Militant Liberty Speaker Set At Senior High Auditorium
John C. Broger president of Far East Broadcasting Company and former Defense Department official will discuss Militant Liberty at 7:45 p.m. Thursday in the Senior High School auditorium. Admission is free and the public is invited. Broger, a WWII Navy electronics officer and author of the Militant Liberty concept, will address after a 6:30 dinner for High Point College and city school teachers.
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John C. Broger
Far East Broadcasting Company
Department of Defense
Broger
Naval Electronics
Pacific
Wilson
Free World
Philippines
Formosa
Pentagon
Bill Petree Appointed To Board
W. S. Petree Sr a hosiery executive is named to the High Point draft board to fill a vacancy left by Wall. Petree is recommended by Mayor Covington Nash and Pruette and must be a Guilford County resident over 30. He serves in civic groups and is married with two sons.
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W. S. Petree, Sr
High Point Key Board
James M.all
Petree
Col
Thomas H. Upton
Selective Service
Melrose Hosiery Mill
George Covington
M. W. Nash
Dean B. Pruette
Wall
Fourth Ward
M. L. Patrick
United States
Guilford County
Optimist Club
Ymca Board of Directors
High Point Personnel Association
Uwharrie Council of Scouts
Wildlife of Olympic Peninsula Reveals Vast Mammal Diversity
More than 50 species inhabit Washington's Olympic peninsula wilderness including bear, cougar, and the continent's largest remaining Roosevelt elk herds, highlighting the region's primitive landscape and rich fauna.
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Washington
Olympic Peninsula
Rainy Deluge Eases After Tropical Storm Flossy Hits City
Rain and strong winds battered the city with 2.3 inches of rain by noon as trees fell and streets blocked. Officials reported numerous clogging calls but no major facility failures, and forecasts predicted an end to the downpour with winds subsiding by tonight.
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Flossy
High Point
Friendship
W. Ray
E. Green
Piedmont
Democrat Strength Increases As Voter Registration Rises
Brisk registration activity in High Point shows Democrats adding 585 voters between April 1 and August 31, boosting the township tally to 15,760 Democrats, 4,305 Republicans, and 1,424 independents. Countywide, Guilford totals reach 76,370 with High Point at 21,545. rural Guilford and Greensboro figures are given, highlighting shifts ahead of the November 6 election.
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High Point
Guilford County
Greensboro
Guilford
High Point Township
Fisherman's Ring: Papal ring bearing Saint Peter image
The Fisherman’s Ring is presented at a pope’s coronation and bears his name and a Saint Peter boat image. Upon a pope’s death the ring is broken and a new one is made for the successor.
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Saint Peter
Weather Outlook For Greensboro Area
The forecast calls for tonight mostly cloudy and cool with a warm-up expected tomorrow. Friday should bring fair skies and moderate temperatures. Last night the Greensboro High Point reading was 51 with tonight’s low around 48. Today's high near 60, with a high around 60 tomorrow.
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Greensboro High Point
Bloodmobile returns to High Point YMCA with 300 pint goal
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will operate on the second floor of the YMCA tomorrow at 11 am with hours 11 am to 4 30 pm on the first day and 10 am to 3 30 pm on Friday. High Point aims to collect 300 pints and offers free blood to residents with laboratory costs charged. Co chairs Wray Amos and Bill McKenzie emphasize ample parking and elevator access for donors.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
YMCA
High Point
Red Cross
Wray Amos
Bill McKenzie
Amos and McKenzie
North Carolina
Charlotte
Ruby Pierce
Paul Brigman
Pat Brown
C. H. Williard
Earl Schaeffer
John C. Henderson
Clarence Wagner
R. R. Blackburn
Paul Ingle
Lee Caudle
Norman Weisbecker
H. D. Sears
Percy Creech
Duke Gift Enables Hospital's Laundry Expansion
A Duke Endowment grant of 20000 accelerates High Point Memorial Hospital plans to add a new laundry as part of a 1900000 expansion that includes a Heart Center. Trustees expect the remaining 25000 to be raised by friends, continuing community support for a self funded project.
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Duke
High Point Memorial Hospital
R. T. Amos
Friends of the Hospital
Amos R. Kearns
John T. Burrus
Ject
Duke Endowment
High Point
Jack Burrus Sr
Heart Center
W. R. Peters
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Middle East
Europe
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Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Office
Joan C. Broger
Bill Petree
W. S. Petree SR
Arts-Crafts
Blair Park
W. B. Stronach Jr
Stronach
Charles Taro
Southeastern Marble and Tile Company
Ote Taro
Nutley
N. J
H. C. Simmons
Mrs
Vienna
Mabel Russell
Main St
W. W. Tyson
C. T. Whitten
L. L. Wilkinson
George T. Wood
M. L. Aderholdt
Averett
John Benson
P. H. Brigsman
H. L. Brockman
K. M. Cheek
R. N. Chiles
L. A. Creech
Mesdames Stokes Salley
Horace Haworth Jr
Arthur Corpening
Charles Robbins
M. B. Leath
G. E. Morris
Grady Helmstetter
John Dwyer
Percy Idol
William Gorman
Ben Franklin
Richard Marshall
Charles Mendenhall
R. 0. Becker
John Diffendal
Morris Jones
Charles Kearns
R. A. Cross
A. B. Henley
R. M. Martin
Albert Peele
Robert Haas
Ed Mendenhall
Brooks Reitzel
Ae Thomas
Marguerite Bailey
H. M. Ridge Jr
Winford Hinkle
Earl Womble
Walter Comfort
William Brady White
Robert Tunstall
Rufus Martin
J. E. Perryman
Guy Carr
W. G. Browning
C. R. Holmes
J. D. Honeycutt
John Northey
Robert Walker
J. H. McCall
Daniel Ballow
Robert Helm
Duke Gift
High Point College
Dennis H. Cooke
Dr. Cooke
Marjorie Case
Ernest Ball
John Mann
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