High Point Patriarch W T Kennedy Remembered For Lifelong Service
W T Kennedy 92 is honored by kin in Thomasville as a landmark figure with roots tracing to Davidson County and the Revolutionary era. He built a long career in merchandising, helped found Rankin Memorial Methodist Church, served as prohibition officer and U S commissioner, and remains mentally sharp despite a spring stroke. He spends winters in Miami and is remembered for his piano, memories, and guiding motto about doing good now.
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Robert Marks
W. T. Kennedy
High Point
Kennedy
Davidson County
Arnold Kennedy
Cowpens
North Carolina
Nathanael Greene
Guilford Court House
Kathleen Russell
Willow Drive
Thomasville
Cecil
New
Oklahoma
Richard Kennedy
California
Indiana
Mrs. Russell
Spencerian
J. W. Kennedy
S. Main Street
Kress
Rankin Memorial Methodist Church
New Church
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
Internal Revenue Service
United States
No Sanctuary Left in the Modern World
An editor's outlook argues that traditional sanctuaries once offered refuge from tribal warfare are gone, and humanity faces unprecedented risks as the era of no sanctuary begins. It warns of apocalyptic thinking while proposing mutual restraint and a rethink of war rules in a world with unchecked destructive power.
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Kailua
Hawaii
Kamehameha the Great
Hawaiian Islands
Hbor
Waiian Islands
Kona Coast
Mauna Loa
Captain Cook
National Park Service
Public needs to be kept informed on extremism
A letter argues the press should limit publicity for SNICK and similar groups to avoid amplifying their influence. The writer cites SNICK’s ties to the Klan, cites Ralph McGill and criticizes sensationalized coverage, urging media to balance informing the public with restraint to prevent glorifying extremists.
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Student Non - Violent Coordinating Committee
SNICK
Ku Klux Klan
Stokely Carmichael
Ralph McGill
Mr. Knight
Watts
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Charles H. Crutchfield
Quotes on power, campaigning, and space race talk
Quotes from President Johnson, Everett Dirksen, James E Webb and Dr John S Millis touch on democratic power, campaign reluctance, lunar competition, and preventive medicine as future focus. The remarks reflect political and scientific leadership perspectives of their time.
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John S. Millis
The
Citizens Commission On Graduate Medical Education
NRT Returns to UNC Greensboro for Fourth In-Residence Phase
The National Repertory Theatre will return to UNC Greensboro for a fourth in-residence season with a 45 member company arriving October 2. Six performances of Noel Coward and Eugene ONeill plays run October 17–22 in Aycock Auditorium with Nina Foch directing Ways and Means and Jack Sydow directing Still Life and A Touch of the Poet.
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NRT
Greensboro
New York
Noel Coward
Eugene O'Neill
Aycock
Elliott
Patricia Guinan
Sloane Shelton
Geddeth Smith
John Straub
G. Wood
Nina Foch
Jack Sydow
Sydow
Chair City to begin ready to eat pizza service
Davidson dateline reports Thomasville residents will soon buy ready to eat pizza at a local sandwich shop. The shop owner, not Italian, says the pizza will be available this week with a waiters remark about unlimited pizza at the store. Campers arrive near Pilot area for a weekend event winding down today.
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Thomasville
Chair City
Roaming the Piedmont A mix of local notes on fishing and travel
A letter warns about shark fishing risks and the playful danger of shark meat on a pier. A school bus delay in route to Thomasville prompts renewed highway safety calls. High Point helps Kernersville by supplying a temporary garbage truck during repairs. Heritage Furniture discusses Japanese views on packing as local makers tour visitors.
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W. A. Cecil
Deep
Japan
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Coke Cecil
English Road
Big Bear
Jeanette Cecil
Kathleen
Miami
Carmelo Andrews
Florida
the Republic
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Honaunau
Enterprise
President Johnson
Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate
Congress
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Herman Middleton
National Repertory Theatre
University of North Carolina At Greensboro
Middleton
Unc-G
Michael Dewell
Dewell
Frances Ann Cannon Dougherty
Cannon
Concord-Kannapolis
Denholm Elliott
University
Greensboro Jaycees
Robert
Davidson
Jimmy Thomas
Pilot Volunteer Fire Department
Ocratic
Thomasville Senior High
Asheboro
Burchette
Bob
Traffc
Kernersville
Jesse Campbell
Heritage Furniture
Heritage
Braxton
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