Reader Q & A: BBB wig warning and social security notes
Community inquiries cover a wig postcard scam tied to a Philadelphia firm and a federal indictment. Also discussed are NC State football bowl history, anti litter laws on chicken feather pollution, acorn feeding for pigs, and how saved Social Security funds affect dependents and investigations.
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Marvin E. Sykes
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Bill Sent To House Floor For Foreign Aid Cut 31 Percent
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a 31 percent reduction in foreign aid funding to 2.20 billion dollars for the current year. The panel also proposed a restriction on purchases of advanced weapons by developing nations receiving aid, with Greece Turkey Iran Israel the Republic of China the Philippines and Korea exempted.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
House
Mittee
America
U.S
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Israel
Republic of China
Philippines
Korea
Harris Survey Shows Johnson Behind Six Republican Rivals
Louis Harris reports President Johnson trails six possible GOP opponents in 1968 pairings. Rockefeller leads the field while Nixon breaks ahead of Johnson in a key result. The findings mark Johnson’s lowest standing since entering the White House.
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Johnson
Nelson Rockefeller
George Romney
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
John Lindsay
Charles Percy
Rockefeller
Nixon
Long
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Gov
Barry Goldwater
Elections tied to race issue across U.S. mayoral races
In Gary Indiana a legal challenge seeks to halt or adjust the election amid claims of thousands of black names removed and white names added to rolls. Hammond hosts a three judge panel to hear the complaint as tensions rise over race in the race for mayor. Cleveland sees Democrat Carl Stokes oppose Republican opponent.
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Washington
Gary
Ind
Richard G. Hatcher
Democratic Organization
Hatcher
U.S. District Court
County Elections Board
Hammond
Boston
San Francisco
New York
Chicago
Joseph B. Radigan
Cleveland
Carl B. Stokes
U.S. Jet Downs Two Red MIGs Near Hanoi
U.S. warplanes bombed the Gia Thuong storage area near Hanoi. A Tomcat mission shot down two MIGs over Gia Lam air base, raising U.S. air kills to 98 with 26 planes lost. Pilots Capt. Darrell D. Simmonds and 1st Lt. George H. McKinney Jr. led the raid.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
U.S. Air Force
Pentagon
Air Force
North Vietnam
United States
Gia Thuong
Gia Lam Air Base
Red River
Lao Cai
China
Communist China
First Major Snowstorm Dumps Two Feet Of Snow
The Associated Press reports a powerful early season snowstorm across the Great Lakes dumping up to 2 feet of snow along the southern and eastern shores. Conneaut Ohio and Mayville New York measured 23 and 21 inches respectively, with Hurley Wisconsin and Ironwood Michigan reporting two feet on the ground. Temperatures fell to the teens and 20s as traffic slowed.
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Great Lakes
Lake Erie
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New
York
Conneaut
Mayville
N.Y
Hurley
Wisconsin
Ironwood
Michigan
Lake Michigan
Missing Georgia girl found near road after church disappearance
Three year old Linda Foley from Marietta was found beside a Cobb County highway after vanishing from Northside Alliance Church in Dekalb. Police pursued an elderly bushy haired man seen at the church, but divers and bloodhounds did not locate the child in a pond. The parents and relatives awaited at the church as dawn approached.
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Decatur
Linda Foley
Charles H. Foley
Marietta
Northside Alliance
Harry Foley
Belleville
Ill
Atlanta
Cobb County
Skyland
Dekalb County
H. G. Wagner
Wagner
Calm Returns to Winston-Salem After Days of Unrest
Mayor M C Benton said calm prevailed as state troopers and National Guard units began to withdraw from Winston-Salem. about 550 troops remained, with 1,000 at peak. Downtown reopened to pedestrians and a mass meeting demanded police department accountability. An officer faces revived investigation over James Eller s death. Over 80 injured, 100 arrested, $350000 in damages reported. Government vows ongoing aid if needed.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
M. C. Benton
Jack P. Simpson
North Carolina National Guard
Winston- Salem
James Eller
Eller
W. E. Owens
Dan Moore
Benton
Marine Cpl Treffin Helps Vietnamese Baby Near Da Nang
U S Marine Cpl Joe J Treffin of Richland Center Wisconsin holds a Vietnamese baby as they exchange glances during a patrol near Da Nang. The infant wears a sweater and cap. the child has no diaper, reducing laundry issues for the unit.
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U.S
Cpl
Joe J. Treffin
Richland Center
Wis
da Nang
Leathernecks
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