Red China Fiction Turns Into Policy Debate in 1971
In a satirical tale, officials debate the existence of Red China after a rumored 800 million population is reported by senators led by Marco Fulbright. The dialogue mocks policy cautiousness as statesmen weigh containment versus isolation and UN inclusion.
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Art Buchwald
People’s Republic of China
United States
American State Department
Red China
Far East
Marco Fulbright
North Vietnam
State Department
China
Formosa
Secretary of
CIA
United Nations
Los Angeles Times
High Point Enterprise Page Two A Highlights
A compact digest from the September 4, 1971 edition notes local briefs and notices appearing on Page 2A.
Tuesday Session Board To Approve School Requests
County Manager John Witherspoon will propose a 3.8 million appropriation for the High Point school system as part of a 13.3 million total for three districts and Guilford Technical Institute. The funding supports a five year bond program, to be reviewed at a 9 a.m. Guilford County Commissioners meeting.
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Greensboro
High Point Board of Education
John Witherspoon
Board of County Commissioners
Witherspoon
High Point
Sys
Board of Commissioners
Guilford County Administration
Board of Education
Leonard Street
Shadybrook
Andrews High School
Guilford County
Jesse Wharton
Jamestown
Florence School
Allen Jay
Jesse Wharton School
GTI
Two Held In Murder In High Point Night of Violence
A night of violence in High Point left one man dead and several injured. Hobart L. Slate was shot at Ralph's Grill on Russell Street. Police hold a father and son, Thomas Eugene Sharpe and Jerry Thomas Sharpe, on murder and accessory charges.
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High Point
Hobart L. Slate
Ralph
Russell Street
Thomas Eugene Sharpe
Jerry Thomas Sharpe
S. Elm Street
Sharpe
Johnson
Payne
Beauford Ball
Charles Ernest Holton Jr
Rt. 1
Jamestown
Holton
Ball
Gene McFadden
Claude Carmichael
Short Street
Carmichael
McFadden
Slate
Guilford County
William Hobart
Janette Lloyd Slate
Squash Replaces Grapes On Farm Amid Lost Vines
Calahan reports selling squash to restaurants after grape vines perished. The arbor doubles as a chicken house, illustrating a multifunctional rural operation. The caption notes staff photo by Jim Stratford.
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Calahan
Jim Stratford
Man Bound Over On Shooting Charge In District Court
Phillip Wade Moore 27 of Futrelle Street was bound over for superior court trial after waiving his preliminary hearing on assault with a firearm on a police officer. A nol pros with leave was entered in a second case of assault with a firearm on an officer. Police say Moore fired a rifle at officers answering a disturbance on Putrelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Wade Moore
Futrelle Street
Moore
Putrelle
Ernest Samuel Sands
Vicki Adams
Marshal Wilson Jones
Hendrix Street
Barnell Christian
Drew Street
Bernice Ezekiel
Asheboro Street
John Baker Thorn Jr
Greensboro
Nursing Homes Cautious On New Medicaid Rules
Greensboro officials report no Guilford residents forced from nursing homes yet under the new Medicaid limit of 14 dollars per day. Some homes in other counties have stopped taking new patients and the county faces possible subsidizing local facilities up to about 250000 dollars yearly. About 11 residents lose Medicaid eligibility under the revised monthly resource cap of 225 dollars, risking more unpaid care and potential caregiver job losses.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Social Services Department
Social Service Department
Ralph
Board of County Commissioners
Sheppard
Randolph County
Practical Nurse Program Offered in Greensboro
Guilford County Economic Opportunity Council announces a two year practical nurse training through its New Careers program. Pathways include hospital rotations at hospitals and classrooms at Guilford County, with recipients selected from graduates in good physical condition. Applicants should apply at the New Careers Department in the Federal Building on W Market Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford
L. Richardso.aeeh
Mortal Hospital
Guilford Technical Institute
New Careers Department
Guilford County Economic Opportunity Council
Federal
W. Market Street
North Carolina General Assembly costs rise with longer sessions
The 1971 assembly cost about 2.315 million dollars for 136 days, with October’s higher education session adding further expense. Since 1930-31 spending has grown from 234 thousand to over 2.3 million per session, driven by staff, travel, printing, and operational needs.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
North Carolina
Legislative Services
Clyde Ball
Ball
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Grandby Street
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Worth Street
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