Steps to find companionship for a 49 year old widower
A reader seeks companionship and suggestions are offered. The Friendly Club at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church meets monthly with 100 to 150 attendees and a lunch. call president Mrs. Raymond Welch at 882 3736 or the church office at 883 1404. Other options include library film nights, theater, adult education courses, rock and coin clubs, High Point Arts Council classes, YM and YWCA activities, Toastmasters, volunteering with Youth Services Bureau and other agencies, and pursuing crafts, sports, or mechanical study to meet people. the key is to take the first step and get involved.
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Delbert Byrum
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
Friendly Club
Raymond Welch
Democrats renominate Albert as House speaker in 202nd vote
In Washington the Democrats renominated Rep. Carl Albert of Oklahoma as House speaker by 202 to 25, set to be formally elected Wednesday as the 93rd Congress convenes. Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan challenged Albert, while Rep. Thomas P. ONeill will be the new majority leader.
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Washington
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
John Conyers Jr
Michigan
Albert
Conyers
House
Thomas P. O’neill
Massachusetts
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Alaska
North Vietnam
Nixon
House Democrats
Democratic Party
Congress
U.S
Indochina
Nixon Returns Early Troubled By Oval Office Lockout
President Nixon, returning from Camp David on New Year’s Eve, found his Oval Office locked and used a passkey to gain access. He spent the holiday at the White House and Executive Office Building before entertaining Coach Allen and his family. The reason for the abrupt return and late-night activity remains undisclosed.
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Nixon
George Allen
White House Rose Garden
Washington Redskin
Dallas
Allen
Felix Lam
Washington
White House
Oval Office
Camp David
Executive Protection Service
Southern California
Pasadena
University of Southern California
Ohio State University
George al
Len
Washington Redskins
Oval
Gerald L. Warren
Warren
Attacks Resume Below 20th Parallel in South Vietnam
AP reports American warplanes resumed bombing below the 20th parallel in North Vietnam’s southern panhandle after a 36 hour New Year pause while attacks above the parallel remained halted. South Vietnam saw limited combat with a major skirmish near Saigon as Laotian and Cambodian supply routes continued under pressure.
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Saigin
North Vietnam
Panhandle
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Nixon
Paris
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
South Vietnam
Dmz
South
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Cambodia
Plain of Jars
Radio
Quang Binh
Sophisticated Recorder May Solve Crash In Everglades
Federal officials report a new flight data recorder recovered from the Eastern Air Lines TriStar crash site will provide detailed 10ths of a second data on the plane's systems. It will be copied with cockpit voice tapes and air traffic control records to help determine the cause of Flight 401's plunge into the Everglades. The death toll rose to 99 of 176 aboard, with 60 identified, 39 presumed dead, 77 survivors, and searchers recovering four more bodies including stewardess Stephanie Stanich and 2-year-old John Kaminer.
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Miami
Fla
Eastern Air Lines
Everglades
Ed Slattery
National Transportation Safety Board
New York
Slattery
Lockheed
Ontario
Calif
ARTS
Dade County
Stephanie R. Stanich
John Kaminer
Barulio Corretjer
Jersey City
N.J
Hialeah Hospital
Technical Experts Resume Talks on Vietnam Cease-Fire
U S and North Vietnamese technical experts met in Paris to renew discussions on a possible cease-fire after a three week pause. The talks, tied to Kissinger Tho negotiations, aim to overcome Hard to overcome precise difficulties as Pompidou urged progress and Thieu sends envoys to key capitals.
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Paris
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
France
Nixon
United States
North Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Washington
Tran van Do
Saigon
Bui Diem
Diem
Pentagon cites limited damage at Bac Mai hospital Gia Lam airport
The Pentagon acknowledged some limited accidental damage to Bac Mai hospital and Gia Lam airport near Hanoi during U S bombing. Spokesman Jerry Friedheim said damage could be from U S bombs or North Vietnamese anti air fire and emphasized that military targets remain the priority.
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Washington
Pentagon
Hanoi
U.S
Jerry W. Friedheim
Friedheim
North Vietnam
Gia Lam
Bac Mai
United States
Bac Mal
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H.P. Museum
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YWCA
YMCA
Toastmasters Club
Youth Services Bureau
Promised Land
Mohammed
O'Neill
O’neill
Senate
Norris Cotton
New Hampshire
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Senate Republican Conference
John G. Tower
Texas
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
GOP
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