Thomas G Jennings Sr Takes Key Housing Post in Thomasville
Thomas G Jennings Sr a new vice president at Thomasville Furniture Industries has been named chairman of the city housing authority for a five year term. He emphasizes using local talent and planning boards to address an acute housing shortage while noting the team effort needed beyond his role. Jennings is Brooklyn born with a technical degree from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and prior Navy service as a chief engineer.
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Thomasville
Thomas G. Jennings Sr
Asville Furniture Industries
TFT
Jennings
City Housing Authority
Tom Johnson
Johnson
Brooklyn
N.Y
Planning Board
Thomasville Furniture Industries
Polytechnical Institute of Brooklyn
Navy
Pacific
Jennings Career Moves Across Major Firms and Regions
Thomas Jennings built a varied industrial career from Western Electric in Kearney New Jersey to Virginia Metal Products in Orange Virginia. He held production manager and GE roles in Sche nectady Erie and 13 years with GE before moving to ITT in Raleigh and AT T in management. He then led Computer Control in Farmington Mass before a Honeywell takeover. He and his family settled in North Carolina enjoying southern life.
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Kearney
N.J
Columbia University
Orange
Virginia Metal Products
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Schenectady
N. Y
Erie
North Carolina
International Telephone and Telegraph
Raleigh
AT & T
Farmington
Mass
Computer Control
The
Honeywell
Editor's Notebook on Difficult Schools Stirring Debate
An editorial argues chaotic conditions in Chicago and Washington slum schools hinder learning. It critiques urban programs, teacher training efforts, and disciplinary norms, calling for order and decisive action against disruptive students while warning against oversoft approaches.
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Washington
John Stacks
The
Star
Stacks
Hitler
Mao
Edward Eggleson
Hoosier
U. S. Commissioner of Education
Harold Howe
U. S. Civil Rights Commission
Democratic turbulence in the capital roils House leadership
In Washington the Democratic dissatisfaction with House Speaker McCormack and Majority Leader Albert grows as calls for a 1968 shakeup emerge. Critics blame missteps on McCormack, Powell seating, and planning gaps while Republicans press daily in private luncheons for strategic gains. The Johnson educational TV plan and Kennedy Center funding amplify political tensions as debates over programming and control intensify.
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Washington
John W. McCormack
House
Carl Albert
House High Command
McCormack
Albert
Graham Purcell
Johnson
Vietnam
Adam Clayton
U. S
National Capital
Johnson Public TV
PTV
Congress
CBS _ network
Roaming the Piedmont Return to the Homeplace
A nostalgia filled piece recalling a hometown transformed by growth from a small town to a city with a bustling campus. The author notes progress alongside memories from a funeral gathering of relatives and a reunion with cousins. Bishop Paul Hardin offered a wry expert definition at a family service bureau meeting.
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Yesteryear
Cousins
the College
Paul Hardin
Family Service Bureau
Help For The Underachiever In North Carolina
The Learning Institute of North Carolina’s Advancement School in Winston-Salem studied aiding underachieving students with U S Education, state, and Carnegie funding. Data show 44 percent improved grades among 250 eighth graders. 53 percent better class performance. 65 percent better attitudes. 90 percent of boys expected to finish high school. The Institute asks the board to reorganize the program into a Curriculum Development Center to extend these materials statewide.
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Learning Institute of North Carolina
U. S. Office of Education
State Board of Education
Carnegie Corp
North Carolina Advancement School
Winston-Salem
Advancement School
Learning Institute
Terry Sanford
Gordon L. McAndrew
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North Carolina
Kennedy withdraws for calm tone in Davidson court fight
In Thomasville, attorney Carlis T. Kennedy stepped back from consideration for Recorder's Court judge to ease a controversy sparked by a 5-4 bar vote. Gov Dan K Moore would decide between Kennedy and incumbent L Roy Hughes, with public opinion favoring Hughes. The move aims to promote cordial relations among local attorneys. A Virginia deputy sheriff visiting Thomasville shares a cigarette rolling tip to curb smoking.
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Thomasville
Carlis T. Kennedy
Recorder’s Court
Kennedy
Thomasville Bar Assa
Carlos Kennedy
Dan K. Moore
Moore
L. Roy Hughes
Bar Association
Hughes
Davidson County Sheriff's Department
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