Uptown Post Office Is Saved
Salisbury AP reports the old downtown Post Office will remain open after protesters urged preservation. Congressman Hefner and Mayor Summers hailed the decision as participatory democracy and a city bus ride helped elderly residents reach nearby services. Oscar Sloan announced the on the spot decision to stay.
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Bill Hefner
Jim Summers
Hefner
Oscar B. Sloan
Charlotte Sectional Center
Postal Service
West Germany arrests four for spy activity
Four West Germans including a labor union official and a Social Democratic party spokesman were arrested on suspicion of spying for East Germany. Prosecutors say the group, plus others detained in recent weeks, passed union and party information to the East for five years while some disputes over confessions and memory loss surfaced.
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Associated Press
Berlin
West Berlin
Kathryn Burger
East Germany
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Kurt
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Dietrich Schultz
Social Democratic Party
West Germany
Die Welt
Schultz
North Carolina Forecast Sees Partly Cloudy Weather
Partly cloudy and hazy conditions are forecast across North Carolina and the Triad area through Wednesday. The National Weather Service expects similar skies with afternoon thundershowers possible on Wednesday.
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Triad
National Weather Service
North Carolina and South Carolina 3 Day Forecast Summary
North Carolina and South Carolina forecast partly cloudy and warm periods through Wednesday with scattered thunderstorms and showers. North Carolina highs 80s to 90s, mountains 70s, lows 60s to 70s. South Carolina highs upper 80s to low 90s, lows upper 60s to 70s. Thursday to Saturday hot in NC with more showers. SC remains warm with showers.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
SPA Seeks More Time On Federal Loan Deadline
Morehead City AP The State Ports Authority will seek another extension on the deadline to repay an 11.5 million dollar federal loan for the phosphate handling system. Despite delaying principal repayment, the Authority will keep paying annual interest of 434,600 dollars. The project failed to materialize amid a shrinking phosphate market.
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E. E. “Jack ~ Lee
Lee
U S. Economic Development Administration
North Carolina
Two Craven County youths drown near New Bern
The Craven County Sheriff's Department reported two separate drownings on Monday. Herbert Bryand Whitfield Jr. of Cove City vanished while wading with a friend and was found dead in a water filled sand pit. William Foy, 15, of James City drowned attempting to swim across the Trent River near a railroad drawbridge.
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Craven County
Sheriff's Department
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Cove City
William Foy
James City
Trent River
Study Urges Expansion of Defense Budget
Washington AP A study by the National Strategy Information Center urges a substantial rise in the Ford administration's 111 billion dollar defense budget over a decade to prevent Soviet strategic superiority. It says U.S. defense posture is inadequate and proposes 10 percent annual increases for three years and 5 percent for seven years to redress the imbalance.
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National Strategy Information Center
Ford Administration
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United States
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Ford
Soviet Union
Prayers Answered P.O. Box Message Listed
A brief contact notice directs readers to phone 454 4511 or write to Prayers Answered at P O Box 154 Jamestown NLC 27282 for inquiries or contributions.
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Jamestown
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High Point Bank Elects Freeze as Chairman
Baxter P. Freeze elected chairman of the North Carolina National Bank High Point board, succeeding Herman H. Smith who retires as chairman but stays on the board. Freeze, a Davidson College graduate from High Point, leads Wee Sex Hosiery Mills Inc. and holds multiple hosiery firm posts. Darrell G. Winslow named executive director of Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, a Greer Street native with parks service since 1966. Alan Robert Harjes named sales manager for Metropolitan Life Insurance in High Point office.
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High Point Board of Directors
North Carolina National Bank
Freeze
Herman H. Smith
Wee Sex Hosiery Mills Inc
Randleman
Commonwealth Hosiery Sales Corp
Commonwealth Hosiery Mills
R. G. Culp and Associates
Randale Hosiery Corp
High Point
Davidson College
Darrell G. Winslow
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
Lewis H. Winslow
Greer Street
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Suffolk
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
S. Wrenn Street
Nature's Way on Worry and Mental Strain
The piece argues that excessive worry accelerates mental fatigue and harms thinking, urging readers to manage thoughts and focus on constructive actions. It emphasizes practical self-help angles and prudent mindset shifts to reduce stress.
Sex Bias Suit Filed By Lenoir Police Applicant
Betty Norris Setzer a 44 year old single mother of three sues the city of Lenoir and its police department alleging sex discrimination after twice being denied police officer positions in the 1970s. Police Chief George Martin says no women officers exist yet and a woman is in training. Setzer, a Caldwell Memorial Hospital ER cashier, says she applied for police officer roles in 1974 and 1975 and seeks a training path toward law enforcement certification. The suit is filed in U.S. District Court in Statesville.
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Lenoir Police Department
George Martin
Setzer
Caldwell Memorial Hospital
U.S. District Court
Statesville
North Carolina Criminal Justice and Training Standards
Privette urges inventory tax credit plan in NC
Coy C. Privette, Republican gubernatorial hopeful, told the North Carolina Merchants Association that allowing an inventory tax credit on the state income tax would equalize the burden across businesses. He argued it would not cut local revenue and might raise local taxes, benefiting farmers homeowners and businesspeople.
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Asheville
North Carolina
Coy C. Privette
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