Sign makers and lightning rods in town
Readers seek a wood burned sign maker and learn how lightning rods work from local experts. Martin Sign on English is cited for signs using a wood burning kit. Benjamin Franklin is referenced as inventor. Also, toy donations for Christmas Cheer are coordinated by Industrial Management Club at Camp Pioneer YMCA with a pickup number 682-6854.
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Bill Martin
Martin
Wesley Memorial
Hatteras Yacht
J.M. A
Roy Epperson
HPC Science Dept
Hatteras Scientific Debating Society
Epperson
Benjamin
Franklin
Benjy
L.A. A
Industrial Management Club
Bruce Kennedy
Camp Pioneer
English Road
IMC
Working Mothers Defend Role in Family Welfare
A writer aligned with a concerned mother argues against blaming the nation’s decline on home life. She defends work by a mother who helps pay rising costs, asserting her children are confident, well behaved, and know her whereabouts. She cautions against simplistic moral judgments and urges balanced parenting.
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America
Fanny
Chillun
Fierce Storm Lashes Northeast and Midwest
A powerful November storm moved from the Midwest into the Northeast bringing heavy rain and snow, causing widespread travel disruption North of Missouri into Michigan. Tennessee saw over 6 inches of rain with flood fears along the Harpeth River near Nashville easing later. Winds damaged a high school auditorium near Indianapolis and knocked out power across Cincinnati while Great Lakes gale warnings continued.
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Middle
Tennessee
Missouri
Michigan
Mississippi River
Cumberland Mountains
Harpeth River
Nashville
Weather Bureau
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Great Lakes
Atlantic Coast
Indianapolis
Ohio
Cincinnati
Nixon to Send Scranton on Mideast Fact-Finding Mission
President elect Richard Nixon will dispatch former Governor William Scranton of Pennsylvania to Israel and Arab nations including the United Arab Republic Jordan Lebanon Saudi Arabia and Iran to gather up to date information on the volatile Middle East situation. Scranton may be considered for a top post. he indicated no firm ambition for office. Nixon plans outsider consultations after a California trip and a Thanksgiving visit with Dwight Eisenhower, who offered staffing advice for the new administration.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
William 5. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Israel
Mideast
Nixon
Scranton
United Arab Republic
Jordan
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Iran
U.S
United Nations
California
Republican Governors Association
Palm Springs
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Viet Nam accuses U.S. of new bombing
In Paris, North Vietnam charged the United States with conducting fresh bombing deep in its territory for the third straight day. Hanoi dismissed U.S. reconnaissance claims and urged an end to what it called acts of war. The National Liberation Front urged talks with the Front as South Vietnam prepares a peace plan prioritizing an early cease-fire.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
Democratic Republic of
North
Vietnam
U.S
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
National Liberation Front of
South Vietnam
Saigon
the Front
New Yorkers Brace Again Labor Peace Nope Now Its Utility Workers
Associated Press reports renewed labor unrest in New York as utility workers stage actions while TV musicians resume performances and hospital staff return to wards, signaling fragile peace amid ongoing labor disputes.
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Utility
New York faces Con Ed walkout and transit delays
Utility workers threaten a Sunday strike at Consolidated Edison affecting nine million customers as 4000 supervisors rush to keep essential gas and electric service. Meanwhile Long Island Rail Road returns to full service after wildcat strikes and timetable chaos that tripped dozens of delays. Nonprofessional staff at state mental hospitals resume duties after a weeklong walkout.
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Bob Monroe
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Long Island Rail Road
Consolidated Edison Co
Charles F. Luce
Con Ed
Luce
Nixon Adviser Proposes Adjustable Tax Surcharge
Washington AP Herbert Stein, an economic adviser to President-elect Nixon, proposes a permanent income tax surcharge adjusted yearly by Congress to foster growth and price stability. The plan could yield zero or negative rates in some years and is part of a Brookings Institution fiscal study team.
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Washington
Congress
Richard M. Nixon
Herbert Stein
Stein
Nixon
Brookings Institution
Helicopters chase enemy across Cambodian border clash
U S Air Cavalry units leapfrogged along the Cambodian border pursuing fleeing enemy forces after Thanksgiving Day fighting. Reports cite 25 enemy dead in one battle, 26 U S. fatalities and 54 wounded in the period, with 426 enemy killed this week. North Vietnam and the Viet Cong ignored South Vietnamese talks, while Laos deliberated an emergency session over anticipated North Vietnamese offensives. A third American helicopter was shot down, with three killed, and cumulative U S helicopter losses since January 1, 1961, totaled 942.
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U.S
ISS
South Vietnam
Paris
North Vietnam
Hanoi
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