Daufuskie Island and the Gullah Culture
John Culler of South Carolina’s Wildlife Resources notes a remote island off the coast near Hilton Head where residents long isolated from outsiders developed a distinct culture. The Gullah language, a form of English enriched with African words, remains spoken by many island residents. Visitors are tolerated but not encouraged.
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South Carolina
United States
A. John Culler
Wildlife Resources Department
Daufuskie
Hilton Head
Culler
Island
Alumni seek actor from Woonsocket film at High Point College
In WW III era a High Point College student in an Army program supposedly starred in a film titled Woonsocket about a military school. Alumni suspect Walter Fleischman, drama coach then, used the stage name Anthony Dexter and once played Valentino. The college lacks current whereabouts and asks readers if any alumnus remembers who appeared in Woonsocket or other films.
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High Point
Woonsocket
H. P. College
Walter Fleischman
Anthony
Dexter
Valentino
Perfectly Legal Crime Q Barratry penalties and definitions
The article explains barratry across common and maritime law, noting common barratry as stirring up groundless suits and barratry by mariners for dishonest purposes. It mentions champerty and Scotch law bribes, and states punishment depends on the crime’s kind and degree.
Calley Testifies The Order Of The Day In My Lai Shooting
Lt William L Calley Jr testified in Benning Ga that he killed 102 civilians at My Lai 4 as part of a larger operation. He said the order to kill came from Capt Ernest Medina and was given five times at briefings and via radio. He described a free fire zone and noted Medina said killing meant everything when asked if women and children should be spared.
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Benning
William L, Calley Jr
George Latimer
Medina
Calley
My Lal
My Lai
Lai
Pinkville
My Lai 4
My Lal 1
Defense
George Larimer
Capt. Medina
Tornadoes Strike In Fayetteville
Fayetteville area reels after two tornadoes at dusk kill five and wound about 60. One twister cut a one square mile path through the city, the other struck Cumberland and Sampson counties. Utilities down, hundreds of homes damaged, cars flipped, and trees toppled. City officials plan federal disaster steps as Civil Defense teams assess losses for relief.
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Fayetteville
N.C
City
Cumberland
Sampson Counties
Veterans Administration
Guy Smith
L. ¥. Worell
L. A. Young
Veterans’ Hospital
Ervin Opens Hearings on Federal Snooping Threat
Sen Sam J Ervin launches hearings on government data use and citizen privacy. Rep Edward Koch joins a bipartisan push for federal right to know and challenge personal records. Public interest rises as proposals include agency oversight and potential destruction of excess files amid Justice and Pentagon concerns.
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Washington
Sam J. Ervin
North Carolina Democrat
House
Ervin
Koch
New York
John Volpe
Justice Department
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Health, Education and Welfare
Elliot Richardson
Heavy Raids Hit North Vietnam After SAM Attacks
U S command reports its heaviest air strikes in North Vietnam in three months as about 50 fighter-bombers raid surface to air missile sites and antiaircraft positions near the Laotian border. A top South Vietnamese general died in a helicopter crash and progress in Laos stagnated with no gains reported.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Laos
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Nixon
Indochina
Laos Invasion Tests Nixon Withdrawal Strategy
The Laos operation by South Vietnamese and U.S. forces becomes a crucial test of Nixon's Vietnam withdrawal plan as heavy North Vietnamese counterattacks raise stakes. A major success could speed troop removal, while a failure could jeopardize the disengagement and Vietnamization phases. Counterattacks stall progress on the Ho Chi Minh Trail and Laos bases, with analysts split on the extent of North Vietnamese truck activity and the overall impact on strategy.
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Washington
White House
Laos
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Cambodia
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Defense Department
Lnes
Hanoi
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Anon
Ernest L. Medina
Tri
Tar Heel
Sen. Ervin
Pentagon
Defense’ Department
Transportation Department
North
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