Volunteer offers help to the elderly through Mobile Meals program
The Enterprise notes a reader offering volunteer services as an LPN and beautician to assist the elderly and disabled. Virginia Mortimer at the Housing Authority coordinates volunteer opportunities with Mobile Meals, inviting families to join and visit meals with recipients.
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N.S. A
Virginia Mortimer
Housing Authority
H.P. Council of Jewish Women
United Church Women
Mortimer
Two Good Samaritans Help Restore Car After Theft
A High Point resident recounts a car theft incident where a distributor cap and rotary pin were stolen, leaving the vehicle unable to start. After several bystanders offered help, two men arrived and reconnected the wiring, enabling the car to start, proving there are still good people in the community.
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Hank
High Point
Poultry Inspection Complaint Letter Seeks Action in North Carolina
A reader demands accountability for unsanitary poultry practices in North Carolina. They urge firing responsible staff, call for new inspectors, and request action from the Meat and Poultry Inspection Service and the N C Department of Agriculture. The letter identifies Dr R R Miller as State Director and provides the Raleigh mailing address.
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North Carolina
Meat and Poultry Inspection Service
N.C
Cannon Music Camp Sponsored by Appalachian State University
Mrs. Ted Schubert of the Musical Arts Club has a brochure and application form for the Cannon Music Camp run by Appalachian State University. To receive the materials, call 882-6552 and she will mail them.
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Ted Schubert
The
Musical Arts Club
Appalachian State University
Mystery bird tagged 77-52309 found in yard
A reader reports a red headed sparrow like bird with a silver leg band 77 52309. The bird club president advises sending the numbers to the Fish and Wildlife Service to trace the tag and confirm the bird’s origin and status.
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Catesby
Fire damages Hoover Chair plant in Lexington packing and finishing areas
A Lexington fire spokesman said a blaze destroyed the packing and finishing rooms of Hoover Chair Co. Saturday night. Four Lexington units and one from Holly Grove battled the fire, which was under control within about an hour. Cause was not yet determined.
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Lexington
Hoover Chair Co
Lexington Fire Dept
Lexington Department
Holly Grove
Hoover Chair
Increasing Pressure by Viet Cong Across South Vietnam
Saigon reports enemy forces stepped up attacks nationwide. An outpost in Ba Xuyen Province near the Mekong Delta fell under a mortar and ground assault, leaving 27 militiamen and four civilians dead before government artillery and air support repelled the attackers.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Central Highlands
Ba Xuyen
Nixon sails toward China as world prayer rises
President Nixon left Hawaii on the way to Guam and Shanghai to meet Mao and Chou with prayers of humanity. Officials caution against expecting dramatic results, while efforts toward a Washington Peking line and a direct space for China communications progress, including RCA export licensing for a ground station.
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Honolulu
Nixon
China
Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station
Nix
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixons
Hawaii
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-Lai
Ziegler
Washington
Moscow
United States
Peking
RCA Corp
Nixon Visits Peking as Signs Come Down in Welcome
Peking prepares for President Nixon with renewed city décor and renamed institutions. Officials expect careful talks, no grand promises, while crowds line routes to Tian An Men Square. RCA installs a temporary ground station in Shanghai ahead of Nixon’s Chinese itinerary.
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Peking
China
Nixon
U.S
Peking Union Medical College
Capital Hospital
Tien An Men Square
Strike Devastates Heaths Policies
London AP reports a six week coal miners strike cripples Britain's power supply as 280,000 miners win around 20 percent pay rises and fringe benefits. Heath retires to Chequers amid talks. a peace formula favors the miners and inflates costs paid by taxpayers. Coal supplies begin to move again but remain limited.
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London
Britain
Edward Heath
Heath
Chequers
Downing Street
National Union of Minewakers
Central Electricity Generating Board
Inside Reading Editorial Women's News Page
Inside Reading presents a brief sports sidebar from the television page with compact notes on features, schedules, and appearances in the women's section.
Six Months Into Price Controls Under Nixon
Washington reports six months of wage and price controls with administration officials hopeful for eventual success despite rising prices. Critics fear inflation may stay between 3 and 4 percent this year due to deficit spending, while the Price Commission, Pay Board, and Cost of Living Council refine rules and consider tightening food price controls.
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Washington
Nixon
The
Business Council
Congress
Red China Criticizes Nixon Policy Ahead of Peking Visit
The official New China News Agency issued a restrained critique of Nixon's foreign policy as his trip to Peking nears. Commentary emphasized differences with the United States and stressed Indochina war coverage, while signaling unease over Soviet China tensions.
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Robert Liu
Associated Press
Tokyo
Nixon
Peking
Red China
China
Soviet Union
New China
Indochina
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
End of West Coast Dock Strike Near, Ratification Expected
San Francisco AP report says longshoremen vote to ratify an 18 month contract ending a 136 day stoppage that shut 24 California Oregon and Washington ports. Officials awaited a final ballot result by 6 p.m. with shipowners also likely to approve.
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San Francisco
Long West Coast
California
Oregon
Washington
U.S
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Settle
Los Angeles-Long Beach
San Francisco-Oakland
Portland
San Diego
Pacific Maritime Association
PMA
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West
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Ethiopia
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Pakistan
Pham van Dong
Selassie
Peking Airport
Yenan
Caou En-lai
Chou
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Asia
Africa
Mao
Taiwan
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Mid- Pacific
RCA
Editorial
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Price Commission
Commission
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