Legislator Favored by Courts for Traffic Offense
In Raleigh area reporting, Rep. George W. Breece from Cumberland County faced a speeding charge in Bladen County. He pleaded to a reduced charge of exceeding a safe speed, paying a $100 fine plus costs. Prosecutor Eubanks defended the decision as discretionary favoritism toward an influential legislator.
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George W. Breece
Cumberland County
Breece
North Carolina
Bladen County
R. C. Soles
Columbus County
Eubanks
Raleigh
Soles
Fayetteville
Regional park plan tests Guilford Alamance bonds
Guilford and Alamance officials back a border park near a Burlington reservoir but Greensboro and High Point rivals loom. The park would require state help amid scarce funds, risking a stalled 3 500 acre project and a possible Guilford Forsyth park failure. Commissioner Shaw urges patience while others press for a park priority in Raleigh.
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Guilford
Alamance
Burlington
Robert Shaw
Gaston Faison
Piedmont Triad
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
High Point
Burlington West
West Guilford
Triad Park
Guilford-Forsyth
Guilford and
Forsyth
Piedmont Regional Parks Commission
Guilford-Forsyth Park
Richard Maxwell
Shaw
Kissinger delays Latin America trip again
The Christian Science Monitor notes Secretary of State Henry Kissinger postponed his planned Latin America tour for the fourth time in months due to Vietnam developments. Latin Americans express frustration over repeated postponements, fearing strained ties and questioning Kissinger’s apparent disinterest, as trade and economic issues remain vital to U.S. relations with the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kissinger
Latin America
Vietnam
U.S
Kissinger
Dr. Kissinger
Washington
Home gardening grows as shoppers seek tastier tomatoes
The piece notes millions will garden at home amid inflation and cost concerns, influenced by taste and freshness. It contrasts homegrown tomatoes with bland supermarket fruit, citing a Department of Agriculture survey and urging planting tomatoes, strawberries, corn, lettuce, and herbs for better flavor.
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Ford
White House
Department of Agriculture
Rotary Exchange Team Journeys Through Sydney Australia
A Rotary District 769 exchange team describes a busy second week in Sydney and Dee Why, enjoying a jet-powered rescue boat ride in rain, watching rugby league, touring Pittwater House Grammar School and a hospital, visiting Colonial Sugar Refinery, Quantas maintenance, and Sydney Harbour sailing aboard Captain Phillip, with hospitality from local Rotarians and reflections on gratitude to families and clubs.
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Sydney
Australia
Rotary
Dee Why
Dee Why Ice Picks Club
Pittwater House Grammar School
America
Seventh Day Adventist Hospital
Phillip
Queen Elizabeth
St. Ives
Chip Wood
Leslie Cox
Colonial Sugar Refinery Co
Chemical
Rotary Foundation
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Life Of Uselessness Revisited
The column revisits Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis amid denials and gossip, contrasting public adulation with private spending. It claims she abandoned a role of national exemplar for luxury, reporting on Onassis funds, allowances, and purchases, and concludes she chose a life of uselessness while consuming vast luxuries.
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Washington
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
America
Mary Todd Lincoln
Eleanor Roosevelt
White House
Camelot
Dallas
Coretta King
Aristotle Onassis
Manhattan
Jackie
Onassis
Christina
Jacqueline
Good Items And Bad TO THE EDITOR
Eva Luther Randieman criticizes George W Cornell and Dr Swidler for their views on the Lord's Prayer saying Our Father implies masculine gender and condemning the idea of gender neutrality. She praises G H Lambeth of Thomasville for a strong letter aligning with her views.
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G. H. Lambeth
Thomasville
George W. Cornell
Dr. Swidler
Jesus
Eva Luther Randieman
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Joe Brown
THE
Raleigh News & Observer
Christian Science Monitor
Agriculture Department
Icricks
Sydney Harbour
Quantas
Indian Ocean
Jackie Onassis
Bloomingdale’s
Onassises
Nancy Tuckerman
New Jersey
Ms. Tuckerman
New York
Fifth Avenue
Union Square
NEA
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