Roy B Culler Jr Named Mayor Pro Tem In High Point
Roy B Culler Jr a Democratic leader and businessman in High Point has been chosen mayor pro tem as he begins a new City Council term. He led the Democrat ticket in votes on May 4 with 4679, finishing 149 behind Republican Bill Bencini, the mayoral winner. Culler, a Wake Forest Graduate and Air Force veteran, emphasizes council priorities on street improvements and public works while maintaining cooperation with the Republican mayor. He and his wife Dorothy Pegram have four children and reside at 1223 Westwood.
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Culler
Bill Bencini
Dorothy Pegram
High Point
National Upholstery Co
Robert Davis
Hargrave Military Academy
Georgia Military Academy
Wake Forest University
Emerywood Baptist Church
Rotary Club
Southern Furniture Exposition
Westwood
Contrivances in News Media and Television's Power
An editor argues that TV news fabricates reality by selectively editing footage and shaping public perception. He cites Muggeridge on myth making, notes profit-driven networks, and warns media theater distorts truth while threatening trust in American institutions.
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Malcom Muggeridge
Punch
Ananias
Chicago
London
Jerry Rubin
CBS
Pentagon
Spiro
Ralph Nader
Carolina lawmakers push 150 million water sewer bond plan
Senator N Hector McGeachy Jr proposes a 150 million bond issue to finance water and sewer facilities with state seed money and local matching funds. The plan foresees 75 million for water systems and 75 million for sewage treatment, distributed with up to 25 percent local share.
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Raleigh
Hector McGeachy Jr
Cumberland
North Carolina
En- Meganal Sea
McGeachy
Bob Scott
Scott
Advisory Budget Commission
North Carolina League of Municipalities
North Carolina Assn
State Board of Water and Air Resources
Leigh Wilson
N. C. League of Municipalities
Ping Pong as a Bridge in U S China Ties
A reflective piece recalls how ping pong helped American and Chinese people connect during and after World War II. The author suggests sport could ease tensions and spur diplomacy between Washington and Peking, citing 1950s memories of US troops popularizing the game in China and reports on resumed relations.
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United States
China
United Nations
Washington
Peking
Army
Germany
Adopting a Mailman Rover Leads Riley Through E Green Drive
German shepherd Riley follows mailman Ted Connor along the route from Franklin Avenue each day. The dog, born last summer, has become a one man follower, shy around others and always behind the postman. Connor notes the dogs occasionally nip at cats and disrupt flower beds, yet Riley is a quiet, loyal companion who helps warn of other dogs.
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Riley
Ted Connor
E. Green Drive
Connor
Guilford Technical Institute A Growth in County Education
Guilford Technical Institute GTI grows from a High Point hosiery and upholstery training effort to Guilford County Industrial Education Center and then GTI By 1970 enrollment reached 1 554 with 86 percent of students from Guilford County The Jamestown campus along with Greensboro High Point and other sites support day and night classes and a wide array of vocational programs funded by the county and state.
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Guilford County
High Point
Guilford County Industrial Education Center
Guilford Technical Institute
English Road
Jamestown
Greensboro
GTI
Community College
Luther Medlin
William Penn High School
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Roy B. Culler Jr
Robert Marks
Enterprise
Roy B. Culler Sr
Iola Davis Culler
News
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Muggeridge
New York City
Americas
Vietnam
Ing Agnew
U. S
Sens
McGovern
D-S.d
Muskie
Dme
Fulbright
D-Ark
America
ABC
NBC
By Bryan Haislip
By Robert Marks
Doe
Franklin Avenue
Postman
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