Narrowest of Margins in French Presidential Race
In the 1970s French election Valery Giscard d Estaing won with 30.71 percent, defeating Francois Mitterand who secured 49.29 percent as Communists and Socialists formed an unprecedented alliance. The result ends 16 years of Gaullist rule and tests Giscard d Estaing as he forms a government amid economic worries and inflation.
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Julius Caesar
France
Gaul
Valery Giscard d
Francois Mitterand
Communists
Socialists
Popular Front
Giscard d
Charles de Gaulle
Fifth Republic
de Gaulle
National Assembly
Giscard d’Estaing
Mitterand
Press manners critique amid Nixon transcripts furor
An editorial rails at intrusive reporting as reporters swarm for comments from Mrs Patricia Nixon outside the White House over presidential transcripts. The piece praises small city practices where journalists respect mourners and avoid sensational graveyard questions.
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Patricia Nixon
White House
Oil For The Wheels Raise Eyebrows In State Travel
Budget observers condemn a Raleigh to Kill Devil Hills trip by 50 planning and budget employees as a costly raid on the treasury. State Budget Officer Kenneth Howard defends the outing, likening it to Beech Mountain travel last year as part of new planning work not feasible in an office. About $3000 is cited, with the trip routed via the nearest ABC store. Critics call it monkey business and question fuel policy relevance.
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Kenneth Howard
Beech Mountain
Raleigh
Kill Devil Hills
ABC
Marcia Seligson
Los Angeles
Miami Beach
Seligman
Projecting the news Marriage American Style
Americans increasingly formalize weddings with contracts detailing duties and possible divorce terms. Ethnic and eclectic ceremonies rise, with diverse costumes and receptions emphasizing food trends and spectacle. Weddings remain a billion-dollar business, yet about four in ten marriages end in divorce.
High Point College receives gratitude and praises
A long public letter from Bob L. Parrish praises High Point College for transforming lives, especially a Randolph County farmer’s son who rose to success. The note, among many, underscores community support for Christian higher education and its role in government, morality, and liberty. Also reported: Commerce Street wing topping out at the Southern Furniture Market Center. Memorial Day Service planned at Floral Garden Park Cemetery with Lt Col Douglas Farmer as speaker and WHPE radio broadcast. Law Month observations praise youth support for law and order and communal responsibility.
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Randolph County
High Point College
High Point
Elsie
Phil Kneisley
Commerce Street
Southern Furniture Market Center
George W. Lyles Jr
U. S
Veterans’ Memorial
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Gordon Weathers
Douglas H. Farmer
Pentagon
Taylor M. Simpson
Moral Garden Park Cemetery
Floral Garden
T. C. Potts
WHPE
What Does Low Crime Rate Really Mean
James M. Kelly argues that low reported crime may mask underlying issues and that crime rates rely on reporting and media portrayal. He cites Chief Pritchett and Mayor Clapp, asserting political accountability and public scrutiny shape police effectiveness and trust in High Point.
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High Point
Laurie Pritchett
Newsmaker
Ramsey Clark
America
Clapp
Pritchett
Soaper Advocates Youth Understanding Amid Middle Age Talk
The senator remarks that middle age is a period when understanding wanes between youth and old age. Tilly's boss criticizes her work pace and assigns a diet as a corrective step.
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Soaper
Press power and anti busing debated in a heated letter
A reader claims the nation tops a brink of destruction if press and a few liberal senators, led by Ted Kennedy, are not curbed. He alleges media bias by the Washington Post and New York Times and calls for a Justice Dept. FBI investigation and action against anti Nixon critics.
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Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Ted Kennedy
Washington Post
New York Times
Nixon
Paul Harvey
WMFR
Justice Dept
FBI
What The Bible Says On Equality
A doctrinal meditation arguing that the Bible does not teach human equality and urges readers to study scripture on equality and to compare with the Declaration of Independence. It Claims God created diversity, warns against forced homogenization, and asserts segregation is biblical by example from Babel.
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Tower of Babel
Adam
Satan
God
Babel
Heaven
Hell
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Boors
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The
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Boston
George
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California
Pomona
Los Angeles Times
Tong
James M. Kelly
Brentwood St
Tilly
New York
Jack Anderson
John Roche
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