NBC to rent 16mm films of It Couldn't Be Done after April 1
NBC Educational Enterprises will lease 16mm copies of the program It Couldn't Be Done and similar documentaries for $25 for a three day rental. Write NBC Educational Enterprises, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York NY 10020, attention Robert Allen, for availability and a film list.
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National Broadcasting Company
NBC Educational Enterprises
Rockefeller Plaza
New York
N.Y
Robert Allen
Parks and Recreation weighs girls basketball clinic prospects
McAuliffe notes no formal reason against a girls clinic if interest grows. Marvin Keith says smaller communities show more enthusiasm for girls basketball, department open to next season if demand appears. A reader asks about a neighbor diverting ditch water. city ordinances forbid it and Public Works can help address the issue.
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Parks and Recreation Department
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Marvin Keith
Public Works Department
Public defender limits apply to criminal cases. civil help expanding
A public defender system covers criminal cases only where the court appoints counsel. A new state program opens legal services offices in High Point and Chapel Hill to assist civil matters, with free services for many social services clients and others meeting income criteria. No court appointment. individuals must seek aid themselves. Steve Cauble of UNC Greensboro unit offers diagnostic evaluation and therapy with fees based on ability to pay.
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High Point
Chapel Hill
John P. Poisson
S. Main
Grimes Streets
Department of Social Services
University of North Carolina
Speech and Hearing Center
Greensboro
Steve Cauble
Welch Drive
Secretary Laird Signals Large Vietnam Troop Cut Plan
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird indicated a Vietnam troop reduction goal below 50,000 by late 1972, signaling a shift in withdrawal pace. Pentagon officials say the move aims to deliver, potentially undercutting antiwar pressure while sticking to a de facto timetable.
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Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Vietnam
Pentagon
Laird
Nixon
Laos
Gengeagemeet
Cambodia
Losses Said Heavy South Viets Retreating in Laos
American helicopter pilots report heavy losses as South Vietnamese bases south of Highway 9 abandon two of four fire bases and retreat toward the border. They describe the retreat as a rout with Landing Zone Brown under constant bombardment while reinforcements hold, and air strikes called to hit nearby North Vietnamese positions.
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Ham Nghi
Vietnam
Laos
Fred Few
Chattanooga
Tenn
Brown
Saigon
U.S
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Troops Press Lao Front as Flight Evacuations Suffer
Riding To The Rear reported heavy casualties at Ham Nghi hospital with 85 wounded. Two helicopter gunships were shot down while evacuating casualties. a third was reportedly shot down but crew rescued. Lt. Gen Hoang Xuan Lam said his forces continue the Laos campaign.
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Loloy
Russell Conley
Pocatello
Idaho
Laos
Lolo
Brown
Saigon
Sophia
Mies
Sepone
Hoang Xuan Lam
North Carolina House kills liquor-by-the-drink bill
The 1971 legislative session ends for liquor by the drink after the House votes 59 to 48 against a mixed drink measure. The bill would have allowed elections in counties with ABC stores to permit sale of mixed beverages in certain Class A restaurants, amid heated debate and amendments.
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North Carolina Liquor by the Drink Debate
Rep Howard Twiggs cites current laws allowing brown bagging and contrasts it with a 47 hour liquor by the drink proposal. Rep Perry Martin, once voting for liquor by the drink, now opposes it saying it benefits wealthy interests and will increase drinking and costs for society. Rep C W Phillips warns of more alcoholics and higher expenses if the bill passes.
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Howard Twiggs
D-Wake
Perry Martin
Martin
North Carolina
Rep
C. W. Phillips
Calley Case Comes Before Six Army Jurors
In a Spartan room at Fort Benning six Army officers begin weighing Lt. William L. Calley Jr. guilt in the My Lai murders. Judge Reid Kennedy urges jurors to recall events of March 1968 as they consider whether Calley is guilty of premeditated murder on counts tied to the massacre of villagers.
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FT. Benning
Army
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Reid Kennedy
Caley
Calley
10 Percent Social Security Pay Boost Cleared
Congress approves a 10 per cent across the board increase for 26 million Social Security recipients retroactive to Jan 1. The measure raises the national debt limit to 430 billion dollars and aims to spur a sluggish economy. Benefits are to appear in June payrolls as Nixon signs the bill.
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Congress
Nixon
Social Security Administration
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur F. Burns
Accusations label Crum a money king of Vietnam
William J. Crum built a $40 million Vietnam fortune by supplying servicemen clubs and trading favors. He was described as the war’s most influential post exchange figure, linked to bribes and kickbacks, with a CBS 60 Minutes interview airing after his Saigon villa era ended.
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Erside Villa
Crum
Fiji
Preg Slator Madrid
Senate
Vietnam
Military Post Exchange
Vena River
Beverly Hills
California
Hong Kong
Mike Wallace
Cbs-Tv
60 Minutes
CBS
Bill Brown
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