North Carolina census count may lag five million mark
Editorial notes preliminary North Carolina census figures show a population shortfall of about 200 000 from expert estimates. While final results may lift the state above five million, current figures threaten not to lose a Seat in Congress and prompt calls for cleanup to secure an accurate growth picture.
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North Carolina
Ronald Scott
Census Bureau
Carolina
Sisterhood of States
Lottery Draft Laws Win Praise for Fairness and Randomness
The article discusses a lottery draft system for 19 year olds, detailing birthdate ranges and the double draw process that orders induction. It notes the July 9, 1951 birth cohort as No 1 call-up and explains how later numbers have decreasing chances, concluding the lottery is a fair method with all given a chance to serve.
Obstacles to Peace Rally at Macalester College
At a Vietnam Moratorium Day rally held at Macalester College in St Paul Minnesota Professor Thomas Grisson urged the audience that the government is the main obstacle to world peace. He noted Churchill's 1940 government as the European obstacle and argued for action by freedom lovers against tyranny.
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Macalester College
St. Paul, Minn
Thomas Grisson
Winston
Churchill
Europe
Charlie A. Beck
Shatley Springs
Carolina
N. C. (Anne) Johnson Sr
Rough Road Ahead in 1971 Auto Contract Talks
The industry faces a tough 1971 model year as U A W contract talks begin mid July. Reuther’s death shifts leadership to Leonard Woodcock while industry officials warn of wage demands, potential strikes, and inflationary impact on the economy.
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United Auto Workers Union
Ford
Reuther
Leonard Woodcock
General Motors
Woodcock
Expensive Bugging in Indochina Under Secret Budget Schemes
The U S seeded Indochina jungles with millions of listening devices costing 2500 to 3000 each. Most failed or produced deaf results while a few captured jungle noises or movement. Senator Proxmire revealed the secrecy and questioned a 2 to 4 billion dollar misbudget, urging Defense Secretary Laird for details.
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Washington
U.S
Indochina
South Vietnam
Navy
Booby Traps and High Tech Duds in Vietnam Jungle
The article details a Pentagon covert program planting seismic, magnetic, and thermal detectors in Vietnam to catch infiltrators. Explosive devices and booby traps, including animal droppings, were deployed but most devices failed, wasting millions. two Naval Center technicians were sent to fix issues, and a congressional investigation is urged.
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Pentagon
Saigon
Naval Air Development Center
Johnsville
Vietnam
McMahan forecasts eight story office block with possible twelve
L Ray McMahan says bids will be sought by month end for an eight story structure on the Plaza block site of the Elwood Hotel with potential twelve floors if tenants sign on. Over $100000 has funded early work with J Norman Pease handling engineering and specs ahead of bids by August 1. Occupancy hoped by late 1971 and Wachovia reports multiple Jamestown Colonial offices as a profitable model for the bank's expansion.
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Plaza Block
Elwood
L. Ray McMahan
Charlotte
J. Norman Pease
McMahan
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