William C Hilton A North State leader profiles
William C Hilton, home town High Point figure and North State Telephone Co. general commercial superintendent, guides service for businesses and homes. He chairs NCITA as president, past secretary treasurer, and leads expansion efforts while balancing military and civic commitments.
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Robert Marks
William C. Hilton
High Point
North State Telephone Co
Hilton
Telephone Company
N. Main Street
North Carolina Independent Telephone Assn
North State
NCITA
Robbins Tilden
Royster M. Tucker
Royster M. Tucker Jr
North Carolina
Jamestown
8Th Air Force
England
Air Force
Charles I. Hilton
Mr. Hilton
Council Street
Quaker Lane
Boulevard
High Point Central High School
Enterprise
Yellow Pages
North Carolina Telephone Pioneer Assn
High Point Jaycees
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Editor's Notebook notes economic risks in Johnson Mills clash
Washington columnist warns unnerve economists warn of danger as Johnson Congress tax debate stalls budget cuts. He notes 80 month boom, Mills fights over surcharges and spending, Johnson cut $27 billion pre submission, leaving scarce room for further reductions amid looming appropriation bills.
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Leslie Carpenter
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Wilbur Mills
House Ways and Means
Capitol Hill
Truman
Harry Golden
Alaska and Louisiana featured in readers conversation on history and current events
The piece surveys the Louisiana Purchase and Alaska’s development from its purchase to the Alaska boom fueled by oil timber and foreign investment. It notes Seward’s Folly later proved valuable, Alaska’s early discovery and wartime role, and a cautionary view of Japanese investment. It ends with a critique of university conduct toward First Lady Lady Bird Johnson and a reflection on GOP divorce history.
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Congo
Laos
Egypt
Napoleon
England
Louisiana
Charles de Gaulle
Alaska
Sitka
William Seward
Congress
Seward
Ali Baba
Pearl Harbor
Kiska
Attu
Western Pacific
Dutch Harbor
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Arctic
Brooks Range
Maracaibo
Kenai Peninsula
Cook Inlet
Seattle
Japan
Tokyo
Arasuka
Fortune
Paxson
Cantwell
Uncle Sam
Lou
Williams
Yale
Lyndon Johnson
Adlai Stevenson
Reagan
Johnson
Christian Church
Driving In The Clouds On The Piedmont Parkway
A writer recalls a weekend trip into the mountains under dense cloudiness. While navigating by white road lines, they marvel at aviators and enjoy a family style inn meal, a movie, and a hearty breakfast. Leaves should peak soon and pumpkins abound along roadside stands for Halloween.
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Marion
Harry Golden at High Point College Faces Race and Change
Harry Golden spoke at Memorial Auditorium during the Finch Lectures, discussing color and racism. He recalled President Kennedy’s office remarks on why the Negro needed civil rights legislation, urging that changes must come from attitude, not just law.
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Harry Golden
Finch
High Point College
Memorial Auditorium
Kennedy
Congress
America
Golden
United States
Tobacco prices spark talk of union among Davidson farmers
In Davidson County farmers voice concern over tobacco prices and market practices. Reported issues include possible market manipulation, fear of rising costs, and talk of forming a union, while some resist such a move. Police urge ignoring unwanted survey calls, advising residents to hang up.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
Davidson
Frank Walker Jr
Walker
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Jerry Parrish
William Page
Ncita President
the Capital
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
By Braxton Younts
By Robert Marks
Union For Farmers
By Bob Burchette
Paul M. Shore
Raleigh
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