Community spring clean up set with four ward weeks
Action Line invites groups to assist Public Works in a city wide spring cleanup. Wills plans a coordinated effort with school, civic and Scout groups, providing bags and pickup locations. Residents should place trash at curb by 7 a.m. on their ward week March 20 to April 17.
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High Point
Action Line
Public Works
Wills
Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee
Civic
Scout
Public Works Department
Main Street
Venus Fly Trap availability inquiry leads to Greensboro and Illinois options
A nurseryman said Venus Fly Traps may be available at Scott Seed Co. in Friendly Shopping Center Greensboro. If out of stock, The Family Weekly on February 6 lists an order source House of Wesley Nursery Division Dept 670-104 Rural Route 1 Bloomington Illinois 61701, price $2 each.
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Anon. A
Scott Seed Co
Friendly Shopping Center
Greensboro
House of Wesley
Dept
Bloomington
Illinois
Clown Club Formed To Entertain Handicapped Kids
Jake Harris leads a newly formed Clown's Club with Ansel Beck and Bob Stephenson to entertain the handicapped and elderly. They need top hats and invite donations and volunteers, noting a bus gifted by the Piedmont Chapter of the American Business Club.
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Jake Harris
Jake
Piedmont
American Business Club
Ansel Beck
Bob Stephenson
Nixon Visits Great Wall in Peking Urges End to Walls
President Nixon toured the Great Wall of China and pressed for a world without walls, saying open communication can unite peoples. He met Premier Chou En-lai for three hours and dined with Chou as press coverage was limited. The talks in the Great Hall of the People yielded no public breakthroughs, though both sides signaled efforts to improve U.S.-China ties and possible talks on Vietnam.
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Peking
Nixon
Great Wall
China
Chou En-lai
Great Hall of the People
Vietnam
Chou
U.S
Forbidden City
Nixons
New York
Denver
United States
Chin Shih Huang Ti
Caeng
Chin
Unbelievable claim as Nixon views Great Wall of China
The president calls the Great Wall unbelievable while describing its 2200 year history. He notes its height and width, explains origin under Chin Shih Huang Ti, and traces its use through Ming and Manchu dynasties ending with the Ching.
Nixon Hostess Tea With Li Peng At Ming Tombs Visit
President Nixon and Li Peng, vice premier, admire Ba Da Ling gate then meet at a summit and share tea. They tour the Ming tombs and descend 96 steps to Chang Ling’s burial chamber. Nixon shakes hands with four girls in a park as photographers record the moment delaying his meeting with Chou En Lai until 5 15 p.m.
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Ba da Ling
Peking
Nixon
Ming Tombs
Chang Ling
Chou
Angela Davis Freedom Bail Posted After Jailed Months
Angela Davis is free on a 102000 bail and sheltered at a Santa Clara hideout after 16 months in jail. Rodger McAfee, who posted the bond, hails her as a humanitarian and recalls meeting her at a Ft Ord protest. Supporters gathered in light rain as she left jail and planned a San Jose news conference.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Angela Davis
Santa Clara
Rodger McAfee
Miss Davis
San Jose
Superior Court
Richard K. Arnason
California Supreme Court
Albert Harris Jr
McAfee
Ft. Ord
Mrs. Roberts Withdraws Candidacy for NC Governor
Charlotte writer Nancy Roberts announces withdrawal from the Democratic race for North Carolina governor and backs Greensboro former State Sen. Hargrove Bowles. She says Bowles did not seek her withdrawal and she will vote for him with enthusiasm.
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Charlotte
Nancy Roberts
North Carolina
Roberts
Pension Increase Gets Boost
Washington AP reports Rep. Wilbur Mills proposes a 20 percent Social Security hike in place of the 5 percent plan. The measure would ease this year’s payroll tax and raise benefits next year for higher incomes, affecting about $8 billion in benefits. It seeks to lift average retiree payments and would adjust tax brackets for a slower initial impact.
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Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Russell B. Long
D-La
Nixon
Social Security Advisory Council
Truly Revolutionary Turn Taken In China
The Nixon visit to Peking signals a possible shift in Chinese policy and questions whether Mao Zedong and Chou Enlai have cooled to world revolution. The article notes a purge at the top and the risk of disillusioning pro-Chinese revolutionaries while offering a fresh lens on Beijing’s motives.
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China
Nixon
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
Mao
U.S
Quick Action On Busing Bill Blocked
Senate debate over a Mansfield Scott compromise on busing was blocked by Southern Democrats and some Republicans. The plan would allow limited busing under desegregation orders, restrict federal funding for busing, and require local officials written requests to use funds. The measure tied to a larger education package faces further votes next week.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Mansfield
Scott
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