Agencies Back High Point United Appeal Support List
The list names 29 agencies receiving support from High Point United Appeal. Local groups include American Red Cross Boy Scouts YMCA YWCA and Salvation Army along with the Community Council Family Service Bureau and United Community Services. The second group covers state and national bodies such as American Hearing Society American Social Health Assn and United Service Organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
United Appeal
American Red Cross
English Rd
BOY Scouts OF America
Uwharrie Council
W. Green Dr
Community Council OF
Gatewood Ave
Family Service Bureau
Girl Scouts
Keyauwee Council
Lexington Ave
High Point Assn
Westwood
House OF Prayer
Rt. 1
Jamestown
Milk Fund
Salvation Army Boys’ Club
S. Main St
Salvation Army
High Point Ymca
Carl Chavis Memorial Ywca
Fourth St
Adams Memorial Ywca
Mary Bethune Ywca
United Community Services OF
Greater High Point
The
High Point United Appeal
American Hearing Society
American Social Health Assn
Carolinas United Community Services
United Funds
North Carolina
South Carolina
Children’s Home Society OF
Florence Crittenton Home
International Social Service
National Council ON the Aging
National Recreation Assn
National Social Welfare Assembly
National Travelers Aid Assn
North Carolina Assn
This Is the Week For United Appeal
High Point moves into the public phase of its 1968 United Appeal campaign with a 7:45 a.m. breakfast at Top of the Mart. Volunteers will canvass plants, businesses, and offices to raise a $407,222 goal, the largest yet. The funds support 29 welfare agencies, including 15 local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
United Appeal
Southern Furniture Exposition
Wray M. Amos
UCS
United Appeal drives High Point campaign for 407000 goal
High Point’s United Community Services aims to raise 407,222 with 700 volunteers involved. Wray Amos and J. William McGuinn Jr lead the drive, coordinating divisions from industrial to public employer sectors. The campaign seeks completion by week’s end with a Sept 27 tally meeting.
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United Appeal
McGuinn
Henderson
In Vietnam the Vietnamese Army shirks risk and defers to Americans
The article notes a dispirited Vietnamese army plagued by inefficiency and weak will to fight. Statistics and field reports show pervasive reluctance to engage, with units often letting U.S. forces shoulder the combat burden across much of the country.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Vietnamese Forces Struggle to Hold Ground in Vietnam War
An extensive survey notes South Vietnamese forces show limited gains despite doubling army size since 1962. American casualties rise with troop increases, while allied forces gain territory but remain wary of Vietnamese control. Desertions, corruption, and morale issues weaken command. Some officials urge US direct command, but top Vietnamese leadership remains cautious.
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U. S
United States
Washington
Vietnam
South Vietnam
McNamara
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Westmoreland
Also Mentioned on This Page
United Medical Research Foundation OF
United Service Organizations
Robert Marks
J. William McGuinn JR
United Community Services
Wray Amos
Hardy Prather
United Appeal Campaign
J. W. McGuinn Jr
W. H. Henderson
C. Arthur Kirkman
O. H. Leak
Holt McPherson
Dean Rich
Fred Swartzberg
Harriss Covington
Nathan Ayers
Charles Shaugnes
Alton Stanford
Harold Cheek
R. Vince Spracklin
Jake Froelich
Chip Faircloth
Maxie Doby
Schoondeck
Charles Oakes
Adams-Millis Workers
Art Richardson
High Point Enterprise
Peter Arnett
Robert S. McNamara
Mekong Delta