High Point bicycle rental options and local tips
Readers inquire about bicycle rentals in High Point and a tandem option at A to Z Rental on N Main for 60 cents an hour or $4 a day, with no singles available. Also covered are tennis stringing services, community questions on Wise Street paving, Maggie Valley tourism timing, artichoke pickle recipe, and update on Richard Speck capital punishment status.
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High Point
N. Main
P. O. Box
Greensboro
Federal rules seek higher X-ray limits on color TVs
Washington AP A federal proposal plans to allow color TV sets to emit up to five times the level recommended by scientists, aiming at a practical standard. The rules, signed by Chris A. Hansen of HEW, would appear in the Federal Register pending a second publication.
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Washington
Chris A. Hansen
Environmental Control Administration
Federal Register
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
Tech Ieval Committee
Bureau of Radiological Health
Hansen
HEW
Kara Moves East Away From N. C.
Miami AP reports Kara strengthened to a hurricane as it moved eastward into the Atlantic after bypassing North Carolina Outer Banks. Winds near 75 mph, with potential intensification. Forecasts show a path toward Bermuda but no immediate threat to Bermuda at the time.
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Miami
U.S
Kara
Atlantic
North Carolina
National Hurricane Center
Bermuda
Antiwar Moratorium Day Observed Across North Carolina Campuses
Attendance at UNC Chapel Hill and Duke University ran about 60 percent of normal as antiwar observances began on campuses statewide. Barbour-Scotia College and Bennett College canceled classes for discussions and panel events. Davidson College held a slide show and a faculty-led discussion drawing students and professors. Pembroke State University saw only 20 people attend an all-day program. Protests emerged at Greensboro College and other sites as demonstrations unfolded across the state.
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North Carolina
University of North Carolina At
Chapel Hill
Duke University
Duke
Barber-Scotia College
Concord
Bennett College
Greensboro
Davidson College
College Fine Arts Center
College Union
Greensboro College
Pembroke State University
U.S
Vietnam
Vietnam Moratorium Echoes Across Capitol and Nation
U S government continues routine work while opponents stage protests and a candlelight vigil at the White House. Dr Benjamin Spock denounces Nixon moves to peace as deception. Nixon pursues Latin American policy and inflation remedies as Congress debates Vietnam war impact and Hanoi endorses Oct 15 action.
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Washington
White House
Benjamin Spock
Vietnam
Office of Economic Opportunity
Nixon
Reds Say Exploiting Protests in Washington
Vice President Agnew and Senate Leader Scott claim Communists are exploiting the Vietnam moratorium. Senator Allott links demonstrations to a world peace conference in East Berlin and accuses socialist and radical groups of involvement. Scott defends the moratorium as peaceful dissent. Nixon backs peaceful aims in a college student letter.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Hanoi
Vietnam
Amercans
Washington (Ap
GOP
Senate
Hugh Scott
White House
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Senate Republican Policy Committee
East Berlin
Scott
Bryce Harlow
Nixon
Pennsylvania
Allott
Socialist Workers Party
Progressive Labor Party
Youth International Party
Students For A Democratic Society
Nixson
Soviets Expand In Space With New Solar Research Program
The Soviet Union opened a solar research program using an unmanned satellite while the three-man Soyuz mission, Soyuz 6 7 and 8, continues its complex Koika flight. Tass says the group flight proceeds and the cosmonauts feel fine, with onboard tests and earth observations planned.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Black Arm Bands Mark Vietnam Moratorium Day Across Nation
Demonstrations on college campuses and city streets became peaceful as crowds wore black armbands and blue and white moratorium buttons. Readings of lists of Americans killed in Vietnam occurred from Ohio State University to Trinity Church, with events in Boston and Cambridge and a Harvard rally urging end to the war. Opposition appeared in many areas and clergy prayed for peace at Washington National Cathedral, while LSU protesters placed white crosses and about 40,000 deaths were cited at Wyoming University.
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Vietnam
Ohio State University
Columbus
Trinity Church
Newwise
Wall Street
New York City
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Mario Procaccino
Cambridge
Harvard Square
Boston Common
John K. Galbraith
Harvard University
Harvard Business School
U.S
Merritt H. Taylor Jr
Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Co
Washington
National Cathedral
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Wyoming University
Laramie
Massive Welfare Reforms Expected
Washington AP Nixon forces back reform push as hearings open on a family assistance plan offering 1600 dollars yearly to a four person family with subsidies tapering to 3920 dollars income. Finch notes favorable editorials and a poll showing broad support and some opposition.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Robert H. Finch
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Finch
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N.C
U. S. Capitol Steps
U. S
Ronald L. Ziegler
House of Representatives
North Vietnam
Pham van Dong
Paris
Reds
Agnew
Spiro
Pacific
Soyuz
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