Service and labor charges explained for home repairs
A reader asks if service and labor charges differ and why repair bills rise. The manager explains labor is time based with a minimum charge while service, or trip, charges cover travel, stock, tools, and training. For your antique 32 mm rifle, contact Abercrombie & Fitch for appraisal or Dixie Gun Works for parts. Baskin & Harris appears defunct.
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Baskin & Harris Arms Company
Norwich
Connecticut
J. W
Abercrombie & Fitch
New York City
Madison Avenue
45Th Street
Dixie Gun Works, Inc
Union City
Tenn
Baskin & Harris
Thomas Register
How much wood in a cord of wood
A reader asks for a clear cord definition. The reply notes that a cord is generally 128 cubic feet, commonly 8 feet long by 4 feet wide by 4 feet high, clarifying it as a standard volume measurement rather than a visual quantity.
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B.C
Random House
Reader asks why Run Baby Run and The Cross and the Switchblade miss High Point
A reader questions why the films Run Baby Run and The Cross and the Switchblade did not tour High Point while they played Greensboro. The reply notes movie and performer schedules are announced by ads and management and not available here.
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High Point
Greensboro
J.T
Origin and Destination study questioned by Archdale residents
The Origin and Destination study is conducted by highway and traffic engineering departments to learn local travel habits for future road improvements. A random sample of residents is surveyed with ten questions. participants receive a letter of identification and may be contacted in person or by phone.
Cuba Urged to Keep U S Refugee Airlift Open
State Department says the United States asked Cuba to continue the six year old refugee airlift from Varadero to Miami as Fidel Castro weighs the decision. About 100,000 Cubans remain awaiting travel approval for reunions with relatives in the United States. The airlift has moved 246,000 Cubans since 1965, with roughly 1 million yearly cost, and is praised as a success by U S authorities.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Havana
U.S
Varadero
Miami
America
Nixon Blocks Data Release To Senate Panel Over Privilege
President Nixon asserts executive privilege to withhold military aid planning data from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Secretary Laird denies existence of a five year plan while Comptroller Staats says Pentagon has such a plan. Fulbright criticizes the move as contrary to openness in government.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Committee
J. W .Ark
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Elmer B. Staats
Pentagon
White House
FBI
Fulbright
Congress
California school finance ruling could redefine public education
Government and school officials nationwide view the California Supreme Court decision as precedent shifting. Illinois State Superintendent Michael J. Bakalis likens it to the one man one vote ruling, suggesting similar suits may follow in other states.
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California Supreme Court
California
U.S. Supreme Court
Michael J. Bakalis
California school finance ruling sparks national debate
Protests form in front of the National Assembly Building as a California court finds local property tax funded public schools unconstitutional. Supporters call the decision a landmark that could drive federal reforms and universal education funding by 1975, while critics warn it may erase long standing local benefits.
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Vermont
Deane C. Davis
M. Carl Holman
National Urban Coalition
U.S. Supreme Court
California
Hawaii
Utah
Dec
UYC
Holman
Beverly Hills
Roman Pucinski
D-iIl
House General Subcommittee On
Pucinski
America
Lawyer Sought For Murder In San Rafael Prison Escape
Authorities issue an all points bulletin for Stephen M. Bingham a San Rafael lawyer charged with five counts of murder linked to the San Quentin escape attempt on Aug 21. The case ties Bingham to smuggling a gun to George Jackson during a visit before killings in the cell area.
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San Rafael
Calif
Stephen M. Bingham
San Quentin
Marin County
Bruce Bales
Bingham
George Jackson
Bales
Jackson
Soledad Brothers
Soledad Prison
Winston-Salem Board Chooses Path on Busing Dispute
The Winston-Salem Forsyth board welcomes Chief Justice Burger's view that the high court did not order a universal racial balance. Burger declined to stay the district plan, while the board seeks a full court review. Chairman John Kiger notes uncertainty over implications of mandated busing for 15,000 to 16,000 of 46,000 pupils.
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Winston-Salem, N.C
Winston - Salem and Forsyth County
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
U.S. District Court
Eugene Gordon
Burger
John Kiger
Winston- Salem
Supreme Court backs busing for desegregation in Charlotte case
In a landmark ruling, the Court approved large scale busing to desegregate Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools. Justice Burger in his concurrence warned against universal reflection of the district’s racial makeup. The board argued the plan would nearly balance schools, with most blacks placed in predominantly white institutions under the proposed alternative.
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Charlotte and
Mecklenburg County
N.C
Supreme Court
Burger
William Waggoner
Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board
Charlotte
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Waggoner
Reagan Aide Calls Statewide Tax a Robin Hood Idea
Verne Orr, Reagan’s finance director, likens a statewide property tax for public schools to Robin Hood taking from wealthy districts to aid poorer ones. The California Supreme Court ruled local school funding unconstitutional, prompting talks of a statewide tax near four dollars per one hundred dollars of assessed value to replace current funding.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
Verne Orr
California Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Hawaii
Utah
Reagan
Voters Expected To Favor Union In Arab Federation Referendum
Cairo Cairo AP reports twelve million voters in Egypt Libya and Syria were expected to approve the federation of Arab republics in a nine hour referendum. Presidents Anwar Sadat and Hafez Assad and Libyan Col. Muammar Kadafi promoted the union as essential for victory against Israel. The federation would be a giant Middle East state with 43 million people over one million square miles.
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Cairo
Egypt
Libya
Syria
Middle East
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Hefez Assad
Muammar
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