High Point zoning stance aims to shield borders from spread
The Winston-Salem Journal notes High Point's plan to file intent to exercise zoning in Davidson and Randolph counties while avoiding Forsyth's small county area within a one mile limit. It argues Forsyth should maintain zoning authority to prevent an urban sprawl that could threaten High Point and Triad growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem Mornin
High Point
Forsyth County
Forsyth
Igh Point
Davidson
Randolph
Winston-Salem
Winston- Salem
Triad
Horneytown
Twin City
What the American Flag Means to Me Essay
A 13 year old Sandy Daniels of Fort Belvoir Virginia reflects on Memorial Day and what the U S flag represents. She describes red as blood sacrifice white as purity and blue as loyalty justice and truth. The piece links the flag to courage loyalty and national identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Daniels
Fort Belvoir
Robert J. Martin
Woodrow Ave
United States
United States of America
France to resume Pacific nuclear tests after June 1
The article outlines France plans for low-yield hydrogen bomb tests at Mururoa Atoll in Polynesia, with cruiser De Grasse on station for seven weeks. It notes prior tests in 1960 and 1963 era debates, and mentions opposition from New Zealand and Australia amid broader Cold War nuclear tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
Pacific
Mururoa Atoll
Australia
Paris
Geneva
Moscow
Charles de Gaulle
United States
Soviet Union
de Gaulle
Felix Gaillard
Britain
Reggane
Sahara Desert
Polynesia
Haute Provence
Investigators Try Surveillance at Chicago Youth Convention
Two House Internal Security Committee investigators attempted to eavesdrop at a Chicago hotel convention of a radical youth group. The hotel president stopped the effort deeming it illegal. The agents operated under Ohio Senator John Ashbrook who backs a right wing challenge to President Nixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Chicago
House Internal Security Committee
Ohio
John Ashbrook
Nixon
McGovern vs Roosevelt echo at Arizona convention
The report outlines a May 5 8 gathering in Midland Hotel where the Young Workers Liberation League held its convention. Investigators Rommerstein and Norusis wired a room to monitor discussions and faced questions about legality. McGovern distances himself from Goldwater and invokes Roosevelt as a comparative frame for his reform proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Young Workers Liberation League
Norusis
Rommerstein
The
HISC
Pekow
Illinois
McGovern
FDR
Barry Goldwater
Sen
George McGovern
Franklin Roosevelt
Nixon
Political parallels and a call for broad coalitions in 1972
A reflective piece parallels 1972 with 1932, criticizing the Republican administration’s low profile and lack of social policy. It urges building a broad base like FDR’s coalition, including Kennedy and McCarthy followers, blacks, Latinos, low income whites, farmers, and students, to unite through programs. It notes pandas and musk oxen gifts as cost items costing taxpayers about $698,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
McCarthy
RFK
Wisconsin
John Murphy
D-N.y
Washington’s
Zoo
America
Red
China
United States
Greensboro
Ed Mendenhall
Europe
Open air graduation at High Point College delights crowd
A 1972 High Point College commencement al fresco at Albion Millis Stadium drew over 3,000 spectators. Notables included Dr. H Roe Bartle and Moe Goldman receiving honorary degrees, with Bartle praising the event and Goldman lauded for Humanics Foundation work. The article also notes local civic shifts and development plans in Burlington and Winston-Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Albion Millis
Johnny Fitzgerald
H. Roe Bartle
Kansas City
Bartle
Kansas City Chiefs
Moe Goldman
Atlanta
HPC
Goldman
Humanics Foundation
Marie Grant
Southern Baptist Church
Biblical Recorder
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Orban
Raleigh
United Nations Scientific Committee
Merry
Arizona
Ashbrook
Brit Hume
By Jack Anderson
Herbert Rommerstein
Richard Norusis
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Franklin Rooseveltt
Eugene Peltow
FBI
Goldwater
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Red China
Ieaeceterprise
Roy Culler Jr
Bob
Burlington
J. Robert Philpot
Lexington
Culler Boys
Ralph Rochelle
Tomlinson
Foxfire
Suffolk Drive
J. D. Rogers
Winston-Salem Power Squadron
Henry A. Foscue
Foscue
George Coble
High Point Arts Council
G. Allen Mebane
Children’s Home Society of North Carolina
W. C
Billy” Creel
Sheraton
Roy B. Culler Jr
City Council
Westchester
Wilbur Smith Associates
State Highway Commission
Culler
Edward
Duke of Windsor
Banshees
New York
King Features Syndicate
England
Edward VIII
Stanley Baldwin
Wallace
Jamestown
Alphonso E. McIntyre
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
U. S
Commission
Mississippi
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