Help for a son wasting his talent and a puzzle on balance
A reader seeks guidance to help her 27 year old son who ignores important things and has musical talent. Advice suggests private voice teachers and auditions, plus possibilities at the N C School of the Arts with financial aid, and Family Service Bureau for counseling. A second question asks why only some can lift a chair while bent over. the answer cites center of gravity and leg-to-torso length.
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Woman’s Club
C. G. McIntosh
N.C. School of the Arts
Winston-Salem
Family Service Bureau
Gatewood
United Fund
J.B.H. A
North Carolina Penal Tone on Common Law Marriage
Anon notes that common law marriage is illegal in North Carolina, aimed at ensuring legitimacy for children. Penalties for violations fall under court discretion.
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North Carolina
N. C
Wayne School and scuppernong pruning and Coca Cola origin
The Wayne School of La Salle Extension University is legitimate per a public library reference. Prune scuppernong vines in late winter or early spring before buds swell, removing winter-killed wood and leaving pencil-thick canes. Coca Cola originated in Atlanta in May 1886 by John Pemberton, a local pharmacist and druggist.
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Wayne School
Chicago
Ill
Anon. A
Wayne School of la Salle Extension University
John Pemberton
Atlanta
Evins Uses Chairman Role To Direct Big Federal Funds
Rep. Joe L. Evins of Tennessee uses his position to funnel federal dollars to his district. An AP study shows non-defense outlays in his area far exceed national averages, with $527 million in 1969 versus $313 million per district nationwide. Evins defends his record and cites HUD designations and Oak Ridge funding as evidence of service.
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Smithville
Tenn
Joe L. Evins
U.S
Associated Press
Evins
Middle Tennessee
Appropriations
DeKalb County
HUD
Nixon seeks largest peacetime debt hike to 435 billion
The Nixon administration asks Congress for a 40 billion dollar increase to 435 billion, the biggest peacetime rise since World War II. Connally told the House Ways and Means Committee deficits and revenues force the move to cover through fiscal year 1972, with projections showing the debt nearing the limit later this month and ongoing pressure on interest ceilings.
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Washington
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Nixon
House
Ways and Means Committee
Connally
Connady
Treasury
House Baking Committee
Ways and Means
Wright Patman
Dtex
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Nixon weighs wage and price controls shift on construction
President Nixon in his economic report rejects general wage and price controls yet weighs a temporary freeze for the construction industry. He previously opposed price ceilings on federal projects and suspending Davis Bacon, but now hints at possible targeted action under the 1970 act.
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Congress
Nixon
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
White House
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
North Vietnamese attack U S position near Khe Sanh
North Vietnamese troops attacked an American position in rocky hills northeast of Khe Sanh. Rain and low clouds prevented U S helicopters from flying in reinforcements. By dusk U S forces reportedly held out, under artillery fire, while a force of about 200 or more surrounded the position.
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Saigon
Khe Sar
U.S
American Forces Hold Site Near Rockpile Amid Laos Operation
Reports say contact broke off at midnight then sporadic contact continued as Air Force spokesmen describe bombing missions throughout the day in support of the position near Rockpile. Initial word claimed over six U.S. troops wounded, with American troops forming part of a 9000 man force blockading South Vietnamese operations in nearby Laos.
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Quang Tri
Air Force
U.S
Scotch
Khe Sanh Combe
Laos
Union Leader Calls Nixon Wage Controls a Bluff
S Frank Raftery president of the Painters Union said Nixon’s hint of wage price controls for the construction industry is a political bluff and that most building trades chiefs share this view. He said the President wants voluntary action which he believes will not happen.
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Miami Beach
Afl-Cio
Nixon
S. Frank Raftery
Painters’ Union
Raftery
White House
John T. Dunlop
Labor
J. D. Hodgson
Economy Stumbles Yet Flashes Auto Surge in January
Federal Reserve data show industrial production rose 0.7 percent in January but remains weak after GM strike fallout. Excluding an 18 percent auto spike, factory output still declined in appliances, equipment, and aircraft. Officials cite auto rebound and steel gains as hopeful signs amid Nixon’s expansion plan.
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Washington
Nixon
Federal Reserve Board
General Motors
Council of Economic Advisers
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AEC
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West
Rep
Edmund le Breton
Committee
Reuss
North Viets
Khe Sanh
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve System
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