Carter's Softball Duel Highlights Plains Campaign
In Plains Georgia Senator Mondale scores a run off running mate Carter then is tagged, but Carter’s team edges Mondale 2117. The day blends campaign events with church visits, Sunday School, a family picnic, and a playful softball game between reporters and Secret Service. Carter aims to unite the ticket with briefings on defense foreign policy and national security from Johnson era officials.
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Plains
Walter Mondale
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Mondale
Pentagon
Lyndon Johnson
CIA
George Bush
Paul Warnke
Defense
Paul Nitze
Cyrus Vance
Army
Johnson
Carters
Mondales
Secret Service
Plains High School
Minnesota
South
Joan
Mrs. Mondale
Billy
North Carolina and South Carolina Day Forecast Update
A bit cooler across the region with sunny spells in the Triad and Outer Banks. North Carolina highs in the 80s to around 90 with lows in the 60s to 70s. mountains cooler with 70s and 40s overnight. chance of showers in places. South Carolina mostly hot and partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers, highs in the 90s, and overnight lows in the 70s.
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Triad
North Carolina
South Carolina
Associated Press
Sunbelt Attracts Industry Sees Shifts in Top Spots
Raleigh AP reports a Business Week survey ranking states for new industry. California and North Carolina remain leaders, with Texas South Carolina and Florida rising into top positions. The study notes preference for affordable suburban land near markets, right to work laws, tax incentives, and pro business climates.
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Raleigh
Sunbelt
North Carolina
California
Business Week
Texas
South Carolina
Florida
Georgia
Ohio
Minnois, &Th
Tennessee
New Jersey
Aide Miriam Dorsey Fights for Women on Capitol Hill
Miriam Dorsey, aide to Rep. Richardson Preyer of North Carolina, leads a Capitol Hill Women’s Political Caucus push for working standards for staff. She cites sexual harassment and pay discrimination as key issues and calls for grievance procedures and job protections under law.
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Washington
Miriam Dorsey
Richardson Preyer
Dn.c
Capitol Hill
Raleigh
North Carolina
Congress
Elizabeth Ray
Marshall
N.C
Ms. Dorsey
Charlotte Observer
Capitol Hill Women's Political Caucus
Dorsey
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Congressional
University of North Gi
Miss Ray
Preyer
Caucus
4-H Congress Opens in Raleigh with Ceremonies and Contests
About 1,100 4-H members, leaders, and extension agents gathered in Raleigh for the North Carolina 4-H Congress, which runs through Thursday. The opening activities include a flag raising ceremony, an Honor Club tapping, fireworks, and a Blue Grass concert. On Tuesday some 30 contests will be held to select state winners.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
NCNB selects Gilstrap to High Point board of directors
Donald G. Gilstrap elected to the High Point board of North Carolina National Bank at a recent general directors meeting. Gilstrap, president of Don Gilstrap Inc and D-G Enterprises, is a Furman graduate and former High Point Automobile Dealers Assn. president. He is married to Billie Williams of Greenville South Carolina and they have two children.
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Donald G. Gilstrap
High Point
North Carolina National Bank
William D. Hoover
NCNB
High Point City
Gilstrap
Don Gilstrap
North Carolina Automobile Dealers Assis
Billie Williams
Greenville
5.C
Profits by Mistakes Real Hero Conquers Habits
An editorial line argues the real victory today lies with the individual who overcomes bad habits, framing self-control as a larger success than typical external conquests. It emphasizes discipline, personal improvement, and the broader societal value of steady self-mastery.
Mississippi Delegates Stay Uncommitted in GOP Race
Mississippi’s 30 Republican delegates remain unaligned as Ford and Reagan lobby for support. Delegates plan to vote as a bloc but gave no signal on preference, while Ford and Reagan both claim enough votes to clinch the nomination. Carter also faces recognition questions as party efforts unfold.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Walter F. Mondale
Plains
White House
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ron Nelsen
Carter
Time Magazin
John Tower
A-Tex
Tower
Texas
John Connally
GOP
Eure Raps Democratic Opponent In North State Caucus
Secretary of State Thad Eure accuses Democratic rival George W. Breece of reneging on their friendship by running in the Aug 17 primary. At a unity gathering Eure complains of being outspent and unable to buy radio TV time. Breece vows to win and later pledges support if Eure is the nominee.
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Pinehurst
Thad Eure
George W. Breece
Eure
Breece
North State
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Augusta
Charleston
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Stephen Brumfield
Public Service
2 Ovinsor Pros
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Oreo
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E. Farris Ave
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Henredon Report
Henredon Furniture Industries, Inc
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Spene
Eugene McCarthy
P.O. Box
Jamestown
Main St. High Point
Central Hearing Aid, Inc
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John Cotton
Lexington Ave
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