How to publish a private run of ten paperbacks
Readers explore options to publish a small print run of ten paperback copies through Edwards & Broughton Raleigh or Heritage Publishing in Charlotte or submit manuscripts to multiple publishers listed in The Writer's Market. The piece also answers questions on coal heater rules, special education, war death statistics, stepchildren, and shares a reader's experience with the Orton Reading Center.
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Edwards & Broughton, Raleigh
Heritage Publishing Company
Charlotte
Apollo 9 Astronauts Return To Ocean Landing
Apollo 9 astronauts James McDivitt David Scott and Russell Schweickart splashed down in the Atlantic 300 miles north of Puerto Rico after a 10 day mission. They were hoisted aboard the USS Guadalcanal within 48 minutes and greeted by ship officers. They praised the flight and thanked the crew, announcing a large 350 pound cake awaiting them. They will fly to Eleuthera Island Bahamas then Houston for debriefings and follow up tests.
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Vern Haugland
Uss
Guadalcanal
Moon
Atlantic Ocean
Air Force
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Puerto Rico
United States
Europe
McDivitt
Scott
Schweickart
Earth
Roy M. Sudduth
Virginia Beach
William H. Wood Jr
Nevada
Sick Bay
Eleuthera Island
Bahamas
NASA
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Laird Expects Altered Sentinel Policy On War
Washington AP Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird returns from Vietnam to say Nixon will push ahead with an altered Sentinel antiballistic missile system. Laird delivered options for changes to the $5.5 billion program and suggested a Friday news conference may reveal a modified plan. He noted expectations of modifications amid cost and safety criticisms surrounding the project.
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Washington (Ap
Melvin RB. Laird
Vietnam
Nixon
Air Force
Laird
Johnson
Americans Lose 789 in First Two Weeks of Viet Cong Offensive
The Associated Press reports 789 American troops killed in action in the first 14 days of the Viet Cong spring offensive, averaging 56 deaths per day. A weekly tally shows 936 Americans killed in the week ending March 28, down 117 from the first week but double the yearly average before the offensive. Secretaries and generals discuss possible troop reductions without conclusions as Nixon weighs response. The U.S. force in Vietnam sits at 541,500, 8,000 below the approved ceiling.
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Associated Press
Saigon
U.S. Command
U.S
Southeast Asia
Robert S. McNamara
Laird
Vietnam
Paris Talks Sharply Clash Over Viet War Tactics
At the eighth weekly session of the Paris peace talks, U S and South Vietnamese delegations assailed Communist terror tactics in South Vietnam. Viet Cong warned against an “appropriate response” as negotiators warned of expanding war and civilian suffering.
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Michael Goldsmith
Associated Press
PARIS
U.S
South Vietnam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Pham Dang Lam
Southeast Asia
Tranh Buu Kiem
National Liberation Front
Nixon
Kiem
Lodge
Duels Erupt Along Suez Canal Across Waters
Israeli and Egyptian forces exchanged artillery, rocket and mortar fire along the entire 103 mile Suez Canal. Each side blamed the other for starting the fighting as sporadic exchanges escalated into full duels. An Israeli spokesman cited a day of sporadic exchanges and machine gun fire. Cairo radio said rockets and light weapons joined the battle.
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Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Cairo
Dresses Steal Show At White House Event
Washington AP reports the second of President Nixon's three black tie receptions for Congress members highlighted fashion. Pat Nixon designed a floor length rose red lace gown with ruf fled and standup collar worn by the first lady. Many guests wore full length dresses, with one notable exception a miniskirt worn by Mrs Edward Kennedy wife of the assistant Senate Democratic leader. Also seen were formal pants outfits like Linda Brasco's glittering black boucle dress.
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Joan Kennedy
Massachusetts
Spiro Agnew
Congress
White House
Fiu
Washington
Nixon
Pat Nixon
Bedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Senate
Kennedy
Frank J. Brasco
Brooklyn, N. Y
Linda Brasco
Soviet fish trawler sinks after pre-dawn collision
A Soviet trawler with about 22 crew collided with a Panamanian tanker off North Carolina before dawn. Coast Guard reports indicate more than 20 crew members were lost with no tanker injuries. The Soviet fleet has been sighted off the East Coast for a month.
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Portsmouth
North Carolina
Coast Guard
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
Norfolk
Aruba
Venezuela
Howard E. Copeland
5Th Coast Guard
Ray regrets guilty plea in King case says DOJ shares view
Ray, who pled guilty to the Martin Luther King assassination, reportedly tells Nashville paper he would have preferred going to trial. A Justice Department source says the feeling is frustration, noting a trial might have clarified conspiracy questions. Ray mentions seeking a new attorney and reflects on the potential outcome of life versus 99 years.
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Health Department
Anon. A
Sanitation Department
Orton Reading Center
Winston-Salem
Associated Press
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King
U.S. Justice Department
Department
Ray
Nashville
Nashville Tennessean
Memphis
Tennessee
Tennessean
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Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Pentagon
Melvin Laird
George Esper
Bob Horton
Melvin R. Laird
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