Ellsberg urges public right to know about Vietnam policy
Daniel Ellsberg defends the public’s need to know and criticizes leaders for controlling disclosures. In a CBS interview, he discusses the Pentagon Papers impact, his role drafting volumes, and the shared Indochina policy across four administrations while remaining cautious about judging presidents.
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New York
UPI
Daniel
New York Times
Executive Branch
Elisberg
Times
Pentagon
Walter Cronkite
CBS News
U. S. Indochina
Defense Department
Massachusetts Institute For Technology
Center For International Studies
Deputy Finds Whiskey In Car In Sandy Level Stop
Deputy Mike Estes stopped a 1963 Pontiac driven by Sam Gwyn of 615 May Street in Sandy Level around 10 30 p m Saturday. A search of the car uncovered bonded whiskey and Gwyn was charged with transportation of liquor in violation of prohibition laws.
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Mike Estes
Sam Gwyn
May Street
Sandy Level
Gwyn
Health Dept Announces Free Multiphasic Screening Clinic
The Surry County Health Department and State Board of Health inaugurate a free multiphasic screening clinic at Gilmer Street Mount Airy for residents over 16. Services include medical history, vital signs, urine analysis, blood tests, x rays, ECG, pap smears, and more with referrals or baseline records provided. no charge, appointments required. Pap smears occur each Monday by appointment. Clinic frequency.
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State Board of Health
Gilmer Street
Mount Airy
R. M. Caldwell
Surry Health
Health Department
Pair To Receive God, Country Honor At Trinity Church
Two youths from Trinity Episcopal Church will receive the God and Country Award at 10 a.m. Sunday services. Recipients John Springthorpe III and William Beasley Pendleton completed over 16 months of work, including Biblical study, fellowship service, exams before the Vestry, and adherence to Episcopal teachings within Boy Scout activities.
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Trinity Episcopal Church
William R. Pendleton
Old Springs Road
Mount Airy
Episcopal Branch
Christian Church
Vestry
Pilcher
John
Stuecee
Boy Scout
Final divorce signed in Surry District Court last week
Douglas Freeman obtained the final divorce papers from Judy Ann Wilmoth Holder in Surry District Court during the past week.
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Surry District Court
Douglas Freeman
Judy Ann Wilmoth Holder
County Posts Record Budget Property Tax Rate The Same
Surry County continues a property tax rate of 98 cents per hundred value for the coming year. The tentative budget shows a record total of 4,842,029 dollars, up 396,663 from the previous year, with the increase funded through a planned appropriation and expenditure adjustments.
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Surry County
Northern Surry Hospital
Surry Community College
New Pastor Arrives At Central United Methodist Church
The Rev. Robert J. Ralls arrives from Waynesville to lead Central United Methodist Church in an annual Western North Carolina conference move. He and his wife Aileen Fox Ralls have two sons and join from Greensboro and Inman. The article notes prior pastor Dr. Horace McSwain moves to Wadesboro.
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Central United Methodist Church
Robert J. Ralls
Greensboro
First Church
Waynesville
Horace McSwain
Wadesboro
N. C
United Methodist Church
Lake Junaluska
Ralis
Guilford College
Duke Divinity
University of Edinburgh
Belmont
Asheboro
Charlotte
Aileen Fox
Inman, 8
Dobson Set to Vote on ABC Referendum and Budget
Dobson's board fixed September 14 as the ABC referendum date, with 70 percent of net revenue to the General Fund, 20 percent to law enforcement, and 10 percent to parks. The same night the council adopted a tentative 1971-72 budget of 152000 dollars at 1.50 per hundred value, adding one water sewer employee John M. Bullin, with a public hearing July 19.
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North Carolina General Assembly
Mount Airy
Pilot Mountain
Elkin
General Assem
Surry
Dobson
Water and Sewer Department
John M
Max) Bullin
Talk About Slow Mail Irks Florida Subscriber
A June 1971 letter to The NEWS blasts slow mail after receiving the April 13 issue on June 19. The writer, now in Lutz, Florida, notes three missed papers since January 1971 and claims the April paper arrived in June. Publisher James E. Johnson comments the April 13 edition was mailed late April 12 and the delivery delay remains unaccounted.
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Office of the News
Lutz
Florida
James E. Johnson
Mount Airy Market Reports Live Stock Quotes
Market report notes 449 animals sold at Mount Airy Livestock Market on Wednesday. Top hogs 19 dollars, heavy tops 17, sows 9 to 12.50. Calves up to 38.85, heavy tops 37.05, No 2 36.50. Heifers 8.50 to 23.50, cows 13.25 to 23.50, steers 20.50 to 31.10, bulls 16.50 to 26.75. Cows by head 80 to 241 dollars.
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Mount Airy
Fisher River Body Identified After Months Delay
The body of Kenny McCreary, 20, of Mount Airy was identified in Fisher River near Longap after a two percent delay. FBI confirmation via fingerprints followed SBI findings, with burial set at Epworth United Methodist Church cemetery. McCreary’s relatives include parents Ed Lee and Hester Willard McCreary, siblings Vance Collins, Ronnie Doss, Eddie, Bobbie, and Phillip McCreary, and grandfather G. M. Willard. Sheriff Jim Taylor notes no stated link to Bobby Jay McCreary’s murder case.
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Surry
Fisher River
Longap
Kenny McCreary
Bobby Jay McCreary
Forsyth County
Mount Airy
C. Monroe Boggs
Forsyth Superior Court
Jim Taylor
Bobby McCreary
McCreary
Surry County
Ed Lee
Hester Willard McCreary
Epworth United Methodist Church
High Point
Vance Collins
Rural Hall
Bank Expands Main Street Office With New Addition
Workmen for the Reliable Construction Co of Monroe are building a 1800 square foot addition to Northwestern Bank on Main Street in Mount Airy. Completion is expected around July first. The expansion adds a commercial loan department with private offices and dual entrances for deposits and customer service.
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Larry
Tommy Leftwich
Mount Airy
Kroger
Renfro Street
Reliable Construction Company of
Monroe
Northwestern Bank
Main Street
Leons of
Jim Younger
Jerry Nester
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Ellsberg
U. S
Health Dept
Surry County Health Department
Surry District
John Springthorpe
Billy Pendleton
Central Church
General County Fund
Sheriff's Department
Board of Commissioners
Market Report
Ronnie Doss
Eddie McCreary
Army
Aberdeen
Bobbie McCreary
Phillip McCreary
G. M. Willard
Younger
Nester
Dewey Brim
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