Youth group seeks winter camp at Hanging Rock Park
Inquiries to North Carolina State Parks ask about one night tenting for a large group at Hanging Rock Park, winter availability, and costs. Campsites run $1.50 and accommodate about five people. state parks open April 1 to Oct 15, with toilet closures a challenge. Contact NC Division of State Parks in Raleigh for options.
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Hanging Rock Park
North Carolina Division of State Parks
Department of Conservation and Development
Raleigh
N.C
Ice Rescue On Black River Ends Tragedy Near Port Huron
Dennis R. Basney, 24, lay on the ice after a snowmobile with Duane E. Barnes, 37, broke through near Port Huron Michigan. Barnes drowned as Basney waited an hour for rescue. Chief Ed De Bell and Fireman Warl Fenner led the Port Huron Township Fire Department boat response after a resident alerted authorities. Basney was rescued alive but the article notes his cries and the rescue effort.
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Dennis R. Basney
Black River
Ed de Bell
Basney
Warl Fenner
Port Huron, Mich
Mobile
Duane E. Barnes
Barnes
Nixon Agrees With LBJ On Tax Extension Plan
Washington AP report says President Johnson will urge continuation of the 10 percent income tax surcharge in his State of the Union. Nixon apparently concurs, aiding a budget path to a possible near balance for the coming fiscal year. The extension may last beyond June 2, with debate likely as Congress acts.
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High Point
Frank Lambeth
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Lambeth
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Greensboro
WBTFM
Wsoc-Fm
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Burlington
Washington
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Nixon
Congress
Senate
Lyerell M. Dirksen
Illinois
George Christian
White House
New York City
New York State
LBJ
Nixon Heal
Viet Cong Hit Can Tho Airfield In Major Raid
Viet Cong workers attacked Can Tho airfield in the Mekong Delta, destroying 15 helicopters valued at about 5 million dollars and damaging six more amid a heavy mortar barrage. US and Vietnamese forces repelled the assault, with several Americans and civilians injured or killed. A second strike hit the Dong Tam army headquarters as airfield security units and helicopter gunships returned fire.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Can Tho
U.S. Army
U. S
Dong Tam
Julian Ewell
Czech workers flex political muscles in defiance of Soviets
In Prague printers refused to print material in Trbuna the weekly of the Czech party, adopting a union resolution that members must reject content at odds with post January reforms under Alexander Dubcek. Cesimir Cisar acknowledged some material was questionable and would be changed. Western reporters were not admitted to the union meeting.
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Prague
National Assembly
Josef Smrkovsky
Smrkovsky
Tribuna
Alexander Dubeck
Cesimir Cisar
Tenants Win Hearing Right in Eviction Case
Washington AP reports the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that tenants in federally assisted housing must receive a hearing before eviction. Joyce Thorpe, a Black mother of three in Durham, NC, argued for an explanation and chance to respond, leading to a ruling that she is entitled to a full hearing if challenged.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Joyce Thorpe
McDougald Terrace
Durham
N.C
Earl Warren
Housing Authority
Thorpe
North Carolina
Thhorpe
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
State Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Nixon Cabinet Appointments Face Senate Scrutiny
Washington AP report describes President Nixon’s cabinet selections heading to Capitol Hill for confirmation. Walter Hickel, Alaska governor designated as interior secretary, faces likely Senate approval amid conservationist opposition and a potential political clash over public land use policy. The piece notes Senate leverage, congressional transitions, and Johnson’s delayed budget message as power shifts occur.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Capitol Hill
Walter J. Hickel
Hickel
Senate
Alaska
Airline Pilot Foils Hijacker Foiled on Delta flight
Delta pilot stopped a would be hijacker on a Miami Detroit flight after the suspect, Kenneth McPeek, 31, of Orchard Lake Michigan, pulled a sawed off shotgun from under a seat and demanded Cuba. Stewardess Lynn Sargent 22 described the confrontation as police boarded at Miami International Airport. Captain Harold Rowley and crew secured the situation and the plane landed safely with 69 passengers and six crew.
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Miami
Delta Airlines
Kenneth McPeek
Orchard Lake
Mich
Miamis International Airport
Lynn Sargent
McPeek
Detroit
Cuba
Miss Sargent
Jury Selection Delayed in Sirhan Case May Be Delayed
In Los Angeles AP reports jury selection in the Sirhan Bishara Sirhan murder trial could be postponed beyond today as defense lawyers seek closed sessions with Judge Herbert V. Walker. They contend the venire and grand jury lack a representative cross section of the community, citing a Mexican American high school case and a teacher’s student walkout.
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Sirhan Bishara
Grant B Cooper
Cooper
California
Sirhan
Packer
Sirhans
Venire
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