Rock carvings mystery prompts museum inquiry
Reader seeks expert to examine rock with unknown markings near Deep River. They want to determine if cave man or Indian work created points and squares, hoping to involve a museum. The recommended contact is Jim Mattocks 888-7275, noted as a rock hound and Boy Scout merit badge counselor. A second query asks about embalming rules for bodies shipped by common carrier versus private transport. The answer states embalming is required for bodies shipped by common carrier, not required if transported by private vehicle.
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Deep River
B. W
Jim Mattocks
Boy Scouts
Trinity Junior High
S.S. A
At Home Employment Ads and a New Golf Course Opening
A reader asks about home addressing jobs and scams. The Better Business Bureau warns that many home based schemes are fraudulent and advises obtaining legitimate guidance from SBA publications. The High Point golf course is expected to open mid October if grass grows.
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Better Business Bureau
Greensboro
Bureau
BBB
Small Business Administration
Washington, D. C
High Point
Anon. A
Recipe for bird feeder fat and hair net inquiry
A reader asks about a bird feeder fat mixture and mentions a cauldron brew with kitchen scraps. They discuss sanitation rules requiring hair nets for those handling food and note the health department's checks for compliance.
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Health Department
Wigs Donated Through High Point Theater Group
A donor offers two wigs for theatrical use. The High Point Community Theater, a member of the High Point Arts Council, will collect the wigs at 500 N. Main St and pass them to the theater group in need.
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High Point Community Theater
High Point Arts Council
N. Main St
Brezhnev Outlines Soviet Policy Aims at 24th Congress
In Moscow Brezhnev pledges to preserve existing Communist states, aid liberation movements, aid the Third World, and offer peaceful coexistence while vowing to rebuff imperialist aggression. He backs North Vietnam and China normalization, defends 1968 Czechoslovakia actions, and notes broad international attendance at the congress.
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Moscow
Russia
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Kremlin
Brezhnev
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
China
Peking
People’s Republic of China
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Nikolai Podgorny
Red
Calley Sentencing Phase Opens After Conviction at My Lai
Lt William Calley Jr. returns to Fort Benning for the capital murder sentencing phase after conviction for premeditated murder of Vietnamese civilians. He seeks mercy before a six man jury limited to life or death as the judge notes possible reconsideration and a hung jury risk.
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Ft, Benning, Ga
William Calley Jr
My Lai
Calley
Col
Reid
Kennedy
Miami
Fla
Stockade
Associated Press
George Latimer
Salt Lake City
Reid Kennedy
Vietnam
James B. Duffy
Rusty
Latimer
Gainesville
My Lai Verdict Shocks Lt Calley After Deliberations
The AP reports Lt. William L. Calley Jr. was found guilty of premeditated murder for 20 Vietnamese slain in My Lai plus a monk and a child assault. The longest U.S. military trial, the verdict now awaits jury sentencing deliberation.
Manson and Women Sentenced to Death in Trial Verdict
Jurors chose the gas chamber for Charles Manson and thee female defendants Patricia Krenwinkel Leslie Van Houten and Susan Atkins following a nine month trial in which they were convicted of first degree murder and conspiracy The verdicts drew mixed reactions from jurors and lawyers with one panel member saying she sought to protect society while others expressed heartbreak and concern about the backgrounds of the defendants The case now goes to Judge Charles Older for formal sentencing to April 19 with automatic appeals to the state Supreme Court and possible review by the U S Supreme Court
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Los Angeles
Charles Manson
Tate-LaBianca
Manson
Patricia Krenwinkel
Leslie van Houten
Susan Atkins
Charles Older
State Supreme Court
Atty
Vincent Bugliosi
U.S. Supreme Court
Hall of Justice
Bugliosi
Soviet Military Industry Clash Foretells 24th Congress
AP analysis notes a debate between the Soviet military-industrial complex and the Communist party on the eve of the 24th Congress. Grechko lauds defense tech and weapons progress while Pravda stresses consumer living standards and a realistic economic approach. This tension hints at potential civilian-military policy strains.
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William L. Ryan
Communist Party
Andrei A. Grechko
Pravda
Grechko
Armed Forces
Krasnaya Zvezda
Red Star
Four U S Jets Hit North Vietnamese Artillery In DMZ
Four American jet fighters crossed the Ben Hai River and struck North Vietnamese artillery in the DMZ as U S Command reported no initial confirmation of hits. The battle left hundreds dead or wounded on the enemy and government sides in separate clashes near Route 7 and buffer zones.
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Saigon
Ben Hai River
Ting
South Vietnam
Pentagon
U.S
Laos
McNamara Line
Dmz
Enem
Cavary
Route 7
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FT. Benning
Rusty Calley
Lai
William L. Calley Jr
Clifford Ford
Ford
Hells
LT. Calley
Ga. Stockade
Skipp Stevens
Marie Mesmer
Paul Fitzgerald
Miss Krenwinkel
The
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