Dempsey McDaniel May Turn Speech Into a Record
Forsyth Republican Dempsey McDaniel plans a possible recording of his House floor speech on a 24 hour massage parlor bill. Radio DJ s in Raleigh have already produced a disc with bluegrass backing, turning his remarks into a musical monologue likely to amuse or provoke Southern listeners and country fans.
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Sam Ervin
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Forsyth County
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Gov considers reissuing two dollar bills in 1972
The Federal Reserve contemplates issuing $2 notes again to replace $1 bills as inflation erodes purchasing power. Supporters include women’s groups wanting a suffragette on the note. Treasury has not pledged retirement of $1 bills if $2 notes rise in prominence.
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Treasury Department
No Money Society
Washington
Note From A Literary Hack On Arabian Flu
A Washington Star-News item jokes about a colleague claiming an “Arabian flu” from lowered thermostats during the oil embargo. It describes mild fever absence, a rattling cough, treated with tetracycline and codeine syrup, and likens opium in the bottle to Coleridge’s dream.
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Secret Service Seizes Nixon Poster Currency in Louisville
A Secret Service agent confiscated several poster-sized $3 bills bearing President Nixon’s portrait from a Louisville area shop. Officials described the action as enforcing currency photography restrictions, but critics call the move an overreach and an attack on free expression.
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Louisville
Washington
Amtrak Reopens Southern Pines Depot Lifts Region Rail Access
The Greensboro Record notes Amtrak resumes full time service at Southern Pines depot, part of a broader revival of passenger rail. A 50 year old station is set for repainting in Amtrak colors, sparking local debate over decor while Southern Railway still serves Greensboro with day and night trains. Amtrak reports a 40 percent December ridership jump amid efforts to restore intercity rail appeal.
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Spain
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Kansas City
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Nelson Art Gallery
U S Navy to Build Saudi Navy Fleet Controversy
U S building several classes of ships for the Royal Saudi Navy under a confidential memo signed by Navy engineering chief Rear Adm P C Jones at Navy Secretary John Warner's request. Memo cites intensified management and oversight of contractor performance for the Saudi project while Saudi Arabia halts oil deliveries to U S armed forces.
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Navy
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Warner
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P. C. Jones
United States
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King Faisal
Perfor
Faisal
Aramco
Kansas City’s Rise From Meatpacking To Livable City
A nostalgic profile of Kansas City’s evolution from a major meat-packing hub to a thriving midwestern city. The piece highlights key figures like H. Roe Bartle and Harry S. Truman, the Country Club District, Plaza Inn, and Crown Center. It notes new developments including an international airport, a $64 million sports complex, and a $200 million Crown Center project, while praising civic spirit and ongoing urban renewal.
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Country Club
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Stunned by mural report letters to editor
A reader asks how to respond to a U S News and World Report editorial on a controversial mural. Arthur Hussey of Lakecrest Ave praises patriotic papers and proposes publishing the editorial as a nationwide ad to mobilize Americans before the Bicentennial, asking what collective action is possible.
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Arthur D. Hussey
Lakecrest Ave
U.S. News and World Report
America
United States
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