Peanut Farmer Opposes Carter on Sumter Bond Plan
Plains Georgia peanut farmer James Gaston a Sumter County school board member opposes President Carter's $2 million bond proposal to consolidate two high schools. Gaston argues renovations exceed one seventh the cost of consolidation and notes Plains High School and Union High School would be closed with potential loss of local heritage tied to the Carters.
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Gaston
Atlanta Journal- Constitution
Jimmy
Carters
Plains High I
The
Union High School
Leslie
Plains
United States
Smaller Cars Less Gasoline Higher Federal Tax Foreseen
Washington AP reports that if President Carter's energy program shifts, Americans may see smaller cars using less gasoline and a higher federal tax per gallon. Natural gas prices are expected to rise significantly, with accompanying impacts likely felt broadly.
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Washington
Carter
Brother Billy
Amoco
Plains
Smithfield KKK Sign Azed in Smithfield North Carolina
A 50 foot billboard near Smithfield displayed a United Klans of America message against communism and integration. The sign was toppled by locals after a 10 year display, with Cecil Hamilton, Exalted Cyclops, saying the group may relocate. Police and troopers monitored the area with no incidents reported.
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Smithfield
N.C
North Carolina
United Klans of America, Inc
Cecil Hamilton
Cyclops
Johnston County
Hamilton
Highway Patrol
Overpayments by VA Office Probed in Winston-Salem
Federal investigators will probe allegations that a VA regional office in Winston-Salem allowed GI Bill overpayments totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. The review focuses on school compliance surveys and reporting methods used to determine veterans education benefits.
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Winston-Salem
Veterans Administration Office
H.W. Johnson
Winston-Salem Journal
Washington
Journal
Police kept secret intelligence files on leaders in the 1960s and 70s
The Charlotte Observer reports Charlotte police kept secret intelligence files on religious political and academic leaders in the 1960s and 70s. Files reportedly covered Mayor John Belk evangelist Billy Graham and state Sen. Fred Alexander among at least 500 people.
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Charlotte
N.C
Charlotte Observer
John Belk
Billy Graham
Fred Alexander
D-Mecklenburg
Observer
Belk
Alexander
J.C. Goodman
Goodman
A.J. Europa
Europa
Rudolph Turbeville
Mecklenburg County
Turbeville
Eleanor Roosevelt blamed for FDR romance and death says son
Elliot Roosevelt says in a new book that Eleanor's self focus spurred Franklin D Roosevelt into an affair with his secretary and contributed to his death. He claims Mrs Roosevelt warned him off in 1918 and Sara Roosevelt pressured him to abandon the affair to protect his political path.
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New York
Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Elliot
Elliot Roosevelt
R. Eleanor Roosevelt
Ladies Home Journal
Roosevelt
Mrs Roosevelt
Fdr
Sara Roosevelt
Trust Department
High Point Bank
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John Jr
Peanut Farmer
Smithfield Kkk
Congress
Noth
Mann Drug Store
Hew
Jamestown
Barry Schultheiss
G. E. Peter Schultheiss
CLU
Wrenn ST
High Point
Metropolitan
High Point Enterprise
Son
Eleanor
Calvary United Methodist Church
E. Green
Herman Billings
Mann
Maker
Marvel
the Trust Department
High Point Bank and Trust Company
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