Capitol Letter Highway Patrol Faces Scrutiny
North Carolina voters hear a call from Associated Press writer David R. Nelsen urging Gov candidate Jim Hunt to fix the State Highway Patrol. The piece notes the force once proud now seen as an embarrassment by out of state visitors and stresses patrol quality as a key impression of North Carolina.
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Finnish escape artist sets world record in 31 seconds
Timo Tuomivaara, a self styled Houdini of Tampere, freed himself from a strait jacket and handcuffs in 31 seconds inside a closed high speed elevator proving a new world record. He previously noted Mario Manzini's 60 second NY Empire State Building feat as the standard.
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Pope Urges Preservation of Christian Family Unity
Pope Paul VI urged the Catholic Church to defend family unity amid threats such as divorce abortion and contraception. He spoke on Feast of the Holy Family and called the family an ideal and superlative institution. In Arkansas, 90-year-old minister Joseph Boone Hunter drafted a hymn variant of Jimmy Carter’s Grace praising faith and service.
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