Solar System Brings A Pageant In The Heavens
An article previews a rare total solar eclipse with Sun Moon and Earth forming a celestial show. It warns of dangers to eyesight without proper filters and notes scientific interest in animal reactions in Okefenokee Georgia and conservation implications. Amateur astronomers seek vantage points for the century’s greatest display.
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Okefenokee Swamp
Teeorgia
Christopher Columbus
Mark Twain
Homer
Odysseus
Penelope
Theoclymenus
Plutarch
Urban highway planning under scrutiny by council
Councilman John Thomas warns of a weakness in current highway and street planning as North Carolina lags behind the nation in tapping state and federal support. He urges a forward look to identify what works and what must be reclaimed to keep roads aligned with modern needs.
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John Thomas
Thomas
Montgomery
Atlanta
High Point
Georgia
Rare total eclipse to sweep eastern United States Saturday
The upcoming eclipse, dubbed the eclipse of the century, will darken skies from Texas to Maine with total darkness lasting two to three minutes. Millions are expected to watch as daylight gives way to night, while historical references note eclipses signaling omens and battles, and scientists prepare observations across a 100 mile shadow path. Local commerce in Perry Florida plans to sell thousands of meals to eclipse visitors.
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United States
National Ophic Society
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Georgia
Caro
Maryland
Virginia
Texas
Maine
Herodotus
Asia Minor
Wall Street Journal
Perry
Fla
Schultz On Spot as Labor Secretary Guides Inflation Fight
Washington columnist Jack Anderson notes George Shultz as Labor Secretary steering a fragile balance between Nixon administration policy and union demands. He aims to avert strikes while inflation slows, warning Negro teens face high unemployment and predicting limited disruption for married workers as Nixon shifts gears.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Jack Anderson
George Schultz
George P. Schultz
Rank and
Nixon
Schultz
Ringling Brothers
Lion
Shultz
Council of Economic Advisors
AFL
Meany
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Afl-Cio
Point Clear’s grand hotel lore and sharp Texan quip
A midwinter SNPA directorate piece surveys Point Clear Alabama’s resort history from the Grand Hotel era beginning 1847 through reconstructions, wartime use, and postwar charm. It notes social splendor, hurricane Camille, and a Texan hotel quip highlighting regional contrasts.
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Point Clear
SNPA
Mobile Bay
Gunnison
Admiral Farragutt
21St Alabama Regiment
Lakewood Golf Club
Texas
Captain Baldwin
George Johnson
Louisiana
Baldwin
Pearl River
New Orleans
Deep South
Grand Hotel II
Mobile
Mobile Air Service Command
Bayou
Grand Hotels
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Ntic Seaboard
Orth
Carolina
Hsi
High Point Enterprise
San
High Point Enterprise, Inc
North Main Street
N. C
Associated Press
tYr
Deley
N.C
AP News
Point
Frank
Clement Haynsworth
Supreme Court
Haynsworth
Senate
Aflcio
AFL Cio Executive Council
Vietnam
Merry
By Jack Anderson
Eeke
Ftern On
Pensacola
Stephen Foster
Suwannee
Okefenokee
Florida
Gainesville
Tallahasse
Florida Peninsula
Eau Gallie
Rutland
Vermont
Eau Gallians
Bendix
Broward County
Charles
Tig ‘Seegerennen Neet Bandwagon
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