Collecting and valuing old books and local clubs
A reader outlines how to value rare books with a list of over 250 booksellers and the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America. The note explains factors like intrinsic importance and scarcity, and provides a form for dealer inquiries. It also mentions seeking a men’s group similar to TOPS and notes Dennis F. Neill at Emerywood Baptist Church for organizing interest in whittling and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar Khayyam
Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, Inc
West 46Th Street
New York
TOPS
D. F. NA
Dennis F. Neill
Emerywood Baptist Church
Medic Alert Neck Tag for a Child with Sickle Cell
Reader seeks a Medic Alert tag or bracelet for a girl with sickle cell anemia and asks where to obtain one. Information notes Medic Alert Foundation of Turlock California and distribution through the High Point Association of Life Underwriters, with brochures available in banks, doctors’ offices and other venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medic Alert Foundation
Turlock
California
High Point Association of Life Underwriters
Public Accounting On Policy South
Washington reports mounting pressure on President Nixon to deliver a fresh public accounting of Vietnam policy including the B52 bombing pause. Administration officials hint at more statements soon, after a 36 hour pause and renewed missions once attacks resumed. Analysts cite credibility issues similar to Johnson and stress the need for public support for long term foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
Ronald L. Ziegler
Hanoi
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Changes In Draft Likely Keeps Lottery Off
Washington AP reports White House sources say President Nixon’s anticipated executive order on the draft will avoid major reforms such as a lottery or youngest-first drafting. The current Selective Service Act expires June 30, 1971, bars the lottery, and a youngest-first system faces mounting complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
White House
Vietnam
Desecration In Schools HEW Defends Policy
Washington AP The HEW defense argues that civil rights efforts and desegregation momentum continued under Nixon with 106 voluntary plans since January, counting progress in education health and employment. It counters claims of slowdown prompted by Mississippi delays and notes increasing black student integration in the South alongside prior administration gains. NAACP Legal Defense Fund had criticized the year’s plans as watered down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
America
Department
Nixon
Mississippi
Naac Legal Defense Fund
Vietnam Battles Shift to Coast Refugee Camp Fight
Although Saigon area quieted, heavy clashes erupted near a refugee camp 645 miles northeast as Viet Cong shelled a military outpost and overran the camp, destroying most of it and killing civilians. Kidnappings and several engagements followed with both sides reporting casualties. A U S force also reported eight North Vietnamese killed in dense woods southeast of Tay Ninh while U S infantry and paratroopers aided by South Vietnamese units continued the fight. The 1st Air Cavalry marked its 48th birthday with entertainment troupes at outposts nearby.
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Willis Johnson
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Tay Ninh
1St Air Cavalry Division
Appeal for Better POW Treatment in Vietnam Talks
The United States urged improved treatment of prisoners as Vietnam peace talks resumed in Paris after Ho Chi Minh's death. U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge called for humane conditions and urged international inspection. talks showed little sign of policy change from Hanoi. A Red Cross resolution supporting humane treatment was adopted in Istanbul.
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Paris
United States
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Lodge
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Istanbul
Apollo 12 morale woes touch Cape Kennedy work
Morale at Cape Kennedy shows a slight slip as Apollo 12 preparation continues toward the November 14 launch. Officials cite manpower cutbacks and post Apollo 11 letdown, but insist the schedule stretch and job trims will not delay the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Strothman
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fila
America
Neil Armstrong
George M. Skurla
Grumman Aerospace Corp
John J. Cully
Boeing Co
Cully
State Board backs Bald Head Island ownership plan
The North Carolina Board of Conservation and Development voted 23 to 2 to urge state ownership of Bald Head Island near Southport. The action followed a speech by Gov Boo Scott and drew debate over how to interpret the governor’s remarks. C Ed Kemp of High Point questioned the governor’s position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinston
N.C
State Board of Conservation and Development
Bald Head Island
Southport
Boo Scott
C. Ed Kemp
High Point
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Labor Board
Labor Department
Sky
Joe Lambeth
Melissa Jones
South
Charleston
8. C
Skoin
Public Accounting
South Vietnam
Congress
Diplomatic Colony
Press Corps
Administration
New York Times
Washington Post
Baltimore Sun
Hew
Civil Rights Commission
Robert H. Finch
Robert Finch
Finch
Wake
Stote
Paper Boy
Editorial
Sone Entertainment
Seepee
C&d
Bald Head
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