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Electric Candles Sold For Christmas Use At Moravian Church
A reader asks where to obtain small candles used in Winston windows during Christmas services. The Home Moravian Church directs to Salem Book Store at Salem College where electric battery powered candles are sold for 5.95 dollars.
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Moravian Church
Winston
R.R. A
Salem Book Store
Salem College
Livestock in City Limits Rules for Horses and Pigs
The city permits some livestock but restricts pigs. Horses mules ponies donkeys cows and goats must be kept in cleaned stables or pens. Each facility requires health officer approval and must be at least 50 feet from any dwelling, office, or factory where people live or work.
Turning Christmas Faith Into Church Welcome
A reader laments cold church welcome for newcomers while urging proactive outreach. A columnist urges Christians to greet strangers, share God’s love, and avoid judgment, proposing each Sunday an intentional conversation to form new friendships.
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German Thalidomide Trial Ends Without Verdict
An Aachen State Court ended the two and a half year trial without a verdict while affirming a link between thalidomide and malformation in West Germany from 1957 to 1961. Five Chemie Gruenenthal employees faced charges as the company and state agree on large compensation for victims.
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Alsdorf
Germany
Aachen
Benno Dietz
West Germany
Chemie Gruenenthal
Ment
Gruenenthal
Japan
Frances Kelsey
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
United States
Polish Cities See Riots in Szczecin Gdansk Calm Returns
War torn Poland reports continued rioting and arson in Szczecin with 10 20 dead and hundreds wounded as tanks deployed in Gdansk. Warsaw radio notes curfews and workers back at docks while authorities warn violence will be shot on sight.
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Warsaw
Szczecin
Gdansk
Poland
Communist Party
Baltic
Warsaw Radio
Jas
Stettin
Gdynia
Sopot
Bay of Danzig
Radio
Jozef Cyrankiewicz
Army says spying charges against Illinois leaders are unfounded
The Army states preliminary findings show no basis to accusations that military intelligence spied on Sen Adlai Stevenson III Rep Abner Mikva and former Gov Otto Kerner. Secretary Resor vows continued inquiry, while Ervin probes an ex agent's broader claims of spying on Illinois citizens.
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Washington
U.S
Illinois
Sen. Stevenson
Rep
Mikva
Gov
Kerner
Secretary of the Army
Stanley R. Resor
Resor
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Army
Adlai Stevenson III
Otto Kerner
Abner Mikva
Reser
Ervin
Southeast Asia
Nixon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Associated Press
Air Force
Navy
Sen. Ervin
Robert C. Moot
Defense
Pentagon
Health Care Measure Introduced by Pell
Senator Claiborne Pell introduced a national health insurance plan requiring employers to provide a minimum level of medical care for workers. The bill would create regional public corporations to hire doctors and regulate services at hospitals and clinics, aiming to encourage employers to contract prepaid health plans or provide direct services.
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Washington
Claiborne Pell
Senate
Pell
R.J
Nixon urged action as social security bill falters in Senate
A large Senate winner take all package on Social Security trade and welfare stalls as President Nixon presses Congress to act before adjournment. Rep. Mills says no rescue possible. Supporters cling to three provisions including a 10 percent Social Security increase and a welfare reform plan for a family of four.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Mitchell: Hoover not out of line say Mitchell
Atty Gen John Mitchell said Hoover’s remarks do not merit rebuke and that no action is planned over Mississippi slaying or Kent State probe. He defended Hoover’s speech as free and not racist, noting no improper conduct yet.
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Hoover
Mitchell
Washington
John N. Mitchell
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Jackson State College
Mississippi
Kent State
Ohio
Phillip
Daniel Berrigan
Detergent Chemical To Be Restricted
Federal pollution officials will announce sanctions against nitrilotriacetic acid NTA used in detergents citing new lab evidence of birth defects in rats The restrictions will be announced by the Department of Health Education and Welfare and the Environmental Protection Agency NTA will be phased out without recalls Detergent makers invested millions in NTA development and experts warn of potential toxin release and nitrosamine formation in plumbing and lakes
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Environmental Protection Agency
Public Health Service
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