McGraw-Hill Faults and Follies Over Memoirs Scandal
In a caustic spoof, executives at McGraw-Hill weather a string of publishing scandals. A 101-year-old Indian author Chief Red Fox is accused of plagiarizing from James McGregor, leading to a settlement with the McGregor heirs. The mock dialogue lampoons editors’ responses and possible cover stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McGraw-Hill
Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
Chief Red Fox
James McGregor
Red Fox
McGregor
Ibiza
Wounded Knee
Two New Voters Registered at Central High
Deborah Brace and Carolyn Burney were sworn in as new voters during a young voter registration drive at Central High School on a Friday. Eligible voters are those turning 18 by November. The Guilford County Campaign for Young Voters sponsors the effort, with the High Point Youth Council assisting at area high schools. By March 24, 576 young people in High Point had registered through the campaign.
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Deborah Brace
Carolyn Burney
Central High School
Guilford County
Campaign For
High Point
High Point Area
County Measles Immunization Clinics Set Countywide
Eighteen clinics in Guilford County will offer one dose measles protection to children age 1 through 12. Two sites in High Point, at the County Health Dept building on Montlieu Avenue and Hillside Recreation Center, run 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Dr. Sarah Morrow says a new vaccine protects against red measles and German measles. Public nurses and volunteers will vaccinate using jet injectors at Allen Jay Primary Jamestown Elementary Nathanael Greene and Summerfield Schools.
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High Point
County Health Dept
Montlieu Avenue
Hillside Recreation Center
Sarah Morrow
Guilford County
Allen Jay
Jamestown
Nathanael Greene
Summerfield
Campaign leaders push caps on spending and taxes in North Carolina
Wilbur Hobby vows action for equal opportunity if elected governor while Hargrove Bowles opposes tax increases. Four candidates for lieutenant governor back campaign spending caps. Margaret Harper Roy Sowers Jim Hunt and Allen Barbee discuss costs at a Rocky Mount event. Creech names top aides including Everette Williams and Ed Hollowell as campaign chair and finance chief.
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Wilbur Hobby
North Carolina
Hobby
New Hanover
Margaret Harper
Southport
Roy Sowers Jr
Sanford
Jim Hunt
Wilson
Allen Barbee
Spring Hope
Rocky Mount
Duke University
Creech
Oliver Williams
Raleigh
Ed Hollowell
High Point Enterprise March 25 1972 news summary
The High Point Enterprise issue dated Saturday March 25 1972 reports local events and notices from the High Point area. It covers community affairs, announcements, and brief updates likely including city news, sports, and society items pertinent to residents.
Court Plea Bargaining Urged to Ease NC Docket Load
North Carolina Attorney General Robert Morgan advocates broader plea bargaining to reduce court case backlogs. He argues prosecutors and defense lawyers cling to fears of misinterpreted motives, noting pleas of guilty to lesser charges can resolve cases when evidence is not overwhelming.
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Robert Morgan
North Carolina
Morgan
Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers
Group Forms Lobby for Police Training Academy Plan
Governor's Law and Order Committee to push for 1.5 million funding for a North Carolina police training academy. A five member subcommittee will organize lobbying as Dunn and Bounds urge governor leadership and early action before the 1973-75 budget is finalized.
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Raleigh, N.C
Governor's Law and Order Committee
General Assembly
North Carolina
Bob Scott
Charles Dunn
State Bureau of Investigation
Sioner Lee Bounds
Bounds
Dunn
W. G. Ransdell Jr
State Department of Oe
Five Rural Water Systems Dedicated in Davidson County
Dedication ceremonies for five rural water systems in Davidson County drew guests including Farmer's Home Administrator James V. Smith U S Senator B Everett Jordan and Representative Wilmer Mizell. Smith praised local leadership and noted $12 million in federal loans support 647 miles of pipeline serving 56 000 rural residents. A Yadkin River filter plant currently upgrades to boost capacity to 4 million gallons daily.
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Davidson County
Farmer's Home
James V. Smith
U.S
B. Everett Jordan
Fifth District
Wilmer Mizell
Oklahoma
FHA
Nixon
Smith
Yadkin River
Budget research staff aims to link costs to outcomes
North Carolina moves to add a fiscal research division to tie state agency spending to program results. The staff, funded at $125,000, will audit the A budget and seek efficiency, with independence from the executive branch and reports to the General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Appropriations Committee
General Assembly
Mercer Duty
Doty
Executive Branch
Fiscal Research Division
Legislative Services Commission
West Point
Seven Convicted In Liquor Possession Cases
Seven persons were found guilty of illegal possession of whisky and wine for sale. Six-month suspended sentences and $25 fines plus costs were imposed on Effie Marie Tyson, Annie Watkins, Ethel Watkins, James D. Miller, Roy Carter, Minnie Lee White, and John Williams. Others faced nol pros with leave, dismissals, or reduced charges in related cases. one drug DUI case was changed to reckless driving, and a public drunkenness case was consolidated with that charge.
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Effie Marie Tyson
S. Elm Street
Annie Watkins
Harrison Street
Ethel Watkins
Harrison
James D. Miller
Hoskins Street
Roy Carter
Lake Street
Minnie Lee White
Park Street
John Williams
S. Elm
Henderson McCoy
Amos Street
Minnie McQueen
Asheboro Street
Jay Elwood Cox
Cox
Lyndon Lockhart Lassiter
Friddle Street
William Naylor Strickland
Greensboro
Dennis J. Pulliam
Hay Street
Joe Lewis Horne
Thomasville
Richard Trogdon
YMCA
Vandals Damage Stores And Chapel Under Construction
Vandals broke a plate glass window at Zayre department store and pushed over a wall at the new chapel at High Point College. Five workmen were erecting the wall earlier when juveniles were suspected to be involved. Thieves stole items from Robby Dills and a tape player from Mary Prince’s car. Several arrests followed for related offenses including DUI and receiving stolen goods.
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Westchester Drive
High Point College
Zayre Department Store
Robby Dills
Park Street
Austins Food Store
Mangum Avenue
Union Hill School
Mary Prince
Winslow Street
Highland Cotton Mill
Kenneth Ray Martin
W. Kearns Avenue
Billy G. Sutphin
Bracy Harold Welch
Wilkes Street
Franklin D. Hatchell
Richardson Street
Ulysses Welch
E. Washington Drive
Jack Lloyd Hacker
Fraley Road
Vernon Spainhour
Rt. 2
Greensboro
Ottis Crofts
Coltrane Court
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Skipper
Bowles
Selma-Smithfield High School
High Point Enterprise
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Surry
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Wake
Norwood Bryan Jr
Cumberland
David Bumgardner
Gaston
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Haislip
High Point Enterprise, Inc
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