Open meetings law under test in North Carolina
The North Carolina open meetings act faces a stern test as officials in Burlington and Mecklenburg County question its reach over deliberations. In Winston-Salem officials denounce front page stories of secret sessions on budget and schools. Anthropologists report a Stone Age tribe on Mindanao Island prompting calls for study of subsistence without agriculture or metal tech.
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Mecklenburg County
Winston-Salem
Board of County Commissioners
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Charlotte
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Mindanao
Norfolk
Bloodmobile seeks 18 year olds to donate in Hope
A local appeal urges 18 to 21 year olds to donate blood when the Bloodmobile visits Hope at the First Presbyterian Church from noon to 6 PM on Monday August 16. The drive aims to build donor pools for Red Cross needs nationwide and highlights the new right for 18 year olds to donate without parental consent while promising lower costs versus commercial blood.
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USA
First Presbyterian Church
Whites Stop Newsmen at Marianna
A white mob in Marianna Arkansas halted a car carrying KATY TV reporter Claude Locke and photographer Mike Melton. A man tried to pull Melton from the car but police quickly detained him and recovered the camera. The incident follows racial tensions tied to an economic boycott by blacks demanding jobs for African Americans.
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Little Rock
Katy
Mike Melton
Claude Locke
Melton
Locke
PSC Favors Arkla on Gas Contracts
LITTLE ROCK AP Arkla Louisiana Gas Co cleared one of two hurdles toward new gas supplies from Texas and Oklahoma. The state PSC voided long term contracts with industrial customers to allow rate increases for financing a $101 million pipeline into the Anadarko Basin. An FPC examiner approved the first stage. final approval awaited.
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Chou Won't Mediate War in Any Way
Premier Chou En-lai said Communist China would not mediate the Vietnam War in any way and would keep supporting forces opposing the United States until full U.S. withdrawal. In a recorded interview with James Reston in Peking last week, Chou discussed broader Asia-Pacific issues and next steps with President Nixon’s planned visit. He stressed concern over shifts in the roles of the United States, Japan, and the Soviet Union, not just Vietnam or the two Chinas.
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James Reston
the Times
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Pacific
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Nixon administration hints approval of Soviet trade deal
The Commerce Department approved export licenses totaling 162 million for foundry equipment tied to Mack Trucks planned Kama River plant. No final decision on exporting 700 million in tools and technology. Officials stress policy matter while noting licenses relate to the project.
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Zenon C.R. Hansen
U.S
Office of Export Control
Gardening Anger and Quirky Musings From HAL BOYLE
New York AP columnist HAL BOYLE muses on gardening as moral venting, left handed marriages, TV networks for the elderly, and quirky observations on smells, fashion, breaded veal cutlets, and family harmony in a loose, conversational column.
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New York
Earth
Steel Production Drops 51.8 Percent in One Week
NEW YORK AP The American Iron and Steel Institute reports a 51.8 percent weekly drop in steel output, down to 947000 tons from the prior week, the largest fall since the 1959 strike. Stockpiling by users amid strike fears cited. an accord between mills and United Steelworkers averted a walkout.
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American Iron and Steel Institute
United Steelworkers of America
U S Dollar Recovers in Europe Start of Trading
The U S dollar steadied on most European markets after a slight recovery but fell again in Italy. In Milan the dollar hit 620.50 lire as Bank of Italy support appeared to cap the decline while dealers in Frankfurt watched for speculators shifting toward Italy. The currency closed Monday at 621.30 lire.
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Moon pictures from Hadley Base show Apollo 15 crew
AP reports five color Hadley Base photographs by astronauts David Scott and James Irwin depict the lunar lander Falcon, the moon buggy, and the flag salute with the Apollo 15 command ship Endeavour seen 70 miles above. Nine b&w photos accompany the set as film clip release was delayed to Wednesday.
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Arkansas Showers Forecast With Warm Temps Ahead
The Associated Press reports a continued chance of showers and thundershowers mainly in the afternoons and evenings across Arkansas. Northern areas may see more rain Wednesday as a weak cold front moves south, with little temperature change expected. Highs for midweek are in the 90s and nightly lows in the upper 60s to mid 70s. Monday brought showers across eastern and southern Arkansas, with Texarkana Harrison and Fort Smith recording 92 degrees.
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West Coast Dock Strike Threatens Farm Income Hopes
A West Coast dock strike and the potential Gulf port walkout threaten to curb U.S. farm export income, jeopardizing White House plans for higher farm earnings. Exports, key to the administration’s 12 month outlook, already suffer as the disruption extends to Gulf ports and could spread eastward.
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Don Kendall
Nixon
U.S
Clarence D. Palmby
West Coast youths fined and placed on probation in court
Judge John Wilson fined and placed three youths in probation after guilty pleas to malicious mischief tied to July 21 vandalism of a watermelon patch on the Lester Kent farm near Patmos. Tony Gibson, 15, was supervised by his parents due to age. Butler and Nichols, both 17, also faced $50 fines and nine month probation for slashing 18 tires on Parris Jones farm near Clear Lake, with damage pegged at 800 to 1200 dollars.
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Tony Ken Gibson
Lester Kent
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Butler
Nichols
Parris Jones
Clear Lake
Wilson
Grant Funds Go To Arkansas Crime Commission
The Justice Department approved a $72,000 grant to the Arkansas Commission on Crime and Law Enforcement. Funds are to be used to finance operations of the crime control agency.
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Justice Department
Arkansas Commission On Crime and Law Enforcement
Farm Group to Hear McClellan in Hot Springs Arkansas
Sen John L McClellan and Gov Dale Bumpers are among speakers at the Arkansas Farmers Union annual convention in Hot Springs McClellan to speak at luncheon and Bumpers at a banquet at 7 p m local time
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D-Ark
Dale Bumpers
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Hot Springs
McClellan
Bumpers
Henderson State names vice president of student affairs
Dr. Gary Anderson is named vice president of student affairs at Henderson State College succeeding Dr. Gordon Beasley who moved to Stephen F. Austin State University. Anderson, a Fulton native, is a Henderson graduate with a master's from East Texas State and a doctorate from the University of Arkansas. He was an assistant professor in sociology and dean of men.
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Henderson State College
Gordon Beasley
Stephen F. Austin State University
Texas
Fulton
Lawton
Okla
Beaumont
Anderson
Henderson
East Texas State
University of Arkansas
Doris Anderson
14 Killed in Ireland Fight Continues
AP report details fresh clashes in Northern Ireland after a day of bloodshed. 14 people killed and 94 injured as troops clash with rioters in Belfast and Londonderry. Destruction mounts with fires, looting, and gunfire as authorities declare a wartime stance against IRA violence.
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Associated Press
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Brian Faulkner
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News Quiz Promotes Habit of Following Current Events
A weekly News Quiz printed today on Page 4 offers readers a fun way to build a news habit. Answers appear on Page 3, part of the Living Textbook Program sponsored by First National, Hope Star, and area schools.
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