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Here were some of the stories making news in Bladen County in 1974:
• Mayor Henry L. Leonard, 51, of White Lake passed away.
• The Bladen County Health Department announced the schedule of rabies vaccination clinics were to begin March 11.
• Kathy Ayers was named East Bladen High School 1974 Betty Crocker Family Leader of Tomorrow.