Model Cities leader Tillman lauded for progress in High Point
Dr. O E Tillman, head of High Point Memorial Hospital on the 40 member Model Cities Commission, led planning for blight elimination in the city. He notes federal state and private funds totaling 6 to 7 million will bolster the effort and emphasizes community input across neighborhoods. He seeks to serve for the public good, with ongoing challenges after completion.
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U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
High Point
O. E. Tillman
Tillman
Model Cities Commission
High Point Memorial Hospital
The Free Riders and the New Morality Debate
An editor questions California officials James Hammond and Sigurd Hansen for denying relief to job seekers who appear unappealing. The piece mocks their stance, warns of legal backlash, and argues for broader sympathy toward dependency and public aid, predicting future political and legal battles.
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James Hammond
California
Sacramento
Hamp
Hansen
Maurice Jordane
California Rural Legal Assistance Office
Salinas
Hammond
Warren Supreme Court
Jordane
American Civil Liberties Union
Hell’s Angels
Yreka
Tijuana
America
United States
Kremlin
Liberal Club
Monterey
Liberia
LBJ Education Plan Aims at Local Government Training
The piece reviews LBJ's push for a new graduate program at the University of Texas offering prepaid tuition for 200 students. It highlights the LBJ School's international focus advising foreign alumni, lectures by notable figures, and emphasis on state and local government careers over federal roles.
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Washington
Cotulla
Texas
University of Texas
U.S
LBJ
U. S
Harvard
Brown
University of South Carolina
Northwestern
Johnson
House
Senate
White House
High Point Democrats Face Dim Turnout and Long Odds
In High Point Township, Robert Marks reports chairman Jim Spence blames meager June 6 precinct turnout on waning enthusiasm and recalls a decade of Republican gains. Despite Democrats holding a 3 to 1 voter margin, city leadership remains Republican with Greensboro-led county GOP strength persisting since the 1960s. The piece argues for renewed energy and broader youth engagement to reverse the trend.
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Jim Spence
High Point Township
North Carolina
Raleigh
High Point
Spence
Greensboro
Guilford
Guilford County
Terry Sanford
Robert Gavin
Jim Gardner
Gardner
County Board of Commissioners
City Hall
Water woes plague Davidson area letters seek fixes
Davidson dateline reports Elbert Holloman family and neighbors face polluted water concerns with hepatitis cases on Smith Drive near Thomasville. Residents cite wells, tests, and city rural water zoning limits while pursuing county officials, the Farmers Home Administration, and Mizell for solutions. MISS PRIDE recalls a Tyro wedding remark.
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Thomasville
Elbert Gordon Holloman
Smith Drive
Fisher Ferry Street
Raleigh
Lexington
Health Department
City of
East Central
Roaming the Piedmont and a Sleepy Bird Chorus
A High Point resident complains of sleepless nights from a tree near her home where a bird family sings at postmidnight for hours. The note also mentions a smaller peach crop forecast for 1970 and a mountains trip for quiet scenery away from urban noise.
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North Carolina
Virginia Mountains
Marconi
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Anson County
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Nellie Tillman
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Washington, D. C
Daniel T. Tillman
Barbara Kelly
Troy
Chiquita, Bonita
Tammye
Otis Jr
First Baptist Church
Church
A & T State University
Carl Chavis Ymca
Salvation Army’s Boy's Club
High Point Chamber of
C. E. Tillman
Free Riders
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
the Capital
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Davidson
Dermot Lohr
County Health Department
Miss Pride
Tyro
Daddy
Sand Hill
Morpheus
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