Typographical slips amuse readers in old newspaper gaffes
A collection of newspaper word mishaps shows how a single misprint or off color term can create bizarre headlines and sentences. Examples span King Features to local papers like the Tucson Daily Star and Philadelphia Inquirer, illustrating editorial slips and readers’ reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hyman
King Features Sync
Kansas
Miami Herald
Ann
Zeke
Billboard
San Antonio Express
Philadelphia Inquirer
Eisenhower
Boston Globe
J. Brown
Cities struggle to retain police amid pay and pressures
North Carolina cities report growing trouble keeping officers as low pay long hours and public hostility drive many young men from the force. Burlington notes a five officer shortfall and Raleigh and Greensboro report double digit turnover, with the courts and public opinion cited as key factors.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Tar Heel
Alfred H. Gar
Gardner
Tom Davis
Greensboro
A. R. Sluder
Asheville
A Leisurely North Carolina Driving Tour for the Family
A nostalgic weekend gasped for a family road trip from Greensboro through High Point Lexington Salisbury and Charlotte with stops at Boone's Cave Salis bury and Fairy Stone State Park. The route highlights historical sites parks and industrial towns ending back in Greensboro for a full day’s adventure plan.
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Peter Ney
France
Marshal Ney
High Point
Lexington
Boone’s Cave
Daniel Boone
Hichock Lake
U.S. 29
North Carolina
Virginia
Fairy Stone State Park
Philpott Lake
N.C
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Jim Bishop
T. Smith
U. S
Ner of
Burlington
Hornet’s Nest
Salisbury
Saulsbury
Cornwallis
Keene
Old Third Creek Presbyterian Church
Hingeleen
Thyatira
Mooresville Avenue
Richfield
Kannapolis
Cannon Mills
U.S. 601
Concord
U.S
Charlotte
James Polk
Jefferson Davis
Stonewall Jackson
N. Tryon Street
Mint Museum OF Art
Eastover Park
U.S. Mint
Belmont
United States
Albemarle
Goo
State
Morrow Mountain State Park
Morrow Mountain
U.S. 52
Asheboro
Home
Confederacy
Reidsville
Une
Virginia State Line
Danville
U.S. 58
Martinsville
Hanging Rock State Park
Lauratown Mountains
Hanging Rock
Moore's Knob
Winston-Salem
Piedmont
Pennsylvania
Wachovia
Winston and Salem
Wake Forest College
Salem College and Academy
Old Salem
Old Salem Road
Salem Tavern
America
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Iris Gardens
U.S. 158
Pose
Onocal
American Petroleum Institute
Winston- Salem
Salem
Raleion
North
Richmond
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