Antique Furniture Clues From Forsyth Era Seek Owner Help
Reader queries about a solid oak china cabinet, inscribed back sales by Forsyth Furniture Co of Winston-Salem, and Roanoke origins spark tips from Unique Furniture Makers. Speculation points to Forsyth closing around 1930 with executives, including Pete Siewers, in Winston-Salem. local firms suggest sending a photo to assess age.
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Forsyth Furniture ‘Company
Winston-Salem
Forsyth Furniture Company
Roanoke
E. B
A. John Creech
Unique Furniture Makers
Winston
Creech
Charles N
Pete) Siewers
Integon Corporation
N. Spruce St
Fogle Furniture’ Company of
Siewers
Revamped Model Cities Push Faces Nixon Decision
Nixon's Urban Affairs Council weighs a revamped Model Cities program amid uncertain total five year costs. The plan seeks to coordinate federal state and private efforts in 158 neighborhoods with six million residents, mainly Black, aiming to pool resources and spur decentralization.
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Nie’ Dei
Johnson
Nixon
Urban Affairs Council
Will Ork
HUD
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Rain and Curfew Suppress Chicago Riots After King Death
National Guardsmen were pulled from Chicago streets as rain and a city curfew helped quell violence across the West and North sides. Police reported 79 injured and 275 arrested after memorial services marking Martin Luther King Jr.’s death anniversary.
Nixon Taps Diplomats For Hungary And Turkey
President Nixon announced nominations for ambassadors to Hungary and Turkey. Alfred Puhan will head Budapest, replacing Martin Hillenbrand, while William J. Handley will replace Robert Komer in Ankara. Nixon also issued orders to ease the interest equalization tax and relax some foreign investment rules. He detailed a Far East trade mission for Maurice Stans, with tours of Europe and Asia planned.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Hungary
Turkey
Alfred Puhan
Budapest
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Robert W. Komer
Lyndon B. Johnson
Vietnam
William J. Handley
Foreign Service
Florida White House
Commerce Department
Secretary of Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Far East
Rumors of Resignations Questioned by Rude Pravo
Prague based Communist party newspaper Rude Pravo denied rumors of resignations by Czechoslovak leaders. It stated leading statesmen remain in place and the government operates peacefully, despite callers asking about Comrade Dubcek Smirkovsky and a claimed government collapse.
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Prague
Communist Party
Rude Pravo
Dubcek
Smirkovsky
Thousands March In Memphis To Honor King Anniversary
Thousands gathered in Memphis on the first anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassination to march from the Lorraine Motel to City Hall, with up to 18000 expected. In Chicago, National Guardsmen patrolled Negro neighborhoods after violence during memorial services and student exodus. The SCLC announced a new phase of the Poor People’s Campaign led by Rev. Ralph Abernathy and Coretta King planned a grave visit and private observances.
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Chicago
Martin Luther King
Memphis
Tenn
Martin Luther King Jr
Vietnam
King
Lorraine
City Hall
National Guard
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Ralph D. Abernathy
SCLC
Coretta
Atlanta
Californians Mock Doom Talk Of Earthquake Hoax
In Los Angeles AP reports that rumors of a California earthquake linger daily though scientists call it mere talk. On Good Friday several doom-sayers tied dates to the Alaska quake anniversary while most Californians treat the nightmare with humor or disbelief, echoed by a popular calypso song asking where to go when San Francisco vanishes.
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Los Angeles
California
Alaska
Millon
San Francisco
When's It Going To Stop Chicago Riot Scene
In the Near North Side a 32-year-old Black man, Earl Bowman, walks through a smokefilled street as police in riot gear sweep the area after tear gas and vandalism. A currency exchange office is robbed with windows torn out and cash register taken as police question bystanders.
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Chicago
Earl Bowman
Near North Side
Bowman
Cabrini
Division Street
White House orders deep cuts in Job Corps funds
Congressmen warn major Job Corps budget reduction as White House plans a 100 million cut starting July 1. 109 centers operate nationwide. 60 percent of conservation centers and 40 percent of urban centers could close. Nixon move to Labor Department spurs opposition and a contested shift in funding. Authorities say plan exceeds initial departmental proposal of 54 million and includes a reinforced urban program.
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White House
Congress
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
Labor Department
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