Community Q&A on finds, poetry sales, and Elion hoops record
The note asks about identifying a spherical object, mentions the High Point Mineral Club and a contact for Don Charlton, and notes a Greensboro Dog Show on March 19 at Lewis Recreation Center with judging at 9. It also covers guidance on selling poetry, recommending The Writer's Market, and confirms Elon College’s 52 of 55 free throws set a NAIA record.
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High Point Mineral Club
Don Charlton
Lewis Recreation Center
Forest Lawn
Greensboro
Danville
Burlington
Durham
Raleigh
Fayetteville
J.M.H. A
Q. 1
Elon College
Anon. A
Emporia State Teachers College
Emporia
Kansas
Caring for Poinsettias After Christmas
Do not overwater and water only when the soil dries. Keep plants out of direct sun and away from cold window panes. Maintain daytime temperatures of 65 to 70 degrees and 55 to 60 at night. Do not fertilize until July repotting time. When new growth appears, apply Hyfonex or another plant food weekly.
Rockets Hit Saigon Despite Nixon Warning
Saigon endured seven rockets early Sunday with limited damage and one wounded guard. Three shells hit a Shell petroleum dump at Nah Be, igniting a large fire controlled within an hour. The attack marked the fifth rocket assault since February 23, causing 52 South Vietnamese dead and 148 wounded in prior strikes. President Nixon had warned of an appropriate response but did not repeat it.
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Nah Be
Saigon
Nixon
U.S
9Th Precinct
4Th Precinct
South Vietnam
Secret Four Power Talks On Middle East Plans
UNITED NATIONS AP sources say Soviet Union United States Britain and France will meet secretly next week in New York possibly at the UN to discuss the Middle East crisis. Ambassadors Malik Yost Berard and Caradon have agreed on topics but gave few details. Bilateral talks have occurred since Feb 11 to set a four power summit. France proposed a Jan 16 meeting and the US urged initial talks.
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United Nations
United States
U.N
Middle East
New York
Jacob A. Malik
Soviet Union
Charles W. Yost
Armand Berard
France
Lord Caradon
Britain
Freeze-Drying Could Cut Tar and Nicotine in Cigarettes
North Carolina State University researcher Dr. William H. Johnson says freeze-drying tobacco during or after curing may nearly double cigarette yield while halving tar and nicotine per weight. Two major firms, R J Reynolds and British Imperial Tobacco, have submitted samples for evaluation with preliminary smoking tests showing potential real-world effects.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State University
William H. Johnson
Johnson
R. J. Reynolds Co
Winston-Salem
British Imperial
Russians and Chinese clash at Damansky Island border
Moscow and Peking traded charges after a second bloody clash over Damansky Island in the Ussuri River border area. Both sides reported casualties and warned of grave consequences, with each government accusing the other of armed provocation during the Saturday incident and the March 2 earlier skirmish.
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Moscow
Peking
Ussuri
Manchurian
Vladivostok
Damansky Island
Chenpao
Tass
Provocateurs
Soviet Union
Nixon Fights With Demos Over Vietnam and ABM
AP News Analysis outlines growing split between President Nixon and Senate Democrats over Vietnam policy and the revised Sentinel antiballistic missile defense. McCarthy Kennedy and McGovern lead opposition while Fulbright criticizes Nixon on escalation. Chairman cites U.S. actions after bombing halt as factor in Communist offensive.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Vietnam
S An
Eugene J. McCarthy
Dmion
McCarthy
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
George S. McGovern
Ds.d
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Fulbright
Freighter sinks with 34 aboard in Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard reports a 580-foot Libean freighter with a 34 crew apparently sank Saturday in heavy rains in the Gulf of Mexico. An SOS at midnight Friday was the last word. the ship carried 20,000 tons of sugar from Vera Cruz to New Orleans. A search plane spotted an oil slick and a damaged small boat 140 miles southwest of New Orleans as Navy destroyers and Coast Guard cutters joined the effort. salvage tug Alice Moran was southeast of Bermuda.
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New York
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Ber-muda
Gulf
Vainqueur
New Orleans
Montreal
Vera Cruz
Mexico
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Matt Strut
Narcotics Bureau
Edwin
White
Associated Press
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Imperial Tobacco
Unar
Schweickart
Demos
Carl P. Leabsdorf
Alice Moran
Bermuda
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