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*Clarkton IGA store was robbed at gunpoint and about $600 was taken.
*Elbert Lennon, principal of Bladen Elementary School, was elected President of the Elizabethtown Rotary Club.
*Bladenboro FFA elected Miss Jeanne Bridger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McRae Bridger of Bladenboro, as 1974 FFA Sweetheart.