James Chestnut Named to High Point Board of Education
James Chestnut of High Point, 32, will be sworn in as the city’s second Black board member. A Camden, South Carolina native, Chestnut has lived in High Point since age one and works as assistant executive director of the Redevelopment Commission. He vows to prioritize children, learn the role, and commit time, with support from his wife Dorothy Ledwell and two daughters Edwina and Yolanda.
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Ray Hubbard
James Chestnut
High Point Board of Education
Chestnut
Camden
S. C
First Baptist Church
E. Washington Drive
Wood
J. C. McAllister
High Point Board
General Assembly
South Carolina
High Point
Ben Chestnut
Martin St
Redevelopment Commission
Fairview Street
William Penn High School
A & T State University
U.S. Army
Army Security Agency
Arlington
Frankfurt
Germany
B & C Associates
The
Commission
Dorothy Ledwell
Asheboro
Edwina
Yolanda
Sam
Cunard
Samuel Johnson
Brooklyn
Bergen
Bergensfjord
North Dakota
Lawrence Welk
Grand Banks
When Ships Were Ships Cunard Adven turer and the fading era of ocean liners
The editor laments Cunard new Adventurer name breaking ship-naming tradition ending an era of grand liners. He recalls steamship glory from Britannia to Queen Elizabeth II, contrasts travel by sea with modern cruise branding, and mourns the loss of classic transatlantic liners and voyages.
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Cunard Line
Cunard
Mt. Sinai
Samuel Cunard
Acadia
George V
Britain
Victoria
George
Queen Mary
Queen Elizabeth
Cunard Adventurer
United States
Nantucket
St. Louis
New York
Heathrow
Orly
North Atlantic
Maruetania
Beria
Parthia
Corinthia
Nausia
Disability in Congress Prompts Call for Reform
The article discusses chronic illness among lawmakers and the need for a disability commission to determine resignations or continuance in office. It cites Sen. Karl Mundt’s stroke and Sen. Richard Russell’s prolonged illness as examples, noting political sensitivities and courtesy sometimes prevent action.
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Senate
House
Richard Russell
D-Ga
Appropriations Committee
Committee
Sen
Karl Mundt
R-S.d
Joe McCarthy
Mundt
Clement Haynsworth
U. S. Supremes Court
Hugh
Vania
Congress
Sra
Scott
Commission
Capitol Hill
Nixon
Foreign Relations
Appropriations
White House
South Dakota
Budgets Adopted for Guilford County and High Point 1971-72
The Guilford County budget at 33.8 million and High Point budget at 21.1 million rise from 1970-71, with no property tax rate increase but a new 1 percent county sales tax starting Aug 1. The budgets allocate most funds to schools social services and public safety with model city funds reimbursed by federal aid, while revenue sharing and taxes shape future fiscal policy.
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Guilford County
High Point
Get
Nixon
Peter
Paul
Tall corn tops garden tale in High Point
In High Point Mrs. J. K. Bivens on N. Elm Street grows eight to ten rows of corn plus beans and beets. She tends the patch solo, chalking up a tall harvest that may be aided by guano and occasional signs, and plans to harvest when ready.
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Oklahoma
J. K. Bivens
N. Elm Street
Enterprise
Bivens
Davidson Dateline Cold Turkey Drug Education Campaign
J Eugene White, editor of Charity and Children, leads a North Carolina effort to educate parents and teens about drug abuse. He promotes ads, mailers, and TV spots through Baptist Children’s Homes of NC, reaching thousands with the message that drug use harms youth. The campaign costs about 2000 dollars but has extended to radio and television with WRAL TV Raleigh support and 8000 information packets distributed.
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Thomasville
J. Eugene White
White
Charity and Children
Baptist Children’s Homes of
North Carolina
Baptist
Wgn-Tv
Chicago
Foote, Cone and
Belding
David Hunter
David
Wral-Tv
Raleigh
Wral
TV Stional
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PTA
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the Capital
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Woodrow Wilson
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Ite House
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Ven Carver
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