Tet Cease-Fire Nears as Viet Cong Attacks Diminish
In Saigon area, six small Viet Cong attacks were reported as Tet nears. South Vietnam approves a 24 hour cease-fire starting Thursday. the Viet Cong had announced a four day halt. A U.S. convoy on Route 1 was ambushed, four Vietnamese killed, 19 wounded. one American MP and one Vietnamese driver wounded.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Vietnam
South Vietnamese
Foreign Ministry
U.S
South Vietnam
Route 1
Long Binh
United States
North Vietnam
Mu Gia Pass
Mecklenburg Seeks Midyear Desegregation Plan
Charlotte Mecklenburg County schools face midyear desegregation after civil rights lawyers urge a March 1 deadline for a new plan. The board proposes phased in steps over six to eight weeks for elementary schools and keeps high schools as is until late in the year, while a court consultant plans possible bus transportation to aid racial balance.
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Charlotte
Charlotte - Mecklenburg County
Board of Education
U. S. Dist
James B. McMillan
McMillan
John A. Finger
Finger
Rhode Island
Picketing Stopped After Violence In Asheville
In Asheville the permit for a desegregation protest was canceled after Negro youths vandalized downtown and overturned a police car. The action followed a board meeting where officials rejected a new desegregation plan. No arrests reported.
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Asheville
Jordan Fears Nixon Uses Public Works Slush Fund
Sen. B. Everett Jordan warns President Nixon may funnel congressional public works funds into a discretionary reserve to influence election year votes. He cites North Carolina projects like Falls of the Neuse and Randleman Dam receiving reduced funding and shifted into the presidential reserve amid a broader $4.7 million New Hope Dam appropriation.
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Washington
Everett Jordan
Nixon
Public Works
Jordan
North Carolina
White House
Paes
Falls of the Neuse
Congress
Randleman
Cape Fear River
Reddies River
Yadkin River
Reddies
New Hope
Chatham County
Woman Fatally Struck By Truck In Rainy Night
Barbara Jean Barton 22 of Newport was struck and killed by a military tractor without its trailer on U S 70 in Morehead City as she tried to cross during rain. Trooper T H Spainhour reported the Camp Lejeune Marine Base vehicle was involved.
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Morehead City
N. C
Barbara Jean Barton
Rt. 1
Newport
T. H. Spainhour
U. S. 70
Camp Lejeune Marine Base
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Mecklenburg
William Waggoner
Waggoner
Coleman Kerry Jr
U. S. Supreme Court
Wachovia Bidg
Salem St. Thomasville
Nat Walker
Archdale Discount Centers
Main
Single X Reproductions, Inc
E. Westwood
A.M
F.M
Nash Jewelry CO
N. Main St
Hoyle Morgan
Morgan's Expert Fence Co
Hearrey
Ray Brown
Spartanburg
South Carolina
Desco, Inc
Carolinas
Lincolnton Rd
Bypass
Salisbury, N. C
High Point Enterprise
Mak Hi
America
E. Green
Thomasville
E. Main ST
College Village Shopping Center
1800 N. Main
Sky City
American Stock Exchange
Sky City Stores, Inc
Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Cikavalai
Patton Ave
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Light House
West Green Drive
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