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Raleigh Debutantes Open Year with 35th Ball
The 35th annual Debutante Ball sponsored by the Raleigh Terpsichorean Club drew 190 young North Carolinians into society as 570 guests watched. Governor Terry Sanford welcomed debs and parents. Warren Covington orchestra provided music at the Sir Walter, Memorial Auditorium, and Carolina Country Club hosted dances.
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Betsy Hansen-Pruss
Raleigh
Raleigh Terpsichorean Club
Fayetteville Street
Sir Walter Hotel
Memorial Auditorium
Deb
Terpsichorean Club
Terry Sanford
Sir Walter
Warren Covington
Virginia Dare Room
Carolina Country Club
Frank Daniels Jr
Debs
B. Grimes Williams
High Point
Carolyn Tyson
Henry Armfield Foscue Jr
Martha Rebecca Ragan
John I. Holshouser
Chapel Hill
Wiesbaden
Germany
Nancy Shore Clinard
Rupert Tarpley Pickens III