Weather girl Georgia Castle leaves Channel 8 for Albemarle
The Enterprise notes Georgia Farr Castle hied her way home to Albemarle on August 22 over a policy dispute. Fred Barber says she will be replaced with auditions under way. Also discussed: AFSC draft guidance controversy and TV coverage of Richard Petty at the Southern 500 on September 23 in ABC’s Wide World of Sports.
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Georgia Castle
Channel 8
Albemarle
Fred Barber
Georgia
Georgia Louise Farr
Barber
American Friends Service Committee
High Point
Exec
Bill Hartzler
AFSC
Hartzler
Winston-Salem
Societies of Friends
N. C
Darlington
Richard Petty
Boy Petty
ABC
Wide World of Sports
Noted Publicity Complaints From Expo 67 Visitant
A reader claims Expo 67 promoters failed to deliver promised experiences. The author says a small role by Action Line misled them and left a worthless deposit, a refund only, and a list of overpriced lodging options. He hopes warning others prevents financial loss.
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Action Line
J. C
Value of a 1946 Roosevelt dime
The dime is worth at least face value of 10 cents. Rare or special varieties from 1946 are not indicated in the provided text, so its value remains close to its nominal 10 cent amount unless a minting error or unique coin condition is identified.
Babson Firm Continues After Founder Roger Babson's Death
A recent reader note questions Babson's passing and communications from beyond the grave. The Publishers Financial Bureau, founded in 1921 by Babson, continues operations under the Babson name despite the founder's death and lack of heirs bearing the surname.
City authority on North Main speed limits explained
A discussion notes that the city sets speeds with state highway department concurrence. It cites that during construction the city designates safe speeds and with state approval may set 20 mph downtown to Westwood, 35 mph to Old Winston Road, then 45 mph thereafter.
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Roach
Texaco
High Point
North Main
M. A
R. V. Moss
Westwood
Old Winston Road
Marines Battle in Que Son Valley Amid Heavy Casualties
In the Que Son valley near Tam Ky Marines and about 4 000 fresh North Vietnamese regulars fought through the night. Forty eight hundred enemy dead and captured totals cited. Marine losses reach 114 killed and 283 wounded. A separate note says Ford workers strike across 25 states, halting 1968 car production, with potential cross-border effects in Canada.
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Saigon
Que Son Valley
Tam Ky
Tam
Que Son
da Nang
North Vietnam
Lang Conrail
Classes Postponed for 600000 Pupils Amid Salary Disputes
The Associated Press reports widespread school closures as teacher salary disputes halt classes for more than 600000 students across several states. Michigan, New York, Detroit, and East St. Louis report extended vacations, picketing, and stalled negotiations.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Norman Drachler
New York
Michigan
Board of Education
John V. Lindsay
United Federation of Teachers
Rank and
Detroit Board of Education
Detroit Federation of Teachers
East St. Louis
Ill
Broward County
Fla
Fort Lauderdale
Strike At A Glance
The Detroit AP summary lists 159000 Ford hourly workers on strike across 25 states with wage and benefit demands. Key issues include general wage increases plus skilled trades and Canadian pay parity, while Ford offers 34 cents over three years. Union funds cover about 18 weeks as of now and a Sept. 26 convention will assess further actions. Ford inventories show 85000 new cars and 175000 1967s with normal output around 8000 cars and 1500 trucks daily.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
Ford
United States
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Johnson
Henry Ford II
General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Britain to Probe State Industries Amid Economic Worries
The Harold Wilson cabinet authorized a full scale inquiry into the fiscal management of Britain's state run industries. The move follows criticism of proposed electricity and gas price rises and comes as unions press for action against unemployment and rail pay disputes. Railway talks threaten possible disruption next week.
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Ronald Thomson
London
Harold Wilson
Britain
Prices Rise Across Wide Range Of Consumer Goods
AP dispatched report details broad price increases across transportation, housing, and leisure goods as steel, tires, carpeting, appliances, and chemicals push costs higher. Automakers Chrysler and Ford hike 1968 model wholesale prices. RCA raises TV set prices. lumber, plywood also rise amid droughts and fires.
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Chrysler Corp
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
Ford
Admiral Corp
Pacific Northwest
Memorial of Carl Sandburg Draws 200 Friends in New York
Tallulah Bankhead and others honor the late poet Carl Sandburg at a tribute hosted by the Overseas Press Club. The gathering recalls Sandburg’s life with memories from Fannie Hurst, Harry Golden, Whit Burnett and others as they publish a never-before-shared poem Levine sent to colleagues in 1920.
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NEW York
Tallulah Bankhead
Carl Sandburg
Fannie Hurst
Harry Golden
Overseas Press Club
Tallulah
Sandburg
Whit Burnett
Isaac Don Levine
Chicago Daily News
Levine
Ben Hecht
Harry Hansen
Henry Blackmyn Sell
Chicago
Harper’s Bazaar
Russia
Sell
Palm Beach
Hansen
Hecht
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George McArthur
Nist
Tion
General Motors
Chrysler
American Motors
Ray Gunter
Jack Lefler
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Radio Corp. of America
RCA
General Tire & Rubber Co
Siberia
Don Levine
Harry
Ben
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