Pentagon, Stennis oppose early end to draft
Washington AP Pentagon officials and Senator Stennis chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee say it is too soon to end the draft by mid 1971. They favor possibly two more years to test higher pay and other measures to attract volunteers. A White House team reviews the commission report and will offer recommendations to Nixon. The Project Volunteer study progresses with emphasis on retaining veterans.
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Washington
Pentagon
Senate Armed Services Committee
Nixon
Commission
White House
Project Volunteer
Presidential Commission
John Stennis
D-Miss
Wachovia Moves Hayworth to Charlotte Office
George W. Hayworth a High Point native and NC State alumnus moves from Greensboro to manage residential mortgage loans for Wachovia Mortgage in Charlotte effective March 1. He is promoted to assistant vice president after previously serving as mortgage loan supervisor in Greensboro since 1967.
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George W. Hayworth
High Point
North Carolina State University
Greensboro
Wachovia Mortgage Company
Charlotte
Hayworth
Wachovia
Nixon
Housing cost squeeze slows home ownership nationwide
A broad analysis details higher building costs from thicker foundations to red tape and wage pressures. It notes a four week FHA delay adds 85 to costs, wage and material inflation, and rising mortgage rates pushing many Americans beyond affordable goals.
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Federal Housing Administration
Three Young Children Die In Fire In Lowell
A fire in a Gaston County home in Lowell killed three small children of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brown. Karl Lee, 4, Christopher, 3, and Mike, 1, perished. Mrs. Brown and the children's grandmother Mrs. Sarah Williams escaped with two other children and a boarder, J. W. Carter. Cause of the blaze was not immediately determined.
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Lowell, N.C
Lowell
Gaston County
Jack Ridley
Michael Brown
Karl Lee
Christopher
Mike
NYSE approves Technicon and Wachovia for listing
The New York Stock Exchange board approves listing for Technicon Corp and The Wachovia Corp. Technicon will list 21,228,018 shares on Feb 27 and Wachovia 5,075,347 shares on March 2. Both stocks are currently traded over the counter.
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Board of Governors
New York Stock Exchange
Technicon Corp
Wachovia Corp
Technicon
Wachovia
Senators Clash Over Freedom of Choice in School Integration
Wallace advocates freedom of choice as a path to less integration and a regional stance against federal involvement in education. Stennis urges nationwide pressure to integrate and counters mass opposition, while Humphrey supports neighborhood integration and interim busing. The three figures spoke on major network programs.
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Wallace
Stennis
Senate
Humphrey
Metromedia
Business Class To Hear Lecture At UNCG Campus
The High Point College business faculty and students with Zeta Delta Pi Epsilon will travel to Greensboro for a lecture by Dr. Mary Ellen Oliverio of Columbia University. She will speak at 7 30 p m in the Alexander Room Filiott Hall with a reception to follow.
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Business Education
High Point College
Zeta Chapter
Delta Pi Epsilon
Greensboro
Mary Ellen Oliverio
Department of Business Education
Columbia University
Oliverio
Alexander
Filiott Hall
University of North Carolina At Greensboro
Gina Lollobrigida calls off marriage to George Kauffman
Actress Gina Lollobrigida says her planned marriage to New York businessman George Kauffman is off. She states they remain friends and that the decision came from personal reasons after discussions to resolve issues.
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Rome
Gina Lollobrigida
New York
George Kauffman
Gina
George
McGovern Pushes Broad Expansion of School Lunch Plan
Sen George McGovern chairs a Senate hunger panel push to widen the school lunch program and boost funding. He proposes a uniform eligibility standard at 4000 a year per family of four, annual state reports, and increased authorizations of 200 million this year and more in 1972, aiming to reach up to 9 million children beyond the current 20 million served.
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Washington
George McGovern
Senate Hunger Committee
U.S
McGovern
Talmadge
South
Department of Agriculture
South Dakota
Nixon
Housing costs vary widely across U S cities
A $20 000 Charleston frame house would cost $40 206 to duplicate in Fairbanks Alaska. The Boeckh Index for late 1969 lists 99 cities showing national average construction cost of $26 922 for the Charleston example and higher prices in major markets such as New York Newark Chicago San Francisco Philadelphia and Seattle with land and other costs not included.
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Sceahinas
Virginia
Washington
Charleston
S. C
Fairbanks
Alaska
Boeckh
The
American Appraisal Co
Milwaukee
Wis
U. S
Richmond
Birmingham
Ala
Portland
Maine
New Orleans
Louisville
Miami
Fla
D. C
Kansas City
Denver
Colo
Phoenix
Ariz
Omaha
Neb
Seattle
Wash
Minneapolis
Newark
N. J
San Diego
Calif
Cleveland
Ohio
San Francisco
York
N. Y
Weather Outlook North and South States Forecast
The forecast covers North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Georgia with cloudiness mild temperatures and rain chances. North Carolina shows rain likely Tuesday with cooler nights and a Thursday warm-up west Friday clearing. Georgia sees scattered light rain possible with highs near 60.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
United States to Ship Food to Lesotho in 1969 70
The United States will ship 17 million pounds of food to Lesotho in the second half of 1969 and first half of 1970. About 76,650 people are expected to benefit from the Food for Peace shipment. Distribution will be handled by the Catholic Relief Services agency.
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Maseru
Lesotho
United States
Catholic Relief Services Agency
Curb On Pep Pill Manufacture Proposed In House
Four Democratic members of the House Select Committee on Crime propose a bill to set maximum quotas on pep pill production to curb illegal use by students and others. An alternative bill from a Republican opposes quotas, citing government overreach. The measures call for licensing dangerous drug producers and distributors, pre-license inspections, and limiting prescriptions to three months and three refills.
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Washington
House Select Committee On
Jerome Waldie
Dcalif
Robert V. Denney
R-Neb
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