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Former Carolina Governor
Chosen Duke President

Terry Sanford, a former North Carolina
governor who made educational
advancements the hallmark of his administration,
was named president of
Duke University Saturday, according to
the Associated Press.

Mr. Sanford, who is 52, succeeds
Douglas M. Knight, who resigned June 30
to accept a vice presidency of the Radio
Corporation of America.

In announcing Mr. Sanford's appointment,
Charles B. Wade, Jr., of Winston-Salem,
chairman of Duke's board of trustees, said, "We
are extremely fortunate to secure as president
an individual with so impressive a record of
accomplishment as Mr. Sanford.

"His longstanding interest in higher education
and his contributions to higher education
in North Carolina and elsewhere are well
known. We shall welcome him with enthusiasm."

Mr. Sanford, who served as governor from
1961 to 1965, has been active in state and
national Democratic party politics, and has
generally allied himself with moderate and
liberal elements in the party.