Focus Q and A column answers reader questions
The Gaston Gazette presents reader inquiries answered by the Focus column. Topics include Seaboard Air Line maintenance, Pontoon Company licensing, Ashley High School yearbooks, Courtmartial of Billy Mitchell, tidal waves from earthquakes, city sewer service outside the city, herpetology courses in universities, mortgage prepayment penalties for tax deductions, clergy marriage legality, Civil Service tests for Rial Police, and Cherryville radio station WCSH.
Fund Proposed to Head Off Racial Upheavals by Senators
Senators Ribicoff and Percy urged a $1 billion fund to empower the President to grant aid to cities and states to ease tensions. The plan would use up to two percent of nondefense budgets to create a neighborhood emergency fund, enabling rapid responses to unrest. The article also notes ongoing curfews, police actions, and investigations into riot causes across several cities.
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Associated Press
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Charles H. Percy
Jonson
Milwaukee
Wichita
Kan
Philadelphia
James H. WJ. Tate
Percy
R-Ii
Ribivoff
D-Conn
House of Representatives
New York
Harlem
House
Senate
Detroit
Honald August
Robert Paille
Washington
Sec
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Judiciary Committee
Toney
Sens
Edward AT. Kennedy
D-Mass
Philip A. Mars
D-Mich
Battle Toll: 116 Dead as Camp Near Saigon Repelled Attack
AP report details a major clash near the Cambodian border where U S Green Berets and South Vietnamese irregulars repelled a North Vietnamese assault on Tong Le Chow camp 34 miles northwest of Saigon. The tally counted 116 enemy dead, with moderate casualties among air defenders and families, and ongoing air war missions totaling 167 Monday.
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Saigon
U.S
Alr
Tong le Chow
North Vielned
Toi Dong
Saiphong
Pantanille
Panhandle
Gaston College budget outlines higher operating costs
Gaston College trustees plan Aug 24 final budget approval for the 167-65 fiscal year. projected revenue from a five cent tax is $225,000 with local funds plus about $1 million from state support for current expenses. plant maintenance costs rise, salaries for janitors and maids up to 22,000, and utility expenses increase for new facilities. campus housing and a four building complex back a $2 million value. the five cent tax referendum previously funded construction and expansions.
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Chris Collins
Gazelle
Gaston College Board of Trustees
Gaslo
George McSwil
Nll Teans
McSwaig
Inge
Walter
Lights
Moe Ulan
Allon
Plank Maintenanca
Tris
Sane
Woody von Sugg
Gatun College
Gaston County Cillains
Sailes
Canny
Community College
Systen
Bike Found Girl Missing in Girard Pa May Be Kidnapping Case
Connie Ree Carstatey disappeared after riding her bicycle to a nearby grocery. Her bike and purchase bag were found 300 feet from a road in swampy brush as 200 volunteers plus aircraft and dogs search the area. Police note her mother notified authorities when she failed to return home. The incident follows a separate 1966 case of Christine Watson found slain near Milcreek.
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Girard, Pa
Connie Ree Carstatey
Connie Rab
Connie Rae
Jianet
Ping
Erie County
Christine Watson
Milcreck
Ted
Lady Wats
New Tax Hike After Election
Senator George Aiken warns Johnson tax hike on war costs will grow after the election. He notes Vermont protests the 19 percent surtax and says administration plans further escalation may produce the worst chapters in history. Democratic Senator Mansfield fears longer war with higher costs borne by the U.S. and allies.
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Joe Ball Washington
George DB
Aiken
Johnson
Vermont
Republican
Reason Relly
Vietnam
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Senate
Johnsor
New Jersey
U.S
Patrolmen Deny Murder Charges in Detroit Riots
Two white Detroit patrolmen Renald Aus Suiss and Robert Paille pleaded innocent to murder charges in the shooting deaths of Aubrey Pollard and Fred Temple during the July 26 motel raid amid riots. Prosecutor William Cahalan expects more warrants and possible conspiracy charges. 80 statements and a 18-page report informed the case. The National Guard defended actions following the deaths of Pollard Temple and Cooper, while a third youth, Carl Cooper, also died in the incident.
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Detroit
William Cohalan
Wayne County
Ant Pak
Renald Aus Suiss
Robert Paille
Cahalan Sai
Cooper
National Guard
John Ashby
Cahalan
August
Paille
Police Homicide Bureau
Cahalam
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cahalan Saul
Pollard
Temple
Universities Must Join The Action
AP report from Raleigh on Deputy Education Commissioner Harald Howe urging downtown universities to engage with urban communities and join in solutions to riot-related problems. He spoke at a three day meeting on the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 noting federal grants fund building in public and private colleges and the need for campuses to remain in cities rather than retreat to suburbs. Howe emphasized universities must actively participate and cannot withdraw amid violence to retain public support.
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Raleigh
Conmissioner of
Harald Howe
Howe
Gaston County approves funds for three school systems
Gaston County Commissioners approve a multi million appropriation for the three county school systems. Details on page 3. Billy Graham, famed evangelist, is slated to speak at Belmont Abbey College on November 21. Page 2 carries further notices. Town meeting discussions and a secret session are referenced in later pages.
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Gaston County
Billy Graham
Belmont
Abbey College
Cloggy
Community Activities Calendar Highlights
Area events brief for Tuesday and Wednesday list several meetings and venues. Tops Club Health Dept 2 20 pm King Solomon Lodge 704 Staluti Communication Masonic Temple 7 20 pm ATAnW AR Sainte Episcopal Church Wednesday includes A M Optimist Club Carolina Restaurant 1 90 pm Ivelh Baby Clinic GMIL Niases Home 1 00 pm Pilot Club Board Elks Club GamePitol Club Meeting Elks Club
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Tops Club
King Solomon Lodge No
Staluti Communication
Masonic Temple
AR Sainte Episcopal Church
A. M. Optimist Club
Carolina
Pam —IvelhBaby Clinic
Gmil Niases
Pilot Club
Elks Club
GamePitol
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Carothers
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North Carolina
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Schiele Miseumt
North Carolina State College
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Lienology Department
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Informal Revenue Service
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Rial Police
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Merald
Cherryville
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Bor Robertson
Ribicoff
Bit Newell
Green Berets
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Bill
John F. Freund
Jun Light Infantry
Ole
Cooper's
Artags
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Set
Mortimer Leblanc
Tanya Loni Blanding
Pal Eis
Ser-Geant
Frory
Andy Deaths
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