School enrollment and vaccination guidelines for first grade
Parents in Randolph County should contact their local school principal or the county superintendent for registration details. Required immunizations are smallpox polio DPT and measles. Rubella is not required but advised. Vaccinations can be given in winter and it is preferable to wait for hot weather. a family doctor form confirming vaccines is required prior to entry.
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Randolph County
Anon. A
County Superintendent of Schools
Lawrence
Budgeting Food Without Sacrificing Nutrition
The Extension Foods and Nutrition Department at North Carolina State University notes that in 1967 families spent about 18 percent of disposable income on food. It offers tips to economize, including meal planning, shopping with a flexible list, comparing prices, avoiding over buying, and learning nutritional values to buy cheaper equivalents. Contact information for free mimeographed bulletins is provided.
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Extension Foods and Nutrition Department
NCSU
U.S
P.O
Greensboro
N.C
How to Join the 4-H Club in Greensboro
The 4 H office at the Agricultural Center in Greensboro connects interested residents with local leaders. Call 888-9919 for direct access to the offices and guidance on joining.
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M.C. A
Agricultural Center
Greensboro
Police Escort Service Expands After Hours
Businesses can call the police department at 885-0101 or 885-5033 for an escort after bank closing. Citizens report deposits are unsafe now and seek protection. patrolmen will accompany depositors upon request.
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Pritchett
Anon. A
Police Department
Young Republicans Club Leader for Randolph County
The president of the Young Republicans Club of Randolph is Harold Brubaker of Asheboro. Reach him at 629-2952 for campaign information and contact.
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Republican Party
Randolph County
Anon. A
Young Republicans Club
Randolph
Harold Brubaker
Asheboro
How to Change Registration From Independent to a Party
To change from Independent to Democrat or Republican you must appear before your registrar or go to the Elections Board in the City County Building and take an oath. It cannot be done by phone. The elections office operates Monday to Friday from 8 to 5.
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J.R. A
Elections Board
Minibikes and Motorcycles Restricted on Public Roads
A question about under sixteen riding minibikes on road shoulders. The answer: minibikes and motorcycles are motor vehicles and cannot be driven on public roads or shoulders without a license tag or insurance, per highway patrol guidance.
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Highway Patrol
Tornado Kills Four Near Ft. Rucker Alabama
A springlike tornado ripped through Pine Brook and Dogwood Acres trailer parks near Ozark and Enterprise, killing four and injuring more than 60. Eighteen were hospitalized at Ft. Rucker and Enterprise, with 50 to 65 others treated and discharged. The twister struck the airfield, destroying eight helicopters and damaging two others, wrecking 50 trailers and damaging another 50 as rescue crews worked amid heavy rain and debris cleanup.
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Ozark
Ala
Ft. Rucker
State Civil Defense Office
Enterprise
Rucker
Civil Defense
Pine Brook
Dogwood Acres
Lower Army Air Field
Rucker Public Information Office
Army Ousts Ghana Prime Minister in Coup
In a broadcast from Accra, Ghana, army officers announced the overthrow of Prime Minister Kofi Busia’s civilian government. Col Ayney Acheampong led the coup, citing malpractice and economic mismanagement. Busia, guest of Mrs Nixon, was in London for eye treatment.
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Lome
Togo
Ghana
Ghana Radio
Kofi Busia
Accra
Ayney Acheampong
Busia
Richard Nixon
West Africa
London
Wallace Announces Candidacy in Florida Primary
Wallace formally entered the 1968 presidential race in Tallahassee. He urged Florida voters to back him in the March 14 Democratic primary, attacking intellectual snobbery and promising a grass roots movement. He hinted at a possible third party bid if he fails to win the nomination.
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Tallahassee
Fla
George C. Wallace
Florida
Senate
Alabama
Wallace
Cornelia
Grovenor
Montgomery
Enterprise
Ala
Supreme Court
G. Harrold Carswell
U.S
Carswell
Nixon outlines plan to bring 70,000 home by May 1
President Nixon announced a withdrawal of 70,000 U S troops from South Vietnam over three months, reducing forces to about 69,000 by May 1. About 23,300 troops will return Feb 1 to May 1, with continued airpower support and adjustments for the Air Force.
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Washington
Nixon
South Vietnam
Melvin R. Laird
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Laird
White House
U.S
Southeast Asia
Lanier Declines Re election to Insurance Post
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Edwin Lanier 70 says he will not seek another term after serving since 1962 and plans to retire at the end of his current four year unit. Democrats Russell Secrest and John Ingram announce bids for the office in the May primary.
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Raleigh
N.C
Edwin Lanier
Lanier
Russell Secrest
Insurance Department
State Board of Elections Commissioners
John Ingram
Randolph County
Hijacker takes control of Braniff jet in Dallas standoff
A 22 year old Houston man hijacked a Braniff 727 from Houston to Minneapolis, threatening to blow up the plane. After nearly seven hours at Dallas airport, Capt Tom Hill and six crew members escaped while passengers debarked. FBI plans charges. The hijacker claimed to work for the devil and sought one million dollars two parachutes a jungle kit maps and a .357 pistol.
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Dallas
Tex
Hell
South America
Tom Hill
FBI
Billy Eugene Hurst
Houston
Mesquite
Hurst
Minneapolis
Donald Roberts
Mission
Kane
Remington Electric Shaver Company
Roberts
Pat Hampton
Hill
Russian student leaves U S after six hour delay at Kennedy
Merab Kurashvily, 36, who slashed his throat at Kennedy airport, flew home after a six hour diplomatic delay. U S immigration officials said he left of his own free will after interviews and security personnel escorted him to the Aeroflot jet. Soviet officials had resisted the departure and forces remained at the scene until the interview concluded. Kurashvily had earlier been at UC Berkeley and faced shoplifting accusations that were dropped. The U S and Soviet sides traded denials over harassment claims as the flight departed at 2 37 a.m.
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New York
Kennedy
U.S
Samuel Zutty
U.S. Immigration Service
Merab Kurashvily
Aeroflot
Kurashvily
Karashvily
Jamaica Hospital
Queens
Port Authority
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
United Nations
Washington
United States
Smart bombs use TV and laser guidance to hit targets
U S pilots report two types of Air Force smart bombs first used in Southeast Asia four years ago. TV guided bombs rely on a camera in the nose and a laser guided system in the tail to improve accuracy tenfold over conventional bombs.
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Washington
Air Force
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
How Smart Bombs Guided by Beams Work
The text explains an electro optical TV guided bomb that rides a laser beam to its target. The bomb’s seeker locks onto targets and steers via tail fins controlled by the guidance system. It notes high accuracy but limited use in good weather and does not replace conventional bombs. Air Force officials say smart bombs made up less than one percent of 1971 Indochina aerial munitions.
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Air Force
Indochina
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Iar
Roe
Aitch
Police Escort Service
South
Kennedy Airport
William Tow
Associated Press
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