Action Line readers seek traffic relief and church inquiry
A reader asks for H Ross Perot’s Texas address and church affiliation. The line notes his company is Electronic Data Systems Corporation at 1300 EDS Center Dallas 75235 and adds no church is known. Another letter requests action on Mill Street traffic beside Highland Cotton Mills with parked cars blocking one-way passage. Traffic Engineers will investigate. meanwhile, the writer is urged to keep praying.
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H. Ross Perot
Texas
M.A.M. A
Electronic Data Systems Corporation
1300 Eds Center
Exchange Park
Dallas
Mill Street
Highland Cotton Mills
Green Street
Wats
Errand Sane
Sifoune
D.D
Are there any Negroes in Russia
The Embassy of the USSR says there are none in Russia. The response includes population statistics showing a diverse mix beyond Russians Ukrainians and Byelorussians with many minority groups listed. The 1967 census cites over 234 million people, 11 time zones, and demographics including a large youth population and postwar gender balance shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
M.W. A
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
China
India
Ussr
Sakhalin Island
Emergency operator calls and direct aid numbers guidance
A reader asks about a special emergency number. The adviser says dial the aid station police or fire departments directly, with numbers inside the directory cover. If busy signals persist, contact repair service to test the line and report that operator positions have been added to improve access.
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Action Line Receives Crowd of Requests
The column notes the high volume of calls letters and requests it receives daily. It explains that the sheer amount makes it impossible to respond to every item, though editors still review the most interesting submissions for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Action Line
High Point Views Eclipse Of Sun
The High Point area enjoyed a near total solar eclipse with 96 percent of the sun obscured. The darkest moment came around 1:29 pm and the totality lasted 133 seconds along an eastern North Carolina band. Observers used pinhole devices and telescopes at the public library while William C. Johnson of Andrews High School explained eclipses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Johnson
Andrews High School
Total Solar Eclipse Draws Millions Across North America
Millions observed the sun obscured by the moon along a broad path from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Temperatures dropped in the 85 mile wide shadow, seas birds moved inland, and rockets rose from Wallops Island as observers and scientists tracked the event. A future US eclipse of similar duration is not expected until 2024.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
North Atlantic
Mexico
United States
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Nantucket Island
Wallops Island
Virginia Beach
Okefenokee
Georgia
Paul Johnson
Massachusetts
United
North America
Central America
South America
320 Americans Imprisoned In North Vietnam
North Vietnamese officials acknowledge holding 320 U.S. military prisoners and say names may be released soon. They deny coercion while discussing possible methods for sharing identities and note prisoners exchange mail with families in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
North
U.S. Department of Defense
Department
Defense
Foreign Ministry
U.S
Paris
Two Guerrillas Freed In Guatemala Kidnap Case Relief Effort
In Guatemala the government freed two FAR guerrillas to pursue the life of Sean M. Holly, labor attache at the U.S. Embassy who was kidnapped by six FAR gunmen. The rebels demanded four prisoners be freed within 48 hours, with a Sunday deadline at 2:30 p.m. for the release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Sean M. Holly
U.S
Holly
FAR
Democrats Face Tough Years Ahead in 1970 Senate Fight
North Carolina Democrats gathered in Raleigh for Jefferson Jackson Day as Sen. Alan Bible warned of hard times. He noted Republicans need seven of 25 Senate races to gain control, blamed defections in the party, and cited the law and order issue as a potential handicap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Alan Bible
D-Nev
Senate
White House
Bible
Hubert Humphrey
Nixon
American Troops Clash With North Viet Namese Near Cambodian Border
U S forces in thick jungle near the Cambodian frontier clashed with North Vietnamese troops for a second straight day.13 enemy soldiers killed by artillery and helicopter fire in a fight near Katum Green Berets outpost. U S losses light no fatalities. Casualties and fighting reported along the border with notes of rice caches and a reconnaissance camp destroyed earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Katum
Green Berets
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Nixon unveils bold unmanned probes and Mars goal
President Nixon announced a space program featuring unmanned probes to remote planets in the 1970s and a possible 3 billion mile Grand Tour visiting Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune and Pluto over up to 11 years. A manned Mars mission was not set with a firm timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press
Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Spiro T. Agnew
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High Point
Weather Bureau
Friendship
Alan
the Weather Bureau
Greenville
Mercury
Johnson
Jamestown
Art Richardson
Brian Sullivan
Science
Editorial
Daniel DE Luce
Humphrey
William Connell
Royal Laotian Air Force
Vientiane
Mekong River
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