Law Officers Appreciation Week Highlights Police Struggles
The piece notes Appreciation Week for law officers and cites rising dangers faced by police. It references 1969 murder and 1962-69 trends, mentions New York assaults, a Charlotte gun raid incident, and calls for public protection and support of 750000 officers. It cites Senate sponsorship and contrasts urban improvements with nationwide strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Harrington
New York City
Charlotte
Carl Presnell
International Conference of Police Associations
Middle America
Opinion Research Corporation
U. S. Senate
Washington, D. C
Washington
Manhattan
West Side
Daylight Saving Time History and Current Observance
The piece traces daylight saving origins to Franklin and Willett, notes wartime and legislative changes, and lists current U S practice. It explains why governments adopted the measure and cites the Uniform Time Act of 1966 and the states observing DST. It ends with the planned clock change on Sunday October 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjaminanklin
Chelsea
William Willett
Franklin
Willett
Congress
Arizona
Hawaii
Michigan
Red Banner at Sea Soviet Merchant Fleet Expands Reach
The Soviet challenge to Western naval supremacy includes a growing state‑controlled merchant fleet. Russia’s flag ships now ply Mediterranean Caribbean and Indian Ocean routes, with rates slashed to win contracts. By 1975 up to 18 million tons of new ships claimed, as Soviet trade widens and foreign-built vessels dominate the fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Caribbean
Indian Ocean
West
Federal Maritime Commission
Helen D. Bentley
Maritime Commission
Cuba
Philip Hanson
Hanson
Third World
Soviet Union
United States Naval Institute Proceedings
Poland
Yugoslavia
East
West Germany
Japan
Sweden
Italy
IRS Seizes Officers Guns in Capitol Raid Scandal
The IRS reports confiscation of a Chinese made AK 47 from President Nixon and similar weapons from 14 high officials including White House aides Senators Representatives and Governors. Guns were to be handed to museums pending presidential library plans. Chief Justice Burger orders tighter courtroom security following a San Rafael abduction and decapitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Nixon
White House
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
U.S
Smithsonian Institution
Herb Klein
Bryce Harlow
Howard Cannon
D-Nev
Tom McIntyre
D-N.h
George Murphy
R-Calif
John Tower
R-Tex
Bill Bray
R-Ind
O. C. Fisher
D-Tex
Mel Price
D-Ill
Bill Whitehurst
R-Va
John Love
R-Colp
Robert McNair
D-S.c
Raymond Shafer
R-Pa
Capitol Hill
Capitol Building
Warren Burger
Harold Haley
San Rafael
Calif
Angela Davis
Clement Haynsworth
Fifth Circuit
Supreme Court
Senate
U.S. Information Service
Middle East
Washington Post
USIS
Bill Rogers
Frank Shakespeare
Shakespeare
Federal marshals shield courts amid security shifts
The piece notes worries that federal marshals, often political appointees, protect courts and cites Baltimore where Judge Udoff faces replacement pressure from Republicans. It cites doubled marshal presence in Chicago, armed clerks, stricter visitor checks, and recalls memo rumors about USIS policy shaping the White House line with Nixon aides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burger and Haynsworth
Baltimore
Charles “Mac” Mathias
Chicago
High Point area notes and business shifts brighten outlook
A weekend trip inspires comments on fashion. zoning advances a new High Point southside shopping center with a large supermarket and bank. Arwood Corp moves Acme Die Casting to Southern Die Casting in DC, boosting local output. Hickory Furniture acquires Kay Lyn and eyeing Sedgefield Furniture stake. Central YMCA gains a paved lot thanks to Steve Arthur and Superior Stone. Lions Club donates 800 to Albion Millis Stadium improvements. Practical check guidance from Elks Magazine on banking and checks. Adams Millis bids for Elm Street office project total around 525000 with local bidders. Fall Furniture Show praised as uplifting. weather supports record visitor turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Sara Richardson Haworth
South Main
Central Ymca
Steve Arthur
Thompson-Arthur Paving Co
Superior Stone Company
Thompson-Arthur
High Point Lions Club
Albion Millis Stadium Committee
Lions
Holiday Inn
Winston-Salem
Salisbury
Burlington
Exposition Building
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High Point Enterprise
THE
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
N. C
D.a.rawley
C.H. Lockwood
David A. Rawley, JR
Randall B. Terry
Joseph P. Rawley
Holt McPherson
Joe Brown
C.¥. Poo JR
W. Idol, JR
Richard Teague
Associated Press
Comrie
N.C
McIntyre
Merry
By Jack Anderson
Megalopolis
Holl ( McPherson
Fternon
South Mountains
Arwood Corporation
Acme Die Casting Corporation
Columbia
D.C
Southern Die Casting and Engineering
Arwood
Lewis Biggerstaff
Syracuse
N. Y
Los Angeles
Sammy Lambeth
Kay Lyn
Hickory Furniture Company
Hickory Furniture
Sedgefield Furniture Corp
Directional Industries, Inc
Directional
Elks Magazine
Florida
Adams- Millis Corporation
J. R. Graham
Harriss & Covington
Bryant Electric
Purcell Kimsey
James H. Millis
Elm Street
Church Street
New Enterprise Building
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