Father named Mother of the Year in Macon County
Ezelle, a Florida father of two grown children, has been named Mother of the Year for his county after raising his daughter and son since his wife’s death eight years ago. He starts his day at 5:30 a.m., cooks, cleans, and then works at the tax collector’s office. His daughter says he would make an outstanding mother. The piece argues it should not be shameful for men to raise a family and hints at broader acceptance of stay-at-home fathers.
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Curtis Ezelle
Wauchula
Fla
Ezelle
Sherman
Sydney Smith
Nobody Defeats The Wild Onion In Raleigh
A Raleigh News and Observer piece lampoons the wild onion as an unstoppable weed that defies poison age or decapitation. It mocks lawn-science wizards and notes the onion’s resilient, democratic spread across yards, lasting beyond seasons and tending to urban weeds and photos alike.
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Richard Caswell
Lazarus
Teen crowned Dragon King of Bhutan at 18
The 18 year old Jigme Singhi Wangchuk was crowned Dragon King of Bhutan in a coronation described as otherworldly. He arrived in a Rolls Royce followed by a white horse, while priests, soldiers, dancers, and tribal leaders greeted the ceremony with drums and horns.
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Jigme Singhi Wangchuk
Bhutan
Coronatiort
Martha Mitchell Calls in the Night at Montgomery
In Montgomery the chatty Martha Mitchell phoned friends around 1:15 in the morning. The author humorously notes a wife’s surprised reaction and jokes about the impact of such late calls from the well known figure.
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Martha Mitchell
Honeysuckle Enjoyment Clashes With Garden War
The Raleigh Times notes the honeysuckle's irresistible fragrance after rain, a vine that invades yards and chokes shrubs. Tarheel Gardener John Harris advises it's easy to poison only if not touching other plants, though honeysuckle seeks company and holds plants as hostages.
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John Harris
Kissin’ Marathons Enter Public Passion, Raise Eyebrows
The Asheville Citizen muses on a new fad of marathon kissing sweeping parts of the country. The playful column notes the contrast with past trends like streaking, suggests public display of affection may fade with fatigue, and wryly ponders moderation as a lesson.
Early High Point doctors and Jamestown medical roots
A hundred years ago High Point had little medicine and earlier it was a healthy stand of trees. Two medical schools in Jamestown trained apprentices in the 1820s to 1850s. Dr J L Robbins reportedly used the first anesthesia in the state around 1857. A dramatized skull tale, a display in Dr Bradshaw’s drug store, and Dr Edmund Strudwick’s heroics and tragic death are recounted. The piece cites Mrs. Chester C Haworth Jr. and her 1974 book on local medical history.
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Chester C. Haworth Jr
High Point
North Carolina
Jamestown
Madison Lindsay
Greensboro Road
Scientific Street
Shubal G. Coffin
Lindsay
Old Jamestown
Dr. Coffin
Tomlinson
Edmund Charles Fox Strudwick
Hillsborough
North Carolina Medical Society
Raleigh
Allen B. Welborn
Orange County
Duke Hospital
Alamance County
Burlington
Spying on Meany fits White House dirty tricks plan
Senate testimony reveals Caulfield describe a back door probe into AFL CIO chief George Meany to gauge his health after a chest hernia. He claims a doctor was used as a data source and that the operation was directed by John Dean with Haldeman or Ehrlichman involvement.
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Washington
Nixon
George Meany
White House
Dirty Tricks
Crusty
Aflcio
Jack Caulfield
Meany
Caulfield
John Dean
H. R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Senate Watergate Committee
Don Nixon
Stewart Udall
Ford Foundation
Newsday
New York
FBI
John McLaughlin
Rose Mary Woods
Terry Lenzner
Dean
New York City
Lenzner
James Juliana
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Marvin Fuchs
Gratitude For High Point Police Cadet Program Support
Letter from W. T. Amaker of the High Point Police Department thanks supporters of the cadet program and defends community service efforts. He notes the unit made over 9,000 personal contacts this year through lectures, youth programs, elder assistance, motorist aid, athletics, facility tours, and delinquency films, stressing greater public visibility and pride in serving.
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High Point
Senator Soaper’s Hospital Costs Spark Debate
A concerned friend fears rising hospital costs will equal birth expenses, while a wary observer notes old-fashioned virtues and a draft board chairman remains a loyal ally, though his role in wartime selections is disputed.
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Draft Board
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