Schools Suffer as County Board Debates Three-Way Consolidation
After a Davidson videgoard meeting with the Thomasville School Consolidation Committee, interest in merging Pilot Fair Grove and Thomasville schools waned. No firm agreement emerged though Thomasville urged consolidation. officials noted benefits like enhanced facilities, expanded programs, and broader opportunities. Opposition cited representation and tax fears, but advocates urge county board action to move forward.
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Thomasville
Pilot
Fair Grove
Ome Pong Nee Agin
Thomasne
Oe Grove
Arge
Steps In Right Direction Involves Two Year Extension
A cautious editorial supports a two year extension of the scientific cultural and educational exchange with the Soviet Union aimed at peaceful uses of atomic energy and space. It notes potential benefits for cooperation but warns about broader political risks and distrust over verification and inspections. It urges vigilance while hoping cultural exchange calms tensions and avoids provocation.
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Khrushchev
Editorial turmoil over U S aid to free Viet Nam
Editorial Research notes renewed uproar over U S aid to South Viet Nam. Eisenhower blocks release of a Senate subcommittee study amid past allegations by Albert M Colegrove. Officials testify, while Congress prepares brief hearings and visits Viet Nam to review Geneva partition effects.
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South Viet Nam
Eisenhower
Senate
Albert M. Colegrove
Viet Nam
Elbridge Durbrow
Durbrow
Colegrove
House
Sen
Bourke Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Senate Foreign Relations
Jim G. Lucas
Questioning an International Police Force Post Disarmament
The piece argues against a global police body by challenging who would control it and if it would defend the US against Cuba or Russia. It cites E equals mc squared and Planck, notes fears of technological arms, and compares postwar Germany and France’s recoveries while criticizing Khrushchev era views.
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Cuba
Soviet Russia
Azerbaijan
Max Planck
United Nations
H. Lansing Carey
Khrushchev
Russia
West Germany
France
Clemenceau
de Gaulle
Police Department
Retirement of Rep Carl Durham reshapes North Carolina politics
The retirement of Rep Carl Durham from Congress stirs strategic shifts in North Carolina, fueling early candidacy announcements for governor and other seats. Districts 6 and 12 gain attention as potential influence grows on gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races amid party competition and district realignments.
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Durham
Carl Durham
Congress
David M. Hall
William B. Umstead
U. S
Alamance
John W. Caffey
Guilford
Earle Rives
Tom Turner
Ernest Williamson
Tom Sawyer
H. C. Sprinkle
Ralph Scott
North Carolina
Orange
Economic optimism features 1960 outlook and Dow targets
The U S Chamber of Commerce forecasts rising prosperity to near 525 billion dollars by year end and industrial output climbing to 164 billion this year with over 260 billion by 1970. The Dow Jones is eyed to reach 1000 by 1965, while researchers predict rapid gains and ongoing breakthroughs in electronics and health.
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U. S. Chamber of Commerce
U. S
John J. Raskob
Emerson P. Schmidt
Chamber
Fortune Magazine
Can Rock Do It Better for the Republican Nomination
James Marlow maps Rockefeller and Nixon paths to the GOP nomination. Rockefeller must balance loyalty to Eisenhower with new ideas to distinguish himself while avoiding alienating party support and independents. Nixon’s strength lies in defense of the administration, but he risks splits without a broader appeal.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Nixon
Rockefeller
Ager Ageents
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