North Carolina urged to lead by uniting higher education
The Shelby Daily Star argues North Carolina should join or surpass New York by creating a single empowered higher education board and consolidating the system. It notes some NC graduate programs struggle financially and calls for a unified state system to guide others.
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North Carolina
Higher Education Board
New York State
Commissioner of Education
Cameron West
Board of Higher Education
N. C
New York
Consolidated University
Newspapers and controversy in a free press
The Augusta Chronicle argues that newspapers must engage with controversial topics. Privately owned yet publicly oriented, they should promote the common good, resist conformity, and inform the people. A right to offend if necessary underpins editorial courage and guidance.
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Red
China
Castro
Cuba
Soviet Union
America
Nixon to inspect secret access across government
The Denver Post notes President Nixon orders all executive departments to report how many people are cleared for government secrets and who they are. It argues over-classification fuels leaks and calls for limiting secrecy to genuinely sensitive information to preserve freedom.
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Nixon
Pentagon
Defense Department
Donald M. Fraser
Letter writers clash over no fault limits in auto insurance
Ronald W. Welborn defends no fault progress and criticizes Jack Anderson for inaccuracies. He argues insurers favor modified no fault and oppose federal regulation while states push independent plans with varied benefits, urging consumer choice and fair trials. He also praises policemen and salutes law enforcement.
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Jack Anderson
American Trial Lawyers Association
Massachusetts
Anderson
Massachusetts Agents and Brokers Association
National Association of Mutual Insurance Agents
Department of
Transportation
DOT
Federalists
Insurance Industry
Local Writers Share Original Verse In Community Column
A column features original verse from local writers. Musings touch on daily life, memory, and community spirit. The pieces showcase regional voices and productive creativity within the neighborhood periodical.
Old House Portraits and Moses in Faith
A poetry collection reflecting on enduring joy in aging eyes and faith in God. Includes works by W Macon Moser Gertrude M White Burnett Moses by Lena Hammer Thacker Everett Covington and Betty Shackelford Lewis. The pieces celebrate prayer patience listening and nature as signs of divine presence.
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W. Macon Moser
Moses
Stephen
Amram
Jochebed
Pharaoh
Midian
God's Vineyard
Egypt
Canaan
Promised Land
Lena Hammer Thacker
U S Move to Equalize UN Costs Under Derwinski
The Brunswick News notes new U S delegate Edward Derwinski will push to reduce America’s large share of UN expenses. It argues 127 members should share costs more evenly, citing the United States pays about one third of regular budgets and nearly half of some programs.
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United Nations
United States
General Assembly
U. S
Edward Derwinski
Pakistan
Washington
Derwinski
Dream Job for Former Phone Trickster Engressia
Josef Carl Engressia Jr., once a troublemaker for his ability to whistle and hack phone networks, now works for Milling ton Telephone Co in Shelby County. His manager praises his sensitive ears and memory as he uses his talents in a legitimate role after his legal troubles.
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Josef Carl Engressia Jr
Millington Telephone Co
Engressia
Shelby County
Night Walk Toward a Beacon of Light
A lone narrator steps into night cloaked in grey shadows and fog. The speaker seeks a guiding beacon to deliver a perilous plight as darkness swallows hope and life seems near flat with death in clarity. Peggy Kennedy Dills.
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Peggy Kennedy Dills
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Shelby Daily Star
Augusta Chronicle
Denver Post
MR. White
U.S
Ronald W. Welborn
Grafeite
Rhe
Ase Wee
Gertrude M. White Burnett
Emerald Isle
Morehead
Everett P. Covington
God
Betty Shackelford Lewis
Brunswick (Ga
U.N
Memphis
Jsoun Linsy
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