Readers ask about radio hockey broadcasts and traffic woes
A Q and A column covers WMFR not broadcasting Bison games due to schedule conflicts with High Point College basketball. Traffic complaints report long waits at Lindsay Parkway Elm and Rotary Lexington intersections, with officials saying fixes are in place. A request for personal use tax schedules is directed to the North Carolina Revenue office at 202 Boulevard.
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Lindsay
Parkway
Elm
Hillcrest
Main
Rotary
Lexington
C. A
N. C. Revenue Office
Boulevard
Defense Surplus Sales Office for Fort Bragg Area
The surplus property for this area is handled by the Defense Surplus Sales Office at Naval Supply Center Norfolk Building SDA-224 South Annex Norfolk Virginia 23511. Jeeps and other motor vehicles are often uneconomical to repair and may be missing major components.
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U. S
Department of Defense
Ft. Brage
Defense Surplus
Naval Supply Center
South Annex
Norfolk
Virginia
Bragg
Fence setback rules vary by area and survey accuracy
In residential zones fences usually sit about 60 cm inside the property line or on the line. The front yard limit is 4 feet high and set back 30 feet from street center, with no height limit on sides or rear. Nonresidential areas allow fences on the line with no height limit but require visibility clearance and a 25 foot street center setback.
Bomb threats trigger explosions in Pittsburgh and Washington
Explosions hit a Pittsburgh jewelry store district and a Washington club after threats disrupted cities nationwide. Appleton Wisconsin reports a fire at West High caused by incendiary devices. a car fled the scene. Curtis Tarr named draft director and Nixon to nominate him.
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Joe Nicholson
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Washington, D.C
Appleton
Wis
New York
Lawrence University
Curtis Tarr
Defense Department
Air Force
Nixon
Tarr
ROTC
Washington
Appleton West High School
San Francisco Strikes Shut Down City Services
Thousands of municipal workers walk out in San Francisco halting streetcars buses and cable cars. Unions with 7000 members threaten more stoppages affecting schools waterfront and the international airport as talks collapse and Mayor Alioto warns of limited tax funds for wage increases.
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San Francisco
San Francisco International
Philippines Next For Revolution
A senior American official warns the Philippines is the softest spot in the Far East for revolution likening it to Vietnam and Laos. He cites weak administration, graft, and a rising student movement as factors fueling anti-American protests and potential upheaval. See PHILIPPINES On 2-A.
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Washington
Philippines
Far East
Nixon
Vietnam
Laos
Ments
Malaganang Palace
Philippine White House
Congress
U.S
Plaza Miranda
Manila
Asia
Establishment
Senate moves toward final action on Voting Rights Act extension
The Senate backs lowering the voting age to 16 and moves to extend the Voting Rights Act for five more years amid House-Senate clashes. The measure would raise eligible voters by about 11 million starting Jan 1, 1971, while state barriers and constitutional questions loom.
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Washington
Senate
Dixie
Nixon
House
New York
Emanuel Celler
Judiciary Committee
Celler
Georgia
Kentucky
Alaska
Hawaii
Supreme Court
James B. Allen
D-Ala
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Cambodians Raid Vietnam Quarters in Phnom Penh
Bangkok sourced report says mobs in Phnom Penh attacked Vietnamese homes and looted churches for a third day. Four Vietnamese hospitalized with no deaths reported as Sihanouk blames right wingers while Cambodia’s cabinet and assembly defend the protesters.
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Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Bangkok
Thailand
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Paris
National Assembly
Birds In North Carolina Face Millions Of Roosting Foes
In Scotland Neck NC an estimated three to six million birds invade a 40 acre forested tract. Officials discuss eradication limits with Washington and Raleigh experts. A helicopter spray of non toxic agent was tested near Burlington with rain and cold forecast to aid effectiveness.
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North Carolina
Donald Harke
Carolinas
Interior Department
Division of Wildlife Services
Harke
Virginia
Supreme Court hears Charlotte desegregation bus plan potential milestone
The Charlotte case tests how much busing whites will accept for integration and whether appellate courts will curb district judges who demand racial balance. Judge McMillan’s plan could bus up to 23,000 students, costing millions, as the NAACP Legal Defense Fund seeks swift implementation.
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Washington
Charlotte
N.C
Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
Richmond
U.S
James B. McMillan
McMillan
Appeals Court
Oklahoma City
Memphis
Warren E. Burger
Naacp Legal Defense and Education Fund
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H.S
Joseph Alioto
Alioto
South
Scott
Sen
Philip Hart
Dmich
Isi
Sihanouk
France
Moscow
Peking
Hanoi
Radio
Scotland Neck
N. C
Fred Harrison
Raleigh
Scotland
Burlington
Harrison
Charlotte Case
Robert H. Finch
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