Randolph County and High Point school comparison inquiry
A reader asks how Randolph county schools compare with High Point city schools and whether a New Market student can transfer to a city school and at what semester cost. The reply notes no transfers except extreme hardship and states all Randolph teachers hold at least A certificates. A second question asks about pen pal info and is directed to the Student Letter Exchange in Waseca Minnesota.
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Randolph
High Point
New Market
M. A
Guilford
Vietnam
Waseca
Minnesota
U. S
Cleaning yellowed piano keys
Ivory keys yellow with age and cannot be restored to white. Dealers suggest gentle soap and water cleaning while avoiding water between keys. Newer pianos use non yellowing plastic keys.
Dulcimer tuning help sought from J W A Harris Music Co
A reader asks for assistance tuning a handmade dulcimer. Harris Music Co. offers to help if the instrument is brought in for tuning guidance.
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J. W. A. Harris Music Co
Where to Buy Confederate Flag for a Gift
A hardware store or any shop that sells U S flags can order a Confederate flag from their supplier. The exchange also mentions typical sourcing from standard flag retailers for a present.
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U. S
Who Can Claim An Illegitimate Grandchild On Tax
The parent who provides the majority of support can claim the child as a dependent. If the father sends over half or more of the child’s support, he qualifies despite the maternal grandparents’ contributions.
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IRS
Southeast Snowstorm Closes Roads and Schools
The first severe statewide snowstorm of the season blanketed the Southeast with heavy snow and sleet. North Carolina towns reported up to 15 inches, travel warnings issued, and numerous schools closed. coastal areas faced gale winds and beach erosion with homes washed away. An unrelated fatality occurred in Alabama as slippery roads caused a crash.
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North Carolina
Newfound Gap
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Maggie Valley
Haywood County
Asheville
Transylvania County
Ridgecrest
Old Fort
Rowan
Davidson
Hickory
Charlotte
Buncombe
Tredell
Union
Mecklenburg
Iredell
The
Weather Service
Fayetteville
Greensboro
High Point
Winston-Salem
Triangle Area
Piedmont
Jacksonville
Gulf Coast
Great Smoky Mountains
Charlottte
South Carolina
North Georgia
Atlanta
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Gulf of Mexico
Carolinas
Georgia
Greenville
Spartanburg
Rock Hill
Edisto Island
Weather Bureau
Anderson
Jobless rate jumps back up to 6 percent in November
Washington AP reports the unemployment rate rose to 6 percent in November while employment reached a record 80 million. Job seekers climbed to 4.8 million, with notable increases among young adults. nonwhite unemployment fell to 9.3 percent. Average hourly earnings edged down to 3.47, weekly earnings at 128.74, and inflation stood at 3.8 percent over the year.
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Washington
Separate Launchings U S Soviet Space Flight Plans
In Moscow officials disclosed plans to sign a joint manned space flight agreement within two months after a three day meeting of NASA and Soviet Academy of Sciences experts. The talks focused on hardware compatibility and docking tests between Apollo and Soviet craft, with a two nation plan to launch separately and link in orbit.
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Moscow
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Jack Tech
Washington
James C. Fletcher
Tech
Gilruth
Soviet Union
Houston
Paris Jet Seized in Ransom Demands for Medicine
Air pirates hijacked a Pakistani Airlines jet at Orly Airport demanding 20 tons of medicine for Bengali refugees. After five hours, two men in Red Cross armbands unloaded medicine from a pickup and some passengers exited the plane as negotiations continued. The Pasteur Institute dispatched anticholera vaccine to Orly amid the standoff.
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Paris
Red Cross
Orly
London
Pakistan
Beirut
Lebanon
Pasteur Institute
Hijackers threaten plane unless police stay away
Two men claiming to represent 10 million Bengali refugees spoke from a Boeing 720B at an airport. They warned authorities not to intervene as the four engine jet remained on the tarmac with brief contact through a back door conversation with a stewardess. Police inferred they linked to Bangla Desh guerrilla support and formed a security cordon while air traffic continued.
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East Pakistan
India
India declares national emergency after Pakistani air strikes
Pakistan warplanes attacked four northwestern Indian airports including Avantipur Pathan kot Amritsar and Srinagar as India declared a national emergency. Air raid sirens sounded in New Delhi but no clear attack materialized while international flights to Pakistan were halted amid warnings of extreme danger.
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India
East Pakistan
Avantipur
Pathankot
Amrittar
Srinagar
Indian Kashmir
New Delhi
International Airlines
Pakistan
London
Radio Pakistan
Rajasthan
Kashmir
Bor
Government orders 40 percent cut in pep pill production
The Justice Department directs a 40 percent reduction in amphetamine and methamphetamine output for next year. BNDD head John E. Ingersoll cites a delayed HEW-NIMH report, changes in medical prescribing, and strong diversion into illegal traffic as key factors. Quotas total 5870 kg amphetamines and 2782 kg methamphetamines, about 70 percent below drug company requests.
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John Stowell
Associated Press
Washington
Justice Department
John E. Ingersoll
Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Surgeon General
National Institute of Mental Health
NIMH
BNDD
John N. Mitchell
Ingersoll
Five Found Dead At Goldsboro
In Goldsboro North Carolina a 21 year old mother Mrs Catherine Cooper and her five children were found dead at their home. Police charged Albert Cooper Sr 27 with five counts of murder. Autopsies to determine cause of death and the bodies sent to Chapel Hill hospital. Neighbors alerted authorities after days of no activity.
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Goldsboro
N.C
Albert Cooper Sr
Maj
C. M. Gilstrap
Assstant Polce
Cooper
Cherry Hospital
Chapel Hill
Catherine Cooper
Pamela
Albert Jr
Dawn
Josephine
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Dixie
Fayeson Tilley
UNCG
Guilford County
Jerry Jenkins
Gadsden
Jenkins
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bangla Desh
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