New Space Victories Spark Debate Over Cost and Benefit
Space milestones over twenty years include Sputnik orbit, manned moon flight, Mars rovers, and Venus imagery. The Enterprise free flight test aims to orbit and land like an airport return, while probes reach Jupiter and Saturn. Critics argue spendthrift fear delays progress, but science promises practical gains in medicine and microelectronics.
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Earth
Moon
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Slowdown crackdown shows mixed early results on highways
The paper notes a new speed limit campaign aiming to keep traffic under 55 mph, citing observations on U.S. 311 and U.S. 220 and reports from other papers. Early weeks saw many drivers obeying limits though truckers sparked brief obstructions. Burlington reports lower citations, while officials say the effort may prove effective if lasting.
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U.S. 311
U.S. 220
Forrest Cates
Burlington
N.C
Crime Control and Public Safety
J. Phil Carlton
Merklenburg
Sacco and Vanzetti Case Probed Fifty Years On
A retrospective on the Sacco-Vanzetti murders of 1920 and their trial verdicts, noting enduring debate over guilt and fairness. The piece cites Katherine Anne Porter’s reflections, immigration tensions, and the 1977 Sacco Vanzetti Day declared by Gov. Dukakis, with Senate criticism of the proclamation.
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Slater & Morrill Shoe Co
South Braintree
Mass
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
United States
Italy
Sacco
Vanzetti
America
France
Dreyfus
Katherine Anne Porter
Boston
Sacco-Vanzetti
Charleston
Europe
Ku Klux Klan
U.S
A. Mitchell Palmer
Emma Goldman
Maxwell Anderson
Winterset
Massachusetts
Michael S. Dukakis
Dukakis
Washington Roundup Shows U S Aid to SAVAK and Saccharin Debate
U S officials have quietly aided Iran's shah and SAVAK in spying on dissidents and suppressing opposition. The report cites FBI cables and State Department memos about SAVAK liaison, press suppression efforts, and embassy destruction of documents. A separate item notes a looming saccharin warning and broadcaster resistance to health disclosures despite a potential cancer risk.
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Washington
Iran
Savak
United States
U.S
Shah
Mansur Rafizadeh
United Nations
Rafizadeh
FBI
New York
Nasser Afshar
Iran Free Press
CIA
Richard Helms
Helms
State Department
Afshar
Tehran
Jack Novice
American Civil Liberties Union
Cyrus Vance
Andrew Maguire
D.N.J
Maguire
High Point Memorial Hospital completes long range planning study
The hospital finalizes a multi‑task force study guiding growth and service priorities, balancing cost containment and regional collaboration with Piedmont Health Systems Agency and Duke Endowment. Findings show low hospitalization but rising costs and expanding facilities from 1968 to 1976, with plans toward district status for obstetrics and diagnostics while pursuing broader community health goals.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
Hope
Floyd Dillon
Piedmont Health Systems Agency
Duke Endowment
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Chamber of Commerce
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