Preyer Defends Debt Vote in High Point Speech
Richardson Preyer, the NC Democrat, urged credibility and fiscal responsibility after supporting a higher federal debt limit. He attacked demagoguery and warned that opposing the debt increase could spark economic chaos, while praising a new budget reform law that forces annual spending limits and tighter appropriations.
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North Carolina
U.S. House of Representatives
Richardson Preyer
High Point
Preyer
New York
Congress
Pryor
Sen
Sam Ervin
Gone With The Wind TV deal signals 1976 NBC showcase
NBC buys rights for five million dollars to air Gone With The Wind on its network in 1976 as part of bicentennial observances. The film, a Hollywood landmark with a 3.9 million production cost and near 80 million gross in later releases, highlights shifting media formats and enduring star power.
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Hollywood
National Broadcasting Co
NBC
South
Clark Gable
Vivien Leigh
Leslie Howard
Olivia de Haviland
Rhett Butler
Scarlett O'Hara
Kinfolks Under the Skin in a Fire of Charity
A sermon contrasts human diversity with shared humanity drawn from Acts 17 26. It notes visible differences in race language and faith yet argues all are kinfolks under the skin and recalls a Protestant community's swift, generous response after a Catholic family’s fire.
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England
United States
Two Great Doctrines of Fatherhood and Brotherhood
A reflection on shared humanity during disasters. The piece recalls floods near Louisville and a hospital scene where diverse people find kinship under strain. It emphasizes that in crises, differences fade and all become one human family united by compassion and common origin.
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Ohio
Louisville
Mars Hill
Nixon Faces Impeachment Fight Amid World Crises
The piece argues President Nixon is focused on fending off impeachment, neglecting economic woes and foreign policy. It warns of soaring prices, unemployment, and energy shortages, plus rising crime and social unrest. Kissinger pursues limited gains while China and the Soviet Union threaten broader conflict.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
United States
General Accounting Office
Congress
Henry Kissinger
State Department
Middle East
Kissinger
Moscow
Memorial Day Observed as Nation Remembers Fallen
Veterans and local groups honor war dead on Memorial Day, reflecting on its origins and meaning. The piece recalls Gen. Logan’s 1868 designation of May 30, other historical notes, and quotes public figures about vigilance and liberty. It also mentions local civic events, donations to hospital funds, and a retrospective on the Breakers Hotel in Atlantic City.
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China
United States
Nixon
Kissinger
Africa
Portugal
Angola
Mozambique
South Africa
State Department
Rhodesia
Washington
U.S
Latin America
Cuba
Fidel Castro
France
Germany
Turkey
India
New Delhi
James J. Kilpatrick
John A.logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Walt Mason
Daniel Webster
Rotary
Charles McAnally
Edgar Hartley
High Point Club
High Point
Tom Warford
Abe Harris
Charles Remfrey
Bellboys
Breakers
Atlantic City
Charlie
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Edgedale
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Knoxville
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A. T. Wishart
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Oregon
Lee Cain
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Roy Watts
James H. Millis
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