Hear It Now at High Point Public Library Bicentennial program
History comes alive through music plays poetry and recorded items as the library presents a Bicentennial listening showcase. Selections include1776 the Broadway cast recording Songs of 76 Great Songs of America and American Poems of Patriotism with readings by Julie Harris Ed Begley and Frederick ONeal. The display also features Blacks in the American Revolutionary War Johnny Tremain and related poetry and documents for study and enjoyment.
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Lady Bird Johnson Plants Tree in Israel Honor LBJ
Lady Bird Johnson planted a tree near Jerusalem during a six day Israel tour with daughter Lucy Baines Nugent. She also planted a sapling near a John F. Kennedy memorial after a two mile walk in a wooded area.
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Enemies Within: War Novels Show Comrades as Foes
In Crowther and others, Vietnam and postwar tales reveal how fear, racial tension, and moral injury turn fellow soldiers into threats. Mather struggles against injustice as Hawthorne’s Turncoat redefines loyalty, while Hynd’s Revenge追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追追
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Alpha Company
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West Point
Sunday Crossword Puzzle Wee Fame
The Sunday crossword puzzle edited by Margaret Farrar appears with the note to see the solution on page 15C. The item highlights the puzzle title Wee Fame and credits editor Margaret Farrar.
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Margaret Farrar
Behind Closed Doors Inside World Of Sports Examined
Bob Woolf pieces together twelve years inside sports as a player's lawyer and insider. He chronicles injuries, deals, and the curious world of contracts from baseball to billiards, revealing human moments behind the sport image without exposing personal life details.
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Bob Woolf
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Boston Bruins
Ted Green
Los Angeles
Americans Read Top Books Across 159 Cities ALA Survey
The American Library Association compiled a nationwide list of the most requested books from shelves in 159 cities, reported by Newspaper Enterprise Assn. The survey highlights popular titles shaping reading habits across libraries with strong indications of genre trends and author popularity.
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American Library Association
Enterprse Assn
Return of A J Raffles opens as Edwardian stage wit
Graham Greene offers a witty Edwardian comedy in three acts based loosely on E W Hornung’s Raffles. The Return of A J Raffles depicts the famous gentleman thief faking death during the Boer War and reappearing. The drama lightly legs through social manners and clever heists, requiring little prior knowledge of the Raffles canon.
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New Age Has Reader Appeal
A review of Page Smith’s New Age, a two volume history from McGraw-Hill, priced at 24.95, praised for readability and engaging “why” behind U.S. history. It appeals to non historians and Bicentennial readers though serious historians may gain little new. The critique notes the high price may limit its audience.
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Evening TV Schedule Highlights Across Channels
A list of programs airing tonight across NBC CBS and ABC includes Evening at Pops, Masterpiece Theatre, Kojak, Cannon, Great Performances, 60 Minutes, Sixty Minutes, News Tonight and Eyewitness News. Also featured are sports and light entertainment titles like Tarzan, Wild Kingdom, Wonderful World of Disney and The Creators.
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Channel 2 News
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This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!