Reader Q and A on home repairs and hobbies
A collection of reader questions covers linoleum edging in a cabinet, identifying a four inch deep cut glass bowl as an antique wine rinser, growing grass under oaks with advice from NC State Extension, safety of electric blankets, Social Security earnings for widows with a child, obtaining flying lessons near Greensboro High Point, and evaluating home addressing work at home schemes with BBB guidance.
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New Orleans
M. A
Albert Banadyga
NCSU
Carolina
Pennlawn
County Agricultural Center
Greensboro
Soil Testing Laboratory
Raleigh
M.C. A
Better Business Bureau
Senate Rejects Haynsworth Nomination to Supreme Court
The Senate voted 55 45 to reject Judge Clement F Haynsworth Jr for the Supreme Court marking the sharpest rebuff to President Nixon by a Democratic Congress Labor and civil rights opposition helped pool opposition amid GOP splits The vote followed days of lobbying and public pressure with leaders noting potential political fallout for future court decisions
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Congress
Nixon
White House
Haynsworth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Senate
John J. Parker
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Scott
Moon Voyagers Snap Hundreds Of Moon Photos On Return Flight
Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad Richard Gordon and Alan Bean photographed potential landing sites Fra Mauro Descartes and Lalande for 11 hours while circling the moon. A film issue and full moon mapping kept the crew busy before Yankee Clipper headed for Earth docking in the Pacific Monday afternoon.
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Moon
Earth
Pacific Ocean
Charles
Pete” Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Alan L. Bean
Lunar
Fra Mauro
Descartes
Lalande
Conrad
Mission Central
Pete
Gerald Carr
Jane
Barbara
Sue
Joe
Bean
Mission Control
LRL
Houston
Moonquake May Reveal Lunar Interior Deep Secrets
The Intrepid crash on the moon near Apollo 12 generated a prolonged seismic signal recorded by a seismometer left on the surface. Scientists including MIT’s Dr. Frank Press predict a profound discovery about the moon’s interior, contrasting with Earth and meteoric structures. Moon rocks collected aboard Apollo 12 suggest a deeper bedrock and core profile, aiding lunar geology research.
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Houston(ap
Lunar
Intrepid
Moon
Earth
Conrad
Bean
Eugene Shoemaker
The
Space Agency
Price Rise Continues Inflation Pressure Edges Up
Washington AP reports a four tenths of a percent rise in living costs for October driven by higher prices for cars and housing, with a 0.6 percent drop in grocery prices. The CPI reached 129.8, buying power fell one percent after taxes and inflation, and real earnings remained below year-ago levels for the ninth straight month as price increases slowed since mid-year.
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Washington
Joel Popkin
Bureau
U.S. Agrees To Turn Okinawa Back To Japan
United States and Japan announce in a joint communique after three days of talks that Okinawa will revert to Japanese rule in 1972. The U.S. will keep bases as needed for security while avoiding nuclear weapons unless an emergency arises.
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Washington
United States
Okinawa
Japan
Nixon
Eisaku Sato
Sato
National Press Club
Aday
Geneva
Switzerland
Nomination Came Quietly Dispute Built Up Gradually
Washington AP reports the nomination of Judge Clement F. Haynsworth Jr to the Supreme Court sparked a rare political test after AFL CIO criticism and disclosures of stock holdings and outside income. Haynsworth faced questions over corporate interests while senators sought fuller disclosure ahead of hearings.
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High Court
San Clemente
Afl-Cio
Haynsworth
George Meany
Chicago Daily News
Carolina Vend-A-Matic
Washington Post
Greenville
Carolinas
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Joseph D. Tydings
D-Md
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
Agnew Attacks Newspapers On Monopolization Charge
Vice President Spiro Agnew urged newspapers to respect free presses while criticizing what he called growing monopolization of public opinion. He named the New York Times and Washington Post, spoke to the Alabama Chamber of Commerce, and defended against censorship accusations. He warned that media must defend statements as the public information system concentrates power in fewer hands.
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Montgomery
Ala
Spiro T. Agnew
New York Times
Washington Post
Agnew
Alabama Chamber of Commerce
Washington Post Co
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Action Line
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High Point Air Service
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BBB
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J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Judiciary Committee
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Andrew J. Biemiller
Labor Federation
Clement Haynsworth Jr
Moon Voyagers
Frank Press
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Charles Conrad Jr
Ment
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S
Anese
Hart and Tydings
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