Friday shifts on higher education consolidation scrutiny rises
Gov Bob Scott’s uncle claims UNC President William Friday initially backed consolidation but later opposed it under trustees pressure. Sen Ralph Scott names four powerful UNC Board members Ar chie Davis Watts Hill Tom White and Victor Bryant as key to Friday’s shift. Friday declined comment when contacted at home.
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Raleigh
N.C
Bob Scott
Scott
University of North Carolina
William Friday
Ralph Scott
D-Alamance
Bill Friday
Sen
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UNC
Board of Trustees
Archie K. Davis
Winston-Salem
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Watts Hill Sr
Durham
Tom White
Kinston
Advisory Budget Commission
Victor Bryant
Sen. Scott
Chapel Hill
Instant Park Pleases Ghetto Kids
Miami planners and 20 local firms transformed a discarded L shaped city lot into an instant park in 30 hours. The Tot Lots project funded by a model city program provided a wading pool, sand pit, slide, amphitheater, and a mural by Demetra Thompson and Robert Poitier. Architect Robin Z Parker designed the park.
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Miami, Fla
Miami
Demetra Thompson
Robert Poitier
Robin Z. Parker
Soviets Report National Review Hoax As Real Plans
Moscow papers Krasnaya Zvezda and Tass carried articles on National Review claims about secret U.S. documents without noting the hoax. The Red Star ran a piece titled Horrible Plans discussing nuclear contingency use while Buckley admitted the papers were staff-written. Western observers say the silence signals propaganda moves.
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Moscow
National Review Re- Son
National Review
William F. Buckley Jr
U.S
Defense Ministry
Krasnaya Zvezda
Red Star
Vietnam
Buckley
Tass
Nixon backs emergency loan aid to Lockheed amid defense bill debate
President Nixon endorsed the emergency loan guarantees in Congress to save Lockheed Aircraft and other troubled firms. He urged swift action before the August recess as Lockheed faces potential bankruptcy without federal backing. The Pentagon disputed reports of opposition from Secretary Laird and Deputy Packard to the broader loan guarantee plan.
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Nixon
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Congress
White House
Senate
Lockheed
John Tower
R-Tex
Pentagon
Secretary of
Defense
Melvin R. Kaird
David Packard
Laird
Packard
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