Hodges Calls for Strong Central Education Board in NC
Former North Carolina governor Luther Hodges urged creation of a strong centralized board to oversee higher education to end duplication and haphazard management. He spoke at UNC during the university’s 178th birthday ceremony and joined five UNC alumni receiving Distinguished Alumnus Awards including Robert Lumiansky Grover Murray Frances Gray Patton and Oliver Sause.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
North Carolina
Luther Hodges
Hodges
UNC
Robert M. Lumiansky
University of Pennsylvania
Grover Elmer Murray
Texas Tech University
Durham
Frances Gray Patton
Oliver Lawrence Sause
Central America
Panama
Department of State
Rights Group To Hear About Harassment In Pitt County
The North Carolina Advisory Committee to the U S Commission on Civil Rights will hear Thursday testimony on alleged harassment of Blacks during protests in Pitt County eastern North Carolina. The issue follows the Aug 6 slaying of a Black farm laborer by a white state trooper, which sparked two months of protests and arrests.
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Greenville
N.C
North Carolina
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Pitt County
Hubert Humphrey Minn
Be Atice Department
Civil Rights Advisory Committee
Cigarette Ads Shift to Newspapers and Billboards
New York AP report says since radio and TV bans, cigarette makers boosted spending on newspapers and billboards. First quarter totals show overall ad spending down 35 percent year over year, with newspaper ads up and billboard spend rising sharply amid restrictions.
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NEW York
North Carolina faces $10 million crop loss from Hurricane Ginger
Agriculture Commissioner Jim Graham reports Ginger caused about 10 million dollars in crop damage across eastern North Carolina with 90 mph winds and heavy rain. He notes corn soybeans peanuts and cotton hit hardest with forecasts cut. loans at 5 percent are available for farmers, and five to seven counties may be declared disaster areas. Saltwater intrusion worsens salinity, hindering early damage estimates.
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Raleigh
Jim Graham
Ginger
North Carolina
Graham
Department
Tuesay
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