City Lake gym rules prompt resident questions
A reader questions why Parks and Recreation requires weekend gym reservations at City Lake, noting schools and other venues open weekends. The column explains limited staff, hourly permits, and alternative weekend options through school gym agreements, plus a corporate tax note about small interest income and reporting.
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City Lake
Parks and Recreation Department
F. G
Parks and Recreation
P & R Department
Recreation Dept
New Year tree burn prompts smoke and sirens in city
A reader recalls a New Year’s Day fire where the city burned trees paper and garbage in strong wind. The blaze endangered homes on College Drive and nearby streets and required fire department action. The writer accuses City Hall of poor planning and calls for better air and neighborhood safety.
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E. Farris
College Drive
Grimes and
Terrell Drive
City Hall
Anon
Strikes Plague Italy Across Textiles and Transport
Italy faced widespread labor unrest as unions halted tens of thousands of workers from Venice to Bari. A 24-hour Rome transport strike crippled the city while lawyers pushed reforms to the court system. The center-left government led by Premier Mariano Rumor faced pressure from Communist and Proletarian Socialist allies amid student protests and occupations. Mantua and Palermo also saw strikes as union leaders demanded higher pay.
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Rome
Italy
Venice
Bari
Mariano Rumor
Communist Party
Proletarian
Socialist Party
Mantua
Palermo
Apollo 8 Astronauts Arrive Amid New York Festivities
Apollo 8 astronauts and their families touched down in New York to a citywide pageant, greeted by Gov. Rockefeller and Mayor Lindsay. Police numbers topped 5,000 as crowds gathered around a motorcade to Battery Park and landmark viewing points. The itinerary included a Gold Medal presentation, a Lincoln Center luncheon, United Nations visit, and a state dinner.
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New York
Washington
Marine Air Terminal
Queens
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John V. Lindsay
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
City of
Battery
Lower Manhattan
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Susan Barman
Marilyn Lovell
Valerie Anders
Grand Central Parkway
Whitehall Street
Manhattan
Broadway
City Hall
Space
John Glenn Jr
Virgil I. Grissom
John W. Young
John W. Lindsay
City of New York
New York State Theater
Lincoln Center
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
United Nations
Moon Landing Crew Set for Apollo 11 Flight
NASA selected civilian Nell Armstrong to command Apollo 11 with Air Force Col. Edwin Aldrin and Lt Col. Michael Collins aboard. The July 15 launch depends on Apollo 9 and 10 outcomes with possible mid June sunup if Apollo 10 is skipped.
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Nell A. Armstrong
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Armstrong
Edwin KE. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Navy
NASA
James A. Lovell Jr
Air Force
William A. Anders
Frank Borman
Soviets Aim For Soft Night Side Landing On Venus
Moscow reports Venus 6, unmanned, launched to attempt a soft landing on the night side of Venus in coordination with Venus 5. Tass says the craft will descend through the atmosphere and share scientific explorations, carrying Lenin imagery and a Soviet coat of arms. Venus 6 carries a radio transmitter and aims for a mid May arrival.
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Venus
Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Vladimir Lenin
Sanford declines chairmanship of Democratic National Committee
Former Gov. Terry Sanford says he turned down the DNC chairmanship after talks with Vice President Hubert Humphrey. He says his focus remains North Carolina politics and he did not seek the national post. He notes he never initiated the idea and may have closed the door.
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Raleigh
Terry Sanford
Democratic National Committee
Hubert Humphrey
Washington
Sanford
North Carolina
Vietnamese death tolls clash with U S losses in 1968 yearend report
Saigon reports 191,307 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese deaths in 1968, nearly six times allied losses, while US counts 14,591 battle deaths through December. Saigon cites enemy strength at 300,100 with 151,000 infiltrations, and notes 21,050 captured and 17,597 defected under Open Arms. Attacks on Can Tho airfield and allied bases yield limited damage.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U. S
South
Can Tho
Delta
Soc Trang
Quang Neai
U.S
Binh Thuy
Johnson Seeks Nixon Support for Surtax Extend
Washington AP The discussion centers on extending the 10 percent income surtax set to expire June 30. President Johnson hopes President elect Nixon backs the extension to avoid renewed political controversy. Dirksen notes Johnson has drafted a tentative 195 billion dollar budget for the new fiscal year, with revenues about 198 billion if the surtax is extended and a potential three billion dollar surplus. Nixon aides say no comment and no decision on timing for a State of the Union or budget presentation.
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Walter Scott
Internal Revenue Service
Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Johnson
Congress
Nixon
House
Gerald R. Ford
Carl Albert
White House
Dirksen
Illinois Republican
New York
Tom Johnson
Czech Leaders Quell Crisis Over Assembly President Pick
Prague AP reports Communist leaders convinced the country’s giant union to forgo a general strike as tensions rise over the National Assembly presidency. The union urged Smrkovsky to be considered alongside Deputy Premier Colotka for chairman, though the ruling party backs Colotka and Smrkovsky as deputy.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
National Assembly
Josef Smrkovsky
Smrkovsky
Petr Calotka
Caloika
Five Die In Wreck On I-95 Overpass
Five persons were killed when a station wagon and four tractor trailer trucks collided on the Interstate 95 overpass at No 20 in St Pauls North Carolina. The bodies were burned beyond recognition. Police report three in the station wagon with a Massachusetts plate and two in the produce-hauling truck. The truck plowed through the guardrail and debris spread onto the highway shoulder.
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St, Paul's
N.C
Highway Patrol
No. 20
Massachusetts
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Neil A. Armstrong
Moon Landing
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Washington (Ap
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Moon
Venus 6
Yass
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