Silver value and antique dealers at Burlington event
A reader seeks buyers for old silverware and notes the Burlington Antiques Fair at Eton College gym March 12 14 with about 25 dealers from across the region. The suggestion is to observe prices and contacts, while cautioning dealers’ selling focus. A separate query confirms tear gas pistols legality in North Carolina.
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Enterprise
KR. C
Burlington
Eton College Gymnasium
New York
North Carolina
Faith In Hope shows who pays for Bob Hope overseas shows
The piece explains funding for Bob Hope USO tours with transportation by the military, salaries by USO, and Hope Enterprises paying nonvolunteers. It notes Chrysler as a sponsor and outlines USO joining details via John H. Everett, plus tour durations and headquarters address. It also covers USO origins and on-base operations.
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Bob Hope
Anon. A
USO
Hope Enterprises
Chrysler Corporation
John H. Everett
U. S
Vietnam
United Service Organizations, Inc
East and Street
New York
United Funds
Ywcas
Salvation Army
Travelers Aid
National Catholic Community Service
National Jewish Welfare Board
Everett
Southeast Asia
Special Services
Soldier Inspects Wrecked Vehicles At Ben Het Camp
A U S special forces soldier keeps his automatic rifle ready as he examines the wreckage of two armored Russian made vehicles destroyed after an attack on the Ben Het Special Forces camp near the tri border area of Cambodia Laos and South Vietnam. In the background a PT 76 tank and an ammunition carrier are visible.
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U. S
U S Bombers Repel North Vietnamese Tank Column
North Vietnam pushed a column of about 10 tanks and armored vehicles deeper into South Vietnam than before, targeting the Bet Het Special Forces Camp. U S bombers destroyed at least two tanks and three other vehicles, with some armor reportedly retreating toward Cambodia or Laos. The Lang Vei and Ben Het outposts faced the main assaults as U S artillery and Green Beret advisers defended a 400 man garrison.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
U.S
Lang Vei
Khe Sanh
South Vietam
North Vietnmese
Ben Het
Nixon warns of political military fallout from city shelling
The Nixon administration warned that continued indiscriminate shelling of South Vietnamese cities could trigger political and military consequences for North Vietnam and the Viet Cong. Secretary Rogers and State Department officials stressed actions depend on shelling duration, as Nixon weighs steps during his European trip. Johnson previously halted bombing under conditions linked to resumed peace talks.
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Washington
Nixon
North Vietnam
William P. Rogers
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Johnson
McCloskey
Europe
Rogers
Saigon
United States
South Vietnam
Paris
Ronald Zeigler
West Berlin
Soviet Union
Apollo 9 Rocket Burns Test Manages Stable Flight
Apollo 9 astronauts James A. McDivitt David R. Scott and Russell Schweickart tested two rocket firings to evaluate control during maneuvers and ensure a safe rescue capability. Firing cut reduces fuel load by about 26 000 pounds aiding handling for planned spacewalk and pursuit maneuvers.
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John Barbour
Space Center
Houston
Apollo
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Air Force
Russell L. Schweickart
Mission Control
Scott
Smokey
McDivitt
Stuart Roosa
Roosa
Nixon to address nation on foreign policy from Washington
President Nixon prepared to speak tonight in a nation wide broadcast focused on foreign policy related to his European trip. The hour long News Conference at 9 pm would be restricted to foreign affairs with no domestic questions and followed an early briefing for congressional leaders.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
Berlin
White House
Moorer testifies Pueblo capture unavoidable says rescue impractical
Admiral Thomas H. Moorer testified before a House subcommittee that Pueblo could not be rescued before entering Wonsan harbor due to time distance and darkness. He outlined actions like deploying Enterprise Truxton and supporting destroyers, with fighter aircraft readied for possible response as events unfolded.
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Washington
Thomas H. Moorer
Naval Operations
Adm
Moorer
Special House
Armed Services
Wonsan Harbor
North Korea
Pueblo
Enterprise
Truxton
Wonsan
Pacific Fleet
Chief of Naval Operations
Sth Air Force
Kiesinger Flies To West Berlin Amid Berlin Autbahn Blockade
East Germany barred the main autobahn to West Berlin at both ends for two hours during Kiesinger’s West Berlin arrival for the Federal Assembly election. Helmeted border guards closed Helmsedt and the West Berlin entrance, then reopened as traffic moved three hours later. Western allies blamed the Soviets for security in air corridors while U S authorities said they would press Moscow directly.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
West Germany
Helmsedt
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Heinrich Luebke
U.S
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General Assembly
Raleigh
State Legislature
Henry Frye
Charlie Phillips
Mark Short
David Clark
Howard Coble
Robert Odell Payne
Hargrove Bowles
Elton Edwards
Coolidge Murrow
Graylyn
Robin Hood Road
Winston-Salem
L. B
Bet. Het
Kontun
Tri-Border
Cambodia
Laos
Huang Tri
du Nang
Ouenp Noord
Pledey
McIdivitt
Scotts
Schweickart
Space
Earth
Nation
T. H. Moorer
Kiesinger
Otto Doelling
Associated Press
Federal Assembly
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