Old Eye Glasses Donated Through Local Club Help
Q asks if New Eyes for the Needy, Inc. still needs old glasses. Mrs Mary Lane says yes and the Pilot Club collects them at Action Line desk. A reader reports rats in a Dempster Dumpster near multiple streets. Public Works requests naming the business to inspect and address the infestation.
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the Needy, Inc
Short Hills
New Jersey
B. A
Pilot Club
Mary Lane
Club
Action Line
Foust Avenue
Bethel Drive
Prospect
Progress
Dempster
Public Works Department
Lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for seniors in North Carolina
Regulations specify residents 65 and older may obtain a lifetime hunting and fishing license for 10 dollars by applying to the Wildlife Commission in Raleigh with proof of age. Applicants may get forms at license agents or the Commission office. Residents 70 and over may obtain a license at no charge by the same procedure.
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Anon. A
Wildlife Commission
Raleigh
Commission
City considers no parking on Hoskins Street blocks
The Traffic Engineering Department reports they are studying the request to place no parking signs in the 100 block of Hoskins Street. With the temporary detour around Kivett and Washington drivers park on both sides, causing blocked passage on weekends. The department will take action to relieve congestion where needed.
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High Point
Hoskins Street
Kivett
Washington
Hoskins
D.T.L. A
Daytona 500 wins by Richard Petty confirmed
Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 in 1964 and repeated the feat in 1966, giving him two Daytona 500 titles.
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Richard Petty
S.M. A
Tennis instructors in High Point for two players nights
Question about finding tennis lessors in High Point for two players at night and the cost. Suggestion to call tennis coaches at High Point College and the two high schools for qualified players who could teach for extra earnings. Summer will bring free group lessons via Parks and Recreation.
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High Point
High Point College
Adolescent Gunnery Question About Shooting Club Access
A reader asks if a 14 year old can join a shooting club and whether one exists near High Point. Benny Phillips says no such minor friendly club is known. The YMCA confirms no minor eligibility.
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High Point
Rabies concern prompts shelter and vet steps in High Point
A reader asks where to euthanize a potentially rabid pet in High Point and how to replace it. The answer directs contacting the local poundmaster or sheriff to shelter or veterinary observation, and notes rabies bite risk requires immediate treatment. It also suggests Guilford County Humane Society and local shelters for new pets.
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High Point
Red Road
Guilford County Humane Society
Muskie's Showing Between Extremes in NH Primary
Sen Edmund S Muskie faces a mixed NH result with 11 of 20 delegates led by his camp and McGovern ahead on the other slate. The outcome adds momentum for Illinois and Florida contests as Muskie eyes the 1509 delegate threshold.
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Walter R. Mears
Manchester, N.H
Edmund S. Muskie
New Hampshire
Florida
Muskie
George S. McGovern
Maine
Miami Beach
Fla
Illinois
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
Wallace
New England
Wisconsin
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
McGovern
Nixon
White House
Portsmouth
Somersworth
Manchester
Loeb
Muskie McGovern Duel For New Hampshire Delegates Heats Up
In New Hampshire Muskie led the presidential preference vote with 48 percent while McGovern trailed at 37 percent. Delegates remained in flux as scattered results suggested a split delegation likely, mirroring 1968 when a delegate split decided the race. Nixon swept the Republican side.
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Muskie
McGovern
McLaren Calls ITT Suits Key Test of Nixon Policy
Former head of the Justice Department antitrust division Richard McLaren labeled the three ITT lawsuits as a major gauge of the Nixon administration stance on conglomerates. He spoke during Senate Judiciary Committee hearings amid allegations by Jack Anderson about DOJ handling of the ITT case.
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Washington
Richard McLaren
Justice Department
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Nixon
McLaren
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Jack Anderson
ITT
ITT settlements linked to Republican convention pledge
The column notes tie many billions in out of court ITT settlements to a claimed $400,000 pledge to the Republican National Convention in San Diego. Senators press Justice officials on extension requests for the ITT Grinnell case while Kennedy persists in questioning.
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Anderson
ITT
San Diego
Richard G. Kleindienst
Senate
McLaren
Kennedy
Kleindienst
Felix Rohatyn
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Grinnell Corp
Bomb Explodes On Empty Trans World Boeing 707
An unexploded bomb detonated inside an empty TWA Boeing 707 at McCarran Airport Las Vegas after two searches and armed guards. Officials suspect extortion linked to a $2 million ransom demand while other TWA jets remained undamaged. Deputies guarded aircraft as FBI and sheriffs investigated the blast.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Trans World Airlines
TWA
New York
McCarran International
Los Angeles
Charles Wyre
Henocide Scheme Sparks House Debate on Egg Market Control
Rep. Paul Findley denounces a Senate Agriculture Committee bill to create a national egg board. he claims it would governmentally wield power to force up egg prices by ordering hen slaughter. He warns of an eggopoly with $5,000 penalties and anti trust immunity enabling price increases.
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Carl C. Craft
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Paul Findley
House
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ralph Nader
Findley
National Egg Board
Advisory Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Feds
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Deuce
Sen
N.H
Carl P. Leabsdorf
William Loeb
Manchester Union
John V. Lindsay
Jackson
Wyre
FBI
Sheriff's Department
Kennedy Airport
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