Antique washstand traced to Columbia Furniture Co High Point
The Columbia Furniture Company of High Point organized in the 1890s with J. A. Lindsay as president and Charles Ragan as general manager was later acquired by M. J. and T. F. Wrenn. Lindsay died June 1907 and the firm’s final closure date remains unknown though records show the company existed through 1912.
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J. A. Lindsay
Charles Ragan
M. J
T. F. Wrenn
High Point
Columbia Furniture Company
Lindsay
Berta Carraway
Contact details for Civil Air Patrol in Erwin area
Call Erwin Roberts at 889 2553 to join or attend CAP meetings Mondays 7 to 9 pm at St Christopher's Episcopal Church corner Eastchester and Johnson. Open to boys and girls aged 13 to 18.
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Erwin
Tup) Roberts
St. Christopher's Episcopal Church
Eastchester
Johnson Street
Veterans Benefits for Family and Insurance Inquiries
Question about eligibility for hospitalization and other benefits for a veteran's wife and children. Answer explains VA life insurance history, limited hospital coverage for wartime service, potential pensions after the veteran's death, and local offices for tailored guidance. Also notes no local umbrella repair shops and suggests returning to manufacturer or store.
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Veterans Administration
Korea
Vietnam
Guilford County Veterans Service
High Point
U.S. Veterans Assistance Center
Wachovia
Winston-Salem
Memorial donations addresses for two national cancer charities
Mrs. N D A requests mail addresses for contributions. March of Dimes donations may be mailed to The National Foundation March of Dimes Guilford County Chapter P O Box 1776 Greensboro 27402. Donations to the Cancer Society go to Cancer Society 1648 Main St High Point.
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The
Cancer Foundation
March of Dimes
Cancer Society
Main St
High T
Kennedy and Byrd duel for Senate whip post
Senators Edward Kennedy and Robert Byrd spar over the No 2 Democratic leadership post as Byrd weighs a challenge to Kennedy for the whip. Kennedy vows to run and win while Byrd maintains he has not decided and will focus on the current session.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Robert C. Byrd
Senate
Chamber
Byrd
West Virginia
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Mike Mansfield
Chappaquiddick
South
Gov Scott Not Opposed To 4 Cent Tax Plan
Gov. Bob Scott signals tacit support for statewide four percent sales tax in North Carolina. He opposed local referendums raising the tax, calling his stance a negative endorsement, and expects a four percent proposal to appear in the January General Assembly session. He also said he will not seek a state buildings bond issue or a study group on interest rates, preferring actions within the budget.
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Raleigh
Bob Scott
North Carolina
Scott
General Assembly
Advisory Budget Commission
Hargrove Bowles
D-Guilford
State Legislative Study Commission On Consumer Credit
Bowles
Gov
Senate Passes Landmark Job Safety Bill
The Senate approved a major safety bill 82 to 3, sending it to the House for action in the rump session. It creates a national program to improve health and safety for about 80 million workers and aims to cut roughly 14,500 deaths, 2.2 million injuries, and 1.5 billion dollars in lost wages annually. The measure authorizes standards within two years, labor inspectors to enforce, and a three member presidentially named appeals commission with court review.
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Washington
Senate
House
House Committee
Labor Department
Nixon
Pentagon Still Buying Ineffective Pain-killer
The Defense Department buys large amounts of Darvon despite studies showing limited effect and better or cheaper alternatives. Pentagon outlays for Darvon variants and Darvon plus aspirin exceed $5 million, with recent purchases totaling hundreds of thousands. Eli Lilly defends Darvon’s effectiveness amid wide prescribing, while Senate investigators note wasteful government buying practices.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
Eli Lilly Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Senate
Eight Toys Hazardous Says Group
Consumers Union warned it will sue unless eight hazardous toys are banned before Christmas. Morris Kaplan cited FDA plans to ban only some items and criticized the 15 day comment period as too slow.
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Washington
Consumers Union
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Morris Kaplan
Kaplan
HEW
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Reliance Products Corp
Woonsocket
R. I
Airports without modern guidance devices alarm pilots
AP found more than half of U S airports serving scheduled air liners lack essential blind landing equipment. The study notes forecasted landings by 747s at Phoenix with no glide slope device and cites Rep Jack Brooks accusing the FAA of failing to require radar control tower and ILS installations following the Marshall tragedy.
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Washington
Associated Press
Marshall University
Phoe
Los Angeles
Pacific
Scandinavian Airlines
Tucson
Ariz
FAA
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Brooks
Congress
North Carolina
Elizabeth City
Goldsboro
Hickory
Kinston
New Bern
Rocky Mount
Southern Pines
South Carolina
Anderson
Florence
Greenwood
Myrtle Beach
Glide slope gaps leave many U S airports without ILS guidance
An AP analysis finds 304 continental airports lack instrument landing system ILS glide slope facilities including Huntington Phoenix Las Vegas Fort Lauderdale Tucson Bangor and Helena. The gap affects about 2000 daily flights and dates to FAA funding and court fights over equipment.
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Huntington
Hilltop
Phoenix
Continental United States
Las Vegas
Nev
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Tucson
Ariz
Bangor
Maine
Hungry woman signals photographer amid famine in Manpura
A hungry woman in Manpura East Pakistan gestures to a photographer to show her need as the community endures a famine that has left thousands dead and residents with rotten rice and little to eat.
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Manpura
East Pakistan
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Anon
Branson
Merchants Association
Civil Air Patrol
D. McC
Secretary of Labor
H. L. Schwartz III
W. Va
Marshall
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