Longtime Massengill salesman retires after 42 years in North Carolina
J C Woodard of High Point retires from Massengill Co Bristol Tennessee after a 42 year career starting in 1924. He traveled North Carolina and Central Piedmont regions, married Jewel Baker in 1939, and remains active at S Main Street Methodist Church while enjoying fishing in retirement.
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Northampton County
J. C. Woodard
Woodard
High Point
S. C. Massengill Co
Bristol
Tenn
Sunset Dr
Massengill Company
Virginia
Massengill
Pennsylvania
Piedmont
Jewel Baker
Mt. Vernon Methodist
Randolph County
Woodards
S. Main Street Methodist
Big Brother
Kentucky to offer vocational schools near every home
Governor Edward Breathitt announces Kentucky will establish a vocational education school within commuting distance of every home by the end of 1968, expanding access to job training across the state.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Edward T. Breathitt
Editing Is Selection By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
An editor argues that newspapers must tell what happens while balancing positive reporting with tragedy. The piece explains market shifts toward hard news, educated editors, and broader coverage of politics and science, noting the decline of sensationalism and the rise of responsible reporting.
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Christopher Driver
Manchester Guardian
Driver
America
England
Congress
Kremlin
Outer
Washington
Letters to the Editor on Ambulance Service and Privacy
Two letters address Randolph County ambulance service failures after September 30 and a Congressman's warning about a National Data Center dossier bank. They urge accountability, privacy safeguards, and a symposium to set standards, warning against a Big Brother future and defending individual rights. FRANK HORTON and JACK LESTER are referenced as contributors.
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Don Wrenn
Randolph County
Carolie
Jack Lester
Enterprise
House
Government Operations Committee
National Data Center
Brande
Frank Horton
Congress
Moment Of Self-Examination by High Point Human Relations Commission
The High Point Human Relations Commission members urge a stronger proactive role to address community problems before they become crises. They call for reaching underserved groups including Indians and poor whites, expanding education and housing efforts, and showing broader concern for all residents.
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Commission
High Point
Human Relations Commission
T. R. McRae
Ambulance service plans move forward in Thomasville
Thomasville City Council acts to contract an Alabama firm to provide ambulance service as funeral operators Green and Siler exit the business. The Chairs City Radio Club erects highway signs to guide CB operators while a ladder incident on I-85 prompts a halt to sign work and termite checks on poles.
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Piedmont
Thomasville
Robert Green
Raymond Siler
Tom Johnson
Siler
Green
Chair City Radio Club
Citizens Band
Chair City Group
Murphy Bates
Paul Pierce
Ralph Parker
Pierce
Bates
Parker
Collected Quotes Sparks Debate on Merit and Authority
A sequence of quotations critiques high salaries for the few versus mediocrity, police fear in investigations, adolescent rebellion, and the role of divine aid in education. Notable voices include the Institute of Public Administration, Truman Capote, Dr. Graham Blaine, and Rev. Robert B. McNeill.
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Institute of Public Administration
Lindsay
Newark
Truman Capote
Supreme Court
Graham B. Blaine
Harvardniversity
Robert B. McNeill
Charleston
W. Va
Shark Tales From A Piedmont Beach Pier
The writer recalls two weeks at Yaupon Beach with fishing on the pier where West Virginia students caught large sharks using long lines and boats. A 8 to 10 foot 250 to 300 pound shark beached to thrill onlookers, with other sights including Williams burg restoration and guides describing wig maker history.
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Yaupon Beach
West Virginia College
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Robert Marks
J.C. Woodard
Art Richardson
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
New York Times
Christian Science Monitor
New York
Times
Monitor
Boston
Massachusetts
Chicago
Austin
Hearst
Joseph Pulitzer
New American
Hildy Johnson
Randolph
Man Relations Commission
Irving Hamilton
Eral
Hamilton
Ethel Hughes
Tillman
Robert
Davidson
Ambulance Service Crisis Met
The
Burchette
Williamsburg
Braxton
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