Smoking Called Chronic Death by Own Action
San Diego AP reports U.S. health chief L. Steinfeld urges movies TV and stage to curb cigarette glamor for youth. He cites federal policy restricting cigarettes in hospitals and calls for anti smoking campaigns to quit smokers and deter nonsmokers. Hollywood and advertising are blamed for embedding smoking in American culture and Steinfeld urges less on screen smoking to reduce youth appeal.
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San Diego, Calif
L. Steinfeld
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Veterans Administration
Department of Defense
Steinfeld
Hollywood
Alabama Teen Wins Miss America Talent Night
20 year old Suzanne Turner Miss Alabama wins the talent round of the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City New Jersey after performing to victory. Turner says she’s been preparing for a year and a half and notes she can’t swim a stroke. The talent swimsuit and evening gown segments will be repeated with each contestant appearing in all three events.
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Dennie
Alabama
Bert Parks
Atlantic City
N.J
Suzanne
Turner
South Carolina
Spartanburg
S.C
Heya
Judy Adams
Oklahoma
Hawaii
Kathleen Puanani O’sullivan
Lumbee Indians sue to halt de segregation plan in Robeson County
Lumbee parents sue in U S District Court in Fayetteville to block the new desegregation plan and redraw attendance lines. About 400 Lumbee families stopped sending children to formerly Indian schools, while roughly 500 students showed up at nonassigned schools. An appeal fund of about 2200 dollars backs the court fight as the district aims to integrate whites, Negroes, and Lumbees.
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Pembroke
N. C
Lumbee
U. S. District Court
Fayetteville
Robeson County
Young H. Allen
Allen
Lumbees
Pollution cut 38 percent on Yadkin river says Winston official
Winston-Salem officials report a 38 percent drop in Yadkin River pollution after expanding sewage treatment. The city says the earlier facilities would have limited capacity and notes several fish kills this summer. The Water and Air Quality board will study the expansion before advising full board.
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Raleigh
Salem
Ruddine
Norman Budding
Winston - Salem
Buddine
Winston Control Committee
Board of Water
Winston-Salem
Industry Investments Rise in North Carolina April to June
The North Carolina Board of Conservation and Development reported investments in new and expanded industry within the state for April, May and June reached 142 million 541 thousand dollars. The Commerce and Industry Division noted a strong second quarter while cautioning January through March lagged. The report cites state communities forming industrial development teams and lists Asheville Raleigh Wadesboro Burgaw Roanoke Rapids Elizabeth City Weldon Laurinburg and Marion as advancing efforts.
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Nags Head
N. C
North Carolina
Commerce and Industry
Department of Conservation and Development
Asheville
Raleigh
Wadesboro
Burgaw
Roanoke Rapids
Elizabeth City
Weldon
Laurinsburg
Marion
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Hew
Lumbee Indian Group
Yadkin
Winston
ton-Salem
Grant Buncombe County
Charlotte
Penncrest
Garrard
U.S
Gov
Bob Scott
Penney
Penney’s Mall Windows
Penney’s
Westchester Mall
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