Winds Of March and Golf Controversy Stir readers
Readers ask why March winds are stronger and recall a Pensacola golf disqualification for Doug Sanders for not signing his scorecard. Gary Player’s charity gift and Broadway longest runs are discussed alongside steps to become a Notary Public in North Carolina.
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Charlie Brown
Hazel Tatro
Weather Bureau
Notary Publicity
Notary Public Clerk
Governor’s Office
State of North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
Gardener Seeks Johnson Grass Control Tips
A reader asks about selective Johnson grass control in a vegetable garden. A. Raeford Turner suggests Dowdon but warns it must be sprayed on grass only and not on vegetables. He advises checking local garden shops for new products that kill Johnson grass without harming crops.
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C.H A. Raeford Turner
Voices on Vietnam Coverage Stir Public Support for Realism
A writer recalls interviews with families of soldiers in Vietnam who favor realistic TV reporting. They express a willingness to face graphic film, emphasize informing loved ones, and praise reporters and Red Cross workers for their sacrifices and contributions.
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Vietnam
Red Cross Hospital
America
Reversal Of 1964 24 Senators May Block Dixie Rights Plank
Twenty four Republican senators from states with 638 delegate votes chart a course to ward rejection of any Southern strategy civil rights plank at the GOP National Convention. Led by Everett M Dirksen the group aims to block a civil rights plank while anticipating passage of a housing provision in a pending bill.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate
Tee
Miami Beach
Fia
Deep South
Connecticut
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
Ohio
Wisconsin
Barry Lee
All Rights
North
George C. Wallace
Alabama
South
GOP
Wallace
Ray C. Bliss
Bliss
Dirksen
Howard H. Baker, Jr
R-Tenn
Sen B. Jordan
Idaho
Frank Carlson
Brian
Jack Miller
Alowa
Granny Wilcox 105 Survives Family Tribulations and Civil War Echoes
A long life portrait of Granny Wilcox who at 105 recalls a span from a covered wagon to the jet age, outliving three husbands and most of her 13 children. Now in Dallas retirement, she smokes a corn cob pipe since childhood and occasionally a cigar as she reflects on hard times after the Civil War and long family endurance.
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Granny” Wilcox
Missouri
Granny
Brook Hollow Manor
Dallas
Viet Cong Driven From City After Day of Fighting
In Ca Mau and Can Tho amid a widespread Viet Cong push, government forces retook Ca Mau hospital after an 11 hour seizure. 195 communists were reported killed, with light government casualties overall. Cam Ranh Bay runway damage was limited while bases faced shelling.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Cam Ranh Bay
South Vietnam
Johnson
Khe Sanh
Can Tho
Delta
Ca Mau
Mekong Delta
Cam Ran
British Pound Slips to New Low as Gold Demand Surges
The British pound fell to a fresh nadir in London trading as gold demand remained strong. The pound opened around $2.3975 and closed near $2.3997, with the Bank of England stepping in to stabilize the rate. Gold fixed near $35.20 per ounce as investors push for a higher gold price and possible dollar devaluation fears grow.
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London
Bank of England
United States
Daily Telegraph
Financial Times
Washington
Zurich
Frankfurt
Six Tar Heels Killed In War
Washington AP reports a Pentagon casualty list names six North Carolinians among Vietnam dead. Army personnel include Lt. Anton D. Bloemhard and Sgt. J C Burdett, plus Staff Sgt. Joe Rodriguez, Cpl. James E. Deese Jr., and Marine Pvt. John S. Collier. Army specialists Pfe. Gene C. Reid died of wounds.
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Washington
Vietnam
Pentagon
Army
Anton D. Bloemhard
Lois E. Bloemhard
Box
Mount Gilead
J.C
Clarence H. Burdett
Marjorie J. Burdett
Asheville
Joe S. Rodriguez
Margarita Rodriguez
Navajo St
Rea
James E. Deese Jr
Jane de Deese
29Th Ave
Hick
Marine Corps
Pfe
John S. Collier
Rosie
Williams St
Spring- Spec
Gene C. Reid
Dale Reid
Lenoir
Nixon Pledges GOP to End War in New Hampshire Speech
In Hampton New Hampshire former Vice President Richard M Nixon vowed that the Republican Party would end the war if elected. He urged a tougher approach to Korea and called for decisive national security policies. The speech highlighted GOP plans and appealed to voters amid the campaign.
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Nixon
Hampton
N.H
Richard M. Nixon
Hampton’s
American Legion Hall
Johnson
U.S
Pacific
Policeman Kills Youth in Omaha Rioting
An off duty policeman guarding a pawn shop shot and killed a Negro youth who allegedly crawled through a window during disorders after George Wallace visit. Looters damaged five stores, injuring a dozen, with two in serious condition as bricks and rocks flew at buses and windows in Omaha's Near North Side.
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Omaha
Neb
Alabama
George Wallace
Near North Side
U S Plans Over The Horizon Radar In Britain
The United States plans a new over the horizon radar in Britain to warn against the Soviet Union s orbital bomb. The system would peek around the earth s curvature to detect missiles before they rise above the horizon.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Canada
Pentagon
Robert S. McNamara
Air Force
Bernard A. Schriever
National Space Club
Schriever
U.S
Sile
Space System
McNamara
Strategic Air Command
England
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