Help Line Answers Astronomy Maps and Local Tips
The Enterprise column offers guidance on where to obtain astronomical maps from Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill and lists The Observer's Handbook by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada priced at $1.50. It also notes park lights are turned off seasonally and unemployment benefit rules, plus details on United Fund beneficiary agencies serving High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morehead Planetarium
Chapel Hill
Science Center
Planetarium
Observer's Handbook
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
High Point
Gordon Street Park
Parks Department
Anon
William Hollar
Employment Security Commission
United Fund
Anon. A
United Appeal
American Red Cross
American Social Health, Assn
Boy Scouts
Children's Home Society of N. C
High Point Drug Action Council
Family Service Bureau
Florence Crittenton Services
North Carolina
International Social Service
House of Prayer For Alcoholics
National Assembly For Social Policy and Development
National Assn. of Hearing and Speech Agencies
High Point Mental Health Assn
N. C. Mental Health Assn
N. C. United Community Services
Research Fund of North Carolina United
The
Salvation Army
Salvation Army Boys’ Club
Tarheel Triad Girl Scout Council
United Service Organizations
Carl Chavis Ymca
Central Ymca
Adams Memorial Ywca
Mary Bethune Ywca
Youth Unlimited
United Community Services of
Greater High Point
Cargo Jet Crashes After Delayed Repairs
An American cargo aircraft bound for Venezuela with 21 000 pounds of Christmas trees plowed into a Miami residential area killing eight people. The owner of the Seattle repair facility said the firm had arranged for the craft to be kept there and that maintenance had not been completed due to manpower shortages. FBI and National Transportation Safety Board investigators pursued the chief owner who was not reachable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Crutsinger
Associated Press
Miami, Fla
Richard J. Sekman
Sekman Aviation Repair Facilities
H.B. Robinson
Sekman
Miami International Airport
Robinson
Douglas Dreifus
National Transportation Safety Board
FBI
Venezuela
IRS Lifts Spouse Ban as 1973 Tax Form Changes Take Effect
The IRS released 1973 federal income tax form updates aimed at simplification. Changes include dropping the need to list organization names for charitable gifts, removing detailed doctor and hospital payment dates, and restoring the term spouse to instructions. A glossary of terms also disappears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Neikirk
Associated Press
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Johnnie M. Walters
Ford Favored Over Nixon in 45 to 31 Percent Split
A Harris survey of 1,493 households shows 45 to 31 percent backing Ford to succeed Nixon, with 69 percent agreeing Ford could focus on inflation and energy due to Nixon Watergate issues. Public distrust of Nixon’s handling of Congress remains high at 77 percent negative.
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Nixon
Gerald Ford
White House
Harris
Ford
Congress
Long Nixon
Hijackers seize planes in Rome crash and Athens standoff
Four Palestinian militants threaten to blow up a Pan American jet at Rome Fiumicino after setting a fire on board. The hijackers redirect a Lufthansa flight with 11 hostages to Athens, where Greece seeks the release of two Palestinians as authorities negotiate. Police report many dead among first class passengers and possible injuries among the hijackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Rome
Fiumicino
Pan American World Airways
San Camillo
Icy Winds Bring Blanket Of Snow In North Carolina
A winter storm blanketed much of North Carolina with heavy snow. Roxboro measured 10 inches while Greensboro had six and Laurel Springs five and a half. Roads became treacherous as subfreezing temperatures followed, with the Weather Service forecasting end of snow by afternoon and teens to 20s tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
North Carolina
Roxboro
Raleigh
Weather Service
Norfolk
National Weather Service
Greensboro
Laurel Springs
Durham
Charlotte
Raleighe
Fayetteville
Goldsboro
Asheville
Mercury
The
Energy crisis warned as public must be convinced
William E. Simon, head of the Federal Energy Office, says his main task is to persuade Americans the energy crisis is real. He asserts demand will outpace supply even if oil shipments resume and urges conservation. Sen. Henry Jackson also stresses lasting shortages and policy failures contributing to the crunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dicke
Associated Press
Washington
William E. Simon
Federal Energy Office
United States
CBS
Simon
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Senate Interior Committee
Jackson
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Israel
ABC
Oil
Nixon
Doctor Can See Into Blood Vessels Advances In Medical Tech
New techniques let doctors view inside blood vessels and transmit heart tracing remotely. Angiography guides surgery for subdural hematoma while tagging tracers records vessel movement. Computers analyze symptoms and lab data, with automated labs expanding nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Long Island
Allan Rosenthal
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PAN American Jetliner
KCON
Walters
By Louis Harris
Lufthansa
Beirut
Earl Kirmler
North American Newspaper Alliance
North Shore University Hospital
Michael M
Michael
Latter Day Saints Hospital
Salt Lake City
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