Why Memorial Day Is Not a National Holiday
A reader asks why Memorial Day isn’t observed in North Carolina and how long the state has missed it. The reply explains that holidays are set by states and that federal designations apply only to federal workers. in 1968 the law shifted several dates, moving Memorial Day to the last Monday in May, and Confederate Memorial Day remains observed by some as May 10.
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Family Weekly
North Carolina
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United States
Congress
District of Columbia
Washington
Suit Charges FBI With Harassment and Surveillance
The American Friends Service Committee and 18 plaintiffs including members of the Philadelphia Resistance sue in U S District Court to bar FBI actions amid claims of illegal physical violence threats extensive surveillance searches arrests and movement restrictions The defendants include Attorney General Mitchell FBI Director Hoover and Philadelphia FBI head Jamison The suit alleges chilling of constitutionally protected political rights and seeks an injunction.
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Philadelphia
American Friends Service Committee
U.S
FBI
Atty
John N. Mitchell
J. Elgar Hoover
Joe D. Jamison
AFSC
Philadelphia Resistance
500000 Phone Workers Strike Across Nation
Up to half a million AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America members walked out at 6 a.m. EDT, halting new installations and most repair work. Supervisors filled in on switchboards as the nationwide strike aimed at wages and fringe issues, with expected two week duration. AT&T and C P Telephone offered new wage packages, but union leaders dismissed them as PR stunts amid wildcat actions spreading from Virginia to California.
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Afl-Cio Communications Workers of America
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Chuck Dynes
CWA
At&t
Joseph A. Beirne
Virginia
California
Pacific Telephone Co
North Carolina State Flag Program For Overseas Servicemen
The state issues cotton bunting flags 2 by 3 feet to North Carolina servicemen overseas. Eligibility requires the service member be a North Carolinian, with requests preferably from the serviceman to the Governor’s Office, though family member requests are considered. Flags are mailed directly to the serviceman for display.
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North Carolina
Vietnam
North Carolina Can Extend Tax Filing for Servicemen
The state may grant a reasonable extension for filing tax returns to service members stationed abroad or just starting new jobs, but this extension does not apply to paying back taxes. A garnishment for back taxes can still occur, even after service.
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North Carolina
Anon. A
Thomas Corns
N. C. Revenue Office
Guidance on finding a communion set for a new church
The note suggests churches merging or passing along extra communion sets to missions. It recommends ordering from a church supply house and mentions memorial gifts. If affiliated with a denomination, check the district or diocese and review church periodicals for a possible set.
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Sheriff’s Department Stops Youth Beer Drinking in Jamestown
The question identifies the Sheriff’s Department as responsible for halting youths from drinking beer on Jamestown streets and for littering with beer cans and bottles along sidewalks and highways. The answer asserts the Sheriff’s Department bears responsibility.
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Jamestown
Sheriff's Department
The
High Point Police Pension Fund Ties to City Retirement Policy
City Manager Harold Cheek notes the High Point Police Pension Fund has assets around 950 000 and has long operated before other city employees joined the retirement system. Police retirees are covered by the pension and Social Security.
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High Point
Anon
Harold Cheek
Cheek
Teachers' Pay Term Extended by Two Days in Budget Move
The Joint Appropriations Committee expanded teacher term by two days and approved 31 supplemental items totaling 26.7 million dollars for the 1971 budget. The panel also killed several measures including a 4.7 million purchase for Bald Head Island and a transfer of duties to the Attorney General's office. It approved 1 million for private colleges, another 1 million for private college aid, and 1.2 million to continue state aid to Duke and Wake Forest medical schools.
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Raleigh
Joint Appropriations Committee
Bald Head Island
State Highway Patrol
Motor Vehicles Department
Attorney General's Office
Duke
Wike Forest University
North Carolina forms blue ribbon crime fight council
Gov. Bob Scott announced a blue ribbon council to combat organized crime in North Carolina. Attorney General Robert Morgan to lead with SBI Director Charles Dunn on the panel. The group will include a metro police official, a superior court prosecutor, and three experts. It will receive about 38 500 dollars in federal funds to develop definitions, assess scope, and coordinate state and local efforts. The mission includes liaising with federal authorities and shaping an interjurisdictional approach.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Bob Scott
Superior Court
SBI
Dunn
Carolina
Scott
Ky Opens Effort For President In Vietnam Election
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky launched a campaign to replaces President Nguyen Van Thieu with an open letter accusing Thieu of reneging on promises and dictatorial moves. Ky dissociated from Thieu and plans to run in the Oct. 3 vote, marking a shift from wartime to political issues.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Nixon Reviews Vietnam Policy Amid Delayed Budget Talks
President Nixon in San Clemente defers budget conferences to press urgent Vietnam decisions. He plans more talks with Secretary of State Rogers and Kissinger after Saigon and Paris visits, while domestic policy meetings are pushed to next week due to the July 1 Viet Cong peace proposal. Kissinger reportedly spoke with the U.S. ambassador in Paris and with David Bruce, with Porter lined up to replace him.
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Calif
Nixon
Washington
William P. Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
Saigon
Paris
Vietnam
White House
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
George P. Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Kissinger
U.S
David K. E. Bruce
William Porter
South Korea
North Carolina Faces Dixie Mafia Boss in Crime Ring
North Carolina lawmen say a powerful crime boss, part of a loose Dixie Mafia network, operates across the eastern seaboard. He allegedly runs shoplifting rings, narcotics, burglaries, and even murder-for-hire with connections to outside states.
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North Carolina
Scott
Cosa Nostra
Southern
South
Gation
Max Bryan
Seaboard
SBI
Charles Dunn
Dunn
Bryan
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