Alligator Ideas and All the Rest of a Weird Week
A satirical diary recounts a dull week of feeble Western flavor from Big Red gum to stolen pedigree dogs and ransom plots. The author riffs on vacation misadventures with imagined alligators and a roadside sign warning of gators, then laments a postponed Fourth of July and the stale state of newspaper fillers. The piece closes noting Ozzie Virgil of the Montreal Expos as a rare bright filler in 100 pages of newsprint.
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Ozzie Virgil
Dominican Republic
Montreal Expos
Community events and weather update from Greensboro area
The American Association of Retired Persons and the National Retired Teachers Association plan a covered dish picnic Wednesday at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church shelter in Gotha. The Jamestown Flying Tiger Booster Club hosts an Old Fashioned Country Fair Saturday at the Ragsdale Jamestown Junior High campus to aid local athletics. The 47th State Truck Roadeo runs Wednesday to Friday at Four Seasons Mall with divisions for multiple truck formats. High Point area residents should expect showers and thundershowers with an 80 percent chance today and tonight per the National Weather Service.
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American Assn of
National Retired Teachers Assn
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Goth
Jamestown Flying Tiger Booster Club
Ragsdale- Jamestown Junior High School
Guilford County
Greensboro
Four Seasons
North Corona Motor Carriers Assn
High Point Area
National Weather Service
High Point Enterprise Subscription Rates Notice
The High Point Enterprise announces mail and home delivery subscription rates with options for daily and Sunday editions. It notes payment in advance, NC tax, and Associated Press rights, while stating carriers and distributors are independent contractors and the paper is not responsible for advance payments.
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High Point Enterprise
High Polit Enterprise
Dany
Carter
N.C
Associated Press
AP News
High Point
High Pont Enterprise, Inc
Mot
Griffith
High Point expands HUD housing goal to triple effort
Enterprise staff writer reports High Point must triple its Communi ty Development housing target to satisfy HUD for wider scattered site efforts. HUD urges broader citywide housing, while residents demand Southside focus, risking friction over financing, land costs, and unit mix in the plan.
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Lee Mortimer
High Point
Southside
U.S Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Jim Pennington
HUD
Pennington
Evening on Oak Hollow Lake Echoes of Solace Onlookers View Fisherman
In a cool recent evening on Oak Hollow Lake onlookers enjoyed a moment of solace with fishermen. A curious observer notes a fisherman launching a boat on the bridge but the peaceful scene invites quiet reflection rather than questions.
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Oak Hollow Lake
A Charlotte Gynecologist Requires Birth Control Pill Declaration
Dr Patricia A. Lawrence, with 21 years practice in Charlotte, requires patients using birth control pills to sign a statement acknowledging possible reactions and complications. A pamphlet accompanies the form, and she notes many patients do not realize the pills are a drug.
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Charlotte, N.C
Charlotte
Patricia A. Lawrence
Dr. Lawrence
Reorganization Cuts Three Jobs at North Carolina Zoological Society
In Asheboro a major reorganization of the North Carolina Zoological Society will cut three salaried positions effective Aug 1 including veteran executive secretary Ann Cagle and Molly Farlow. Marie Brown also departs. The move aims to reduce expenses to fund zoo needs. The president remains Doug Aitkens. The society says it is financially strong despite criticisms over fundraising for the state zoo. The African veldt first phase is to open in summer 1977.
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Asheboro
North Carolina Zoological Society
State Zoo Council
Zoo
Ann Cagle
Cagle
Randolph County
Molly Farlow
Marie Brown
Society
Charlotte
Doug Aitkens
Zoo Society
State
Deportation Efforts Fail To Save Marie in Lexington
Augustine Soto Marie, 33, who entered the U S illegally after swimming the Laredo River, turned himself in near Lexington seeking work. An immigration official began deportation proceedings despite local officials and supporters urging leniency. Sheriff McCrary urged realism, saying chances to stop the deportation are slim.
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Lexington
Augustine Soto Marie
Mexico
Marie
Laredo
Maric Laval
Maric
Sam May
Davidson County
Jaybied McCrary
Jim Phillips
May
McCrary
Education as election issue spurs North Carolina debate
North Carolina voters and politicians focus on education ahead of the August 17 primary. Ben Curtin campaigns on getting back to basics while candidates probe why many students fail to master reading and math from kindergarten onward. Teachers' salaries are debated, but officials insist strong teachers remain essential and that curricula like corrective reading should be reconsidered.
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Ben Curtin
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Craig Phillips
North Carolina
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Raleigh
White House
State House
Court House
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