Kernersville Wrecker Crew Moves Heavy Rigs Fast
Ned R. Stuart and son Robert operate a Navy bomber crash wrecker from Mountain Street Kernersville. They clear wrecks on northern Piedmont highways using a crane winch system, stretching up to 850 feet of cable and 20 snatch blocks to lift ten ton loads.
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Ned R. Stuart
Kernersville
Mountain Street
Stuart
Bodenheimer Street
S. Main Street
Ford
Piedmont
Robert
Stuarts
Navy
Kernersvilleman
A & T College
Greensboro
High Point
Thomasville
Citizen of Any Century Ed Welch, Moonshiner Turned Farmer
Ed Welch returns to Big Witch Creek on the Cherokee Reservation after prison and moonshining to farm 140 acres. He joined Wrights Creek Baptist Church, became Sunday School superintendent and treasurer, and tithes his crops and time. He can pass no land to heirs, yet his life exemplifies hard work and faith.
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Tom Wood
Big Witch Creek
Ed Welch
Smokies
Caledonia
Katie
Sam
Welches
Wright's Creek
Christ
Paul
God
Motorist Chases Ambulance. Cousin Destined to Talk
In East St. Louis Julius Moore sped after a speeding ambulance during an emergency run and was pursued by police at speeds up to 70 mph. He said he sought to overtake the vehicle because the driver was his cousin and he wanted to talk to him. Moore faces five traffic violation charges.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
Julius Moore
Moore
1961 Cars Drop Dogleg Windshield Obstacle
Detroit AP reports a major 1961 model change reducing or removing the dogleg windshields that intruded into door areas. GM leads the redesign, Ford and Chrysler follow with trims and new engines, while Cadillacs, Oldsmobiles, Buicks and Pontiacs introduce smaller, interchangeable bodies and new styling aimed at the Thunderbird market.
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Detroit
General Motors
Ford
Mercury
Ford Motor Co
Cadillac
Oldsmobile
Buick
Pontiac
Duke appoints surgeon as interim Duke president
Dr. Deryl Hart, longtime chair of Duke Medical Center Surgery, named president pro-tem to lead Duke University from July 1 while a permanent president is chosen. Hart, born near Buena Vista Georgia, built a top US surgery program and helped grow the Duke Medical Center.
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Norman K. Nelson Durham
Duke University
Deryl Hart
Duke Medical Center
Hollis Edens
Dr. Hart
United States
Buena Vista
Alabama Line
Emory University
Atlanta
Hart
Enrollment Crisis Looms as UC Faces Growth Strain
California leaders fear higher education cannot keep pace with population surge. UC, with 45 000 students on seven campuses, may need to educate up to 105 000 by 1975, prompting calls for a three way expansion across the university system and junior colleges.
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Berkeley
Calif
California
University of California
Clark Kerr
U.C
Elmo Morgan
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Ned Stuart
Braxton Younts
Little Ed Welch
Jack Luzzatto
U.S
Idaho City
Oise
Beere
Thompson and Awkins
Manon
Norman
Champs
Paris Street
Portugal
Capital of Georgia
Grace Kelly
Rnce
Yutang
Remsen
Casa
Isle
Washington
Edsel
the Automobile Manufacturers’ Assn
Duke
Georgia
Emory
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Duke University School of Medicine
Pine Forest
Durham
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