Reader Q and A on MSG use shotgun barrels and cab fares
A reader asks about monosodium glutamate safety noting a CBS commentator and dietary intake. The column explains MSG as the sodium salt of glutamic acid, its historical use, and safety debates with caution for infants and pregnant women. It also covers options to straighten and repaint a shotgun barrel and reports a cab fare increase approved by the City Council from 50 cents to 60 cents for the first fifth mile and 10 cents per fifth thereafter.
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CBS News
U.S
Japan
High Point
Bill Pugh
Pugh’s Sporting Goods
Abortion options for a pregnancy in High Point area
A reader asks about legal abortion locations. The answer cites the Children’s Home Society in Greensboro offering counseling for problem pregnancies and provides contact details 274-1538 and 740 Chestnut Street, Greensboro. If proceeding, see an obstetrician for a legal abortion.
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High Point
Children’s Home Society
Greensboro
Chestnut Street
Donors face card delay from Red Cross backlog
Donor cards are delayed due to a computer programming foul up. Cards are processed in Charlotte under a contract with a computer service. A massive system covering North and South Carolina is being built, with March or later expected for cards. Donors are credited for all donations in the meantime.
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Red Cross
Charlotte
N.C
S.C
Jensen
Bombing Halt Draws Mixed Congressional Reactions
The suspension of bombing over North Vietnam drew praise from some Congress members and criticism from opponents of Nixon's policy. Senators Saxbe and Percy voiced cautious optimism for peace talks in Paris, while Reuss and the AFSC condemned the bombing as a civilian atrocity.
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Associated Press
North Vietnam
Congress
Nixon
Vietnam
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Washington
U.S
William Saxbe
Rohio
Saxbe
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
American Friends Service Committee
Charles Percy
R-Ill
Paris
John Melcher
D-Mont
Henry Kissinger
Everglades Terrain Aids Jet Crash Survivors
National Transportation Safety Board chairman John H. Reed said the Everglades swamp terrain and water helped cushion the Eastern Airlines TriStar crash near Miami, contributing to the survival of 93 of 177 aboard. He visited the crash site Saturday to inspect the rugged wilderness 20 miles west of Miami.
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Miami, Fla
Everglades
Eastern Air Lines
John H. Reed
National Transportation Safety Board
Miami
Rescue in Everglades after Eastern Air Lines crash
Authorities report 177 aboard the three engine jetliner, 93 survived as Coast Guard and Air Force crews fought darkness and waist high water to pull survivors from sawgrass swamps near Miami. Details describe disintegration of the aircraft and recovery of flight recorders for analysis.
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Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Bill Hodges
Everglades
Miami International Airport
Eastern Air Lines
Hodges
Leonard Barmak
The
Public Health Service
Air Force
Miami Area
Tom Burnaw
Reed
Transportation Board
Florida Peninsula
Washington, D.C
GOP Victories Highlight 1972 North Carolina News Year
GOP wins by Jim Holfhouser and Jesse Helms topped North Carolina coverage as the No. 1 story of 1972 based on Associated Press ballots. The Raleigh shopping center shooting, bank robberies, and environmental battles from Bald Head Island to TVA dams also ranked among the top items, with several linked to political events and violence statewide.
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Associated Press
Jim Holfhouser
Jesse Helms
U.S. Senate
North Carolina
Newsmen
Raleigh
Harvey McLeod
B. Everett Jordan
McLeod
Holfhouser
Hargrove
Bowles
Helms
Nick Galifianakis
Galifianakis
Greensboro
Nixon
Boone
Bryce Durham
Asheville
Bald Head Island
U.S. Army
Cape Fear
French Broad
TVA
Federal Power Commission
Blue Ridge
FFC
Robbinsville
Tellico Plains
N.C
Pitt
Beaufort Counties
NC stories mix federal suit and 1971 era trials in recap
The report ties a pending federal suit to a proposed measure while recounting a Greensboro bank holdup in November with a six hostages and a jet escape plan. It covers a 1968 gubernatorial campaign IRS probe, Cherry Hospital mistreatment allegations, Chavis trial and conviction, and Hurricane Agnes flooding across North Carolina with no fatalities.
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Internal Revenue Service
Bob Scott
Ben Chavis
Wilmington
Greensboro
IRS
Scott
State Bureau of Investigation
Cherry Hospital
Goldsboro
Chavis
Burgaw
North Carolina
Piedmont
Talks To Resume In Paris On Jan 8
Washington reports Nixon halted the bombing of North Vietnam after Hanoi agreed to resume serious negotiations with Kissinger on Jan 8 in Paris. Technical talks would begin Jan 2, with broader talks possible as the president maintains pressure until a settlement is reached.
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Washington
Nixon
North Vietnam
Henry Kissinger
White House
Hanoi-Haiphong
Hanoi
Kissinger
Gerald L. Warren
le Duc Tho
Xuan Thuy
Paris
Warren
Haiphong-Hanoi
Ronald L. Zieg
Chou En-Lai
Leonid Brezhnev
United States
Congress
Capitol Hill
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
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Robert K. Bingham
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GOP
Tennessee Valley Authority
French Broad River
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