Price-Freeze Skulduggery and Family Custody Advice
A reader asks if a price rise during a biweekly price change violates the wage and price control act and is advised to contact the IRS at 1-800-822-8800 for complaint forms. Another reader worries about custody amid family conflict and is directed to seek help at the Family Service Bureau for counseling.
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Greensboro
Anon
Internal Revenue Service
P. A
Social Services
Family Service Bureau
Sleep Learning through recorder and microphone study
Librarians suggest two in library articles on sleep learning Science Digest March 1968 page 7 and Good Housekeeping September 1961 page 142. A book Learn While You Sleep by David Curtis is available to order from Libra Publishers Inc Roslyn Heights New York 11577.
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L.C. A
Science Digest
Good Housekeeping
David Curtis
Libra Publishers, Inc
P. O
Willets Road
Roslyn Heights
L.1
New York
How to prevent darkening when freezing apples and peaches
County Home Economists advise sugar to preserve texture color and flavor when freezing fruit. For fresh use, peel and slice in salt water or apply lemon juice. Ascorbic acid or commercial antidarkening products work as sugar-free options.
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P.o.box
Greensboro
Randolph County Lottery Raids Prompt Reoffenders
The sheriff has conducted many raids and arrests but offenders pay fines and resume selling lottery tickets. If the buyers stop supporting the trade, the problem ends.
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Randolph County
A.J. A
Polk Street resurfacing schedule for Thomasville
Public works director Joe Mitchell notes Polk Street was slated for a resurfacing with sturry seal last year but other streets prioritized. If rain allows, Polk may be resurfaced this fall. he says no current or past holes exist on Polk Street based on his Monday check. Answer also confirms Art Linkletter had five children. Diane died in 1969 after an LSD related incident.
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Polk
Public Works
Joe Mitchell
Polk Street
Art Linkletter
Jack
Dawn
Robert
Sharon
Diane
ABM System Faces Senate Cost Cutting Fight
In Washington the 8 billion Safeguard antiballistic missile program faces another Senate push to cut costs. Critics seek to limit funding to two bases Grand Forks and Great Falls while eliminating Warrensburg and Cheyenne funds. Inflation delays and inflation driven bids complicate approval ahead of the 1972 military authorization bill.
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Washington
Montana
Senate
Grand Forks
N.C
Great Falls
Mont
U.S
Warrensburg
Cheyenne
Wyo
Stuart Symington
Dmo
Missouri
Wyoming
Symington
Spartan
Sprint
Pacific
Army
Labor Department
Pentagon
North Vietnam hit by heavy flooding
AP reports North Vietnam mobilized thousands to cope with its worst floods since World War II. Premier Pham Van Dong praised efforts to ward off disaster while warning of disrupted transport and agriculture. He urged winter crop cultivation and rapid road restoration.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Red
Thai Binh
South Vietnam
Pham van Dong
Dong
Nader accuses government of burying auto safety reports
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader charged the federal government with hiding its investigations into brake failures window explosions engine dislocations and fires in cars since 1967. He cited 13 safety defects across domestic and imported models while Chrysler GM and NHTSA denied or defended their findings.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Nader
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Thieu Plans Oct 3 Referendum One-Man Presidential Vote
Reports say President Nguyen Van Thieu will announce Oct 3 as the election date with himself sole candidate and may resign if the vote is weak. Sources circulated a taped broadcast outline amid opposition from Ky and Minh and concerns in the United States about a one-man race.
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Thieu
U.S
Heath Lynch meet on Irish problems set for October
London AP reports Prime Minister Edward Heath will meet Irish Republic Prime Minister Jack Lynch on a two day session in October to seek help halting IRA border incursions into Northern Ireland. Lynch expected to seek limits on British troop movements and representation for Catholics in Belfast government.
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London
Edward Heath
Jack Lynch
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland
Lynch
Heath
Republic
Brogals
theynch-Heath
Britain
Ireland
Belfast
Ulster
United Kingdom
IRA
August Price Rise in Wholesale Index Signals Slow Freeze Impact
The August wholesale price report shows a three tenths rise in food and industrial raw materials and a seven tenths rise in overall wholesale prices on a seasonally adjusted basis. Food costs remained high as egg prices surged over twenty three percent and fruit and vegetables climbed six percent, while steel and lumber drove metals and processed materials higher. The index sits at 114.9 in the 1967 base, four percent above a year earlier, reflecting pre freeze pricing patterns before the August 15 action.
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Washington
Nixon
Bureau of Labor Statistics
North Carolina economy steady in July amid mixed gains
Wachovia Bank reports the North Carolina Business Index at 1148, unchanged from May and June. Unemployment falls to 3.4 percent for a fourth straight month while construction activity remains rapid. manufacturing and service jobs show small gains, others hold steady or slip. The President’s wage and price freeze could affect local business and consumer confidence.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Wachovia
Much
Nixon
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Price-Freeze Skulduggery
M.G
Randolph
Linkletter
Red River
Thai Binh River
Bob Greene
Associated Press
General Motors
Douglas Toms
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
California Division of Highways
Sacramento
Engi
Neers
Ardoyne
Londonderry
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