New Commissioner Til Phillips Anxious To Get Started
Randolph County welcomes Matilda Til Phillips the first woman commissioner. She says she will listen to residents and visit every department to learn duties and study the county budget for efficiency while aiming to lead as a potential board chair.
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Wilson County
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Ralph L. Fike High School
Meredith
Atlantic Christian Colleges
Liberty Board of Commissioners
Dream Reels In Traffic But Ends In Tragedy At ABC Store
A Thomasville reader shares a vivid dream about a Davidson County ABC liquor store on English Street causing heavy traffic, holiday crowds and a near fatal trampling incident. The tale ends with sorrow over local store rejections and a sobering wake up.
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Thomasville
High Point
High Point Abc Board
Davidson County
English Street
The
Mrs. Phillips Campaign Focuses On Open Communication
Mrs. Phillips emphasizes direct contact with residents to represent diverse county interests while using politics to serve the public. She balances campaign duties with business roles and family life, pledging merit-based reforms in county offices.
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Phillips
Seymour
Fashion Mart
Liberty
Manor House Fashions
Greensboro
French Communists Show Independence
The French Communist Party led by Georges Marchais pushes for greater independence from Moscow. Pierre Juquin headlines a public meeting defending dissidents, challenging Soviet claims, and signaling a pragmatic shift before the 1978 elections.
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Russia
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Latin America
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French Committee of Mathematicians
Leonid Plyushch
Ukraine
Jaquin
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Chile
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Tass
Ichais
Dunkirk
l'Humanite
Marchais
Enrico Berlinguer
Tours
Giscard d'Estaing
Jacques Chirac
Civic Center fire recalls memories and garden notes
The piece recalls the Civic Center fire in Thomasville and a beauty pageant mishap on a runway. It then shares gardening value figures from a North Carolina State University extension study, estimating crop values from a one sixth acre plot and comparing to tobacco yields, followed by a note on Southern Railway’s Skyland Special ridership.
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Thomasville
George Hughes
Raleigh
N. C. State University
Hughes
North Carolina
NCSU
Southern Railway
Southern
Asheville
Old Fort
The Elemental Instinct and the Hunters Return
An editor’s outlook from Stony Island reflects on man’s hunt as an enduring instinct across generations. Observations shift from technological marvels to a primal pursuit as visok energy use and modern comforts contrast with ancient roots, culminating in a somber note on blood and life.
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Stony Island
N.Y
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