29 Army Officers Questioned Over Antiwar Ad
Maj. Stuart Freyer at Ft Bragg said 29 signers including 28 Army officers and one Air Force officer were questioned by their units about an antiwar advertisement in the Fayetteville Observer. Some considered resigning under honorable conditions after May 21, while others, including Maj. Jack I Stein, did not plan to resign.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
North Carolina
Stuart Freyer
Freyer
Fayetteville
Army
Air Force
Fort Bragg
Pope Air Force Base
Vietnam
Concerned Officer Movement
COM
Washington
Jack I. Stein
Brooklyn
M.Y
Demolish Pruitt Igoe plan aims at 60k townhouses
Washington AP reports a HUD proposal to raze Pruitt Igoe in St. Louis and replace 33 high rises with 900 townhouses for the displaced poor. Estimated cost around 20 million dollars for construction plus demolition efforts.
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St. Louis
Washington
George Romney
Department of Housing
Pruitt-Igoe
Do Oratory Debates Shape Voting in North Carolina
In Raleigh, lawmakers discuss whether floor debates sway votes. Rep. J Eugene Snyder says rarely, Rep. Carl Stewart agrees, while Rep. John Stevens recalls one abortion debate that shifted his stance. Others note debates sometimes prompt revision on less pivotal issues.
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J. Eugene Snyder
Davidson
Carl Stewart
Gaston
John Stevens
Buncombe
Stevens
W. T. Culpepper Jr
D-Pasquotank
Culpep
Ohn Kerr
D-Warren
North Carolina Museum of Art
Snyder
Dbate
George Rountree
Hanover
Glenn R. Jernigan
Cumberland
Rail Industry Seeks National Freight Car Pool Backed by Loans
Railroads push a bill creating a nonprofit National Freight Car Corp to lease new general service cars to shippers and carriers. Initial funding 10 to 30 million, repaid by a per car surcharge, with government backing for bank loans and low interest rates. Rail executives Claytor and Biaggini endorse the plan amid car shortages and declining fleet counts since 1950.
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Midwest
West
Penn Central
Warren G. Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
National Freight Car Corp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Transportation Secretary
W. Graham Claytor Jr
Southern Railway Co
Benjamin F. Biaggini
Southern Pacific
United States
Claytor
Beauty title goes to A&T graduate
Greensboro 23 year old Tiki Scott crowned second Miss Black North Carolina at Greensboro pageant. North Carolina A&T graduate and Greensboro Chamber of Commerce projects assistant is Crowned by first Miss Black North Carolina Sylvia Smith of Durham. Scott aims to use title to foster workable race communication.
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Greensboro
Tiki Scott
North Carolina
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
Sylvia Smith
Durham
Scott
Harris Survey Finds Voters Shifting Toward Independence in 1972
The Harris Poll indicates 23 percent of likely voters view themselves as independents, up six points since 1968. Democrats fall to 47 percent, Republicans to 30, with independents rising beyond the South to 24 percent overall and 38 percent among under-30 voters. Potential independent candidates Lindsay or McCarthy could disrupt major-party strength.
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Louis Harris
Harris
South
Richard Nixon
Lindsay
Eugene McCarthy
Debutante Ball Leaders Respond to Scotts Remarks
Raleigh leaders of the Terpsichorean Club, sponsor of the annual debutante ball, say they had no knowledge of insults Gov. Scott described. Scott said matchbooks with Burn Scott Up were passed out at the tea and criticized remarks about his wife.
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Raleigh
Bob Scott
Scott
Wrightsville Beach
North Carolina
Terpsichorean
North Carolina Merchants Set Shoplifting Seminar
North Carolina merchants will hold a seminar on the new shoplifting law during the NC Merchants Association annual convention in Pinehurst on June 6-7. Raleigh lawyer Thomas Bunn will guide merchants on lawful detention practices until police arrive ahead of the July 31 effective date.
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Pinehurst
N.C
North Carolina
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