Merit-Demerit Controversy Hits City Civil Service Panel
The High Point Civil Service Commission faces partisan pressure as City Council party lines split to support a General Assembly bill granting the commission authority to hear appeals from demerits. Backed by Democrats and opposed by Republicans, the measure aims to clarify workers rights to contest department head decrees within city government.
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High Point Civil Service Commission
General Assembly
Civil Service Commission
Police Department
Police
North State Telephone Company
Asbury
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
J. F. Hayden
Chapel Hill
Howard Lee
High Point
The
Arts Council
Washington
Capitol
John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Triad Civitan Club
Civitan Club
Lion Andrew “Buck” Spaugh
Englander
Walt Disney Productions
Tenacious Guilford County Woman Faces School Discipline Debate
In 1974 North Carolina General Assembly, Miss Keesee pushed to ban paddling in public schools. After blocked, she tried a broad resolution urging the State Board of Education to study school climate and promote self discipline, hoping for legislative support.
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Guilford County
North Carolina
Keesee
Dle
State Board of Education
Power of Negative Thought in Moral Life
The piece argues for balance between positive thinking and the negative in daily life. It cites Dr. Peale and his Power of Positive Thinking, then stresses the need for negatives in discipline, morality, and self-control. It highlights biblical negatives like Thou Shalt Not and Get thee behind Me, urging ministers to preach both Do and Don’t to guide behavior.
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Dr. Peale
New York
Peele
Moses
Mount Sinai
Jesus Christ
Lord Christ
Jesus
Ford
Capitol Hill
Long life for autos with proper care and a practical mechanic
Enterprise Editor Emeritus Holt McPherson notes Pennsylvania mechanic skill keeps cars running. He cites high mileage relics, gas mileage data, and the value of maintenance manuals while detailing a 1953 Chevrolet with 139,000 miles and a 1936 Chevy pickup over 400,000 miles. The piece also lists local notices and community events.
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National Automobile Association
Pennsylvania
Nixon Shadow: CIA Role In Watergate May Explode
Senator Baker builds a case that the CIA was deeply involved in Watergate. The report centers on former CIA operative E Howard Hunt and his ties to a CIA front, Mulllen and Co. and the White House payroll. Baker cites documents and interviews to suggest broader CIA involvement than public testimony reflects.
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CIA
Washington
Sen
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Central Intelligence Agency
E. Howard Hunt
White House
Baker
Vernon Walters
Hunt
Bernard Malloy
Daniel Ellsberg
Richard Helms
Mullen and Co
Bay of Pigs
Bernard Barker
Barker
Watergate
Ellsberg
Robert Bennett
Mullen CIA
Bennett
New England
Chappaquiddick
Denver
Dita
Chile
Salvador Allende
Las Vegas
Hank Greenspun
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Mullen
Robert Mahen
California
Mort Jackson
FBI
WFO
Washington Field Office
H. R. Haldeman
Haldeman
Les Whitten
Mullen Company
Watergate Times
Fred Thompson
CAPITAL VIEWPOINT Ford's Weaknesses & Strengths
This commentary weighs Gerald Ford's reputation in Washington. It contrasts perceived public traits with private judgments, noting Ford's steadiness, decisiveness, and administrative skill, while labeling him slow to adopt new ideas and lacking charisma. It portrays a cautious, cabinet-like presidency potential.
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Holt McPherson Enterprise
Peter Michelmore
Michelmore
Euphrata
Disney
Louis J. Fisher Sr
Better Business Bureau
Chicago
Mr. Nixon
Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate
Gerald Ford
Johnson
Gerry
Gerry Ford
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