Man-Made Dogfights Signal Societal Awakening
The Christian Science Monitor discusses the spread of organized dogfights as a national vice. It notes illegal status nationwide, lax enforcement, and covert networks across states. SPCA raids and arrests exist, with a congressional subcommittee planning hearings on interstate animal transport for gambling or dogfighting. Strong citizen involvement is urged to end this cruelty.
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America
United States
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
The
Humane Societies
American Dog Owners Association
Massachusetts
SPCA
California
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Chicago
Congressional
Tight-Fisted Justice and the Nixon Pardon
The Salisbury Evening Post notes Governor Jim Holfhouser faced a tough spot when asked about President Ford's Nixon pardon. Holfhouser suggested saving money by not trying Nixon, a stance the paper frames as a thrifty but controversial reaction. The piece mocks politicians for hedging on unprepared questions.
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Jim Holfhouser
Ford
Nixon
Prayer on Highway Map Sparks NC Debate
The Raleigh Times weighs Governor Holshoney's stance against the North Carolina Civil Liberties Union over keeping the "Motorist's Prayer" on the state highway map. The paper argues prayers at taxpayers expense are unfair to nonbelievers, notes the NCCLU will test the issue in court, and comments that motorists pray for personal and practical reasons rather than sacred devotion.
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Holshoney
North Carolina’ Civil Liberties Union
NCCSU
NCCLU
Tar Heel
Atlanta
Janet
Raleigh
Reidsville
P.S
Department of Transportation
J. D. Fitz
Morganton News-Herald
North Carolina Press Association
Rotary Club
Fourth Estate
Republic
Ford pool plan prompts dogless White House debate
The Washington Star News notes discussion of an outdoor heated pool for President Ford near Lyndon Johnson’s old beagle kennel site. It questions the National Swimming Pool Institute feasibility study and urges letting the Fords decide, with taxpayers paying the bill, and ends advocating for a dog at the White House.
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White House
Ford
Lyndon Johnson
Associated Press
Fords
National Swimming Pool Institute
Beagle Kennel
Coolness Under Fire At Campbell College
A Campbell College drama professor named Rod Skaggs was held hostage at pistol point when a bandit robbed a Lillington savings and loan. Skaggs grabbed the robber’s pistol from the car, tossed it out the window, and the robber surrendered to pursuing officers. The incident drew praise for Skaggs’s calm, decisive action.
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Campbell College
Lillington Savings and Loan Association
Rod Skaggs
Skaggs
Buying Of U S Senators Highlights Washington Double Standard
United Feature Syndicate reports on lawmakers accepting favors from private interests in Washington. Kentucky Senator Marlow Cook's pattern includes free cars, apartments, rent free digs in Miami Beach, and payments from National Industries, with ethics rules described as lax amid a clubby Senate culture. Also noted are Census Bureau officials canceling a costly overseas trip after scrutiny, illustrating expense practices in government.
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James KE. Barnett
Australia
Barnett
Cook
Miami Beach
Kentucky
Jack Cloherty
Senate
National Industries
Ashland Oil
Phillip-Morris Company
Marlow Cook
Gift of Dr Cooke Library at High Point College
Dr Dennis H Cooke former High Point College president for 1949 to 1959 donates his personal library of more than 2000 volumes to the college. The collection includes many rare works and the 26 books he authored in psychology mathematics teacher education and administration. The gift increases the HPC library to nearly 100000 volumes and underscores the call to expand the library as part of the Golden Decade drive.
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Dennis H. Cooke
High Point College
G. J. Humphreys
Southern Association of Colleges and Universities
Cooke Gift
HPC
Let Em Eat Optimism From Butz Amid Food Fumbles
Washington sources hint Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz will depart by year end. The column blames his policy stance for rising food costs and cites a 1972 grain theft investigation, harshly criticizing his leadership while noting global hunger contrasts with his upbeat rhetoric.
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Tom Tiede
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Washington
Earl Butz
Mercy
Gerald Ford
Senate
Butz
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Joe Brown
Christian Science Monitor
Salisbury Evening Post
Raleigh Times
Washington Star-News
Sanford Herald
U. S
Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate
Congress
Louisville
Jim Cooke
Senator Cook
Arlington, Va
Larry Peacock
Cooke
Peacock
Blue Grass
Bank of Louisville
Sam Kline
Honcho
Stanley Yarmuth
Yarmuth
John
Census Bureau
Germany
Edward Failor
Skip Watts
Failor
Free Riders
Dave Parker
Hatteras
AMP, Inc
West Germay
France
Middle East
Latin America
Easotine
Tom Haggai
Spokane
Wash
Palm Beach
Fla
Donnybrook
High Point
New Mexico
Freemason
Laura Farrington
Thomasville
Presbyterian Home
Capital Broadcasting
Channel 8
sub-Sahara
Buzz
U.S. Agriculture
Karl Butz
Africa
Iowa
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