National Park Service Fees Update Delays Golden Eagle Permit
The National Park Service announces no annual Golden Eagle Passport for now as the recreation fee program expires. Park entrances use 1969 rates during the interim, with camping fees on the Blue Ridge Parkway starting in early June and limited camping space at Otter Creek Roanoke Mountain Coughton Park and Crabtree Meadows.
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Where Tar Heel Name Origin Rooted Notions From Tar Heels
From Creecy’s Grandfather Tales of North Carolina this account notes North Carolina’s tar production in colonial times. After a Civil War battle NC troops mocked a rival regiment with chipped heels saying Jeff Davis bought it all to hitch their shoes. General Lee reportedly blessed the Tar Heel boys making the nickname popular.
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Last Minute White House Tactics Falter on Carswell Nomination
Amid White House pressure and last minute moves, Senate leaders faced a doomed chances on Supreme Court nominee G Harrold Carswell as key Republican votes wavered. Griffin and Timmons acknowledged a possible tie with senators Prouty Smith and Cook pivotal, while Percy joined opposed positions signaling an Administration setback.
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Maine
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Robert Packwood
Hiram L. Fong
Hawaii
Quentin Burdick
North Dakota
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
Tallahassee
Fla
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GOP Senators Urge President To Consult Them
After the Senate rejected Judge G Harrold Carswell GOP leaders urge President Nixon to seek Republican input before a new Supreme Court nomination. Ziegler says a third choice will come in due course and may wait until after the November election. Carswell comments and vote breakdown detail the partisan dynamics and public reaction in the Senate galleries.
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Robert J. Dole
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Carswell
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Pennsylvania
Richard S. Schweiker
Ziegler
U.S. Court of Appeals
Spiro T. Agnew
Court May Become Campaign Issue
Washington AP. The fight over a Supreme Court vacancy could dominate the 1970s congressional campaigns. President Nixon may time a new nominee, with Sen. Dole urging postponement until after the November elections to frame the issue as a shift from liberal activism to conservatism. Republicans face a rebuke from votes against Carswell and Haynsworth, while Democrats warn against purging party members as the court's direction becomes a campaign topic.
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Supreme Court
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Senate
G. Harrold Carswell
Robert J. Dole
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Dole
Carswell
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Cars
Backup Astronauts rehearse critical moon mission maneuvers
Cap Kennedy Apollo crews including Lovell Haise Swigert and Mattingly practiced docking abort and descent maneuvers aboard a command ship simulator. Descent near eight miles aims to improve fuel and landing accuracy as measles exposure risks threaten Mattingly’s position.
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Ckup
John L. Swi Jr
Swigert
James A. Lovell Jr
Fred W. Haise Jr
Moon
Lovell
Haise
South Vietnamese Troops Enter Cambodia With U S Advisers
South Vietnamese forces entered Cambodia at Route One with American advisers, strengthening the frontier garrison against North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. Visuals showed two uniformed Americans, including an Army officer, at the border as Vietnamese trucks and troops moved freely into Cambodian soil. Cambodian flag flown over border compound. exchanges with reporters were tense and brief.
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Norodom Sihanouk
Phnom Penh
Saigon
Vietnam
Associated Press
Battlefield Deaths Increase Sharply in Vietnam War Update
The latest Allied casualty report shows 138 Americans, 754 South Vietnamese, and 3,336 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed in action last week, with 1,179 Americans and 1,716 wounded. The Tet-like offensive raises overall American deaths to 41,274 and wounds to 272,281. Dak Seang Camp near the Laos border remains under siege as South Vietnamese forces press to break the nine day siege.
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Saigon
Dak Seang
Highlands
Education funds rise in House Appropriations panel vote
The House Appropriations Committee recommended 4.127 billion for new federal education programs for fiscal 1971. The package exceeds Nixon’s request by 312.9 million and includes 1.8 billion for elementary and secondary aid, with allocations for deprived children, vocational education, higher education loans and grants, and library support.
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House Appropriations Committee
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