Swalin Wins 1968 Morrison Award in Charlotte
Dr. Benjamin Franklin Swalin of Manteo, North Carolina, named winner of the 1968 Morrison Award for outstanding achievement in the performing arts. The recognition was announced at the Roanoke Island Historical Association luncheon during North Carolina Culture Week. Swalin and Paul Green will receive medallions at the onstage award ceremony.
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Charlotte
N.C
Benjamin Franklin Swalin
Manteo
North Carolina
Colony
Morrison Swalin
Minnesota
Roanoke Island Historical Association
Paladentina
Columbia University
University of Vienna
John Fox
Martiager
Southern Bell Seeks Rate Hikes and Fees Change
Southern Bell Telephone Co seeks a 50 cent monthly rise for one party residential lines in North Carolina along with a $2 installation and change of residence fee increase. The filing also proposes rural reductions up to $3.50 monthly for mileage or zone charges. L John J. Ryan says the changes fund a $74 million 1969 construction and service budget.
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Raleigh
Southern Bell Telephone Co
North Carolina
Southern Bell
State Utilities Commission
L. John J. Ryan
455 Indications Of Red Activity In DMZ Listed
The U S Command reported 455 indications of North Vietnamese activity in the DMZ since the November 1 bombing halt, with American forces firing into the southern half 117 times and the northern half 5 times. Sixty of the incidents were deemed significant, while most others involved unclear targets or obscured movements. A commu nique noted two gun positions attacked, destroying one and damaging the other, with no American planes hit. The briefing stressed continued brisk activity and readiness to retaliate.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
2 Dmz
Dmz
Civilians Killed as Border Fights Continue on Golan
Jordan charges Israeli artillery and planes killed at least 13 civilians and wounded 17 in heavy bombardment on northern Jordan and across the ceasefire line. Israeli claims say Jordanian guns fired first at agricultural settlements in the Beisan Valley, with eight settlements hit during a nearly five hour exchange. Casualties and damage are reported as tensions rise along the border.
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Jordan
Israel
Bei-Asan
Soaring Hospital Costs Seen
A Columbia AP report notes hospital room costs could reach 70 to 100 dollars daily by 1970, sparking a Senate hearings on rising hospitalization costs. D. K. Oglesby Jr. of Anderson Memorial and Sen. Frank C. Owens advocate private health insurance to offset charity patient losses while legislation examines causes.
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Columbia
State House
Ashdot
Sea of Gali
Hamadiya
J. P. Harrelson
D-Colleton
Harrelson
D. K. Oglesby Jr
Anderson Memorial Hospital
Frank C. Owens
D-Richland
Colum
San Francisco State keeps classrooms open despite strike clash
AP reports at San Francisco State College Dr. S. I. Hayakawa leads police to keep classes running as clashes erupt during Black Students Union strike. About 150 students mobilized, six arrested, five suspended. Demand minority admissions, independent black studies, and reinstatement of George Murray.
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San Francisco
San Francisco State College
5. J. Hayaka
Hayakawa
Stcott
Black Students Union
Hayaka
J-2
Robert
Smith
Es . Hayakawa
Canada
George Murray
Five Convicted Of Cheating Celebrities At Friars Club
In Los Angeles five men were convicted after a six month trial of conspiring to cheat celebrity players at the Beverly Hills Friars Club. The scheme allegedly produced up to 53 thousand dollars per game over four years, with losses estimated at 400 thousand dollars or more.
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103 Angeles
Friars Club
Beverly Hills
Maurice H. Friedman
Las Vegas
Benjamin Teitelbaum
Hollywood
T. Warner Richardson
Manuel Jacobs
Los Angeles
Johnny Roselli
Grant Cooper
Friedman
Tony Martin
Harry Karl
Phil Silvers
Zeppo Marx
Richardson
Teitelbaum
Roselli
Jacobs
Airliner Crash Kills 39 On Frozen Alaska Lake
An Anchorage bound Wien Consolidated twin engine propjet crashed into Spotsy Lake in southwest Alaska during a 150 mile flight. Wind at 55 mph and 11 below zero hampered recovery as 39 aboard were killed. Eskimo villagers watched an explosion near the tail before it plunged into the ice.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Wien Consolidated Airlines
Air Force
FAA
National Transportation Safety Board
FBI
George Fay
Federal Aviation Administration
Spotsy Lake
Norman B. Kamhoot
Forsyth
Mont
David Stanley
Jerry Svengard
Sally Lamar
Iliamna
Big Mountain
King Salmon
Dillingham
Kamhoot
Wien Consolidated
Seattle
Wien Airlines
Northern Consolidated
Ray Peterson
Wien
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Syria
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Summa
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Kafr Assad
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Sen
Zouen
Order
Camby
Chestnut DR
Broad Ave
Order of the Gulden
Dodge Boys
Dodge
Polara
Horace G. Ilderton, Inc
South Main Street
High Point
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