Help for ill parents home care in High Point inquiry
A new High Point resident asks about a United Fund sponsored or similar agency for in home help. Public Health offers Home Health Aid with doctor’s directive and Welfare Homemaker Service for those on welfare, though night on call and funding are limited. Other options include Employment Agency or classifieds.
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High Point
United Fund
A.R. A
Public Health Dept
Welfare Department
Ralph Sheppard
Congress Opens With Challenges
Congress opens with leadership contests in both chambers as Republicans and Democrats set terms for the new two year session. House leaders McCormack and Ford win clear victories, while Senate posts see Kennedy and Long contest the whip, Mansfield and Dirksen remain leaders, and Griffin seeks the Republican Policy chair. Early actions include pay raises, Powell seating, and nuclear treaty push amid filibuster reform debate.
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Congress
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
White House
House
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Arizona
Morris Ud
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Michigan
Robert P. Griffin
Republican Policy Committee
Colorado
Gordon Allott
Robert A. Taft
New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Johnson
Party of Progress
United States
Long
Kennedy
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Edmund Muskie
Kennedy gains support in bid for Senate leadership post
Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts surged for the Democratic Senate leadership post, unseating Louisiana's Russell B. Long as assistant Democratic leader. Endorsements came from Albert Gore, Fred Harris, Daniel Inouye and Abraham Ribicoff amid a close secret ballot ahead of the vote.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Russell B. Long
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Louisiana
Maryland
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Kennedy
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Daniel K. Inouye
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Kennedy Brothers
St Congress
Long
Senate Finance Committee
Four Broad Goals Are Set By Scott
North Carolina Governor Bob Scott outlined four broad goals in his inaugural address. He called for government that earns trust, balanced regional growth, practical planning for the future, and a united state. He urged environmental protection, higher incomes, better housing, education, and road improvements, plus strong local government and job opportunities with fair wages. Scott emphasized unity over faction and pledged programs for all North Carolinians.
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Raleigh
Bob Scott
North Carolina
U. S
W. Kerr Scott
Scott
Sta
Fireworks Promised As Scott Takes North Carolina Governor Oath
Bob Scott prepared to take the oath as North Carolina governor at noon amid high expectations of a energetic term. His inauguration follows Kerr Scott’s two year milestone since his own swearing in. Lt. Gov. hopeful H Pat Taylor stood ready with eight Council of State members including Robert Morgan as attorney general and Craig Phillips as superintendent of public instruction. Morgan defeated Wade Bruton in the primary. Phillips won the nomination after Charles Carroll declined reelection. Inaugural festivities began with a Reynolds Coliseum ball as Scott and family joined dignitaries for the kickoff.
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H. Pat Taylor
Wadesboro
Kerr Scott
Council of State
Robert Morgan
Lillington
Craig, Phillips
Greensboro
Thad Eyre
Edwin Gill
Henry Bridges
Edwin 8. Lanier
Frank Crane
Jim Graham
Morgan
Wade Bruton
Phillips
Charles F. Carrol
Reynolds Coliseum
North Carolina State University
Scott
Fairbanks in Deep Freeze as Residents Stay Indoors
In Fairbanks Alaska residents endure record cold with temperatures plunging to minus 65 and a low of minus 66, snow cover about 42 inches, dense ice fog disrupting flights, and a cat freed from ground ice. Schools closed, life continues downtown amid extreme conditions. Propane gas turns liquid in the cold as locals cope with the Arctic weatherfront.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Mercury
Shane O'Neill
Weather Bureau
O'Neill
Scott Named GOP Assistant Leader in Senate Vote
Hugh Scott a 68 year old Pennsylvanian won narrowly as assistant GOP leader defeating Nebraska's Roman L. Hruska 23 to 20 amid Republican leadership settles. Scott will serve under Ev erett Dirksen as deputy while Dirksen seeks health stability and a long tenure remains unopposed for the top post.
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Washington
Hugh Scott
Senate
Scott
Roman L. Hruska
Nebraska
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
GOP
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Dirksen
Griffin
NLF Keeps Open Mind On U S Peace Proposal
Paris dispatch reports the National Liberation Front saying it would be difficult to accept the latest American peace proposals yet stopping short of a formal rejection. Spokesman Tran Hoai Nam says the Vance table ideas imply a two sided conference, while North Vietnam and the NLF demand a four party format with NLF status. Nam declines to state a definitive rejection, indicating the issue remains unsettled.
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National Liberation Front
Vietnam
NLF
Tran Hoai Nam
Front
U.S
Nam
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