Houston Doctor Faces Sharp Remarks From Mrs Mitchell
In Houston at the Warwick Hotel on February 14 Martha Mitchell clashed with Dr Henry Withers who treated her 10 year old daughter. She called him a seedy looking character and a hotel hanger on. Withers defended his actions and said he would not consult by phone. The child was later admitted to Texas Children’s Hospital and discharged four days later.
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Whales Washed Aground By Gale Winds At Outer Banks
Coast Guard at Cape Hatteras contended with 53 foot sperm whale carcass washing ashore near Salvo and later Rodanthe as gale winds and high tides battered the Outer Banks. Attempts to tow failed, demolition planned, but shifting seas carried the carcass back to sea and later ashore again. No injuries reported.
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Charter Air Flight Controls Tightened
Secretary Volpe ordered tighter federal scrutiny of small charter flight operators after the Wichita State football charter crash. FAA field offices will conduct continuous surveillance of jetliners and larger props used by small charter outfits and issue comprehensive guidelines in April to close regulatory gaps.
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Secretary of Transportation
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Wichita State
Colorado
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Lumber River floods Lumberton forcing 175 families from homes
Lumber River caused major flooding in Lumberton and surrounding districts evacuating 175 families to shelters. The river pace could crest near 15 feet, six feet over flood, prompting power shutoffs near a substation if levels rise two more feet. Red Cross deployed staff from Charlotte Fayetteville and Wilmington supplies, with shelters opened at churches and centers. No injuries reported.
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North Carolina House OKs 1.60 Minimum Wage Plan
The North Carolina House approved a two stage bill raising the state minimum wage from 1.25 to 1.60 per hour. The measure would set 1.45 on July 1 and 1.60 on July 1, 1972, impacting about 50 000 workers. The session also advanced related laws on teacher pay during school closures and state meat inspection control. House actions included an arming proposal for courtroom officials and a student body trustee reform at state colleges.
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Hollings Exits Race and Denounces Nixon
U S Senator Ernest Hollings of South Carolina announced he is out of the race for Vice President and criticized President Nixon over economic policy. The Raleigh press event and a Wake County banking meeting featured Hollings faulting Nixon’s wage price policy and jawboning as failures in the economy.
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