Doctors Use Amphetamines to Help Struggling Children
North Carolina pediatricians report using amphetamines and related drugs to treat children with concentration difficulties described as dyslexia hyperkinesis or brain dysfunction. Estimates of affected children range from 5 to 15 percent, with some doctors suggesting higher numbers. Concerns persist about potential overuse and addiction, though officials say no school-based use is known in NC.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Public Instruction
Troop Withdrawals May Slow Ahead of Tet
U S officials say troop withdrawals from Vietnam may slow to a trickle as a hedge against a possible Tet offensive. The pace is ahead of last year but analysts warn the threat remains and a broader bombing push could occur if infiltration increases. Pentagon spokesman Friedheim notes no fixed withdrawal rate and lower current strength than a year ago.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Peniagon
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
Friedheim
U.S
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Saigon
Nixon
Hanoi
North Vietnam
South
Billy Graham Praises Connally Selection
Evangelist Billy Graham at Montreat North Carolina praised President Nixon's choice of former Texas Governor John Connally to be secretary of the treasury. He said he advised Nixon to appoint Connally and believed the stock market would rise after the appointment. Graham noted a long friendship with the Connallys and the Nixons.
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Montreat
N. C
Billy Graham
Nixon
Texas
John Connally
David Kennedy
Graham
Connallys
Evangelist
Nixons
State to Pay Premium For Holiday Work
Gov. Bob Scott announced that 6,600 state employees required to work on holidays will receive a premium of one half pay. The policy covers New Year's Day Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving and Christmas. He urged the State Personnel Board to set rules and include the policy on Thursday's agenda while preserving the existing option of paid time off.
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Raleigh
Bob Scott
Scott
Net Board
UNC Pharmacy Grows To Fourth Largest in Nation
Chapel Hill AP reports the University of North Carolina Pharmacy School ranks as the fourth largest in the United States according to figures from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
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Chapel Hill
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
University of North Carolina Pharmacy School
Trade And Pension Tieup Feared Separate Vote Sought
Nixon welfare plan backers seek floor time on the House and Senate Social Security measure to avoid a delay from a trade rider. Ribicoff pushes a state welfare saving clause while administration support grows for a $1600 annual family plan and 10 percent welfare savings starting 1971.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Ernoon
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
House
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
Ribicoff
Russians Expand Pilot Training Amid China Ties
U.S. intelligence reports say the Soviet Union is enlarging its pilot corps by opening two new schools at Stavropol and Saratov and restoring Boras Oglebsk to raise output, possibly including helicopter pilots. Training years are shortened, and advisers are sent to Egypt as Moscow backs Arab allies.
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Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Pentagon
Stavropol
Saratov
Boras Oglebsk
Vietnam
United States
Suez Canal
China
Mideast
Egypt
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