Scott Offers Sound View on State Taxes
Editorial argues Gov. Bob Scott will oppose tax repeal in 1971 and seeks no new taxes. He favors possible tax shifting without revenue loss and proposes a half cent gasoline tax allotment to municipalities. Bond issues for capital needs may be pursued if revenues hold. State election results show Scott’s stance reflects voter desires for better services with existing taxes.
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North Carolina
General Assembly
Senate
House
Bob Scott
Scott
Tradition of Giving and the Growth of Philanthropy
The piece traces how giving has evolved from private charity to a broad tradition supported by matching funds and volunteer effort. It notes annual philanthropy of religious, educational, health, and welfare groups totaling 17.6 billion dollars, with 48 million dollars donated daily, and credits volunteers for sustaining this culture of generosity.
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New Deal
America
World Peace Dream in a War-Torn Era
A sermon on Isaiah 2 4 laments the failure of world peace as Armistice and Veterans Day approach in 1970. It cites Vietnam casualties, domestic unrest, and the phrase war is hell while recalling Sherman and calling for an end to perpetual conflict. Millions pray for an end to war.
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Earth
Orient
Isaiah
League of Nations
United Nations
Vietnam
Sherman
Reade
South Carolina
High Point College
H. C. Hudgins Jr
Hudgins
Thomasville
U.S. Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Temple University
Philadelphia
Interstate
Armistice Day Prayer Calls for Peace and Unity
A Veterans Day message urges personal peace and brotherhood across all races and nations. It recalls Jesus words about peacemakers, asks readers to mend anger and pray for leaders to ease global conflicts, and honor those who died for many nationalities.
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Christ
God of All Nations
Crossing party lines shifts North and South in 1960s politics
The piece notes a rise in independent ballots across Virginia and South Carolina, with Harry Byrd and Strom Thurmond influencing party splits. It details Buckley’s upset victory, Linday and Buckley’s campaigns, and the growing tolerance for independents amid changing loyalties in Guilford and Piedmont regions.
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Capus Waynick
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Democratic Party
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
Thurmond
Sen. Thurmond
GOP
Fairness Plea Ignored in UMW District 5 Fight
In Pittsburgh area District 5, insurgents led by Lou Antal seek control amid charges of illegal moves by Boyle allies. The Miners for Democracy accuse the Boyle administration of intimidation and fraud, while Labor Dept appeals remain unanswered as Budzanoski faces indictment for falsifying union finances.
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Washington
Jack Yablonski
Yablonski
Tony Boyle
United Mine Workers
Boyle
Labor Department
Lou Antal
Pittsburgh
Labor
James Hodgson
Brit Hume
Laurence Silberman
District 5
Miners For Democracy
Mike Budzanoski
Budzanoski
UMW
Politician Kinzig Visits as Tragedy Stuns Town
Robert L. Kinzig, a political tactician associated with Pierce administration campaigns, praises center gains in Congress and Nixon economy plans. A deadly railroad crossing incident near Thomasville highlights ongoing safety issues as a city plans a new underpass and officials warn against track walking.
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Jesus
Simon Peter
Simon
Peter
Lindsay
New York
Buckley
U.S. Senate
Republican
F. Clifton White
Mr. White
Goldwater
Ronald Reagan
White
Nixon
Carolinas
Furnifold M. Simmons
Hoover
Simmons
J. Melville Broughton
Congress
Guilford
Piedmont
Boyles
Union
Merry
By Jack Anderson
Holt McPherson
Robert J. Brown
Robert L. Kinzig
Pennsylvania
Hugh Scott
Raymond Shafer
Bob Kunzig
John Roughton
Thomasville Furniture Showroom
Southern Railway
George L. Handley
Hyatt Regency House
Atlanta
Rutgers College
Austin Brown
Mount Vernon United Methodist Church Building Fund
Andrew J. Holt
University of Tennessee
Carey Siderton Jr
Jaycees
Earl Wilson
Tom
J. W. Sears
High Point Association For Retarded Children
Wesley Memorial Church
Murdoch Center Church
J. Harley Cecil
High Point
Bob Marsh
Broyhill Outlook
Broyhill Furniture Industries
Boy Scouts
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
N. C
D.a.rawley
C. H. Lock Wood
David A. Rawley, JR
Randall B. Terry
Joseph P. Rawley
Joe Brown
Patterson
Idol, JR
Richard Teague
Ceee
Associated Press
N.C
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