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Two Speakers Highlight Roanoke Rapids School Support
Francis J. Gorman former vice president of the United Textile Workers spoke at Roanoke Rapids High School praising local schools as a model and noting mills fund over 75 percent of operating costs. Cale Burgess urged PTA cooperation to improve North Carolina schools and praised the community’s education system as a path to a richer life.
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Carroll Wilson
Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina
Francis J. Gorman
Roanoke Rapids High School
Cale Burgess
United Textile Workers
Burgess
Parent-Teachers Association
Gorman