Sensible trailer rules push Forsyth toward better parks
The Winston-Salem Journal endorses City County Planning Board actions raising trailer park standards. New rules require four acre parks, 5,000 square foot lots, paved streets, recreational spaces, proper grass, and skirting within 60 days. It urges zoning and park upgrades to rid slum conditions while inviting regulation to curb out of county moves.
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City-County Planning Board
Planning Board
Leonard E. Warner
Forsyth
Forsyth County
Kernersville’s
Naming Names In Public Health Code Violations
The article argues for greater public access to enforcement actions as health code violations are publicly named by New York agencies. It stresses that listing violators educates consumers and strengthens democratic self government by enabling informed opinion and action.
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Freedom
New York City
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Campaign Blues In The News Argus Letter Exchange
A campaigner plans to post posters but reads a letter vowing not to vote for defacers. He writes back asking for a vote, confident of winning at least one. The reply returns as unknown at the stated address.
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News-Argus
Talking to plants sparks growing hobby across town
The Asheville Citizen notes a rising fad of conversing with plants and flowers, with readers offering praise and flattery as plants supposedly respond. The piece cautions on philosophical questions and potential psychological hazards of pruning and plant care.
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Nancy Brower
Times
Disaffiliated Granny and the aging society debate
The piece describes a rising group of disaffiliated elderly women in urban areas, noting Columbia University research on New York’s older women and calling for active work and community roles. It advocates using skills from youth, like storytelling and quilting, to keep seniors useful and connected.
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Columbia University
New York City
Columbia
New York
Emerson
Holifield Faces Lobbyist Ties Amid Backroom Accusations
A profile of Chet Holifield, then House Government Operations chairman, detailing alleged ties to lobbyists and donors. It cites paid suppers, a Capitol page job for a lobbyist's son, and a disputed $500 payment, with Holifield denying comments and ending a call abruptly.
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Washington
Chet Holifield
Congress
California
Holifield
Perkins McGuire
House
McGuire
Craig Hosmer
Hosmer
Ralph Nader
Neil Naiden
Naiden
Fred
Capitol
Western Electronic Manufacturers Association
Babcock and
Wil
Cox
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
ITT
Robert Schmidt
Schmidt
Defense Department
Tom Bendorf
Lockheed
Howard Conner
John Vance
Pacific Gas and Electric
Les Whitten
Pico-Rivera
Calif
Frequent shifting of schools decried by editor
A letter protests repeated school zone changes affecting Zone 7 residents. The writer cites Oak View and Parkview Village hardship, questions fairness with Shady Brook, and urges residents to speak out and organize against zoning moves.
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Oak View
Johnson Street
Peachtree
Pruette
Parkview Village
Oak View School
Forsyth County
New Shadybrook
David Blake
E. Peachtree
High Point Museum seeks funds for 19th century furniture purchase
The High Point Museum failed to buy a rare 19th century chest by the Long cabinet makers of Davidson County due to lack of a $2,500 fund. The piece was snapped up by another museum, prompting calls for a $100,000 endowment to finance ongoing acquisitions. The article also notes Crusade progress, a college tribute, and a civic admonition on crime and responsibility.
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High Point Museum
Davidson County
High Point
Dave Phillips
N. C
American Cancer Society
High Pont’s
Phillips
The
Society
Raleigh
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Grady L. Morgan
Chestnut Dr
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Marie Grant
Biblical Recorder
High Point College
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NEA
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