New Baker Hearings Set Thursday
The Senate orders reopenings into Bobby Baker affairs with witnesses including Baker McCloskey and Reynolds. The probe aims to reconstruct the stadium contract bids and change orders that raised costs by about 3 million dollars. McCloskey, former DNC finance chairman, won the contract at roughly 14.2 million dollars.
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Washington
Senate
John J. Williams
Matthew McCloskey
Phil
Ireland
Williams
Don B. Reynolds
Baker
Sen
B. Everett Jordan
D-N. C
McCloskey
Reynolds
McLendon
Democratic National Committee
ROTC Expansion Approved by Senate for High Schools and Colleges
The Senate passed the ROTC expansion bill by voice vote and sent it to the House for amendments. The measure aims to extend officer training corps programs to more high schools and colleges.
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Washington
Senate
Ae Officer Training Corps
House
Community urged to combat poverty at regional conference
Asheville officials joined a 21 county Poverty Conference on the Economic Opportunity Act. Dr. James L. White urged communities to show they can create local programs at all levels and seek technical help after initiating efforts. The act allocates over 861 million in a broader aid package, with related funding for Appalachia redevelopment under review.
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Asheville
N. C
James L. White
Conference of
Office of Economic Opportunity
Washington
North Carolina Fund
State Economic Opportunity Office
Appalachia
EOA
Salisbury Teacher Sees Russians Fear War With China
Mrs. Elizabeth Koontz, the only woman on a U.S. delegation to a U.S.–Soviet conference, reports Russians fear war with China more than with the United States. She describes housing, consumer life, work patterns, and attitudes toward communism while visiting Moscow and Leningrad.
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Margaret Wilson
Associated Press
Salisbury
N.C
United States
Moscow
Red China
Elizabeth Koontz
Koontz
National Education Associaton
James Mitchner
Norman Cousins
The
Saturday Review
Young Bankers Name Officers At Ninth Convention
The Young Bankers Division of the North Carolina Bankers Association named Char kins Jr. of Southern Pines as president. Other officers include Russell A. Thompson Jr. of Wilson as first vice president Dover Moore of Graham as second vice president and Dudley Patrict of Rocky Mount as treasurer.
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Southern Pines
N.C
Young Bankers Division
North Carolina Bankers Association
Charkins Jr
Russell A. Thompson Jr
Wilson
Dover Moore
Graham
Dudley Patrict
Rocky Mount
Former Foes Work Together at Camp Drum Training Center
Two generals who once battled in the Battle of the Bulge are now advisers at Camp Drum in northern New York. Retired Gen. Bruce C. Clarke of the U S Army and Gen Haso E Von Manteuffel of Dusseldorf Germany assist on a motion picture about the World War II battle.
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Camp Drum
N.Y
New York
Bruce C. Clarke
U.S. Army
Hasso E. von Manteuffel
Duesseldorf
Germany
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Seagrove, N. C
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