Reader Q and A in North Carolina column on scams and public concerns
Daily reader questions cover stamp scam warnings and police tips, bicycle rules on interstates, custody holidays for Mills Home children, Oakwood Cemetery vandal rewards, arranging a turkey visit for a church class, and CPA certification requirements. Names include First Methodist Church Thomasville, Oakwood, Mills Home, North Side Market, Fox Turkey Farm, and Dixon Hauser Odom firm.
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Thomasville
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North Side Market
Fox Turkey Farm
Liberty
Johnson says 525000 troops authorized, no lift anticipated
President Johnson affirmed no increase in U S troop strength in Vietnam and rejected a bombing halt as ineffective. He noted progress but warned that peace talks depend on broader actions, saying Hanoi’s response to talks offered aboard the Enterprise was clear and complete. Westmoreland anticipates no force increase despite calls for faster buildup.
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Oakwood Cemetery
John Staley
Washington
Johnson
U.S
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Enterprise
White House
Ellsworth Bunker
William C. Westmoreland
Saigon
Westmoreland
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. Westmoreland
Congressional
U S Forces Take Hills Overlooking Dak To in Dak To Battle
U S 4th Infantry Division seized Hill 1338 and the 173rd Airborne Brigade captured Hill 889 near Dak To in the central highlands. The action, part of a two week operation involving about 10 000 allied troops, left 17 Americans dead and 24 wounded. Air and naval strikes broadened as Ha Noi was bombed and the diplomatic quarter reportedly targeted.
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Saigon
Dak
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Dak To
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Hill 1338
Peter Arnett
Arnett
4Th Division
U.S
Corporate Profits Start Rise
Washington reports third quarter profits rose by 1.2 billion to an annual 80.1 billion before taxes. The Commerce Department also notes higher than expected GNP growth, up 16.1 billion to 791.2 billion.
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Commerce Department
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Johnson Administration
Congress
Johnson
Surveyor 6 Achieves Moon Hop for First Earth Rocket Lift
In Pasadena a three legged Surveyor 6 soft landed last November and rose about 10 feet on a 642 second hop. The maneuver tests surface strength and depth of footprints while enabling stereo photographs for 12 764 images already sent from the craft.
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Pasadena
Calif
Lunar
Moon
Central Bay
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Apollo
Earth
JPL
Surveyor Control Center
Deep Space Network
Goldstone
Nixon And Reagan Choices Of 1964 GOP Delegates
Nixon leads AP delegate poll as favorite for the 1968 Republican nomination and Reagan is the top vice presidential choice. Rockefeller and Reagan form a strong ticket second. Nixon Reagan 40 percent for strongest ticket, with Rockefeller Reagan at 29. Percy tops VP options with Nixon.
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Reagan
GOP
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Associated Press
California
Ronald Reagan
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Associated Press Bureaus
Rockefeller
Romney
Charles Percy
Illinois
Johnston County Rep. Jesse H. Austin Jr. switches parties
North Carolina state Rep. Jesse H. Austin Jr. of Johnston County announced he will leave the Democratic Party to join the Republicans. He hinted at a possible run for Congress but gave no definite plans. Republican leaders welcomed him, noting it as a historic party switch by an incumbent official.
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Jesse H. Austin Jr
Johnston County
Congress
Austin
General Assembly
Dan Moore
Jim Holshouser
John Stickley
Charlotte
Jim Gardner
Rocky Mount
Gardner
Holfhouser
Romney for President Office Planned in Greenville
Ed Rawl Jr. will head a Romney for President office in Greenville as part of a North Carolina committee promoting Michigan Governor George Romney. The formation was announced Thursday in Raleigh by party supporters and campaign organizers.
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Raleigh
Ed Rawl Jr
Romney
Greenville
North Carolina
Michigan
George Romney
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