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*Representative Jimmy Green of Clarkton was honored by the North Carolina General Assembly in Raleigh at a “Salute To Jimmy Green Dinner.”
*The 1974 Blueberry Festival at White Lake was cancelled due to the energy crisis.
*Luther Clark, an insurance executive in Clarkton, and Chairman of the Bladen County Board of Education, passed away at the age of 61.