March of Dimes funds help birth defect care and research
Readers ask who benefits from March of Dimes donations. Guilford County says funds support patient care and Birth Defects Treatment Centers with grants to research institutes. about 12 000 dollars disbursed locally last year and nationwide grants listed.
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Anon
Guilford County
National Foundation
March of Dimes
Steve Zeek
Louise Meyer
Greensboro
Bowman, Gray
Duke
Salk Institute For Biological Studies
North Carolina National Bank
First Union National Bank
Street cleaning praise for Lakecrest by Paul Justice
A High Point resident thanks crews for cleaning Lakecrest streets twice and notes city graveling the dirt section to reduce dust and mud. The letter honors workers for street maintenance ahead of snow and commends their efforts.
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Lakecrest
High Point
Paul Justice
Lunar Module Joins Command Ship in Apollo 9 Docking
Astronauts James A. McDivitt and Russell L. Schweickart guided the lunar module to a successful rendezvous and docking with the Apollo 9 command ship. The two crafts circled for 25 minutes, inspected systems, and captured the moment with final docking. McDivitt called the maneuver sporty as they approached.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
James A. McDivitt
Russell L. Schweickart
Moon
McDivitt
Air Force
David R. Scott
Scott
NASA
James McDivitt
Lunar rendezvous drives Apollo 10 toward Moon landing
The Apollo 9 crew conducts a dramatic LEM chase with McDivitt Schweickart behind Scott in a 113 mile pursuit. They dock, exchange signals, and prepare for a lunar landing plan with possible June launch shift toward Apollo 11.
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Scott
McDivitt
Schweickart
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nixon Avoids Hasty Reaction To Rocket Attacks
Nixon administration weighs options after rocket attacks on Saigon. No decision yet. aims to tailor any response to Vietnam and American public opinion. Officials note a breathing spell and public desire to reduce violence and U.S. involvement.
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Nixon
George McArthur
Associated Press
Saigon
Vietnam
Hanoi
Lyndon B. Johnson
North
Middle East
U.S
Debt Limit Set, Nixon Sees Setback in House
Washington Nixon faces the first major hurdle of his administration as the House Ways and Means Committee rejects his plan to redefine the national debt ceiling. The panel approves a temporary $12 billion increase through June 30, 1970, instead of $17 billion, forcing another request to Congress next year. The current limit stands at $365 billion.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Congress
Ray to plead guilty in King assassination report says 99 year term
A Tennessee court hearing was granted for Monday as reports from an Alabama newspaper said James Earl Ray plans to plead guilty to the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination and will receive a 99 year sentence. The Huntsville Times quoted the state likely recommending the term when Ray pleads guilty. King was shot on April 4 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis where he was leading a demonstration for garbage workers on strike. Ray, captured in London, faces murder charges and has denied the crime. He is held in Shelby County Jail amid tight security pending trial.
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Memphhis, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Alabama
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Preston Battle
Huntsville
Ala
Huntsville Times
King
Times
Tennessee
Lorraine Motel
Phil Canale
George McCanless
London
Scotland Yard de
Soviet Mob Marches On Chinese Embassy
Thousands of banner waving Soviet workers and students marched on the Red Chinese Embassy in Moscow protesting a Far East border clash. Windows were smashed and Tass reported diplomats and correspondents insulted in Peking. Tass warned of possible complications for Chinese authorities.
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Moscow
China
Far East
Peking
Tass
Mao Tse-tung
Military Indoctrination Debate Shapes U S Policy Influence
A Senate Foreign Relations panel adds military officers speeches from armed services civilian seminars to the nonproliferation treaty hearings. The excerpts discuss Jewish influence in U S policy, Vietnam policy, and calls into question the Sentinel antimissile program. Seminars, sponsored by chambers of commerce, target reservists and civilians with statements by officers urging strong defense and leadership.
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Harry Kelly
Associated Press
Washington
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
America
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Secretary of Defense
Melvin Laird
Utah
Sioux Falls
Battle Creek
Mich
San Diego
Calif
West Palm Beach
Fla
Columbia
S.C
Dallas
Chamber of Commerce
Fulbright
Pentagon
Congress
Army
Bruce E. Kendall
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Birmingham
Alfred D. Starbird
Robert T. Hof
United States
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