Griffin recalls dangers from Black Like Me tour decades later
John Howard Griffin, author of Black Like Me, says lynching fears still haunt him eighteen years after chemically darkening his skin to tour the South as a Black man. He cites vicious mail, a brutal late nightmare, and a life spent fighting prejudice amid fading civil rights progress.
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Fort Worth
Texas
John Howard Griffin
South
Griffin
Wisconsin
Gnutin
Manafield
Durham Man Wins Bagel Eating Contest Prize
Durham’s dntaine Howell, 18, devoured 12 bagels in 30 minutes to win 100 dollars at The Bagel Place contest. Runner up was 32 year old Kiliott Harvith, who swallowed about 200 bagels. Howell boasted he eats without chewing. others joked about past feats and prizes.
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Durham
N.C
Dntaine Howell
Howell
Howell Oust
Bagel Place
Chris
Kiliott Harvith
Durhasa
Frank Smullin
Harvith
Shvice
Humphrey Visits White House After Camp David Trip
Senator Hubert Humphrey and wife Muriel arrive at the White House with President Jeremy Carter after spending the weekend with the first family at Camp David in Maryland. It marks Humphrey’s first presidential visit to the western Maryland mountains.
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Sen
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Center
Muriel Tole
Jeremy Carter
Carter
Humphrey
White House
Camp David
Maryland
Tree thefts feared in western North Carolina
North Carolina Christmas tree growers fear rising thefts as supply tightens. Four Charlotte men were arrested for stealing about 1000 worth of Fraser firs from Alleghany County fields after scouting crops. Growers report prices 10 to 15 percent higher. police intensify checks on Christmas tree trucks to ensure paid loads.
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Enmice
N.C
North Carolina
Billy Carroll Smith
Alleghany County
Charlotte
Eugene Montsinger
Roaring Gap
Bruner Sides
Winston-Salem
Ashe County
Obituary notices from Gastonia area listings
Multiple deaths and funeral notices from Gaston County include Floyd R. Crouse 71 of 1805 Hargrove St. died in Gaston Memorial Hospital. funeral 2:40 pm Tuesday at Carothers with burial in Gaston Memorial Park. Robert Odell Bland 43 of 160 Arkray St. died at home. services at Temple Baptist Church. burial at Carothers. Eugenia Brevard Smith of Belmont died in a Charlotte hospital. survived by four sons and three daughters. services pending. Jake Ernest McClee of Dallas died at Friday Park Head. funeral arrangements pending. Veatrice Noles Proctor of Dallas, 65, died in a Charlotte hospital. funeral arrangements at Alexis Baptist Church. Carothers Funeral Home and Martin's Funeral Home referenced for services.
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Floyd R
Shorty) Crouse
Floyd Robert
Hargrove St
Gaston Memorial Hospital
Faith Baptist Church
Gastonia Transit Co
Mae Dye Crouse
Clyde F. Crouse
Lincolnton
Daisey C. Crave
Maiden
Carothers Funeral Home
Gastonia
Renard Nolen
Gaston Memorial Park
Clinton Crisp
Fred ‘Tatham
Hal Chavis
Sammy Bunton
Tommy Holbrook
Frank Berkley
Tibe
Robert
Bobby
Bland Robert Odell
Hobby) Bian
Arkray St
Wix Corp
VPW
U.S. Navy
Hee
Kathleen SteFalls Klan
Keith
Lainay Bland
Joyce Hilderbrand
Norfolk
Athy Bland
Carothers
Eugenia B. Smith
Belmont
Eugenia Brevard Smith
Morning Glory Ave
Charlotte
St. Hannah Fbh
Mack
Guy Smith
Joseph Smith
Tincalaton
Fuchard Smith
Detroit
Mich
Ida Mae Fulton
High Point
Minnie Grier
Mentoria Clark
Martin
Jake Ernest McClee
Dallas
Jake Ernest M McClee
Friday Park Head
Friday Memorial Baptist Church
Usher Board
Sanctuary Chall
Zenobia Sanders McClee
Vernice Brown
Huth M. Ford
Charlottes
Martha Seigle
Lowell
Mra Janie M. Miller
Jessie Armstrong
Meg
Ada Wingate
Iron Station
Mod
Ty Costner
Veatrice N. Proctor
Veatrice Noles Proctor
Charlotte Hospital
Mount Holly
Lester
Hoover Noles
Layd
Proctor
Judy Norrisong
Stanley
Peggy P. Hofstant
Keensville
Shirley P. Morton
Roy J. Natea
James L. Notes
Portsmouth
Bertha Notes
Edna Notes
Irene N. Habb
Helen N. Kale
Ola N. Costner
Lexington
Alexis Baptist Church
Stanley Howard
Hillcrest Gardens
Attendant Dies At Wedding In Dade County
Leslie Wertheim, a pre-law student at the University of Miami, collapsed in the church aisle during her friend’s wedding. An autopsy found no clear cause, with doctors considering heart irregularities. further tests were ordered. The ceremony resumed after her death, and her mother described her as a bright, well loved student who enjoyed reading and Shakespeare.
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Atame
Leslie Wertheim
Charles A. Diggs
Dade County Medical
Theim
Redeemers Lutheran Church
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