J Y Bell Leads Andrews Band From Small Town Roots
J Y Bell, raised in Selma North Carolina, built T Wingate Andrews High School band from 15 to 120 members since 1956. The group earned an invitation to the Olympic Marching Band competition in Germany this summer with 138 members to travel. Bell’s career spans private lessons in Wilson, time with the U S Army band, and degrees from NCCU and Michigan. He emphasizes discipline, teamwork, and student growth.
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Keith Carter
J. Y. Bell
North Carolina
Selma
North Carolina A & T State University
T. Wingate Andrews High School
Bell
Andrews
United States
Germany
Gary Garrison
Andrews Band
Garrison
Johnston County
Raleigh
Wilson
Philadelphia
New York City
Trombone
Young Bell
New York
Erskine Hawkins
U.S. Army
Ruth Price
Reidsville
North Carolina Central University
Durham
University of Michigan
Chapel Hill
High Point
William Penn High School
Penn
Andrews High School
William Penn
Editor's Notebook on a Russian Roulette Cure
On a bus out of Atlanta I meet Dr Homer Hardscrabble head of anthropology at Backwater Tech He advocates the Society for the Promotion of Russian Roulette to cull fools and raise IQ He claims Backwater Tech is unaccredited and limited to students who accept segregated dorms He sketches harsh schemes to curb stupidity and ends with the town sign Backwater Tech and no public funds.
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Atlanta
Homer Hardscrabble
Backwater Tech
Backwater
Margaret Mead
SPRR
Southern Pacific Railroad
Society For the
Hardscrabble
Prof. Hardscrabble
The New Teacher Profile From a Nation of Educators
A North American Newspaper Alliance piece surveys American teachers, noting 60 percent identify as conservatives, decline in party membership, and high election participation. It details demographics, education levels, hours worked, salaries, and active political fundraising by NEA and AFT ahead of the 1972 elections.
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Benjamine
Alliance
NEW York
National Education Assn. Research Division
American Federation of Teachers
Nixon
NEA
AFT
Education Association
Parent-Teacher Association
The
The Damned and TV Censorship Reflect a Deeper Ills
Sunday Accent argues the flap over The Damned on TV reveals a broader decline in U S television. The piece cites censorship claims by Writers Guild leader David Rintels, condemns reruns and bland programming, and argues TV distorts reality and mocks serious topics.
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United States
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
David W. Rintels
Rintels
Writers Guild of America
Guild
Roaming the Piedmont Youth Rally and Poultry News
The Central Baptist Assn Youth Rally at Green Street Baptist Church runs Friday to Sunday with Rev J Fenton Moorhead leading Believe In 72. Other performers include The Rhymes With Reasons and Chuck Ward. Also notes North Carolina poultry industry actions and a windy anecdote about a wig blown off a woman's head.
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Green Street Baptist Church
Central Baptist Assn
J. Fenton Moorhead
First Baptist Church
W. Palm Beach, Fla
Chuck Ward
Gregg Gibbardt
Steve Shoemaker
North Carolina
Union Theological Seminary
New York
Armonk
Critics Target Public Schools In Nationwide Debate
In Thomasville Davidson dateline critics challenge public education citing Charles Silberman's Carnegie funded study Crisis in the Classroom. He argues schools prioritize obedience over intellect and discusses reform, due process, and open lunch policies amid recent student pressure and a pending board of education meeting.
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Charles Silberman
Carnegie Foundation
Silberman
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By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
By Robert Marks
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Rintel
Rally For the Young
By Braxton Younts
N. C. Poultry Federation
Federation
Haven
Davidson
Ven Carver
Thomasville
Board of Education
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