorthhampton Mills
Factors Inc
North Carolina National Bank
High Point College
University of North Carolina
Earl Phillips
Phillips-Davis
Phillips
Stanley Davis Foscue
Furniture Displays
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
Rotary Club
Salvation Army
United Community Services
Competition and Isolation From Aesop to Pearl Harbor
An editor’s notebook contrasts wind and sun as a parable before shifting to Japan’s postwar industrial rise. It cites Japan’s production surge, corporate state partnerships, and rising U S trade tension, noting deficits, tariffs risk, and global competition including Russia Europe and China as 800 million potential players.
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Aesop
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Western Pacific
Asia
China
United States
Generalissimos of
Russia
Britain
Europe
U.S
Tokyo
America
Women Power in Washington and CBS Contempt Vote Shock Capitol
The National Women’s Political Caucus drew 300 delegates as moderates sidelined militants and won support for a broad objective. In a separate move the House rejected a committee recommendation to cite CBS president Frank Stanton for contempt, signaling friction with a major TV network.
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Washington
National
Women's Political Caucus
U.S. House
CBS
Frank Stanton
Shana Alexander
McCalls’s
Betty Friedan
Gloria Steiinam
Henry Kissinger
Ann Armstrong
Cochairman
Republican National Committee
Nixon White House
Nixon
Manhattan
Bella Abzug
Continental Congress
House
Capitol Hill
House Commerce Committee
Harley Staggers
Dr. Va
Staggers
Long NC General Assembly Faces Prolonged Session
The North Carolina General Assembly appears set to end the longest session in state history this week, with a October special session planned on higher education and automobile liability insurance. Gov. Bob Scott’s tactics draw criticism amid ongoing pension, pay, and budget negotiations as reorganization proposals linger.
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North Carolina General Assembly
Raleigh
General Assembly
North Carolina
United States
Senate
Scott
Two 12 Year Olds Run Summer Playground Biz
Nancy Allen and Joanna Beall, both 12, started a morning babysitting venture in Nancy’s backyard called Playground for Pre-Schoolers. They charge $1 per day, teach crafts, stories and simple lessons, and keep detailed accounts as they entertain four to six children on Mondays and Wednesdays. They earned profit after supplies and plan to resume next summer before entering Griffin Junior High.
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Hillcrest Drive
Nancy Allen
Joanna Beall
Joanna
Nancy
Revenue concerns linger after Thomasville ABC vote
The Thomasville business community calls for new revenue sources after the close ABC referendum. Chamber leader Jim Haliburton argues taxes stay high and other funds are scarce while calls for prudence warn against another election. The piece also notes a hospital dedication heat incident and a gas station encounter with a 13 year old clerk.
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Robert Marks
Enterprise
John E. Foscue
Vera Armfield Foscue
Jamestown
Henry
Southern Furniture Exposition
Ralph Slate
Dwight G. Davis
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Mitsui
Mitsubishi
Taiwan
Kansas City
the Capital
By Leslie Carpenter
By Robert Marks
Bob Scott
By Braxton Younts
Kirk Allen
Lester Beall Jr
Griffin Junior High
Davidson
Ven Carver
Thomasville
ABC
Chamber of Commerce
Jim Haliburton
Nets
Community General Hospital
Dias
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