Eligibility for Gold Star Lapel Button Inquiries
Mrs A T A asks about a Gold Star Medal for a son killed on a Vietnam CH-47 mission. Maj Fletcher Jones says eligibility likely exists and instructs to write to Chief Casualty Section Adjutant General Division XVIII Airborne Corps Fort Bragg NC 28307 with son’s name rank unit and death date, plus a contact number. Casualty Section numbers 396-7209 or 396-9394 available for follow up.
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Florida
Vietnam
A.T. A
Fletcher Jones
Fort Bragg
Adjutant General Division
Xviii Airborne Corps
Collect
Cleanup call at Clara Cox Apartments urges youth help
A resident urges children to join a weekend cleanup at Clara Cox Apartments to fix broken glass and yard neglect. Occupants should maintain yards. contact Mrs. Julia Harmon, chair of the Clara Cox Resident Council, to discuss at the next meeting. A neighborhood hot dog cook-out is proposed for youths who assist.
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High Point
Clara Cox
Anon. A
Julia Harmon
High Point radio stations offer lost and found bulletin boards
All three High Point stations run bulletin board programs including lost and found items. WNOS manager Bob Smith says items are scheduled daily at 9 a.m. and aired hourly at ten minutes before the hour. Listings are free if phoned during 9 to 5 or mailed in.
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High Point
M. A
Bob Smith
WNOS
Azalea Festival Dates in Wilmington Announced
The festival runs April 13 through 16 with the coronation of Queen Azalea XXV and the show on Friday and Saturday to fit crowds. The parade is set for Saturday morning. Headliners include Pat Boone and Family and the New Christy Minstrels.
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Wilmington
T.C. A
Pat Boone
Shirley
New Christy Minstrels
Profanity on Telephone Lines Under North Carolina Law
A reader asks about harassment by a caller who uses profane language on a four party line. The reply notes such language violates North Carolina statutes and may be charged as a misdemeanor. the telephone company will assist if asked. A second reader complains about wrong numbers waking a baby and urges readers to verify numbers in the phone book.
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North Carolina
Woman Hijacks Alitalia Jet In Munich Protest
A 55 year old Rome woman Artilia Lazerri armed with a pistol hijacked an Alitalia jet from Rome to Milan and freed 31 passengers plus five crew before surrendering in Munich. Police said no bomb existed and the act aimed to dramatize her sister’s mental hospital commitment.
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Munich
Germany
Alitalia
Italy
Attilia Lazerri
Rome
Giacomo Manusco
Milan
Aqualamia
Pescara
Augusto Bertoni
McGovern Seeks Sanford Win in North Carolina Primary
South Dakota Senator George McGovern expects Terry Sanford to win North Carolina’s May 6 primary and concentrate convention delegates. McGovern will not contest the state directly, instead targeting caucuses to win delegates who may switch after the first ballot. The four major candidates include Muskie Jackson Chisholm and Wallace. 64 delegates are allocated with 15 percent threshold.
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Raleigh
South Dakota
George McGovern
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
McGovern
Washington
Sanford
McGovern’s __ representatives
State Board of Elections
Maine
Edmund Muskie
Henry Jackson
New York
Shirley Chisholm
Alabama
George Wallace
Kleindienst Hearings Drag On as ITT Probe Grows
Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Richard Kleindienst and ITT antitrust settlements stretch into an eighth day with no clear end. Democrats show tolerance for protracted inquiry while Republicans offer tentative, indirect support to delay closure. Key witness Dita Beard, an ITT lobbyist, is hospitalized, hindering direct testimony and prolonging the investigation.
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Washington
Senate Committee
Richard OG. Kleindienst
Nixon
Senate Judiciary Committee
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Kleindienst
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Dita Beard
ITT
Denver
Beard
Jack Anderson
Anderson
San Diego
Eastland
Moim’ay
Richard McLaren
Justice
Democrats Rally Across Florida in Presidential Contest
Democratic hopefuls campaigned across Florida ahead of the Tuesday primary with Muskie opposing a Wallace win and Humphrey McGovern rallying support in Orlando and Miami. Wallace leads an 11 candidate field as Republicans prepare for San Diego convention funding.
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Muskie
Florida
John Kennedy
George Wallace
South
Miami
White House
Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Students expose state hospital abuses in North Carolina
Seven Duke law students, posing as patients, found dirty facilities, prisoner like treatment, and sexual activity in state mental hospitals and centers. They urged over 100 immediate changes while noting some staff positives and funding limits.
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Durham
N.C
Duke University Law
North Carolina
Durham Morning Herald
North Carolina Mental Health Association
Broughton
Cherry Hospital
Goldsboro
Cochran
Goldsboro Hospital
Eugene Hargrove
Mike Stewart
Wake County United
Dorothea Dixertal
Raleigh
Ken Olsen
Dix
Tony Eitrem
John Umstead Hospital
Butner
Don Mayer
Western Carolina Center
Morganton
Will Fulton
Umstead
Bob Hassell
Ann Beddingfield
Mayer
Hassell
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Editorial
Eevee Eee
Women’s News
Pat Nixon
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Women's National Republican Club
GOP
Miami, Fla
Edmund S. Muskie
George C. Wallace
America
George S. McGovern
Orlando
North Vietnam
U.S
Indochina
Saigon
Stewart
Dorothea Dix Hospital
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