Consumer help and local road safety notices featured
Readers seek a consumer rights advocate for upholstery disputes and learning there is no local legal adjuster. Federal Trade Commission offices and consumer groups advise filing complaints and obtaining firm pricing. Traffic concerns on Kersey Road and Barbee Street prompt action. speed limit review and centerline painting are planned with possible parking restrictions.
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Nixon
Congress
The
Federal Trade Commission
Better Business Bureaus
Chambers of Commerce
BBB
Richard S. Clark
North Carolina Consumers Council
E. Jefferson Street
Monroe
N.C
Robert B. Morgan
Dept. of Justice
P. O
Raleigh
N. C
Virginia H. Knauer
Federal Office Building
Washington, D. C
Kersey Road
Kivett Drive
Liberty Road
State Highway Commission
Barbee Street
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City signals at Montlieu Centennial need clear indications
Residents discuss making turning signals at Montlieu and Centennial more visible to drivers. The stop bar guides stops, detector locations vary by intersection, and signs like Left Turn Signal help indicate when left turns must wait. A. Player won the Masters in 1961 at age.
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Montlieu
Centennial
J. A. R. V. Moss
A. Player
Apollo 13 launch hinges on rookie Swigert decision
Three astronauts face a cliff-hanger as John Swigert, the last minute substitute, must blend with Lovell and Haise for the 2:13 p.m. EST lift off. If Swigert fails to fit, Apollo 13 may be postponed to May 9 at an $800000 cost.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
John L. Swigert Jr
James A. Lovell Jr
Fred W. Haise Jr
Swigert
South Vietnamese Break Through At Dak Seang Camp
A relief battalion of South Vietnamese mobile strike forces and Australian advisers reached Dak Seang Special Forces camp as siege combat eased. About 50 South Vietnamese and 10 Americans were killed. another camp at Mai Loc faced a heavy North Vietnamese attack with U.S. tanks and planes rushed to aid.
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Saigon
Dak Seang
Pleiku
U.S. Green Berets
Central Highlands
U.S
Mai Loc
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
Putzel
Steve Hopkins
Fresno
Calif
Hopkins
Viet Cong and Cambodians Attack Prasaut Detention Camp
At Prasaut Cambodia a Viet Cong assault with mortars rockets and automatic weapons targeted a detention camp holding Vietnamese civilians. The fighting lasted about 50 hours with U S advisers and Montagnards under siege and air support driving sappers from the camp. Casualties included Americans Montagnards and Vietnamese detainees.
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Prasaut
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Market Outlook Shifts as Furniture Buyers Arrive in High Point
Buyers from across the nation converge on High Point and the Furniture Highway for the spring Southern furniture market. Manufacturers mount a major push to attract showroom representatives and secure orders amid uncertain market conditions.
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High Point
North Carolina
High Point Furniture Market Opens Amid Cautious Optimism
Market leaders report a cautious but hopeful mood as High Point displays and showroom traffic pick up. Buyers arrive in good numbers to the Furniture Highway from Thomasville to Lenoir, while officials warn the final sales total remains uncertain amid current economic conditions.
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High Point
Thomasville
Lexington
Hickory
Drexel
Lenoir
Toxic Mercury Poured Into Water
Farmers and manufacturers dumped billions of pounds of mercury into the food and water supply for years while federal authorities delayed action. Early warnings abroad were ignored until three New Mexico children were injured by mercury-tainted pork and fish appeared in the Great Lakes. FDA objections were dismissed as no threat until public pressure from the New Mexico incident.
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Washington
New Mexico
Great Lakes
Agriculture Department
Food and Drug Administration
Nixon claim triggers Senate clash over Southern nominees
President Nixon said discrimination against the South led the Senate to reject two Supreme Court nominees. Sen. Gore and others deride the claim while Cranston Bayh and Brooke seek a Senate stance on approving qualified Southern or other conservative judges.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Supreme Court
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
White House
Gerald R. Warren
Gore
Deep South
Carswell
South
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Sen
G. Harrold Carswell
Clement F. Haynsworth
Msee
Romas L. Hruska
R-Neb
FDA Bans Thousands of Food Additives
The FDA revokes informal approvals for many food additives potentially affecting 1000 to 10000 substances. Some may already be GRAS or regulated, with no specific additives named. The move follows a Ralph Nader report alleging lax clearance practices and cites prior sanctions and status reports.
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FDA
Ralph Nader
Food and Drug Administration
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Gary Player
Art Richardson
Jim Hawkins
Enterprise
Joseph Cox
Furniture Plaza
Paul Fine
High Point National Furniture Mart
Leo Heer
Southern Furniture Exposition
Robert Spelman
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn
Department
Mitchell
Federal Register
Nader
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