Highway Cutbacks End and Lessons for Roads Control
The article surveys the end of federal highway funding cuts and the risks of government control over the program. It notes precedents for halting road work, legal backing for delaying projects, and calls for citizen vigilance to ensure prudent, forward looking road spending. It cites grass roots pressure and congressional hearings as factors in resuming normal construction.
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National Highway Users Conference
United States
Cleanup drive ties to fire safety and prevention
High Point launches its spring cleanup as rain would aid progress. The piece argues Fire Research and Safety Act of 1967 to reduce the United States high fire death rate through a coordinated federal program and improved prevention methods starting at home.
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High Point
United States
Congress
Johnson
FBI
United States Eyes Gold Policy Changes After Bretton Woods Era
The piece reviews U S gold policy with $35 an ounce as the anchor and the dollar as the global standard. It notes dwindling gold reserves from 1958 to February and rising calls to reassess buy sell rules amid international pressure. It cites Henry Fowler speech and comments by Rudolph A Peterson on reconsidering gold transactions.
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United States
Bretton Woods
U. S
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
American Bankers Association
California
Fowler
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase
Rudolph A. Peterson
Bank of America
Local Newspaper Rates By Mail and Carrier Details
The High Point Enterprise lists mail and Sunday by carrier rates for home delivery, showing 320 66 6.15 81 and 10.40 dollars weekly. It notes the National Advertising Representatives and outlines subscription options.
Navy mutiny tale echoes Caine on USS Vance off Vietnam
The Navy confronted allegations around Lt Cmdr Marcus Arnheiter who took command of the USS Vance in late 1965 off Vietnam. Officers accused him of overzealous discipline and risky tactics while he reoriented patrols and gun practice. An investigation found charges unfounded yet Arnheiter was removed to protect morale.
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Vietnam
Cmdr
Marcus Aurelius Arnheiter
Vance
Arnheiter
Queeg
U.S.S. Vance
Walter H. Baumberger
Pacific
Arnhelter
Herman Wouk
Caine
Generous
Richard Osterman
Osterman
America
Urban policy study foresees shifting city roles by 2000
The Burlington News Times reports on the Urban Policy Conference noting urbanization will concentrate population in fewer large cities. The Piedmont Crescent may see smaller cities feeding into larger centers with shared services, transportation efficiency, and economic links. Tomorrow's installment will discuss city patterns and public attitudes.
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A. Howard White
Burlington News-Times
Charlotte
North Carolina
South Carolina
Crescent
Wonder
Duke Power Co
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
John Osman
Brookings
Charles Leven
Piedmont Crescent
Velington
Greensboro Coliseum
Edme
Alamance County
Wenon
Advanc
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Louis Belmonte
Belmonte
Holt McPherson
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