1 CHARLOTTE OBSERVER CLIPPINGS FILE REEL INDEX REEL 1 (BOX 1) Babies – Jan. 1958 – Dec. 1970 Ballots - Election – July 1958 – Nov. 1970 Bank Robberies (General [& some U.S.]) – Apr. 1952 – Dec. 1969 (list of people committing robbery, time to be served, etc. from Apr. 1952 - July 1957 – then clippings start with Aug. 1958) Bank Robberies Charlotte – Aug. 1958 – Nov. 1969 Bank Robberies, N. C. – May 1956 – Dec. 1969 Bank Robberies, S. C. – July 1958 – Dec. 1969 Banking – Dec. 1956 – Dec. 1969 Elections, Primary & Regular Data – May 1958 – Dec. 1969 Elections North Carolina – May 1952 – Dec. 1970 (repeat of subject card with 1960) Election Presidential – Oct. 1956 – Dec. 1970 Elections Charlotte Municipal – Apr. 1943 – Nov. 1969 Elections Mecklenburg County – Feb. 1958 – Nov. 1969 Elections Mecklenburg State House of Representatives – Apr. 1960 – Dec. 1969 Elections - Mecklenburg State Senator – Feb. 1957 – Dec. 1969 Elections, Mecklenburg Precincts & Registrars – Oct. 1948 – Nov. 1969 Duke Power Co. – Oct. 1956 – Dec. 1969 REEL 2 (BOX 2) Charlotte Area Fund – Aug. 1963 – Dec. 1969 Charlotte City Council – Oct. 1944 – Dec. 1969 Duke Power Co. – Feb. 1963 (one clipping only – no subject announcement) Vietnam Negotiations – May 1967 – Dec. 1969 Park and Recreation Commission – Aug. 1942 – Dec. 1969 Charlotte City Parks – Apr. 1956 – Dec. 1969 Freedom Park – Aug. 1944 – May 1968 Charlotte Public Library Park - Mar. 1956 - May 1968 (now known as Arequipa Park - Nov. 1971) REEL 3 (BOX 3) Schools, Charlotte Mecklenburg School Systems – Dec. 1947 – Dec. 1969 Charlotte Police Dept. – Jan. 1950 – Dec. 1969 Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education (Sessions Laws) 1959 (Merger of City and County Systems) (Reprint of H. B. 467 - 1959 Session Laws - no clippings) Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education – Feb. 1960 – Dec. 1969 2 Charlotte City Board of Education – May 1947 – Aug. 1961 (prior to school consolidation) Mecklenburg County School Board – Apr. 1947 – Aug. 1961 Planning Commission – May 1943 – Dec. 1964 REEL 4 (BOX 4) Planning Commission (continued) – Jan. 1965 - Dec. 1969 Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority – Oct. 1960 – Nov. 1969 Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library – Mar. 1943 – Nov. 1969 Charlotte Redevelopment Commission – Dec. 1949 – Dec. 1969 Charlotte City Limits – Dec. 1945 – Nov. 1969 University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) – Mar. 1965 – Dec. 1969 University of North Carolina (old) [Chapel Hill] – May 1946 – Dec. 1969 (mostly re: efforts to expand UNC Medical School to Charlotte and evening college in Greensboro) Schools, Mecklenburg County System – Jan. 1961 – Dec. 1961 Schools, Charlotte Mecklenburg Expansion Program – June 1946 – Oct. 1956 Schools, Charlotte – June 1947 – Sept. 1960 Mecklenburg County Schools – Mar. 1943 – Dec. 1960 Accident Fatal, Plane – Aug. 1948 – Dec. 1969 Accidents Auto Fatal, Charlotte – Jan. 1960 – Dec. 1969 Accident – Auto, Charlotte – Dec. 1959 – July 1962 REEL 5 (BOX 5) Accident – Auto, Charlotte (continued) – July 1962 – Dec. 1969 Accidents, Auto – Jan. 1961 – Dec. 1969 Accidents – Auto Charlotte & Gen. – Oct. 1956 – Dec. 1960 Accident – Auto Fatal – Oct. 1956 – Dec. 1969 Bank Robberies, N. C. – Feb. 1945 – Dec. 1955 ABC Board, Charlotte-Mecklenburg – Dec. 1944 – Dec. 1969 ABC Board, North Carolina – June 1947 – Nov. 1969 Mecklenburg County School Board – Jan. 1959 – Dec. 1959 (now Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education) Accidents – Drowning – Feb. 1946 – Dec. 1969 Coliseum – Oct. 1947 – Nov. 1969 (many clippings marked "Civic Center") Accident School Bus – Oct. 1949 – Nov. 1969 Accident, Train – Apr. 1953 – Dec. 1969 Accident Miscellaneous – Oct. 1953 – Dec. 1969 Africa – July 1958 – Dec. 1969 Adult Education, Charlotte Meck. – Sept. 1957 – Oct. 1969 Advertising – Oct. 1956 – Dec. 1969 Air Pollution – Mar. 1948 – Dec. 1969 Aid to Dependent Children – Dec. 1959 – Dec. 1969 3 Air National Guard – N. C. – June 1946 – July 1967 REEL 6 (BOX 6) Air National Guard – N. C. (continued) – July 1967 – Dec. 1969 Air Routes - Charlotte – Nov. 1945 – Dec. 1969 Airlines Strikes – Feb. 1961 – Dec. 1969 Airline Passengers Fares – Mar. 1957 – Nov. 1969 Air Safety – May 1958 – Nov. 1969 Air Traffic – Charlotte – Feb. 1957 – Dec. 1969 Air Traffic – Miscellaneous – Aug. 1956 – Nov. 1969 Aircraft – Missing – Mar. 1956 – Dec. 1969 Aircrafts, New – Nov. 1956 – Dec. 1969 Airlines, Miscellaneous – Dec. 1946 – Dec. 1969 Piedmont Airlines (Aviation) – Sept. 1945 – Dec. 1969 (4-pg. History of Piedmont Airlines first, then clippings - many clippings marked "aerial") Eastern Airlines – Nov. 1945 – Dec. 1969 (many clippings marked "aerial") Capital Airlines – Oct. 1947 – Nov. 1962 (some information sheets and articles in addition to clippings - some clippings marked "aerial") Delta Airlines – Feb. 1953 – Dec. 1969 United Airlines – June 1958 – Dec. 1969 Douglas Municipal Advisory Committee – Jan. 1959 – Nov. 1968 (includes information sheet) Douglas Municipal Airport – Aug. 1940 – Dec. 1969 Douglas Municipal Airport, Buildings, Expansions, Etc. – Dec. 1956 – Dec. 1969 Douglas Municipal Airport – Runways – Nov. 1956 – Dec. 1969 (includes information sheet) Apartment Buildings – Charlotte – Oct. 1956 – Dec. 1969 Appalachian Region – Dec. 1963 – Sept. 1969 Antarctica – Sept. 1958 – July 1969 Anti-Crime Legislation – Mar. 1966 – Dec. 1969 Anti-Trust Cases – Dec. 1960 – Dec. 1969 Anti-Vietnam Groups – Nov. 1965 – Dec. 1969 Ambulance Service – Mar. 1956 – Dec. 1969 Annexation – N. C. Cities – May 1957 – Nov. 1969 American People – Dec. 1959 – Mar. 1969 Anson County – July 1949 – Dec. 1969 All-American Soap Box Derby – Feb. 1958 – Aug. 1969 Algeria – Oct. 1956 – July 1969 Alexander, Hezekiah Home – Sept. 1941 – Dec. 1969 Alexander Children’s Center – May 1945 – May 1969 Alcoholics, Jailed – Mar. 1963 – June 1969 Alcoholic Education and Alcoholic Rehabilitation – May 1959 – Oct. 1969 4 Albemarle, N. C. – Jan. 1957 – Nov. 1969 Alaska – May 1958 – Oct. 1969 Argentina – Dec. 1956 – Dec. 1969 Army Reserve – Sept. 1948 – Dec. 1969 Arson – Apr. 1953 – Dec. 1969 Art – Nov. 1959 – Dec. 1969 Art Exhibits – Nov. 1953 – Dec. 1969 Artists – Feb. 1958 – Oct. 1969 Asheville – Feb. 1959 – Dec. 1969 Asia – Nov. 1956 – June 1964 REEL 7 (BOX 7) Asia (continued) – June 1964 – June 1969 Assault (General) – Feb. 1962 – Nov. 1969 Assault – Charlotte – Oct. 1956 – Dec. 1969 Assault – N. C. – Oct. 1956 – Dec. 1969 Assault – S. C. – July 1957 – Dec. 1968 Asylum – May 1959 – Dec. 1969 Atlanta – Georgia – Oct. 1959 – Dec. 1969 Atomic Energy Commission – Mar. 1950 – Dec. 1969 Atomic Radiation – May 1957 – Dec. 1969 Atomic Shelters – Feb. 1957 – May 1969 Auditorium Coliseum Authority – Oct. 1947 – Dec. 1969 Australia – Nov. 1958 – Dec. 1969 Automobile Industry – Jan. 1950 – Dec. 1969 Automobile Thefts – Nov. 1947 – Dec. 1969 Automobile Tires – Feb. 1954 – Dec. 1969 Automobile Safety Seat Belts – May 1957 – Dec. 1969 Automobile License Tags – Nov. 1956 – Dec. 1969 First Union National Bank of North Carolina – Feb. 1955 – Dec. 1969 First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. – July 1957 – Dec. 1969 North Carolina National Bank – Apr. 1960 – Dec. 1969 American Commercial Bank – July 1955 – July 1960 Federal Reserve Bank – July 1945 – Aug. 1969 Banks – N. C. – Aug. 1949 – Dec. 1969 Bankruptcy – Dec. 1946 – Dec. 1969 Banks, Charlotte – Jan. 1945 – Oct. 1969 (1957, no clips) Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. – Mar. 1945 – Dec. 1969 Berlin – Jan. 1958 – Dec. 1969 Bars – Sept. 1959 – June 1968 Baptist, North Carolina – Jan. 1946 – June 1969 Basketball Tournament – Mar. 1961 – Dec. 1969 Belmont – Feb. 1950 – Oct. 1969 Bazaar – Nov. 1963 – Dec. 1969 5 Bell Committee – Apr. 1958 – Feb. 1961 (re: court reform) Beaches, Carolina – July 1958 – Dec. 1969 Beer Wine Licenses – Aug. 1958 – Dec. 1969 Baseball – Little League – July 1961 – July 1966 REEL 8 (BOX 8) Baseball – Little League (continued) – July 1966 – July 1968 Budget, City-County – Mar. 1952 – July 1968 Budget, Charlotte – Jan. 1950 – Dec. 1969 Birth Control – Jan. 1959 – Dec. 1969 Southern Baptist Convention – May 1957 – Dec. 1969 Baptist – South Carolina State Convention – Nov. 1956 – Dec. 1969 Baptist Association – Mecklenburg – Oct. 1956 – Dec. 1969 Baptist State Convention, N. C. – Nov. 1946 – Nov. 1969 Bond Elections, N. C. – May 1949 – Oct. 1969 Bond Election – Mecklenburg County – Oct. 1950 – July 1969 Bond Election – Hospitals – Mar. 1960 – Dec. 1969 Bond Elections, City Improvements – Feb. 1962 – Aug. 1969 Bond Elections, Charlotte-Mecklenburg – June 1945 – Nov. 1956 Budget, U. S. - Apr. 1950 - Dec. 1969 Budget - S. C. - Nov. 1956 - Dec. 1969 Budget, North Carolina - Apr. 1955 - Oct. 1969 Budget, Mecklenburg County - July 1944 - Oct. 1969 Bicycle – Dec. 1955 – Dec. 1969 Birds – Jan. 1949 – Dec. 1969 Boats and Boating – June 1957 – Dec. 1969 Bond Elections, Charlotte – May 1962 – Dec. 1969 Building - Charlotte – Aug. 1945 – Aug. 1969 Building Permits – May 1946 – Dec. 1969 Bond Election - Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools – Apr. 1959 – Oct. 1968 Bond Election, Schools, North Carolina – Nov. 1960 – Nov. 1968 Bonds - Charlotte City – Oct. 1948 – Apr. 1970 Bondsmen – Feb. 1948 – June 1969 Books – Dec. 1946 – Dec. 1969 Brazil – Jan. 1957 – Dec. 1969 Breaking & Entering – Nov. 1948 – Dec. 1969 Boys Town (Charlotte) N. C. – May 1965 – Dec. 1969 Boycott – May 1960 – Dec. 1969 Breathalyzers – Feb. 1960 – Nov. 1969 Brevard Music Center – May 1960 – Sept. 1969 Bribery – Sept. 1958 – June 1969 Brevard Music Center – Oct. 1956 – Aug. 1959 Bridges - Charlotte & Mecklenburg County – Mar. 1953 – Dec. 1969 Buildings -