Doria POWERS TOWARD LAND AS FLOOD WATCH LIFTS
Tropical storm Doria moved north at 20 mph toward land near Topsail Beach northeast of Wilmington as a flash flood watch covered eastern North Carolina and portions of Maryland Delaware Virginia and New York. Rescue shelters opened with few evacuees while police reported minimal beach evacuation activity and slow business.
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Doria
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U.S. Weather Service
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Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
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Miami Hurricane Center
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Cape Fear
Cape Lookout
Cape Hatteras
Onslow County
American National Red Cross
Unemployment Signups Explained for Short Work Weeks
The Employment Security Commission states that when an employee works less than 24 hours in a payroll week due to lack of work the employer must issue NCUI-501 Notice of Temporary Layoff. Workers on any temporary layoff must report in person at their local office. The employer may declare two vacation weeks per year.
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Employment Security Commission
The
Origin of piggyback traced to pick a pack expression
A dictionary notes piggyback comes from pick a pack and the development of a term used when fathers carried children on their shoulders. The shift in usage from pack carrying to child transport led to the current form piggyback.
First Tarzan actor Elmo Lincoln who starred 1918 to 1921
Elmo Lincoln is identified as the first Tarzan, playing the role in films from 1918 to 1921. He defined the silent era hero and helped establish the jungle adventure character on screen.
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Tarzan
Anon
A. Elmo Lincoln
City tag inequity questioned amid vehicle counts and revenue
Residents question tag enforcement as statistics show 41,116 cars and 7,411 trucks registered to High Point residents in 1970 with 19,462 untagged vehicles. City reported 29,065 in tag revenue last year and net profit around 21,436.60 before overhead, hinting at enforcement gaps.
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High Point
Anon
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Japan Lets Yen Float Victory For U S Plan
Tokyo reports the government will let the yen rise on the foreign exchange market effective Saturday. The move supports President Nixon’s plan to realign international rates. Bank of Japan actions and market pressure preceded the decision amid fears of export impact and deflation risk.
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U. S
Tokyo
Nixon
U.S
Bank of Japan
Russian Technology Is Feared and Rising
Washington AP Pentagon research chief Dr John S Foster Jr warns congress that Soviet military tech push could cause serious surprises within two to three years and surpass U S capabilities by decade end He cites analysts placing Soviet research spending about 3 billion above U S levels amid a growing tech gap and censored specifics from closed testimony.
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Pentagon
U.S
John S. Foster Jr
Defense Research
United States
House
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Foster
Federation of American Scientists
Effort to Correct Wage Price Freeze Inequities Promised
An official said the Nixon administration will seek to remove inequities from the wage price freeze affecting workers. Asst Secretary of Labor W J Usery said decisions may come in time and some retroactive pay could be considered. AFL CIO leaders will meet in Minneapolis to plan strategy against the freeze as Japan floats the yen, aiming to improve the U S trade balance.
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Nixon
Asst
Secretary of
Labor
W. J. Usery
Usery
Labor Department
Afl-Cio
George Meany
American Federation of State
July Outlook Shows Fourth Straight Month With Consequences
The report notes renewed currency shifts after Nixon’s August 15 move to suspend the gold standard and impose a 10 percent import surcharge. Japan seeks yen parity while the action is described as temporary. In Washington, Meany of AFL-CIO urges a labor role after the 90 day wage price freeze, with Hodgson confirming a hearing and Usery meeting Kirkland to set groundwork.
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Nixon
Afl-Cio
George Meany
North Carolina Teachers Secured 5 Percent Pay Raise
The Office of Emergency Preparedness ruled that public school teachers in North Carolina will receive the 5 percent raise for the 1971 72 fiscal year. Atty Gen Morgan announced the decision and stated that tenure credit applies, covering about 99.5 percent of teachers.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Washington
Robert Morgan
Thomas J. Simmons
OEP
Simmons
State Board of Education
Nixon
Gerald Parks
Atlanta Ga
Morgan
Parks
General Assembly
Craig Phillips
A.C. Dawson
North Carolina Association of Educators
NCAE
Thieu election rigging incidents detailed by watchdog panel
Saigon AP report says a 22 member legislature watchdog committee cited numerous irregularities in the lower house vote and October presidency ballot. Sen. Vu Van Mau described Thieu endorsements as hoarded and said the court invalidated and then validated endorsements for Ky in a confusion of rulings.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Vu van Mau
Election Anti-Fraud Commission
Thieu
Mau
Supreme Court
Nguyen Cao Ky
Justice Official Faces Questions Over Loans Tied to Texas Bank Case
Assistant Atty. Gen. Will R. Wilson acknowledged receiving 230000 in unsecured loans from Frank W. Sharp, central figure in a Texas stock fraud. Wilson said the latest 30000 loan occurred in August 1970, after joining the Justice Department and after an SEC probe began, and he repaid the loan in March this year. He defended his honesty, noting a near tripling of net worth to 1.3 million between 1963 and 1968 and claiming no illegal activity linked to Sharp.
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Will R. Wilson
Frank W. Sharp
Texas
Wilson
Sep
Town Bank
Justice Department
Securites and Exchange Commission
Sharp
SEC
Natoonal Bankers Life
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