Mecklenburg progress vs High Point in tax debate
Former Mecklenburg resident Mrs. Willard Waters criticizes High Point for jealousy over Mecklenburg declines to repeal past property tax and supports progress seen in Charlotte area. She contrasts living standards, services, and education to argue Mecklenburg advances deserve emulation and that High Point should learn from them.
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Enterprise
Mecklenburg
Charlotte City
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
Charlotte
High Point
Duke Power
Jamestown
Willard Waters
Three North Carolina Soldiers Killed in Vietnam
The Defense Department released the names of three NC servicemembers killed in action in Vietnam. Marine Sgt. Howard L. Rogers Jr. of Tarawa Terrace Jacksonville and Marine Pfc. Robert Matthews Jr. of Carthage are listed along with Army Pfc. William R. Russ of Elizabethtown. Navy Engr 2.C. Peter A. Hensley of Marion died not in action. The story also notes about 17 frog species in the United States.
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Navy
Peter A. Hensley
Naomi Hensley
Marion
Federal Model Cities program aims at city collaboration
Washington AP reports the Model Cities plan seeks coordinated action across federal and local agencies. H Ralph Taylor says the program tests a new approach by uniting housing, health and welfare with schools and employment services in 63 selected cities. A second round will follow, with Winston-Salem and Rock Hill among those not funded in this round.
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Washington
H. Ralph Taylor
Taylor
Housing and Urban Development
Health, Education and Welfare
Labor
Office of Economic Opportunity
Greenville
Harry Hagerty
Rock Hill
David Lyle
Grand Opening of Phillips 66 Service Station
Phillips 66 on North Main Street hosts a two day grand opening event Friday and Saturday November 17 and 18 with free gifts including dinnerware platters bowls and candy. Clowns and band music entertain as manager Ronald Russell invites customers to visit and get acquainted.
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Phillips ‘66
North Main St
Electhae
Phillips 66
Ronald Russell
$12.5 Million Wasted In F4 Ground Support Items
The Defense Department and McDonnell Douglas Corp acknowledge waste in F4 Phantom II ground support gear. A GAO review of $265 million in contracts found unused high priced screwdrivers, costly but often unused tools, and $225,000 in unusable cleaning equipment. The GAO urges better interservice coordination and common equipment buys.
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Defense Department
General Accounting Office
McDonnell Douglas Corp
St. Louis
McDonnell
GAO
Congress
Air Force
Navy
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Vietnam
United States
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Chrysler
John Deere
Milford Byerly Supplies
N. Main Street
Winston-Salem
M. C. Benton
Benton
Winston - Salem
Model Cities
South Carolina
Spartanburg
Nash
Nash Jewelry and Loan CO
N. Main ST
Samsonite
Dover
Oxford
Lady
Archdale
Jody
Rufus
Hans
Fritz
Men’s Shoe Dept
Jerry McEntire
Paint Supplies
Belks
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