Christmas Wish Or Traffic Jams On Wrenn Street
In a readers note, a ten year old asks for a bicycle but the mother cannot afford it. The column advises finding joy in a Christmas smile. A separate letter describes a massive traffic jam on Wrenn Street due to narrow blocks and parking habits, suggesting private initiative over police citations.
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Wrenn Street
Wachovia
Wrenn
Washington
Sheraton
English Street
J. R
A. Fiddie-dee-dee
N. Main
N. Hamilton
P. D
Red ball antenna markers for car visibility in lots
The red ball atop many car antennas was invented to help owners spot their cars in crowded lots but may create a sea of red. Some drivers opt for sunflowers or other plastic decorations to aid identification.
Ammonia Leavening and Tax Separation Qs Answered
A German cookie tip notes bak ing ammonia adds taste and is rarely needed. Ammonium carbonate can be ordered from a pharmacy if used. For tax separations, consult IRS official Ralph Stafford who reviews options. divorce may help establish head of family and potential tax savings.
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Rudolf Mueller
Lawrence Ingram
Ingram
Ralph Stafford
Internal Revenue Office
I. R
Stafford
Right Turn Yield Sign on N Main Into W Lexington
A reader asks if the yield sign at the right turn from N Main to W Lexington requires waiting for a green light or if drivers may proceed yielding to Lexington traffic and pedestrians. The writer notes about six similar intersections and emphasizes yielding to pedestrians and Lexington traffic to avoid collisions.
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N. Main
W. Lexington
Lexington
F. C
Congress to Ban Nepotism Across Government Payrolls
Congress is set to pass a delaye d action law barring members from hiring relatives on their office payrolls. The ban covers Congress executive and judicial branches, with limited exception for military assignments, and applies to agencies with hiring authority.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Ostmasters
Policy Summarized Coalition Regime Would Conflict With Key Objective
The State Department said a coalition government in South Vietnam would conflict with the goal that the South Vietnamese people determine their own future without external influence. The five point summary followed Humphrey remarks on possible NLF participation and split within the Viet Cong. The note reiterated readiness to discuss peace with Hanoi or any government while opposing external-imposed coalitions.
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Washington
South Vietnam
U.S
State Department
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Hubert H. Humphrey
NLF
Saigon
CBS
Humphrey
White House
Robert J. McCloskey
Hanoi
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
United States
Delta clash yields biggest single day ARVN victory
South Vietnamese forces of the 21st Division and ranger reserves mauled about 1,500 Viet Cong in the Mekong Delta in the largest one day battle of the delta war. About 365 Viet Cong were reported killed with 60 ARVN dead and 102 wounded. U.S. advisers reported six wounded as air strikes and jets battered Viet Cong bunkers near a canal six miles from Friday’s fight center.
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Saigon
Mekong
U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam
MACV
ARVN
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Delta
Associated Press
George Esper
U.S
Esper
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Namese
Bong Son
North Vietnam
Northietnam
Rockefeller says no draft in sight at GOP governors meet
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller concedes increased pressure over a possible 1968 presidential bid but insists he has not opened the door to a draft. Oregon Gov. Tom McCall proposed a national petition drive, but Rockefeller and others, including Gov. Spiro Agnew, caution against forming a draft organization.
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Rockefeller
New York
McCall
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
New Yorker
Chafee Disputes Romney Bid At Convention Chair Session
Rockefeller doubts delegates will reject the New Yorker while most delegates lean conservative. Chafee, backing Romney, says New Hampshire and Wisconsin primaries could derail a losing candidate but not guarantee the nomination. He vetoes a revolt and pledges not to use the chair to aid Romney.
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Rockefeller
Chafee
George Romney
Michigan
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Romney
Lynda Bird Robb Becomes Fourteenth White House Bride
President Johnson walks daughter Lynda Bird down the red carpeted White House halls for the 14th presidential nuptials in 53 years. The East Room glowed with 240 candles as Lynda 23 marries Marine Captain Charles S. Robb 28 in a simple ceremony. Theater stars Carol Lawrence and Gordon MacRae performed at a pre wedding party in Georgetown.
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Washington
Johnson
Lynda Bird
White House
Lynda
Charles S. Robb
Chuck
Robb
Carol Lawrence
Gordon MacRae
Georgetown
Protesters Fail To Close Draft Center
Protesters failed to shut the Whitehall Street draft center as about 700 demonstrators clashed with police in Manhattan and arrests topped 140 for the week. In New Haven 30 were arrested at the Army Induction Center and George Washington University suspended military recruiting amid a national antiwar protest wave.
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Draft Center
New York
Rockefeller Center
New Haven
Conn
Army Induction Center
Washington
Lloyd H. Eliott
George Washington University
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
First Negro Astronaut Killed in Edwards F104 Crash
Maj. Robert H. Lawrence Jr., America's first Negro astronaut, died when an F104 Starfighter crashed on landing at Edwards Air Force Base California after a training flight. Maj. Harvey J. Royer was injured. Lawrence, 31, aimed to orbit two men on a 1970 space lab project. he was the ninth U.S. astronaut to die. An Air Force board investigates the incident.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Robert H. Lawrence Jr
America
Air Force
Lawrence
Defense Department
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Harvey J. Royer
Royer
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