North Carolina Democrats Near Complete Delegation for Miami Beach
North Carolina is three quarters through selecting 64 delegates for the national convention in Miami Beach. Forty eight delegates already chosen. 16 to be named at the Raleigh state convention June 20. Delegation will reflect state demographics with more young people women and blacks and will be largely uncommitted beyond the first ballot.
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North Carolina
Miami Beach
Raleigh
Democratic Party
George Wallace
Terry Sanford
Tar Heel
Wallace
Sanford
McGovern
High Point Library Seeks Fair Share of County Funds
High Point Public Library serves about 30 percent of Guilford County residents and accounts for about 25 percent of county books loaned, yet receives only eight percent of library funds. Trustees urge reallocation from Greensboro as county seat library to remedy inequity and secure equitable support.
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High Point
Guilford County
High Point Library
High Point Township
Greensboro Public Library
Greensboro
Board of County Commissioners
Guilford
Leo J. Heer
Dorothy Burnley
British Student Protest Sparks Debate On School Reform
About 1,000 truant students from 50 schools rallied in London led by the Schools Action Union demanding reform. A pupil on governing bodies and opposition to uniforms and caning prompted mixed reactions from officials, teachers, and editors while noting future protests may follow.
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London
England
Schools Action Union
Hyde Park Corner
Trafalgar Square
The
Guardian
Wolverhampton
Birmingham
John Bird
Mary Attenborough
Birmingham Grammar School
National Union of School Students
Hampstead Comprehensive
Ashley Bramall
Inner London Educational Authority
National Union of Teachers
Evening Standard
FAA scandal ties Washington watchdog to Dallas firm
Investigative report links Knute Knighton of Resalab to FAA official John Mercer in a web of favors and payments. Mercer resigns after a hearing finding gross indiscretion, while a federal grand jury investigates. Knighton and associates face limited comment as probes widen.
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Knute’’ Knighton
Washington
Resalab
Knighton
John Mercer
Federal Aviation Administration
Mercer
Blake
Cramer
Lawson
Shaffer
Roundup of scattered notes and quotes from various figures
The item collects brief passages: Mercer defended by lawyer James Hill. Resalab's attorney Ray Besing denies a loan link to FAA. Thomas Footnote notes FAA secrecy. Brezhnev discussed Jewish emigration with Nixon for US entry. Ralph Ladd on sick leave and a world trip. Israeli intel Lt Gen Yariv praised for alertness and timing around Nasser’s death.
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James Hill
John Mercer
Resalab
Ray Besing
FAA
Ralph Ladd
Federal Aviation Administration
Hong Kong
Ladd
Ahron Yariv
Mideast
Seymour Freiden
Senate
Yariv
Tel Aviv
Gamal Nasser
Cairo
Abroad travel costs rise as dollar devalues wealth
The piece notes dollar devaluation boosts European travel costs by up to 20 percent, urging travelers to use traveler's checks and settle foreign purchases promptly. It cites Ernie Kemm's Scandinavia and Switzerland trip, mentions prices in Europe, and highlights the high cost of food and goods abroad. It also references American tourism trends and the impact on domestic purchasing power.
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Spain
Portugal
Ernie Kemm
Kemm
Scandinavia
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
United States
Sweden
Scandinavian
Norway
Denmark
Europe
Bunn W. Hackney
England
Patty Gray
Unc-Charlotte
Miss Gray
Queen Elizabeth
New South Wales
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James Lawson
George Cramer
National Bank of Commerce
Dallas
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San Francisco
del Monte Lodge
Pebble Beach
Calif
Les Whitten
Mercer-Knighton
Neal Blake
Ralph Nader
Aviation Consumer Action Project
John Shaffer
Nader
Merry
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Nixon
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Russia
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Holt McPherson Enterprise
U.S
Time Magazine
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Continent
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Deep River Church
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