High Point Zoning War Highlights Regional Fear and Distrust
The piece argues that High Point's extraterritorial zoning provoked fear of annexation in Davidson and Randolph counties and across North Carolina, revealing a broader pattern of resistance to government control. It urges better initial talks with neighbors and warns that unregulated development harms High Point and surrounding areas, fueling distrust of the “big fellow.”
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High Point
Davidson
Randolph Points
Randolph
Remembering J. E. Dowd a pillar of North Carolina journalism
The obituary honors J. E. Dowd known as Bill Dowd for shaping Charlotte News and influencing the Observer and the News. It highlights his mentorship of figures like W. J. Cash, Cameron Shipp, Marion Har grove, and Peter McKnight, his insistence on high public standards, and his dedication to training young journalists as a memorial to his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E
Bill) Dowd
Charlotte News
Observer
the News
W. J. Cash
Cameron Shipp
Marion Hargrove
Peter McKnight
Dick Youngs
Bill Dowd
Boswell
Tax policy hearings weigh over Vietnam funding
Editorial analysis notes the Congressional Fiscal Policy subcommittee, led by Rep. Martha Griffiths, will study taxation as a tool to stabilize the economy amid President Johnson’s Vietnam revenue program. Dirksen predicts a tax increase before November. Democrats fear inflation and voters’ pocketbook impact.
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Congressional Fiscal Policy Subcommittee
Congress
Martha Griffiths
D Mich
Johnson
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Viet Nam
Griffiths
Ray J. Madden
D Ind
House Rules Committee
General Motors
Washington
Sen. Dirksen
Sen
Dirksen
Guardian of globe or in limited role debate widens in Vietnam policy
The deep rift in U S Vietnam policy is not hawks versus doves but between those who want a large U S role globally and those who advocate a limited one. The piece argues four postwar presidents pursued expansive power, acting as world policeman, while critics say Asia and others should handle tyranny themselves. The Vietnam crisis sharpens this enduring divide.
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Bruce Biossat
Washington
Enterprise Assn
United States
Hawks
Doves
U.S
Europe
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
Lebanon
The
Congo
Thailand
Laos
Viet Nam
Korea
Guatemala
Dominican Republic
United Nations
America
U. N
Asia
Cambodia
Burma
India
Malaysia
U. S
Teen Club Haven Grows In Suburban Churches
Suburban churches create Teen Clubs in fellowship halls to serve neighborhood teens, drawing in youths with few places to go at night. In Fairfax County near Washington the Mount Vernon Methodist Church partners with Lutheran and Presbyterian churches, building a 200-member Friday and teen group. The clubs transform youths by shedding old gangs, with some youths moving toward Christian service and others seeking guidance, while issues like smoking and loneliness surface.
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Ray Cromley
Washington Correspondent Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Fairfax County
Washington
Mount Vernon Methodist Church
Presbyterian
Chains
Notes on News Teen Club Offers Safe Space for Teens
A local teen club volunteers to run a self governed space with a coffee house and games. Young people from neighborhood churches lead activities while adult counselors and two pastors oversee strict rules. Teens attend for dialogue, support, and companionship, saying they had no place like it before.
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South Viet Nam
Existing beauty and civic progress in North Carolina noted
A column highlights Gov. Dan Moore’s inclusion of Cleveland County in the Piedmont Crescent and praises regional cooperation across counties. It also reports plans for a new Asheboro congressional office for Rep. Harold Cooley, the 1966 State Highway maps release, Hodgin’s Rotary exchanges, Studebaker’s end, and Dr. Lois Edinger as a leading Meredith College presidential candidate.
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Dan Moore
Cleveland County
Piedmont Crescent
Cleveland
Gaston
Mecklenburg
Guilford
High Point
Shelby
Raleigh
South Carolina Line
Moore
Harold Cooley
Asheboro
Federal
Cooley
Nashville
Montgomery
Orange
Chatham
Randolph
Davidson
Capitol Hill
State Highway Commission
N. C
Canton
Haywood County
Gwen Hester
Carolina
Wilmington
Manteo
Cherokee
Lois Edinger
Meredith College
Carlyle Campbell
Meredith
Baptist College
North Carolina
East
Edinger
U. S
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Africa
Charles de Gaulle
France
J. E. Dowd
High Point Enterprise
Sera Moda
Putte Be
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Enterprise, Inc
North Main Strait
M. C
Associated Press
N.C
Associated Presa
High Point Entery Pree, Inc
U.S. Guardian of Globe
Mite
Sassen de
Holt McPherson
Fternon
Michael
God
Thomasville
G. R. Hodgin
Buenos Aires
Rotary
Chair City
Hodgin
Lima
Peru
Santiago
Chile
Andes
Argentina
Studebaker
South Bend
Ind
Hamilton
Ontario
Vernon
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