Junk cars and postal ethics in local Q and A
The Enterprise reports on reporting junk cars to the building inspections office at city hall with Chief Inspector Hill noting one car moved and the other to comply within 30 days. The USPS ethics code warns postmasters against disclosing information learned in official duties under penalties. Disney World location is about 500 miles from High Point, near Orlando, Fla. In chess a king cannot capture another king as it would place the opponent in check.
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Anon. A
City Hall
Hill
Florida
Disney World
High Point
J. A
Orlando
Fla
Chamber of Commerce
Shipman Organ Company
High Point Organ Company
Chamber and Public Library
Washington
Pentagon
Amputee seeks right shoe exchange and sourcing tips
Reader questions about finding a matching right shoe after loss of a leg. Advice suggests asking shoe store managers, using single-shoe samples, and checking Salvation Army thrift stores or shoe repair shops for turning lefts into rights. Also notes lists of sources from Dear Abby.
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Abby
Salvation Army
Nixon imposes temporary meat price ceiling nationwide
President Nixon announced a price ceiling on beef pork and lamb at current levels as he seeks a permanent fix for rising food costs. He tied the move to his Viet Nam end address while Congress and consumers react with mixed support and continued boycott plans.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Hanoi
Congress
June Donovan
Los Angeles
Veto Power For Governor Rejected
North Carolina House committee rejected a proposed constitutional amendment granting the governor veto power and a succession plan for governor and lieutenant governor. Legislators introduced by Rep. Tom Gilmore would require a statewide vote. The measure failed to advance after a quick session adjourned without favorable action.
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Raleigh
House
North Carolina
Luther Hodges
Constitutional Amendments Committee
Tom Gilmore
Denton POW Memoir Details Torture and Resistance
The article recalls Captain Jeremiah Denton’s capture in July 1965 and his seven and a half years as a POW in North Vietnam. It covers the brutal torture phase in 1966, his isolation in a pitch black room, loss of food and health, and his rise to senior officer at the Zoo camp with secret communications to other prisoners.
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Jeremiah Denton
Clark Field
Hanoi
America
Jeremiah A. Denton, Jr
USN
Kathryn Johnson
Associated Press
Bobby Risner
Zoo
North Vietnam
Thanh Hoa
Clark
Navy
Jeremiah A. Denton Jr
Virginia Beach
Elon College
N.C
Nixon meat price ceilings spark continued consumer boycott
Organizers of the boycott say they will proceed with a week long action despite Nixon's price ceilings on beef pork and lamb. Farm group meetings plan actions while meat industry leaders warn of unfair controls and possible shortages. Senators Byrd Jackson and Tower voice skepticism about effectiveness. June Donovan of FIT comments after the speech.
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Nixon
National Farmers Organization
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Denver
Chicago
Harrell DeGraff
American Meat Institute
National Trade Association of the Meat Packing and Processing Industry
Washington
Clarence G. Adams
National Association of Food Chains
Roman L. Hruska
Nebraska
Senate
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Henry M. Jackson
June Donovan
Los Angeles
Fight
FIT
Prisoners Tell Story Of Lonely Darkness And Torture
Freed POWs describe torture and starvation endured in North Vietnamese and Viet Cong captivity. Navy Captain Jeremiah A Denton Jr and Colonel Robinson Risner led disclosures at Clark Air Base after release, detailing beatings and isolation while maintaining military discipline and sharing little beyond rank and serial numbers. President Nixon later met Denton and Risner at the White House as more details emerged.
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Hanoi
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Denton
Nixon
White House
Col
Robinson Risner
Oklahoma City
Okla
Air Force
Joseph Milligan
Annandale
N.J
McCord Sentencing Delayed Amid Watergate Claims
McCord 54 former Nixon campaign security chief awaits sentencing until June 15 to accommodate Senate testimony and a federal grand jury probe. He was convicted Jan 30 of conspiracy burglary and wiretapping at Watergate. Liddy was ordered to testify with immunity. Haldeman named as aware but not active. Weicker pressed view of wider GOP espionage in 1972 race.
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Washington
James W. McCord Jr
White House
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
McCord
Senate
Nixon
Democratic
Watergate
G. Gordon Liddy
Sirica
Liddy
Baltimore Sun
H. R. Haldeman
the Sun
Haldeman
Stnate
Ronald L. Ziegler
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Connecticut
Oper
Ation
Weicker
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Senate Committee
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J’a Doube
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Willis Street
Anon
Public Works
Willis
Public Works Department
High Point Organ
Can
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Sen
William Proxmire
Dwis
House Agriculture Committee
W. R. Poage
Cost of Living Council
Internal Revenue Service
Jeremiah Denton Ee
Robby Risner
Capt. Denton
William Gillen
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