Dry air brings pleasant weekend weather in the Carolinas
North Carolina and surrounding states expect clear skies and warm days after a cold front. Temperatures rise to the 80s with lower humidity through Saturday, then isolated thundershowers possible Sunday in parts of the region. Overnight lows fall into the 50s to 60s in mountains and 60s elsewhere.
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North Carolina
Weather Bureau
High Point
Friendship Weather Bureau
South Carolina
Moon rock exhibit planned at Morehead Planetarium anniversary
Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill will display a walnut sized moon rock from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. next Monday to mark the first anniversary of humans landing on the moon.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Morehead Planetarium
Blinded Vietnam Veterans Seek Restored Benefits and Training
At their 25th annual convention the Blinded War Veterans Association urged Congress to restore World War II level benefits for Vietnam era blinds. They demand reinstated counseling staff, VA hospital support, and expanded personal mentorship to help new blind veterans gain independence and move toward fuller lives.
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New York
Blinded War Veterans Association
Vietnam
David L. Schnab
Veterans Administration
Valley Forge
Schnab
Congress
Simon Gerbusch
Brooklyn
Bronx VA
Hines
Palo Alto
Calif
West Haven
Conn
Blinded Veterans Association
George N. Gillespie
Alcoholics Anonymous
Gerbusch
ICC Approves Parcel Post Rate Increase
The Interstate Commerce Commission approves fourth class parcel post increases averaging 15.2 percent but withholds a 35 cent surcharge for aid to handle packages. Post office will consult with users before applying the changes, which could start today with a bulky-package surcharge postponed to April 1 1971. The plan aims to boost fourth-class revenue and reach break-even, with mail order houses expected to be hit hardest. Local small packages rise from 50 to 60 cents. coast-to-coast eight pound shipments would jump from 2.15 to 2.60.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Post Office Department
Winton M. Blount
Controversy Over Coal Research Cut Plans Spurs Furor
Interior undersecretary Fred J. Russell denies drafting a $40 million coal research cut memo that would abolish the Coal Research office and curb Bureau of Mines programs. He concedes sending a confidential memo but calls circulating copies in Congress forgeries or previews. He claims the document includes forged pages and that the genuine sections propose limited research and possible job and center eliminations.
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Washington
Fred J. Russell
Budget Bureau
Congress
Office of Coal Research
Bureau of Mines
Russell
Interior Department
Congressional
New Risk For Women Using The Pill
London AP reports two British doctors found new evidence linking oral contraceptives to blood clots after surgery. Prof Richard Doll and Dr Martin Vessey say pill users face three to four times higher risk of vein and lung clots than nonusers, especially with high estrogen pills. Stopping the pill a month before surgery likely eliminates the chief risk, with about half of surgeons now advising this.
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London
Richard Doll
Radcliffe Infirmary
Oxford
Martin Vessey
British Medical Journal
Doll and Vessey
Parking meter chains target Osaka drivers
In Osaka a parking lot watchman attaches chains to cars whose drivers fail to feed meters or let them expire. The chain remains on the vehicle until the driver pays the required amount, with the license plate noted for enforcement.
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Osaka
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