Veteran VA payments and service connection questions answered
A veteran may receive compensation for service connected disabilities at any age. A pension for non service connected disabilities depends on income. Age can be a disability in some cases, and individuals should visit a Veterans Service Office for details. For Davidson County residents a local office is listed, and a Lexington office is mentioned. A silk lamp shade can be cleaned at home with mild soap flakes and gentle rinsing, then dried flat or hung to dry.
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Veterans Administration
N. J
Thomasville
A. Claude Morris
Guilford County
Veterans Service Office
Morris
Davidson County
W. Guilford
Lexington
Zoning allows boarding houses in most districts
Boarding houses are permitted in all zones except A and MA districts. For eligibility and required safeguards, contact the Planning and Zoning Department at City Hall for location specifics.
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High Point
Anon. A
Planning and Zoning Department
City Hall
Largest NC bass caught weighs 14 pounds 2 ounces
A record bass of 14 pounds 2 ounces was landed at Lake Santeetlah in Graham County marking the state’s biggest bass catch to date.
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North Carolina
Lake Santeetlah
Graham County
City Lake stocking details and species
The lake has been stocked periodically since mid summer with black bass bream crappie catfish white bass and threadfin shad. The stock includes small fish.
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New City
Why bath wrinkles form and the warm water emersion foot
A dermatologist explains the skin can absorb three to four times its weight in water, swelling the outer layer and creating wrinkles. Warm water speeds this, and soldiers in Vietnam reported painful, burned feet after walking on wrinkled soles. recovery occurred within days, aided by a water repellent silicone ointment.
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High Point
Vietnam
Car behind house on Randolph Street needs removed
Anon requests removal of a car parked behind a residence on Randolph Street where neighborhood children play. The owner’s agent has been notified and compliance is expected by October 30, per Chief Building Inspector Hill.
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Randolph Street
Anon. A
Hill
Amendments Turned Down Restructuring Bill Gains Ground
In Raleigh the State Senate rejected an effort to remove budget power from the 32 member board of governors overseeing state universities. The House backed the bill, while Senate decisions kept eight governor appointees and 24 legislative elected members, with further amendments debated.
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Raleigh
State Senate
North Carolina
House
Senate
Julian Allsbrook
Halifax
Board of Governors
Lamar Gudger
D - Buncombe
General Assembly
Ernest Messer
D - Haywood
Vernon White
Pitt
Hugh Campbell
D-Mecklenburg
Messer
Bob Scott
Consolidated University of North Carolina
Dbuncombe
Gordon Allen
D-Person
Consolidated University
Allen
Norris Reed
D-Craven
John Ingram
Randolph
Nixon to visit China in 1972 after January
Kissinger says the trip will occur sometime after January 1972 with date to be announced later. He notes the schedule remains on track and that May 1972 was the original upper limit, while preparations in Peking proceed for a comfortable visit.
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Washington
Nixon
China
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Peking
Chouen Lai
Court refuses to block Amchitka test plan
A three judge federal panel declined an immediate stay on the Amchitka underground five megaton nuclear blast off Alaska. The court referred the case to a lower court while environmental groups may seek a new order. Canada and Japan voiced concern over possible environmental radiation effects.
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Washington
Amchitka
Alaska
U.S. Court of Appeals
Nixon
Canada
William P. Rogers
Japan
Amchitka Island
Aleutian Islands
Committee For Nuclear Responsibility
Congress
ABC
James R. Schlesinger
U N Critics Win Senate Test on Taiwan Repeal
In a 43 to 40 vote the Senate stripped a repeal of the 1955 Taiwan defense resolution from a 3.2 billion foreign aid bill. Critics warned repeal could jeopardize Nixon’s trip to Peking while Kissinger said Nixon may veto the bill over the restrictions.
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U.N
Senate
Washington
United Nations
Taiwan
Nixon
Peking
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Henry Kissinger
Flag project highlights U N delay amid Indochina debate
Dora Sharpe posters a flag made by Annin Co for the United Nations as a Taiwan expulsion reshapes U N funding debate. Senate leaders discuss removing two foreign aid amendments amid Kissinger talks and Buckley Dominick bills targeting U N funding and U S share.
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Dora Sharpe
Montclair
Verona
N. J
People’s Republic of China
The
Annin Co
Indochina
Senate
Hugh Scott
Kissinger
Pennsylvania
White House
U.S
Cambodia
Scott
United Nations
Taiwan
World Organization
James L. Buckley
Con-R-N.y
Peter Dominick
R-Corp
U.N
Buckley
Dominick
Nixon
New York
Scott clashed with Secret Service over Nixon visit
North Carolina Governor Bob Scott complained of rough treatment by the Secret Service during President Nixon’s Charlotte stop for Billy Graham day. He cited blocking at the airport and restrictions on a state flag on his car, plus FAA comments about timing for his arrival. Scott warned he could land in Charlotte despite the rules and criticized FAA guidance.
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Charlotte
N.C
Bob Scott
North Carolina
Secret Service
Nixon
Charlotte Observer
Scott
Raleigh
Federal Aviation Administration
Ulous
Billy Graham
South Carolina
Atlanta
FAA
Char
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D-Granville
John Henley
Cumberland
L. P. McLendon
Guilford
John Burney
New Hanover
John Wood
Camden
By Kenneth J. Freed
Associated Press
William E. Brock III
R-Tenn
Red China
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