Incentive plan urged to aid sales tax in Winston-Salem
Editorial argues Winston-Salem Mayor Benton offers a 9 cent property tax cut if a 1 cent sales tax funds the relief. The piece notes voter revulsion to new taxes, urges strong precinct-by-precinct organizing and a robust education drive to gain approval in the November election. It contrasts High Point’s budget pinching and calls for regional support and transparent use of windfall revenue.
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Nixon weighs costs and timing for a manned Mars mission
President Nixon faces a difficult choice on a Mars landing before 2000. A Space Task Group outlined three options with dates 1983 1984 or the 1990s and peak NASA spending from 5.5 to 9.4 billion while public support remains lukewarm.
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Russian Navy threat grows as U S and Soviet fleets clash
Jack Anderson outlines how Soviet mastery of the seas challenges U S dominance. From deep sea listening to ship movements and political backing, the article notes widespread Russian naval expansion and a leadership crisis within the American fleet, with offshore tactics and key incidents shaping the balance of power.
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Russia
Mary
U.S
Thresher
Forrestal
Enterprise
Frank
Evans
South
China
Youth input shapes High Point YMCA and school events
The YMCA's Senior High teenage board informs long range planning for youth programs and a possible recreation center in High Point. Ed Williams directs intensified youth involvement while Central High School hosts a Homecoming scene with floats. Separate pleas address POWs in North Vietnam, urging humane treatment and repatriation. A Greensboro murder mystery surrounding Angelo Pennissi and Gloyd Vestal dominates local intrigue, with court actions and unlikely twists.
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Albion Millis
Angelo Pennissi
Gloyd
Vestal
Henry
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