Trade of Wheat for Oil Sparks Debate on U S Role
The piece discusses Secretary Kissinger's talk of possible barter with the Soviet Union exchanging oil surpluses for U S grain. It weighs government control limits, the risks to free enterprise, inflation, and the national balance of payments, arguing for clearer accountability and a firmer government role in large scale foreign trade.
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Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
George) Meany
Russia
OPEC
United States
Taped license plates spark NC legal standoff ends in prayer
A trivial dispute over taping the slogan First in Freedom on license plates drew state officials into a long debate. Attorneys general say no crime under state law, may be unconstitutional to compel display. A Smithfield judge paused an appeal by granting a continued judgment, potentially ending the matter.
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North Carolina
First In Freedom
Smithfield
Rules Of The Game Equal Employment Guidelines Commentary
The document explains that the EEOC Coordinating Council promotes non discrimination in hiring across public and private sectors and publishes Uniform Guidelines on Employe Selection Procedures. It defines criterion related validity as a significant correlation at the .05 level and notes nonlinear relationships may require examining score distributions for flat regression regions.
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United States Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinating Council
Homosexuals In Uniform At Langley Hearing On Dismissal
A hearing set for Sept 16 at Langley AFB Va will decide if T Sgt Leonard Matlovich an admitted homosexual should be discharged from the Air Force He challenges the action and may seek federal court relief The case mirrors a West Coast dispute involving Gary Hess a Navy Reservist and community leader who seeks to block his discharge citing First Amendment rights The military fears open tolerance could hurt recruitment and insists moral discipline and vulnerability to blackmail justify bans The article notes broader social shifts since Vietnam and a move toward an all volunteer force
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Langley Afb
Hampton, Va
T. Sgt
Leonard Matlovich
Air Force
Leonard P. Matlovich
Matlovich
Gay People’s Union
Santa Barbara
University of California
Navy
Hess
High Point considered for new Methodist Home site
William F. Freeman Associates and David E. Maas propose a 26acre Williard Estate tract east of the Evergreens project as the location for a proposed New Triad Home for Methodists. The plan envisions a cluster with the Presbyterian Home and Evergreens Home, creating a shared community with mutual services, facilities, and access to High Point Hospital, shops, and nearby colleges, aiming for a location central to the Triad and within High Point city limits.
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William F. Freeman
Wm. F. Freeman
High Point
David E. Maas
Virgin Islands
United Methodists
Buncombe County
North Carolina
Williard
Evergreens
Greensboro Road
Presbyterian Home
Triad
Greensboro
Winston- Salem
Forsyth
Thomasville
Lexington
Randleman
Asheboro
Randolph
Evergreens Home
Methodist Home
Methodist
Jamestown
Winston-Salem
High Point College
Presbyterian
Mills Excluded From The Masons In Secret Trial
Rep Wilbur Mills of Arkansas faces permanent expulsion from the Masons after a secret Kensett lodge hearing. Grand Master Lee Overstreet said the charges centered on temperate conduct and alleged misconduct, not mere alcoholism, with Mills presenting medical records and his attorney clashing with the panel. The commission voted to oust him days later as witnesses described the dramatic scene and Mills’s reactions.
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Kensett
Ark
Lee Overstreet
Mills
Overstreet
Masons
Seeking Claggett Family Relatives Near High Point
Reader asks for help locating living Claggett descendants tied to High Point. William Henry Shepperd, a Claggett lineal descendant and Confederate veteran, was linked to Augustine H. Shepperd and William Dorsey Pender. He may have resided there. a later descendant, Mrs. C. H. Bass, lived in High Point around 1940. Any information from readers is welcome.
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Claggett
High Point
William Henry Shepperd
U.S
Augustine H. Shepperd
Forsyth County
C. H. Bass
Killing English Rant on spelling errors and school standards sparks ire
The author vents over misused words and typos in a school form and letters. They argue the district’s excellence depends on staff care and careful proofreading, not test scores alone.
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Armed Services
Gary Hess
Calif
U.S. Naval Reserve
County Board of Education
U.C. Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Educational Television
Santa Barbara Schools
New Times Magazine
Andrew Kopkind
Pentagon
Home For
Richard A. Short
National Association of Homes For the Aging
Record Harvest
Washington
Wilbur Mills
The
D-Ark
House
Fanne Foxe
William Nash
Federal Communications Commission
Mike Viner
FCC
Richard Wiley
MGM Records
Viner
Ken Dowe
McLendon
Dowe
Buddy Greco
Los Angeles
George Wilson
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Bell
KHJ
MGM
WVON
Chicago
William Dorsey Pender
Gettysburg
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