Weevil Woes and Home Pest Tips From Old Times
The note shares an old White House pantry remedy using alum and boiling water to treat crevices and jars. It cites a USDA booklet warning on pantry pests, suggests inspecting and sterilizing dry foods, transferring contents to sealed containers, and notes weevils are often beetles or moth larvae.
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Hugo Ziemann
Grover Cleveland
Executive Mansion
America
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Greensboro
City pays flat fee for property revaluation firm
Answers indicate the revaluation company was hired after competitive bidding by the County Board of Commissioners for a flat fee of about $600,000. The arrangement is not tied to the increased taxes or valuations. no commission or percentage applies.
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County Board of Commissioners
Keeping an Iron Kettle from Rusting and Staining
Rust is likely the cause of blackening. Scrub the kettle with lemon juice and salt to remove rust. For long storage, coat iron pots with unsalted oil or paraffin, wrap in paper, and keep in a dry place.
Completion date set for Kivett Drive project in 1973
The Kivett Drive project from Hay to Woodbury and Hoskins Streets is scheduled to be finished in June 1973, according to Traffic Engineer R. V. Moss. The contractor may work on multiple sections simultaneously, but some tasks must occur concurrently, so full completion is preferred over partial work.
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Flood Deaths Reach 117 As Floodwaters Recede
Massive cleanup and relief efforts begin as Agnes floodwaters fall. The death toll stands at 117 with tens of thousands homeless across Pennsylvania New York Virginia and Maryland. Red Cross launches a 10 million disaster fund while federal aid promises speed and breadth.
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Marvin Mandel
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Russell W. Peterson
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William T. Cahill
New Jersey
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George M. Elsey
Army Corps of Engineers
McGovern Seeks Black Support for Democratic Nomination
Senator George S. McGovern announced he has secured enough added backing from black delegates to win the Democratic National Convention on the first ballot. With statements from Walter Fauntroy Louis Stokes and other black leaders, McGovern says the pledged votes from 12 states plus the District of Columbia amount to a substantial margin toward July’s balloting.
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George S. McGovern
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Walter Fauntroy
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Louis Stokes
Ohio
South Dakota
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Democratic Platform Seeks US Indochina Withdrawal and Bus Desegregation
First draft planks for the 1972 Democratic platform call for immediate and complete withdrawal of all U.S. forces in Indochina and a middle ground stance on racial school busing. The planks, along with a dozen others, faced potential floor fights as the convention neared.
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U.S
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Saigon
North Vietnam cites new forces in fight to keep supply lines open
North Vietnam said new forces have joined its transportation system effort against heavy U.S. bombing. Radio Hanoi described desperate repairs under fire and hinted these may include Chinese workers who crossed into the country earlier, urging full use of the new units. It contrasted with U.S. claims of disrupted movement in South Vietnam.
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Black delegates seek first ballot McGovern nomination momentum
The Alabama to D.C. delegate tallies add to 98.75 percent with no explanation for the gap. Stokes of the Congressional Black Caucus says McGovern will win on the first ballot and pledges to back racial equality goals, while aiming for nine million blacks registered by November. Humphrey meets with black lawmakers amid delegate race updates.
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Martha Mitchell Calls For Husband Out Of Politics
Martha Mitchell arrived in New York from California and told the New York Daily News she wants her husband John Mitchell out of politics. She described a violent incident with Newport Beach guards and claimed she was beaten and cut, showing bandaged fingers and recounting a hostile security guard confrontation.
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John Mitchell
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Westchester Country Club
Rye
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Mitchell
Newport Beach
Calif
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Nixon ends meat import quotas to ease price rise
President Nixon lifted all quotas on meat imports to address a short term shortage and curb rising prices. Treasury Secretary Shultz warned the move may not immediately lower costs and suggested further steps could follow.
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Washington
Nixon
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George Shultz
White House
Australia
William P. Rogers
United States
Shultz
Court rules SDS may not be banned over politics on campus
The Supreme Court unanimously holds a state funded college cannot ban the radical SDS for its philosophy merely because it opposes it. The opinion notes the case may return to lower courts to decide if SDS would follow campus rules and regulations.
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Washington
Students For A Democratic Society
Lewis F. Powell, Jr
Supreme Court halts major Army surveillance test
In a 5 to 4 decision the Supreme Court cut off a large test of Army civilian surveillance. Chief Justice Warren E Burger said Congress should act as ongoing monitors of executive action and that the appeals court erred in granting a full dress hearing on the system. The decision involved a group of four protesters and nine others seeking judicial review.
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