Culture Explosions at Two American Cultural Centers
A comparison of Washingtons Kennedy Center and High Point Theatre and Exhibition Center shows parallel growth as central arts hubs. Each faced early criticism over costs and design, yet both became key venues for touring productions and local cultural groups, expanding artistic horizons despite doubts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Kennedy Center
High Point
Kennedy Center
Washington, D.C
Seaboard
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
David
Washington
Piedmont Area
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Barry Ogrin
Community Concert
Assn
North Carolina Symphony
Health reform in presidential debate urged by critics
The piece argues American health care is unaffordable and access is unequal. It contrasts views of Ford and Carter on national health insurance, noting private medicine fails to ensure minimal care and government incurs risks of overreach. Debates should offer concrete plans beyond generalities.
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Republican Party
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
North Carolina
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Kennedy- Corman
Carter
Projecting the News Space Shuttle Status
Space shuttle plans dominate coverage as NASA advances toward an orbital schedule in March 1979. The two stage vehicle aims to lower cost per flight, with a 65 000 pound payload capacity and reusable orbiter. Critics warn however that Shuttle costs may overrun and future exploration could be constrained by today’s technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Space
United States
Palmdale
Calif
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Earth
Brian O'Leary
Cornell University
Iit
Desegregation Report Mocked as Dreamworld View
A conservative critique slams the Civil Rights Commission desegregation report as fantasy. It argues court orders drive most desegregation, buses and busing shape outcomes, and race tensions, costs, and resegregation are ignored in a utopian portrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Commission
Ideas For A Better System Of Justice
A reader with nine years in juvenile court argues for specialized, trained judges in criminal and juvenile divisions. He notes NC statutes are clearer for criminal cases and urges trained professionals beyond lawyers to evaluate behavior. While praising local judges, he calls for improved delivery of services to Guilford’s children and discusses potential specialized judgeships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Montague
General Court of Justice
North Carolina
Guilford
B. Gordon Gentry
Two Presidential Candidates Questioned Over Abortion Stance
The text argues both Ford and Carter hold unstable positions on abortion and work, citing biblical quotes to claim they are double minded. It alleges Ford is for and against abortion and accuses Carter of wavering on abortion and work policies, framing both as unfit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ford
Jimmy Carter
Adam
God
Jesus
The Last American Hero Sidney in Dominican Republic
The column recalls Sidney, a nameless American tourist in Santo Domingo, who becomes central to the Dominican Republic crisis as Marines fortify a perimeter around him. A president’s call reinforces his tale as a humanitarian linchpin in a tense evacuation and geopolitical moment.
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Art Buchwald
Ford
Dominican Republic
Sidney
Santo Domingo
Johnson
OAS
Teddy Roosevelt
Admiral Dewey
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High Point Theatre and Exhibition Center
Health & the Candidates
Thomas Gold
O'Leary
Cornell
Gold
Civil Rights Commission
Njivete
Burger
Charlotte- Mecklenburg
Atlanta
Richmond
Milwaukee Journal
Senator Soaper
Chicago White Sox
Mars
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