North Carolina Democrats Short-Changed Wallace at Raleigh
In Dortch Arena the North Carolina Democratic convention dismissed Wallace delegates and barred Voices-For-Wallace, packing the slate to favor McGovern. Critics charged autocratic, political theater echoing old party bosses and suppressing primary results.
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Dortch
North Carolina
Aycock
Vance
Simmons
Kitchin
Morrison
Gardner
Hoey
Party of the People
Josephus Daniels
Democratic Party
George C. Wallace
Fairgrounds
Wallace
Miami Beach
Wilbur Hobby
George Wal
McGovern
Terry Sanford
Raleigh
Als
Cesar Chavez
Flag Rank Officers in Military Aid Missions
A congressional reflection argues against shrinking flag rank officers in military aid missions. It notes 1,823 flag officers across services with 85 in aid programs and contends preparedness via highly trained leaders supports peace and rapid combat readiness. The piece weighs economic efficiency against strategic necessity.
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Congress
Pentagon
Vietnam
William Proxmire
Senate
Philpott Dam and flood control blunt Dan River flood
The Dan Rivers roily torrent surged into the valley reaching 21.6 feet at Bridge Street station, but Philpott Reservoir held back flood waters, reducing downstream damage compared to the 1940 flood. Dams from Kerr to Gaston and Roanoke Rapids provide storage and protection along the Roanoke and Smith rivers, with River Road and Memorial Drive offering limited protection. The flood’s scale and historical context illustrate flood control’s value along the valley.
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Dan River
Bridge Street
Virginia
Philpott
Philpott Reservoir
Smith River
Smith
Dan Rivers
Roanoke River
Albemarle Sound
Buggs Island
John H. Kerr
Smith Mountain
Leesville
Gaston
Roanoke Rapids
Kerr Dam
River Road
Riverside Drive
Two Rivers Golf Course
Memorial Drive
Aiken and
Robertson
Federal no fault auto insurance debate rages in Congress
The piece warns that Hart and Magnuson push a national no fault auto insurance law to supersede state laws. It argues the federal approach erodes state experience, risks constitutional challenges, and overlooks nuanced issues of pain and suffering, while Massachusetts tests no fault to show potential objections. It opposes rushing federal action and favors state experimentation.
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Congress
Hart and
Magnuson
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Iassen
Connecticut
Michigan
Washington
Geographic Odd Music Machines In Popular Exhibit
Smithsonian Museum of History and Technology hosts a "Music Machines American Style" exhibit detailing U S music devices from barrel organs to cassette players. Highlights include the Violano Virtuoso, 1908 cylinders of Sousa, and early Telharmonium, with notes on radio and film music figures.
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Washington
White House
Constitution Avenue
Smithsonian Institution
Artie Shaw
Artie
Smithsonian
Museum of History and Technology
National Geographic Society
United States
John Philip Sousa
Sousa
Lee de Forest
de Forest
Kate Smith
Bing Crosby
Rudy Vallee
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Gene Kelly
Thaddeus Cahill
Avon Bottles Drive Yard Sale Craze Across America
The article notes Avon bottles as hot yard sale items with values reaching around 400 dollars for rare decanters and about 50 dollars for other empty bottles. It cites the National Association of Avon Clubs and estimates at least 100,000 collectors in the United States.
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Bolle
Journal
National
Avon Club
Bud Austin
Kansas
Bits City
The
Wall, Street Journal
United States
National Association of Avon Clubs
Avon
News From Front Honors Vietnam Aces and Debate
Holmes Alexander reflects on Navy pilots Randy Cunningham and William Driscoll being praised in Washington as Vietnam War aces. He contrasts victorious moments with ongoing public skepticism, discussing selective service, an all volunteer force, and a shift in military patriotism amid Israel’s victories and Vietnam’s struggle.
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Washington, D.C
Navy
Randy Cunningham
Wiliam Driscoll
Washington
John W. Warmer
Elmo Zumwalt
John Paul Vann
Vietnam
Rabin
George McGovern
Vann
Ibersons
United States
Israel
Red Vietnam
Pes
America
Pentagon
Richard Rosser
Air Force Academy
England
Far East
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Britain
France
The Liberal Left Bloc And Cultural Freedom
Ralph de Toledano notes faint outcry over Jose Brodsky’s Soviet deportation and argues global protests would rise if similar actions against other dissidents sparked a response. He recalls Brodsky’s exile, anti Semitism in the USSR, and the poet’s private stance amid political pressure.
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Josef Brodsky
Brezhnev, Kosygin & Co
New York Times
United Nations
Brodsky
Josef Brodsky Jis
Russia
Nixon
United States
University of
Mic
Soviet Union
Leningrad
GBS
NBC
Jawet Brodsky
Johnny Carson
Merv Griffin
Meet the Press
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Kremlin House Post
Jose Brodsky
Tusky
Ann Arbor
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Detroit
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Danville Register
Danville, T
Sansctions
Carrier Delivery Soc
Associated Press
Ther
Iscmtescme
King Features Syndicate
William F. Buekdey, Jr
Geographic
Richmond
Times-Dispatch
Holmes Alexander
Ralph de Toledano
Cultural Freedom
Pnrt
John Connally
Henry Kissinger
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