Morgan Pushes Bond for Roads Despite Opposing Views
Sen. Robert F. Morgan said he would press a $200 million highway bond bill in the Legislature even as Gov. Sanford and the Highway Commission appear split on highway funding. Morgan noted Director W. F. Babcock called for $40 million more over two years and cited a commission chairman favoring $250 million. He urged a Sanford–Commission accord to avoid mixed signals.
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Raleigh
Cleveland
General Assembly
Highway Commission
Morgan
Sanford
Seven Named To Advisory Committee
Holt McPherson announces an advisory committee for the North Carolina Educational Council of National Purposes. Six college presidents plus the state superintendent will serve, including William Friday UNC and Deryl Hart Duke, with seven members total.
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North Carolina Educational Council of National Purposes
Holt McPherson
High Point Enterprise and Council
North Carolina
McPherson
William Friday
University of North Carolina
Deryl Hart
Duke University
Grier Martin
Davidson College
Wendell Patton Jr
High Point College
Harold Tribble
Wake Forest College
Leo Jenkins
East Carolina College
Charles F. Carroll
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Field Blazes Squelched by Local Firemen
Fire crews responded to seven field and brush fires sparked by nearby trash burning. Alarms sounded on Friends Avenue Woodruff Street Hamilton Street Glenmore Circle Kearns Street Morris Street with returns between 11:05 a.m. and 7:29 p.m. No significant property damage reported.
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Friends Avenue
Woodruff Street
Hamilton Street
Glenmore Circle
Kearns Street
Morris Street
Helicopters in Viet Nam Change War Pace and Morale
U S Army and Marine corps helicopter units deploy UH-1 and H34 choppers in Viet Nam. Crews face harsh heat and long shifts while flights guard columns and rescue, ferry supplies, and evacuate casualties. Armor and gear are improvised. hearts stay high amid loss and danger.
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U. S. Army
U. S. Marine Corps
Bell Helicopter Co
South Viet Nam
Marine Corps
Saigon
Viet Nam
Barbershop Quartets Sing Here at Heritage Event
The sixth annual Barbershop Harmony Heritage was held last night in Memorial Auditorium at High Point College. Sponsored by the High Point Optimist Club and presented by the Hi-Toms Chapter of SPEBSQSA, the program featured Gibson Girls of Gibsonia PA, Coachmen of Salisbury, Vagabond Quartet of Winston-Salem, and Dixie Colonels of High Point. A chorus of SPEBSQSA members from Salisbury, Thomasville, and High Point performed several numbers.
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Memorial Auditorium
High Point College
High Point Optimist Club
Hi - Toms
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Gibson Girls
Gibsonia
Coachmen
Salisbury
Vagabond Quartet
Winston - Salem
Dixie Colonels
High Point
Spebsqsa
Thomasville
Assembly progress hailed at Raleigh Democrats briefing
Senate President T Clarence Stone and House Speaker H Clifton Blue led a Saturday briefing for party faithful at the state legislative building. They outlined four priorities including Senate redistricting absentee ballot reforms utilities laws and expansion of higher education with a statewide community college system and four year status for Wilmington Asheville and Charlotte campuses.
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Senate
T. Clarence Stone
House
H. Clifton Blue
State Legislative
Jefferson Jackson
Raleigh
Bert Bennett
Edward Clark
Gov. Sanford
Jimmy V. Johnson
Tredell
Senate Finance Committee
Staton P. Williams
Stanly
Stone
Blue
North Carolina
General Assembly
Wilmington
Asheville
Charlotte
Mrs Neal Austin Named to North Carolina Civil Rights Study Group
Mrs Neal Austin of High Point was appointed to a sub committee to study off base problems facing Negro servicemen in North Carolina. The committee met in Winston-Salem with Joseph B Cheshire of Raleigh as chair and Dr Samuel E Duncan of Livingstone College in Salisbury as the third member.
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Neal Austin
High Point
North Carolina
Winston-Salem
United States Commission On Civil Rights
Austin
Joseph B. Cheshire
Raleigh
Samuel E. Duncan
Livingstone College
Salisbury
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Edward J. Dwight Jr
Kansas City
Kan
U.S
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Raleigh (Ap
Democratic Party
Mrs. Austin
Main St
Winston Rd
C. DeWitt Holton
Idrug Stores
Main St.college Village Shopping Center
Tampax
Colgate
Hallmark
Johnson
BOC
Hepatica
Bayer Aspirin
Paas
Alophen
Eckerd
Eckerd’s
Eckerd's
Eckerd‘s
DeWitt Holton
S. Main ST
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