Rock carvings prompt museum inquiry and viewer tips
Readers report possible rock markings at Deep River with unsure origin from cavemen or Indians and request expert identification. The letter asks for a contact, cites Jim Mattocks as a rock hound, and suggests museum transfer if verified. The page also covers embalming guidance, home employment scams, notes on a High Point golf course opening, bird feeder recipes, and wig donations to High Point Community Theater.
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Deep River
Jim Mattocks
Boy Scouts
Brezhnev Outlines Soviet Foreign Policy at 24th Congress
Leonid Brezhnev opened the 24th Congress of the Soviet Communist Party with a pledge to preserve existing socialist states, support national liberation movements, aid the Third World, and seek peaceful coexistence while ready to counter imperialist threats. He assured North Vietnam of Moscow’s fraternal support, noted hints of China-Soviet rapprochement yet condemned anti-Soviet China propaganda, defended the 1988 invasion of Czechoslovakia, and welcomed 101 foreign delegates from 90 countries as the party reviews past results and sets future goals.
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Moscow
Russia
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid J. Brezhnev
Kremlin
Palace of Congresses
Brezhnev
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
Congress
China
Noti
People’s Republic of China
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Nikolai Podgorny
Red
Albania
Peking
Calley Sentencing Phase Opens At Fort Benning
Lt William Calley faces a life or death sentence after conviction for premeditated murder in the My Lai massacre. The sentencing phase begins as his lawyers consider whether jurors can reassess the verdict to avoid a death sentence. The six jurors must five vote for life or all six for death. Calley, 27, remains stoic. his chief defender Latimer seeks mercy, arguing mitigation while noting Calley’s background and family.
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Kennedy
Calley
George Latimer
My Lai
Associated Press
Bo Duffy
Leat Limited
Rusty
Latimer
Gainesville
Fla
Hells Of War At My Lai Verdict Near
The AP reports Rusty Calley awaited a verdict for his My Lai court martial after a 13 day deliberation. He faced possible execution or life imprisonment for killings including 20 Vietnamese civilians and a monk, with sentencing to follow.
Soviet Factional Debate Surfaces at 24th Congress
AP analysis notes a debate between the Soviet military industrial complex and the Communist party as the 24th Congress opens. Defense minister Grechko lauds electronic power and precision industries while Pravda emphasizes raising living standards and a scientific approach to economic and social problems.
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Communist Party
Andrei_ A.Grachko
Armed
Meee
Pravda
Grechko
Armed Forces
Krasnaya
Zvezda
Red Star
Armed ‘Forces
Manson and three women receive death penalty
The nine month trial of Charles Manson Patricia Krenwinkel Leslie Van Houten and Susan Atkins ends with seven men and five women jurors deciding on the gas chamber. Jurors say they sought to protect society while defense and prosecutors reflect on the verdicts and possible appeals.
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LOS Angeles
Charles Manson
Tate-LaBianca
Manson
Patricia Krenwinkel
Leslie van Houten
Susan Atkins
Charles Older
State Supreme Court
Vincent Bugliosi
U.S. Supreme Court
American Planes Strike North Vietnamese Guns in DMZ
Four American fighter-bombers attacked North Vietnamese artillery in the DMZ northern sector. The U S command reported the planes returned safely but gave no hit confirmation. Field commanders note 13 mile range guns could threaten bases below the DMZ, while casualties from the latest clash exceed 225 killed and over 130 wounded.
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Saigon
Ben, Hai River
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Ting
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Ifield
Dmz
Laos
McNamara Line
Ienemy
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Trinity Junior High
Better Business Bureau
Greensboro
Eharn
Bureau
BBB
Small Business Administration
Washington, D. C
High Point
Arion
Health Department
High Point Community Theater
Arig -Cornell
Main St
Benning
William. Calley
Col
Reid
Ft, Benning, Ga. Stockade
Kathryn Johnson
FT. Benning
Rusty Calley
Gara
William L. Calley Jr
Cs iIn
Clifford Foard
Ford
Hells
Marie’ Mesmer
Hall of Justice
Bugliosi
Paul Fitzgerald
Miss Krenwinkel
The
Seny
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