Oak View School name debate and traffic at Centennial corner
Reader questions whether Oakview is one word and recalls history of Oak View School naming tied to Oak trees and land purchase around 1925. The second item describes a hazardous multi leg intersection at Centennial Eastchester Jeannette avenues with stop sign and traffic signal controls and poor pedestrian access.
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Oakview
Oak View School
Oakview Road
Blanche Owen
Route 1
Oak View
Delano Academy
Tanyard Road
Lena Thacker
Centennial
Eastchester
Jeannette Avenue
Jeannette
Dog Registration Information From The American Kennel Club
The American Kennel Club offers registration forms at 51 Madison Avenue New York NY 10010. For a litter registration request, use the litter application. Fees shown on the form include 3.00 dollars for a single dog and 5.00 dollars for a litter.
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American Kennel Club
Madison Avenue
New York
N. Y
North Carolina Hours for Women in Manufacturing
The article cites G S 95-17 allowing 9 hours per day and 48 hours per week for women with many exemptions. G S 95-26 sets 11 hours per day and 55 hours per week for all female employees in certain plants. A Wage and Hour Information Service via the U S Department of Labor offers free advice at 1-800-632-0268, 8am to 6pm weekdays.
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N. C
U. S. Department of Labor
Nixon says Laos operation ensures continued troop withdrawals
President Nixon announces in a television interview that allied Laos actions guarantee continued monthly withdrawals of at least 12,500 U.S. troops from Vietnam. He argues the Laos move reduces risk to remaining forces, defends a fixed withdrawal timeline, and hints at a 1972 reelection bid while pressuring Congress over war deadlines.
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Washington
Nixon
Laos
South Vietnam
U.S
Howard K. Smith
American Broadcasting Co
Vietnam
Hanoi
U S Support Forces Begin Withdrawal In Northwest
U S support forces began withdrawing from the northwest sector of South Vietnam as Saigon troops retreat across the Laotian border. North Vietnamese attacks intensified, with artillery rockets mortars and sappers hitting Khe Sanh and eight other U S positions in Laos. Casualties included seven Americans killed and 40 wounded while Saigon forces pull back from Laos after a 44 day drive to cut the Ho Chi Minh trail.
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Saigon
U.S
South Nam
Laos
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Khe Sanh
Field
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
Chu Lai
Phu Bai
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
Ham Nghi
Tran van An
Convoy Pushes Past Wrecked Helicopter Incident
A convoy advanced along the highway known to troops as Am Bush Alley after a helicopter was knocked out. The crash disabled several U.S. and South Vietnamese vehicles as the group pressed forward.
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U.S
President’s Hold on Funds Criticized by Udall and Alioto
Former Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall urged Congress to force a public showdown over presidential impoundment of appropriated funds, while San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto warned of a constitutional issue as they testified before a Senate panel. The hearings, led by Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr., examined how impoundment allows the President to pick which laws to enforce and to what extent.
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Washington
Stewart L. Udall
Congress
Senate
Joseph Alioto
San Francisco
Praeente
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Separation of Powers
Supreme Court
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
Impoundment Debate Highlights $12.2 Billion Held in Reserve
Lawmaker debate notes $12.2 billion in appropriated funds are frozen or impounded rather than the $11.1 billion in a prior tally. Rep. Bennett cites Nixon Cross Florida Barge Canal halt as an example. Sen. Ervin argues impoundment gives presidential item veto power not in the Constitution.
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Charles E. Bennett
Dfla
Nixon
Cross-Florida
Monarses
Ervin
Nixon warns against Dec 31 Vietnam pullout deadline
President Nixon argues a fixed year end withdrawal could damage American influence and widen risks if communists seize South Vietnam. He notes urgency from some House and Senate members while stressing a measured exit to strengthen Saigon defenses and avoid future war.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
America
House
Senate
United States
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Pacific
Mideast
Europe
Spark Matsunage
House Democrats
U.S
Congress
Saigon
Nixon Appeals For Approval Of SST Funds
President Nixon made an eleventh hour appeal for Senate approval of continued SST funding. Senator Hugh Scott said the Wednesday Senate vote would be close after the House rejected the idea. Scott noted uncommitted senators were being persuaded as the White House pressed for the SST program's continuation.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
GOP
Smith
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Southeast Asia
White House
Middle East
Soviet Union
Washington
Senate
Hugh Scott
Ofennsylvania
Scott
House
Nixon's Volunteer Army Gains Momentum in House Vote
The House Armed Services Committee approved a two year draft extension and a large pay boost for volunteers. The bill would raise starting pay to 266.50 a month and second lieutenants to 495 a month, funding for abolition of student deferments and longer nonmilitary service for conscientious objectors. House leadership aims for a vote before April 7.
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Washington
Nixon
House Armed Services Committee
William A. J. R-Wis
House
Armed Services
I. Edward Hebert
D-La
Congress
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