Saturday Voting Shows An Apathetic Electorate
Saturday voting exposed voter apathy in Guilford County as incumbents and rivals faced off amid re apportionment. Several races ended without strong issues while veterans held their seats. turnout was low with only about one in five eligible voters showing up.
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Tors Kemp
McLendon
Dale Montgomery
Montgomery
Percy Sears
Willard Gourley
Henry A. Millis Jr
H. D. Mauldin
William Folk
Guilfordians
Senate
House
Jack Lynch
Frye
Lynch
Guilford
Billy Grahams London Crusade Faces Mixed Welcome
Evangelist Billy Graham enters a London crusade amid opposition from Anglican clergy and students while drawing support from backers in the United States. Oxford hecklers and a critical British press foreshadow a high profile campaign as Graham sustains his controversial, vigorous preaching approach.
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Billy Graham
London
Oxford
Dr. Graham
Bob Jones
Greenville
S. C
Graham
Anglican Church Times
Britain
Editorial Famine And Monsoons In India and Orissa drought
The monsoon may end a drought in India and Orissa but could disrupt emergency food shipments. Government efforts include a $4.2 million relief grant lifting total aid to Orissa to about $84 million, while India seeks fertilizer production via AI OC in Madras with a $37 million loan from seven U S banks. The plan targets 21.5 million tons of fertilizer by 1970, amid criticism and food scarcity.
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Ceylon
Indian
India
Orissa
C. G. Subramanian
Subramanian
United States
Johnson
Washington
Indira Gandhi
American International Oil Company
AIOC
Madras
U. S
Gandhi
Coal Revival in Morgantown West Virginia Arthurdale Progress
Drew Pearson reports on Arthurdale and north central West Virginia as a model of private enterprise aiding economic recovery. J. W. Ruby leads Sterling Faucet Company profits. 650 workers in a high pressure valve plant and large poultry farms boost the region. Coal production expands with mechanization, unit trains, and diversified farming transforming the area from a coal dependency to a broader economy.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Rural Resettlement Administration
Arthurdale
Hoover
West
Sterling Faucet Company
Ohio
Ruby
Morgan Hotel
King Coal
Baltimore and Ohio
Sears
San Bernardino
Calif
Manheim Caves
Alpha Portland Cement Company
Oakland
Gilman Sylvester
Hong Kong
Italy
Japan
Walter Hart
Memorial Day reflections and local observances in High Point
Memorial Day remarks honor fallen soldiers and Viet Nam dead while noting a rebirth of American spirit. High Point held two Sunday ceremonies at Floral Garden Park and Greenhill Cemetery with remarks by Horace Kornegay and Vont Gilmore. Local voting practices and bloc voting critique followed, alongside church commissioning for Viet Nam service. Dorothy Hevener received degree from High Point College after appendicitis, and Edward Mendevhall Jr. received an honorary real estate leadership award.
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Viet Nam
Walt Mason
High Point
Floral Garden Park
Greenhill Cemetery
John McClain Post
American Legion
Horace Kornegay
Vont Gilmore
Sam Hope
Forest Hills Presbyterian Church
Roanoke
Richmond
Sam R. Hope
Saigon
Dorothy Don Hevener
High Point College
Wendell Patton
David W. Cole
Edward Emerson Mendevhall Jr
National Association of Real Estate Boards
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Paul Gibson
Thurman Jones
Sam J. Burrow Jr
Henry Jordan
Guilford-Randolph
Ed Kemp
L. P. McLendon
Burrow
D. S
Doc” Lee
Greensboro
Hargrove
Bowles
Sena
B. Everett Jordan
Congress
Billy
High Point Enterprise
ING
North Main
H.C
Associated Press
Pally
W.C
Wales
AP News
N. C
N.C
Jsabes
High Point Enteret
Ca .m
Ritfity Company
National Advan
Drew Pearson
West Va
Bell-McClure Syndicate
Holt McPherson
Berrys World
USGE
Hea, Bow
Weshington
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