Food labels and local history questions answered
Readers ask about truthfulness of dog food labels and potential horse meat in beef products. The set of inquiries also covers how Allen Jay School got its name, Elwood corner architect, Social Security earnings bills, and a deaf services inquiry with a specific meeting in Winston-Salem.
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FDA
Greensboro
Allen Jay School
Allen Jay
Allen Jay A
Charles Wardell
John Blair
Baltimore
Springfield
Friends Meeting
Frances T. King
Joseph Moore
Social Security Office
U.S. to Withdraw 6000 Troops From Thailand
Bangkok reports that the United States will pull 6,000 of its 49,000 troops from Thailand by next July. The withdrawal will begin within a few weeks and involve U S Air Force and Army units. The joint communique says cuts will proceed expeditiously as operationally required.
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Bangkok
United States
Thailand
U.S. Air Force
Vietnam War Roles in Thailand and Southeast Asia
The United States maintains about 36 000 Air Force personnel 12 000 Army support troops and 1 000 advisers in Thailand. Thai based bombers have hit the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos and participated in South Vietnam operations. Arrangements call for an orderly reduction of U S forces in Thailand as officials evaluate Vietnam conflict developments.
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United States
Thailand
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
South Vietnam
U.S
Piedmont Airlines Strike Injunction Affirmed
The 4th Circuit affirmed a modified injunction that maintains the status quo between Piedmont Airlines and ALPA. Pilots, who walked off July 21 after the company cut crew to two on Boeing 787s, were reinstated to a three-man crew by order on Aug. 15, affecting 77 cities across 11 states served by the carrier.
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Richmond, Va
US. Circuit Court of Appeals
North Carolina
Piedmont Airlines
Airline Pilots Association
ALPA
U.S
John D. Butzner Jr
Eugene A. Gordon
Winston-Salem
N.C
North Carolina Tax Hike Hits Soft Drinks And Cigarettes
North Carolina enacts a two cent per pack cigarette tax and one cent per bottle soft drink tax. Most price increases equal the tax, but vending machines will add a nickel since pennies aren’t accepted. State revenue estimates total 25 million annually, none to the state, with vending owners or lessees receiving the extra funds.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
CIA Refuses To Testify Drops Green Beret Case
The Green Berets murder trial ends after the CIA declines to allow testimony. Army Secretary Resor orders immediate dismissal of all charges and assigns the six men to duties outside Vietnam. Congress reacts with mixed views while hoping for full, prejudice-free case closure.
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Washington
U.S
Green Berets
Army
Central Intelligence Agency
Stanley R. Resor
CIA
Resor
Pentagon
Secret
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Congress
House
Sens. Strom
Thurmond
R-8.c
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Nixon
Clarence D. Long
Nixon Urges GOP Unity On Vietnam War Policy
President Nixon tells key Republicans he needs evidence of national unity in 60 days as Hanoi weighs possible settlement. Senate leaders Scott and Griffin relay message from Camp David meeting. Goodell vows to push withdrawal by Dec 1, 1970. Debate grows amid planned Oct 13 student protest. Hatfield seeks reso lution for withdrawal. Kennedy says dissenters contribute constructively.
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Washington
Nixon
United States
Hanoi
Vietnam
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Camp David
House
Scott
GOP
U.S
Charles E. Goodell
New Yorker
Goodell
Albany
N.Y
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Draft Lottery Sparks House Hearings on Nixon Plan
Washington AP reports key congressmen foresee initial House hearings on President Nixon's draft lottery proposal. Defense Secretary Laird and Selective Service Chief Hershey are slated for testimony as lawmakers weigh mechanism, timing, and impact on national security. Senate leaders hint at possible consideration if House acts.
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Washington
House
Nixon
House Armed Services Subcommittee
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Senate Armed Services
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate
Stennis
Mao Will Attend Celebration in Peking, China Says
AP by John Roderick reports China will have Mao Tse-tung and Lin Piao preside at Tiananmen Square ceremonies for the 20th anniversary. Navy of 1,000 PLA, 10,000 workers and peasants honored guests arrive. Nguyen Hun Tho attends dinner hosted by Premier Chou En-lai amid Western reports of health rumors and a third megaton blast.
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John Roderick
Associated Press
Tokyo
China
Mao Tse-tung
Lin Piao
Peking
Mao
Lin
New China News Agency
Tien An Men
Red China
Hong Kong
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
Alent
Japan
Central Meteorological Agency
Lop Nor
Sinkiang
Tien Shan
People’s Liberation Army
Nguyen Hun Tho
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Chou En-lait
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Once Upon A Time
Credit Line
Elwood Corner
B. L. A. Pease and Associates of
Charlotte
High Point
J.5. A
Department of Social Services and Vocational Rehabilitation
James Stutts
Church of Christ
South Fork Church of Christ
Dea
Hato
North Carolina Soft Drink Association
General Assembly
Association
Sam Whitehurst
Whitehurst
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Griffin
Armed Services Committee
Rep. I. Mendel Rivers
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Hebert
Red
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