Meaning of turnover and civic questions in Randolph County
A reader asks about basketball turnover meaning whether it must be tied to a score by the opponent. The column explains turnover as loss of ball control by offense, with scores by the other team possible but not part of the turnover. The page also covers cancer checkups in Randolph County, stray dogs governance, stock exchange listing advantages, PTA sidewalks funding, a reporting error in UNC vs Duke scoring, and insurance liability basics across states.
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Apollo 10 to Orbit Moon but Not Land
Apollo 10 will launch May 18 and fly 63 hours around the moon with two crew members guiding the landing module to within 10 miles of the surface while the third stays in the command module. The ascent stage will rendezvous with the CSM and be left behind. Apollo 11 remains slated for a July moon landing. Crew includes Thomas Stafford, Eugene Cernan, and John Young.
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No Resistance British Land On Anguilla By Eloyd Aguillar
A British task force landed with minimal resistance on Anguilla at dawn by ship and helicopter. Paratroopers and marines, about 315 men, searched for weapons while Acting President Ronald Webster urged surrender to avoid bloodshed. The operation codenamed Calypso, seen by London as the Bay of Piglets, followed swift airlift from Antigua.
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Marie Hill Conviction Is Appealed
Defense lawyers file an appeal of Marie Hill 17 sentenced to death for the October 7 1968 slaying of Rocky Mount grocer W E Strum The appeal cites jury poll failure lack of second degree murder instruction voluntariness of confession admissibility of police testimony and admission of photos plus four other trial issues.
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Laird Sees Little Chance Of Pullout In Vietnam
Secretary Melvin Laird told Congress that the United States lacks a program to significantly reduce its military role in South Vietnam. He urged $156 million more for RVNAF modernization and emphasized increasing Vietnamese capability to assume combat duties, while warning of slow progress toward a U.S. withdrawal. He criticized prior policies and stressed the need for Saigon to gain nationwide security and governance.
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Chinese Missile Threat Raises Grave National Security Issue
Defense Secretary Laird testified to the Senate Armed Forces Committee that the emerging Chinese nuclear threat would be one of the gravest national security problems of the 1970s. He said the Soviet Union poses a serious challenge with more ICBMs than the United States, while Nixon’s Safeguard Sentinel program was unveiled last Friday. The remarks came during a closed session focusing on the Pentagon’s defense posture and fiscal plans.
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Rocket Attack Foiled Near Saigon by American GIs
Viet Cong gunners planned to hit Saigon with six 122mm rockets but American GIs on a night watch kept the missiles from firing. A dawn patrol found five rockets damaged but ready, propped on bamboo stakes as the garrison halted the attack. The two soldiers on watch guided mortars and radar to stop the assault.
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Lenient Review Planned for Presidio Mutiny Sentences
The Army will review mutiny court martial terms for 27 San Francisco Presidio inmates after charges were deemed ill advised. Early cases saw up to 16 year terms. Pvt Nefery Sood’s sentence was trimmed from 15 to 7 years, with further reductions by Maj Gen Hodson under clemency authority amid concerns about public faith in military justice.
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Mutiny Convicts At Army Stockade Receive Dishonorable Discharges
The Army trials convict Pvts Sood Lawrence Reidel Louis Osezpinski and John Colip of mutiny. Sentences range 4 to 16 years with dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of pay. A 1968 Presidio demonstration followed a guard’s fatal shooting. the slaying ruled justifiable homicide. On Oct 14 detainees sang during roll call before MPs moved them without resistance. The Army has 3,000 cases noted.
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At Wit's End by Erma Bombeck Debuts in The Enterprise Sunday
Erma Bombeck writes a lively column titled At Wit's End debuting in The Enterprise Sunday. Her humor portrays club life and the trials of modern women. More than 200 newspapers carry her three weekly columns, offering readers a cheerful escape at their own wit's end.
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