Mink Ranching in the Carolinas A Look at Feeding Practices
A reader compares mink ranching in High Point Winston Salem and Thomasville, noting local suppliers and feeding methods. A.C. Mayo of Whitakers was contacted but did not respond. Bill Dietzel of the Chinchilla Association cites that ranchers often forage their own meals using chicken entrails and chopped mule meat, guarded by thick gloves due to the animals fierce nature and protective litters.
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High Point
Winston-Salem
Thomasville
A.C. Mayo
Whitakers
Bill Dietzel
Chinchilla Association
Davidson CC to Offer Accounting Course Business 212
Davidson Community College will offer an accounting course labeled Business 212 with a June 4 registration. The 4 credit course requires at least 6 hours of work per quarter toward a degree, totaling $18 for the term, and meets 7:30 to 9:15 p.m. Mondays.
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Davidson Community College
Apollo 10 Moon Mission Reaches Safe Splashdown Near Princeton
Apollo 10 astronauts Col. Thomas P. Stafford and Navy Cmdrs. John W. Young and Eugene A. Cernan returned to Earth after an eight day flight. The trio landed about 400 miles east of Pago Pago in the South Pacific near the recovery ship USS Princeton.
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USS
Princeton
Earth
South Pacific
America
Sixton
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
John W. Young
Eugene A. Cerran
Pago Pago
Stafford
Young
Cernan
Moon
Ray seeks full trial in King assassination case
James Earl Ray appeared in Memphis court seeking a full trial for the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. He argued his guilty plea was coerced by inadequate counsel and that the death of Judge Battle, who accepted the plea, warrants a new hearing. Ray contends a trial would reveal facts better suited to public record and expose potential media royalties concerns.
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Memphis
Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
J.A. Backwell
J. B. Stoner
Blackwell
Criminal Court
W. Preston Battle
Battle
King
Nashville
Percy Foreman
Arthur
Paquin
Foreman
Arthur J. Hanes
Chicago Teachers Accept Contract
Chicago public school teachers vote 9 776 to 585 to accept a one year contract ending a two day strike making them the highest paid in major cities. The agreement raises starting pay to 8400 per year and includes fringe benefits, no layoffs, smaller class sizes, and no cuts to summer programs.
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Chicago
Desmond
Wonion
House of Representatives
Detroit
Bradley Maintains Lead In Los Angeles Mayoral Poll
In the Los Angeles mayoral race, Thomas Bradley holds a solid lead over incumbent Sam Yorty in independent polls. Muchmore survey shows Bradley 53, Yorty 36 with 11 undecided among 675 people. Field Poll has Bradley 43 to 38 with 19 undecided. Turnout expected 70 to 75 percent of 1.27 million voters. Bradley, a policeman, accuses corruption. Yorty defends his appointees.
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Los Angeles
Thomas Bradley
Sam Yorty
Los Angeles Times
Don Muchmore
Bradley
Yorty
Muchmore
Antipolice
Rex Layton
Fairfax Avenue
Astronauts in Space Try Safe Razor Shave on Apollo 10
In Houston space center reports Apollo 10 astronauts Eugene Cernan Thomas Stafford and John Young shaved in space using a safety razor after years of failed attempts. They described a brushless foam method and noted beards caused itching in zero gravity. The stunt spelled out S H A V E with the final five words.
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Space Center
Houston
Eugene A. Cernan
Space
Space Agency
Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford
John W. Young
Young
Stafford
Alpha Victor Echo
Douglas Declares He Will Not Quit
Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas says he knows little of the Albert Parvin Foundation tax questions. The Times reports a May 12 letter suggesting how the foundation's finances could be shielded from Parvin control. Douglas vows not to yield to pressure and will not discuss the matter further. Fred Warner Neal succeeds Douglas as foundation president.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Albert Parvin Foundation
New York Times
Douglas
Parvin
Internal Revenue Service
Times
Los Angeles
E. Whittington
Whittington
Barnard L. Collier
Foundation
Fred Warner Neal
Claremont Graduate School
Claremont
Calif
Associated Press
Neal
GOP Confident ABM Will Pass In Senate
Washington AP report says the Nixon administration believes it has enough commitments to pass Safeguard the anti miss ile system in the Senate. Senate Leader Everett Dirksen notes possible Republican switches but declines to name individuals or numbers. Mansfield suggests administration pressure could yield a one to three vote margin.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Spiro Tagnew
Mike Mansfield
Montana
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W. B. Archer
Brown Summitt
CAS
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CBS
Chicago Teachers Union
Board of Education
Richard J. Daley
John E. Desmond
CTU
Safety
GOP
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