Blanda and Penney defy age in active careers
The National Observer notes George Blanda, 43, backup Raiders quarterback, posts his best season with TD passes and late field goals, while 95 year old J C Penney still works five days a week. Both defy retirement norms, creditting pluck and love of work over luck or paternalist trends.
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Belloc Biographical Anthology Marks 100th Birthday
Hilaire Belloc edited by Herbert Van Thal as a biographical anthology coincides with the 100th birth anniversary of the English writer noted for epigrams and rhymed bon mots. The volume highlights Belloc’s playful wit and selections such as Epitaph on the Politician and The Big Baboon while acknowledging his vast 50 book output.
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Rehabilitation of Sen Joseph Tydings Triggers Partisan Debate
The State Department cleared Sen Joseph Tydings of improper conduct after August Life magazine allegations linked him to a company receiving a Federal loan guarantee. The timing, shortly after the election, fuels charges of pigpen politics and partisan manipulation by the Nixon Administration.
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Public Health Survey Finds 60 Percent Fidgety
The Macon Telegraph reports a survey of 6 672 adults showing nearly 60 percent say they are fidgety and tense at times. The piece questions why the Public Health Service would find this surprising amid wartime concerns, inflation, pollution, and dangers in the environment.
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Raleigh lieutenant warns shoplifting costs hit state and shoppers
Lt. J. W. Haley notes shoplifting drains about 5 million annually from state and local governments. He says the real burden lies in higher prices passed to consumers, as merchants offset losses. With Christmas shopping ahead, thefts may rise, urging merchants and police to curb losses.
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J. W. Haley
Bumper to bumper traffic feared in decade warns NC patrol leader
North Carolina may face a traffic nightmare within ten years, warns Col. Edwin Guy. Vehicle registrations rise from 1.9 million in 1960 to 3.2 million now, and are projected to reach about 5.2 million by decade's end. Officials say highway improvements are underway but pace is uncertain.
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Covington
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Enterprise header read by readers at Point Avenue N C
The fragment shows an executive editor business manager and circulation manager title line from a newspaper masthead. It lists The Point Enterprise Inc and a North Carolina address. No story details are present.
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A High Point reader urges city action on medical checks before jail
A letter to the editor questions the handling of W. J. Burton’s death and calls for city paid medical examination of prisoners, arguing for rights to live and humane treatment, warning of lawsuits and bad publicity. The writer cites parade crowd frustration and a plea for restraint.
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Notes on News Albert A. Campbell Urges Courtesy at Parade
Albert A Campbell complains from Thomasville about parade spectators blocking the street. He describes hundreds of children in strollers and a wheelchair user at the curb while teens and adults crowded the middle as police and city vehicles passed. He urges courtesy along parade routes.
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Thomasville
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Fair-Weather Friends And Other Verse
A column of original poems and verse pieces by local writers, including Fair-Weather Friends by Andrew Talbert and others by Valette J. Harris Allen Jay Myrtle Lee Epps. The collection features reflections on friendship aging faith and nature with multiple authors and varied styles.
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