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29 Mar 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1970
Page
1
How April Fool’s Day Began and Museum Preservation Plans
April Fool’s Day started after the 1564 calendar change in France, with old New Year celebrations persisting as April 1 and spreading to England by the 1600s. The National Air and Space Museum in Maryland, a Smithsonian branch, preserves vast aviation history with limited outside help and awaits Congressional funding to build a new facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W. A
France
England
Scotland
National Air and Space Museum Preservation and Restoration
Silver Hill
Maryland
America
Smithsonian
Truman
Hap Arnold
USAF
Park Ridge
Illinois
O’hare
Natonal Air Museum
Eisenhower
National Gallery of Art
National Air and Space Museum
Arts and Industries
Louis Casey
Local board moves through No 116 in April draft lottery
The assistant reports the local draft board will process entries up to No 116 during April. It notes March progress reached No 90, indicating the ongoing ranking and scheduling of selections.
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A. A
Replacement for a lost Purple Heart in Army
Once awarded a Purple Heart the recipient may purchase a replacement. If still in service it can be bought at a post exchange or quartermaster clothing sale with orders or citation. Another route is through the Adjutant General's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adjutant General's Office
When Were Dolls First Made
The term doll appeared around 1750 and varied by culture. Ancient Egyptians made paddle dolls over 3,000 years ago from wool carved into canoe paddle shapes, often buried with owners as companions in the spirit world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Washington Seeks Stable Course as Southeast Asia Tangles Deepen
Washington frets over Cambodia and Laos as instability grows near South Vietnam. Officials warn rapid changes could threaten the Nixon troop withdrawal plan, with Hanoi pressuring to curb bombing routes while China’s Laos role looms large. Military shifts await next moves in Hanoi and Vientiane as SE Asia politics hinge on uncertain Cambodia crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
U.S
United States
Vietnam
Hanoi
Vientiane
Easter Observed Worldwide Amid Fashion Focus
Easter activities span from Pope Paul VI outdoor Mass in Acilia to Nixon's Easter at Key Biscayne. Sunrise services draw thousands, with Hollywood Bowl expected crowds and travel delays plaguing air travelers. Fashion watchers await midi or mini trends on Fifth Avenue while egg hunts run nationwide, though Buffalo suspends its hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul VI
Acilia
Rome
Europe
Vatican City
St. Peter’s Square
California
New York
Fifth Avenue
DeKalb County
Chamber of Commerce
Bomb Factory Explosion Kills Man in Lower East Side
An explosion in a grimy Lower East Side six story walk up killed Ishmael Brown and severely injured Godwin Bernard, a home made pipe bomb like prior Greenwich Village blasts. Police found a Black Panther flag and literature in the apartment as reinforcements searched rubble for more victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lower East Side
Ishmael Brown
Airlines and Airports Grapple with Easter Controller Strike
The Easter weekend work stoppage by PATCO shut down major hubs in New York and Chicago. At Islip 128 of 143 controllers called in sick while Chicago and Kansas City showed low staffing. Trans World Airlines canceled all Chicago O’Hare flights and American scrubbed 40 of 222 Saturday flights to Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Transport Association
New York
Chicago
Air Traffic Controllers’ Organization
PATCO
Air Traffic Control Center
Islip
N.Y
New York City
Kansas City
Trans World Airways
O’hare Field
American Airlines
O’hare
Newark
English Motor Co Sold to Fayetteville Dealer
English Motor Co. a major Ford outlet in North Carolina, is sold to George Purvis of Lafayette Motors Fayetteville. The Cres cent Ford, Inc. will operate the business on N. Main at Old Winston Road starting April 1 with Purvis directing. The deal reportedly runs into seven figures. Tom English Jr. remains with English Motor Co. and High Point Leasing Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Motor Co
Fayetteville
Ford
North Carolina
George Purvis
Lafayette Motors
Tom R. English Jr
Ford Motor Co
Dearborn
Mich
N. Main
Winston Road
Purvis
Tom English Jr
High Point Leasing Co
Tom R. English
Hera
Regince
English
Fiddlers Going Back From What Page 4A
The phrase appears on page 4A with references to sections 14 and 15C. No clear event or named entities are present in the fragment to identify a full news item or outcome. Further readable context is needed to craft a factual summary.
Welfare Cadillac Song Sparks Protest Over White House Concert
Nashville AP report notes songwriter Guy Drake says he was inspired to write Welfare Cadillac while painting a transmitter tower in Pineville Kentucky. He recalls seeing a shack with a half wood half Holiday Inn sign and a littered yard, which prompted the song about a Cadillac parked in front of a house.
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Nashville, Tenn
White House
Pineville
Guy Drake
Holiday Inn
Drake
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Pittsburgh
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Yosemite National Park
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Pope Paul
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Crescent Ford, Inc
Beauty
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Editorial
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