Q and A column on home tips and local inquiries
Squeaky floors due to improper nailing and subfloor setup. a reader asks about a 1918 wooden propeller and its value and identification. license plates deadline is Oct 15 with a $10 fee. monkey rabies shots at six months. a contact for Mrs Crater at 882-2591 ext 54. traffic left turn signal study planned. attempted suicide considered a crime with potential jail time and psychiatric treatment.
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Pianist needed for Piedmont Christian Home Wednesday devotionals
Requesting volunteers to play piano and share a devotional at Piedmont Christian Home on Wednesday evenings. A former piano player left for college. looking for someone outside the church to donate time. Contact Robert Barnes at 454-2462.
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Piedmont Christian
Robert Barnes
Stokes Faces Big Hurdle Tuesday
Cleveland voters prepare for a Democratic primary as Mayor Carl B. Stokes, first Negro mayor of a major city, confronts challenger Robert J. Kelly amid talks of crime spikes and calls to use the National Guard. The clash highlights race and safety issues shaping the 1969 campaign and foreshadows a November rematch with Ralph J. Perk.
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Robert J. Kelly
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Los Angeles
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Ralph J. Perk
Cuyahoga County
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Orson Welles
Sammy Davis
Bishop Sheen
Glenville
Brandt Seeks Coalition to Form West German Government
Bonn AP Willy Brandt of the SPD announced he will seek Bundestag approval to become federal chancellor and form a coalition, likely with the Free Democratic party, after the Social Democrats gained in the election while the CDU lost ground. If Brandt succeeds Kiesinger, SPD would lead for first time in 39 years. The FDP fell to 5.8 percent. CDU 46.1 percent. Coalition talks to start soon. currency policy actions pending.
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Willy Brandt
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Gustav Heinemann
Free Democratic Party
Kurt George Kiesinger
Christian Democrats
Kiesinger
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Walter Scheel
FDP
Free Democrats
Scheel
Captured Document Outlines Heavy Casualty Strategy
SAIGON AP report says U S command obtained a captured enemy document dated Sept. 5 north of Saigon outlining Hanoi’s plan to inflict heavy American casualties to prevent de escalation while the U S is strong. The document notes past campaigns caused U S bombing pauses and troop withdrawals.
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U.S
Hanoi
United States
North Vietnam
Conspiracies of the United States in the Paris Talks
The document claims Viet Cong and North Vietnamese diplomatic gains force the United States to fight passively and negotiate in Paris. It outlines de Americanization of the war to preserve U.S. strength while attempting a strong endgame. It orders enemy forces to topple the South Vietnamese government and expand military action and propaganda.
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Paris
U.S
Girl Allegedly Sold Kidnapped Child Found at Kennedy Airport
A 3 year old girl abducted in Harlem was carried from a plane at Kennedy Airport and reunited with her mother after a South Carolina woman bought custody for $500. Two Harlem women, Constance Dezonie and Pauline Coleman, were jailed on federal kidnapping charges, while the child appeared unharmed though her hair was dyed black. FBI and New York police traced the girl to a Charleston home and noted the child was well cared for by the Jones couple, unrelated to the girl.
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Tondalayo Jones
Helena Jones
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Harlem
Stance Dezonie
Pauline Coleman
New York City
Tandalayo
Charleston
William Jones
Irby
Tondalayo
Irby Jones
Dezonie
Coleman
Kopechnes contest Autopsy Petition in Pa Court
In Wilkes-Barre a judge heard the Kopechne family's bid to stop an autopsy on Mary Jo Kopechne's body. Attorney Joseph Flanagan argued there must be proof of a crime for an autopsy to be justified, noting public curiosity should not override the burial. The case follows earlier Massachusetts actions over exhumation related to the Chappaquiddick incident.
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Kopechne
Massachusetts
Joseph A. Kopechne
Berkeley Heights
N.J
Common Pleas
Bernard C. Brominski
Flanagan
Edmund Dinis
New Bedford
Mass
Chappaquiddick Island
Dinis
Dubcek Purge Spreads Through Czechoslovakia
Prague reports a weekend purge removing reformer Alexander Dubcek and allies from Communist party and government posts spreading across eastern Slovakia to western Bohemia. Nine cabinet members ousted, Dubcek loses Presidium role but keeps Central Committee seat, with 29 party members backing him resigning or expelled.
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Czechoslovakia
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Jiri Hajek
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Franticek Viasak
Josef Kempny
Presidium
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