Johnson Grass Kill Timing and Local Insects Q&A
The column advises killing Johnson Grass while actively growing, noting no benefit from moon cycles. Dowpon is recommended by Ray Turner of the Garden House as effective. A reader asks about the Dixie Classic Fair dates, answered as October 7–11 at Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem.
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Dowpon
Ray Turner
Garden House
Winston-Salem
B. A
The
Memorial Coliseum
Readers seek highway fixes and local signs in Archdale area
Questions from Trinity Archdale and Randolph County residents request state takeovers of privately owned roads, red light at Archdale S Main Ext, traffic signs to warn speeding on Englewood Street, and status of Lawndale Drive repairs. Details direct readers to Highway Commissioner contact and Clerk Adams-Millis of High Point. Senior Citizens Group info provided with president Allysse Killain and phone 491-2407.
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Englewood Street
Archdale
S. Main Ext
W. M
Lawndale Drive
White
Greensboro
Dusty
Lynwood Smith
Guilford
Rockingham
Alamance
Randolph
Adams-Millis Corporation
High Point
State Highway Commission
P. O
A. A
Allysse Killain
Nixon plans large Vietnam troop withdrawals signals big cut
AP reports Secretary Laird announced a net reduction of 100000 plus military personnel over ten months. Officials say Vietnam pullouts may be smaller, with possible replacement by South Vietnamese. Some officers foresee about 25000 in next moves, others warn of broader cuts and reduced readiness. Proxmire calls the steps too small and late.
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Bob Horton
Washington
Pentagon
Nixon
Vietnam
Defense
Melvin
R. Laird
West Germany
South Korea
Okinawa
Laird
U.S
Navy
New Jersey
Air Force
Army
Congress
William Proxmire
Dwis
Proxmire
Senate
United States
Nixon to announce withdrawal of up to 50000 Vietnam troops
President Nixon is expected to declare the withdrawal of at least 25000 more American combat troops from Vietnam, possibly up to 50000, with a decision by month’s end and an announcement next week. The move hinges on South Vietnamese fight capacity and low enemy activity, amid Vietnamization optimism.
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Washington
Hanoi
Nixon
Vietnam
Paris
U. S
James River Surges Ahead After Flood Devastation
Richmond waits for the James River crest as floodwaters from Hurricane Camille overwhelm western Virginia counties. The disaster leaves 46 dead and at least 100 missing, with landslides and destroyed homes throughout Nelson and Amherst counties. Rescue teams fear more victims may be buried as heavy rain moves into the Atlantic.
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Richmond
James River
Atlantic
Nelson
Amherst
Camille
Flood Crest Hits 31 Feet As Virginia Faces Disaster
Flood crested near 31 feet, rose above normal by 22 feet, reaching a record 28.85 feet by 8 am. State police reported missing propane tanks and smaller drums from a Buena Vista area plant, deemed highly explosive and hazardous, drifting down the James River. Richmond crews removed cyanide sodium from a plating plant amid fears of lethal gas reaction. Evacuations affected low-lying areas as workers built dikes and officials warned of missing people and landslides. Gov. Godwin declared a disaster and asked for federal aid after touring the James River basin.
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James River
Buena Vista
Rockbridge County
Richmond
Army
Mills EB. Godwin
Nixon
Speed removed as North Carolina Highway Patrol head
Gov. Bob Scott moved Col. Charles A. Speed from patrol commander to coordinator of the governor’s highway safety program. Speed will begin the new post Sept. 1 and no successor was named. Speed has 34 years with the patrol since 1935 and led the safety division before becoming commander in January 1966. Lt. Col. Edwin Guy may succeed him, backed by Scott associates in the western state. Guy rose to major in 1966 as Speed ascended to commander.
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Raleigh
Bob Scott
Charles A. Speed
North Carolina Highway Patrol
Speed
Scott
Highway Patrol
National Highway Safety
Patrol
Dave Lambert
Dan K. Moore
Edwin Guy
Guy
Asheville
Prices Continue Rapid Increase
Washington reports another July rise in living costs with a 0.5 percent monthly gain driven by higher food and service prices. Most items climbed while used cars and gasoline fell in some regions. The index reached 128.2, about 8.4 times 1957-59 levels, with meat and poultry pushing food costs up 1 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Midwest
Back-To-School Edition Promises Wide Coverage
The Enterprise highlights schools with Guilford and Randolph counties, detailing teachers, buses, and lunches. It signals extensive Page 1 coverage in the second section and Page 14 city teaching assignments, with more school stories to come for students and parents.
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Guilford County
Randolph County
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