Committee Miffs About Canal Pact
Washington AP members of the House committee assailed the Carter administration plan for the Panama Canal treaty as a potential giveaway opposed by a majority of Americans. Negotiators Bunker and Linowitz argued it ensures uninterrupted operation and security through 2000 while Panama builds expertise to run the canal.
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Washington
House
United States
Ellsworth Bunker
Sol Linowitz
Bunker
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Panama
Committee
Helms predicts defeat for Panama Canal treaty
Senator Jesse Helms told a Greensboro audience that President Carter’s Panama Canal treaty faces near certain defeat in the Senate. He warned the vote unlikely this year and suggested Carter may retreat to a compromise of canal modernization with Panamanian benefits.
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Helms
Panama
Carol Wilson Utley
Greensboro
Carter
U.S. Senate
Jesse Helms
Chamber of Commerce
Senate
House
Soviet Union
Omar
Smaller ham burger packages and more one bedroom homes eyed
Washington AP reports the Census Bureau found in March 1976 over half of U S households have one or two persons 51 2 percent up from 40 9 percent in 1960 The shift reflects more divorces fewer births delayed marriages and more individuals living alone or with friends The data will affect demand for housing education and health care Married couples account for 65 percent of 73 million households down from 71 percent in 1970 Household size six or more is declining with seven of 100 households or fewer in 1976 down from 11 in 1960 About half of young married couples owned homes in 1970 versus 57 percent in 1975.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Telephone rebates and caning services guidance from North State Postal
Readers ask about rebates for six days of telephone outage due to a storm and receive instructions to contact North State Telephone Company to verify outage days and pro rate credits. Addresses for Robert Shaw via agent Richard Hatton Ltd in London are given, plus local caning services Elaine Jessen Pettis West Blue's Refinishing Shop and a call for follow up on missing names.
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North State Telephone Company
Bill Hilton
Buck Williford
Robert Shaw
J.A. A
Richard Hatton, Ltd
Curzon St
London
England
E.J. A
Elaine Jessen
Pettis West
West
Old Burlington Road
Greensboro
Wendover
Highway 70
Blue’s
Winston-Salem
S. Liberty St. Annex
No- Scratch and Spot Removal for Negatives
Photo supply dealers offer Edwal's No- Scratch to fill scratch marks on negatives with a brush applied solution, though not effective in all cases. Other products like Spot-Off and Spotone may help remove spots. The Bicentennial quilt at the High Point Museum won’t return until around September as it is being hand quilted by Tarheel Needlework Guild members due to repairs.
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Edwal
High Point Museum
Tarheel
To Fans Elvis Was The Most
Elvis defined a generation with his hips and bold look challenging norms, as fans recall the Teen Idol who brought sexy rhythm to top 40. Parents feared the sleaze yet teens idolized the king, from Graceland gate glimpses to demanding Ed Sullivan nights in 1956.
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Nashville
Elvis
Ike
White House
Harvard
Mississippi
Presley
Memphis
Graceland Mansion
Ed Sullivan
Presley Casket Opened Briefly at Graceland in Mourning
Fans gathered outside Graceland to mourn Elvis Presley who died at 42 from a heart ailment. More than 200 mourners queued by midmorning as Presley’s body lay in a special copper and steel casket, flown in from Oklahoma City, with police directing traffic.
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Memphis, Tenn
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aron Presley
Mississippi
America
Graceland Mansion
Presley
Jim Stewart
Memphis
Stewart
Oklahoma City
Vester Presley
Elvis
Priscilla
Carter to nominate Frank Johnson as FBI director
President Carter plans to nominate Frank Johnson a deep South judge with a strong civil rights record to lead the FBI and seek Senate confirmation. The seven month search ends with a Republican nominee who may face little opposition, while Eastland declines comment.
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Washington
Carter
Frank Johnson
FBI
White House
Johnson
Senate
Bureau
Atty
Griffin Bell
Clarence M. Kelley
Bell
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
Judiciary Committee
Eastland
South
J. Edgar Hoover
Martin Luther King Jr
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Omar Torrijos
John M. Murphy
D-N.y
Murphy
Elisworth Bunker
Jaws’ Shaw
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