Dogs and mail and debt facts in a 1969 community column
The notice offers dog deterrence tips using cayenne garlic and warns about variable dog senses. It explains why Army mail to U.S. service members can be delayed and how to improve writing patterns. It reviews the national debt in November 1969 and notes Nixon's proposal to separate public debt from intragovernmental holdings. It recalls corrections about Pete Maravich’s LSU jersey retirement and invites readers to guess for a prize.
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Federal Reserve System
Nixon
Veterans Life Insurance
Polonius
John Roche
South Carolina
Pete Mavarich
Louisiana State
LSU
R.H. A
Pete Maravich
Pete
Bombers Back Laos Attack Near Long Cheng
Royal Laotian forces aided by U S bombers drove a counteroffensive north of Long Cheng capturing Phou Pa Sai and clearing Skyline Ridge and a north ridge. Meo troops under Gen Vang Pao faced two North Vietnamese units on the second ridge as government forces also seized hills south of Sam Thong amid heavy air raids.
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Vientiane
Laos
Long Cheng
Phou Pa Sai
Skyline Ridge
Vang Pao
Sam Thong
Plain of Jars
Israel Claims Five More MIGS Bagged Over Suez
Israeli pilots report shooting down five Egyptian MIG21s in dogfights over Port Said at the southern end of the Suez Canal. Egypt acknowledges one loss and claims two Israeli jets were destroyed or damaged, while Israel asserts cannon and rockets brought down the aircraft. An Egyptian spokesman cites about 80 planes involved, making it the largest air battle since 1967.
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Tel Aviv
Port Suez
Suez Canal
Egypt
Israel
Williams Testifies In Capital
Washington AP report says Sen. Ervin and Sen. Thurmond refused to confirm they helped arrange security for black nationalist Robert F. Williams while he testified before the Senate Internal Security subcommittee. Williams, recently back from exile, fights extradition to North Carolina over a 1961 kidnapping charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Robert F. Williams
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Williams
Charlotte Observer
Observer
Thurmond
Ervin
Michigan
William
Nationwide Easter Weekend Air Controller Walkout Threatens Flights
PATCO calls for a nationwide air controllers walkout over transfer policies threatening Easter air travel. FAA warns absent controllers face contempt of court within 24 hours as 259 of 11 eastern and midwestern centers report missing staff, nine more than the prior day.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
F. Lee Bailey
PATCO
East
Midwest
West
Far West
Bailey
Air Transport Association
Viet Cong Attacks Shocks Phnom Penh Amid Rising Tension
In Phnom Penh, tanks patrol streets as Viet Cong forces press attacks on Cambodian troops and civilians near the border. Cheng Heng accuses the Viet Cong of forcing villagers to sell rice and using a Sihanouk call to rally guerrilla activity. Pro-Sihanouk demonstrations reported in several provinces.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Cheng Heng
Mekong River
Vietnam
Viet Cong
Norodom Sihanouk
Peking
Sihanouk
Koh Ky
Mekong
Kampong Cham
Senate drama over Carswell nomination signals tight vote
Senate debate over G Harrold Carswell's Supreme Court bid draws cross currents with parties split. Oregon Senators Hatfield and Packwood diverge on recommittal and final confirmation while Birch Bayh pushes to send the nomination back to committee for renewed review. Fulbright signals support for recommittal as questions persist.
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Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
G. Harrold Carswell
Oregon
Mark C. Hatfield
Nixon
Tallahassee, Fla
Hatfield
Judiciary Committee
Robert W
Packwood
Carswell
Birch Bayh
Bayh
Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr
Vermont
George D. Aiken
Republicans
Duck
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Fulbright
Judicial Committee
Spring Rains Threaten Florida Winter Crops
Spring rains flood thousands of acres of pasturelands in Florida's dry season imperiling crops across the winter salad bowl. Flood control authorities warned more lands could go underwater as agricultural officials urged growers from Fort Myers to Palm Beach to save crops and livestock in soggy pastures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Bean City
Fla
Fort Myers
Gulf Coast
Palm Beach
Atlantic
Rain floods do damage as 14 inches fall in Hobe Sound
Across the region heavy rains from late Wednesday pushed up to 14 inches in Hobe Sound and nearly 10 in Stuart and Fort Myers, surpassing March averages. Central and South Florida Flood Control District chief says the rainfall is exceptional. Lee County Disaster Committee votes to seek federal loans for devastated growers amid widespread crop loss.
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Hobe Sound
Stuart
Fort Myers
Lee County
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High Point
United States
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Canal
Labor Department
Transportation Department
North Carolina
Bob Scott
Samantha Townsend
Wilmington
Capitol Building
Raleigh
Miss Townsend
Ed Dail
Central and South Florida
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