Lilac Bloom Problems Solve With Careful Feeding And Sun
Horticulturist John Carroll advises on lilac bloom failures. Fertilize annually before spring growth with 8 8 8 or 10 10 10 at 3 pounds per 100 square feet and test soil. Ensure adequate sun. avoid shading from trees. If sod surrounds bushes, fertilize around holes near roots. Carroll offers to discuss further.
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John Carroll
County Extension Service
Raleigh
FCX
County Extension Office
P. O
Greensboro
Carroll
West Street House Condemned but Occupied After Water Cutoff
Resident reports a condemned West Street house inhabited three months post water shutoff. Odors from overflowing toilet and flies from opened windows deter outdoor living. She seeks city and Health Department help as delays persist. Inspector Freeman Hill notes final legal steps pending demolition.
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West Street
High Point
City and Health Department
B. A
Freeman Hill
Notice to owner on Hill Street over junk and weeds
The owner of a Hill Street vacant lot has been placed on notice as of August 24 to comply with anti junk and jungle provisions in the code book. Failure to address the boards litter and overgrowth may lead to penalties or enforcement actions.
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Hill Street
W. A
Crafts Division Entry Open to All for High Point Fair
Davidson County resident Fairly Q. asks about entering crafts in the High Point Fair. The response: anyone can enter crafts regardless of residence. Your name and address have been given to the High Point Jaycee office, which will forward the entry blank to you.
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Davidson County
D.C. A
High Point Jaycee
Abortion access and boxing lessons in High Point
A reader asks about safe abortion at reasonable cost and legality in High Point, then about birth control and home remedies. It advises consulting a physician, psychiatrist, and hospital abortion committee, notes cost consideration, and mentions the High Point Boxing Club at No. 6 Fire Station with contact Mr. Joe Medlin for lessons.
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High Point
No. 6
Main and
Kearns
Joe Medlin
Parks & Recreation Department
Raleigh Classes Open Under Neighborhood Plan Challenged
About 23,000 pupils in Raleigh attend 38 schools under a geographic neighborhood plan now before U S District Judge Algernon Butler amid a desegregation suit. The plan aims for proximity based schooling with concerns over racial mix.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
U. S
Algernon Butler
U. S. Justice Department
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund
W. C. Fields
Rocky Mount City
Rocky Mount
NAACP
State Board of Education
Tarboro City
Edgecombe County
Burlington
Goldsboro
U. S. Office of Education
End of Dual School System Seen in Dixie
Southern schools began desegregation today under a federal order ending the dual system. Georgia reported smooth openings with few protests in Sparta Augusta and Stockbridge while Richmond Virginia districts adjusted enrollments to desegregation plans. Mayors urged continued school attendance as courts consider busing and constitutional issues.
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Atlanta
Georgia
National Coalition of Concerned
Flag Fired Citizens Plans Campaign Against School Desegregation
A coalition calling itself Flag Fired Citizens claims over a million members in 27 states and met in Atlanta with reps from seven states to oppose busing zoning and school pairing. They announce a Legal Offense Fund to challenge desegregation courts and seek a meeting with President Nixon as the South braces for desegregation efforts.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Georgia
Arkansas
Texas
Atlanta
National Association For the Advancement of Colored Peo
Supreme Court to Rule on Busing for School Integration
The Supreme Court agreed to hear six cases on busing to achieve school integration, with arguments set for Oct. 12. Readings include cases from Charlotte Mecklenburg County North Carolina Mobile Alabama and Clarke County Georgia and a North Carolina law restricting involuntary busing. The court will consider neighborhood school concept racial balance and use of state funds for transportation.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court
South
Charlotte- Mecklenburg County
N.C
Mobile
Ala
Clarke County
North Carolina
AFL CIO Opposes Women's Equality Amendment
AFL CIO President George Meany says the labor federation opposes absolute gender equality reform. He cites job protections won by many women and laws preventing work in coal mines, noting most women do not seek dangerous work. He says AFL CIO will not back the amendment passed by the House, now stalled in the Senate. Meany also comments on slow progress for Negroes in union jobs and criticizes the youth counterculture, defending limited youth roles in unions through experience.
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Washington
Aflcio
George Meany
Labor Federation
Women’s Liberation Movement
Meany
Afl-Cio
Congress
House
Senate
Twelve Policemen Shot in Three Cities Over Weekend
A dozen policemen were shot in Philadelphia, Washington D C, and Los Angeles. Philadelphia saw seven wounded and one dead. Washington D C experienced two foreign mission bombings. Los Angeles reported Mexican American rioting with one fatality. The latest Philadelphia raid left three officers wounded in an exchange with barricaded occupants.
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Philadelphia
Washington D.C
Los Angeles
Gunmen Loot Navy Arsenal In Jacksonville Raid
Civilian and military police hunt five intruders believed to be black after they looted more than 100 small arms at a Navy arsenal near Cecil Field. Guards were tied, weapons taken, and a car stolen. FBI notes grenades and machine guns left behind.
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Jacksonville
Fla
L. K. Simon
Cecil Field Naval Air Station
Simon
Arsenal
Cecil Field
Defense Department
FBI
Nixon sees peace in Vietnam and cautious Middle East hope
President Nixon told CBS News that U.S. involvement in Vietnam could see peace as troops are withdrawn and replaced by South Vietnamese forces. He noted some Middle East hope after the cease-fire, cautioned against optimism, and declined to discuss a U.N. backed peace-keeping force while noting progress in talks led by Xuan Thuy and Gunnar Jarring. Nixon planned a Western White House review with top officials on Tuesday.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
United States
Vietnam
CBS Morning News
U.S
Middle East
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Paris
White House
United Nations
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