City clears broken stream joint and outlines cleanup policy
A reader asked who controls streams and urged action on a stagnant odor problem between Farriss and Louise Avenue. The Enterprise reports the city’s filter plant traced and repaired a break upstream, and explains stream cleaning requires written owner consent before entering private property.
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Farriss and
Louise Avenue
Anon
Thomas Gore
Public Works Street Division
Grimes
Best way to clean and refinish old fashioned wash pot
Home economics agent Mrs. Rosa Winchester advises on restoring an old wash pot used for boiling clothes. She recommends scrubbing to remove soot followed by linseed oil treatment and applying rust proof paint to prevent future rust.
Doll care and barber school details for Winston area
Question about local doll hospital options in High Point and a Winston barber school. Information provided on Winston-Salem Barber School Inc at 1551 Silas Creek Parkway with year round operation, monthly enrollment, age 16+, aptitude testing, 1528 instructional hours over eight months, VA and State Vocational Rehabilitation approvals, and contact 724 1459.
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Winston-Salem Barber School, Inc
Silas Creek Parkway
Veterans Administration For
State Vocational Rehabilitation Dept
Draft enlistment locations for Jamestown residents unclear
A reader asks where to enlist if living in Jamestown but registered in High Point. Local Selective Service says it does not matter where one enlists. The Greensboro ordinance from March 1969 requires coin operated machines to display owner or operator details.
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Jamestown
High Point
U.S. Army
Greensboro
E.A
Selective Service
Better Business Bureau
Marvin Sykes
Russians Bring Back Moon Soil on Luna 16 Mission
Tass reports Luna 16 returned to Earth with the first unmanned moon soil samples. The capsule landed in Kazakhstan near Dzhezkazgan and will be analyzed by the Soviet Academy of Sciences. The samples were gathered from the Sea of Fertility during a Sunday moon landing.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Soviet
Kazakhstan
Dzhezkazgan
Earth
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Moon
War's Toll Lowest In 42 Years
SAIGON AP reports the USS Command announced 52 Americans killed and 333 wounded last week in Vietnam, the lowest casualty toll in 42 years. South Vietnamese casualties fell to 195 killed and 464 wounded, the lowest since May 1969 and nearly three years, while North Vietnamese and Viet Cong deaths reached 1,217, the lowest in four weeks. The U S command cites disengagement and a shift to guerrilla actions as factors.
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Saigon
USS Command
U.S
Vietnam
Brownout Ends In N C
Duke Power Co and Carolina Power Light Co restored normal voltage to North and South Carolina customers after a 5 percent cut on Tuesday and Wednesday due to peak demand and generator breakdowns. One facility is back in operation. CP and L had supplied power during the shortage. Spokesmen said the drop was almost unnoticeable and would not affect meters or bills.
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Associated Press
Duke Power Co
Carolina Power & Light Co
North Carolina
South Carolina
Duke
Cp&l
Guerrillas Surrender as Americans Evacuated From Amman
Amman Jordan reports 5000 guerrillas capitulated amid street fighting while Americans were evacuated to Beirut Lebanon for medical treatment of their wounds. The AP dispatch notes the high casualty toll and ongoing chaos in Amman.
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Amman
Jordan
Beirut
Lebanon
Arabs Initiate New Peace Move In Middle East Crisis
In Lebanon and Jordan a new Arab peace effort emerged as Palestinian leaders traveled from Cairo to Damascus to seek a cease fire with Yasir Arafat. Amid fighting around Amman and Irbid, civilians were evacuated and a four hour curfew was set to aid Red Cross relief.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Jordan
Amman
Cairo
Damascus
Yasir Arafat
Hussein
Middle East Airlines
John Phillips
Britain
Syria
Palestine
Irbid
Deraa
6Th Royal Artillery Battalion
Ramlha
International Red Cross
Threat Of Rail Strike Postponed To Allow Deal Talks
A threatened nationwide rail strike over eliminating firemen jobs was postponed two weeks to extend negotiations between railroads and the United Transportation Union. Secretary Hodgson said talks aim to resolve the long dispute about firemen on diesel locomotives after 18,000 still hold fireman roles.
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Washington
United Transportation Union
James D. Hodgson
Congress
The Final Hours Of Four Girls
Four women were killed in a state office building in Albany as gunfire ended a morning shift. Mary Anne Reinisch, 27, Linda Willis, 24, Patty Chromik, 22, and another coworker died. the gunman also took his own life. The victims were preparing for work when the attack occurred, shocking Albany.
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Robert A. Fasce
Associated Press
Albany, N.Y
Mary Anne Reinisch
Mary Anne
Linda Willis
Waterford
Patty Chromik
When to Scream in Self-Defense for Women
Article condensed from ON GUARD discusses self defense for women, examining alarms, weapons, and skills. It presents two real screaming scenarios highlighting fear, timing, and the unreliable likelihood of bystander aid.
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High Point Area
Johnny Johnson
Johnsons
Winston
R. B
N.C
Women’s News
AP Wirephare
Red Cross
Tial Emergency Board
Mary Willis
Mohawk River
Albany
Chromik
Reinisch
Willis
Oo Sgape
Jude
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