Answers to readers questions spark odd mix of local lore
A long reader Q and A in Gastonia’s paper tackles school transfers in Kings Mountain and Cherryville, liquor board appointments, cable television basics, panda origins, and local ordinances. It also includes questions on weather folklore, property taxes, and city rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Mountain
Schonls
Cherryville
Raleigh
Donald Innes
Kings Mountain City
Gaston County
Gastonia
Tega
Alenhins
Inga Abc Board
Gastinia
ABC Board
Ernest Rankin
Newsday
Long Island, N.Y
Schoenbrung
Lanai Hawks
Gutmumber Dyves
South Vietnam
Ran van Ruang
Hoong
Viet Cong Plotting to Sabotage Elections
U S and South Vietnamese sources report a nationwide Viet Cong plan to disrupt the presidential vote with intensified attacks terrorism and propaganda. Captured documents and prisoner questioning outline assassination kidnap and sabotage efforts across Saigon Da Nang and the Mekong Delta with plans to attack polling stations and seize ballot boxes.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
U.S
Viet Cong
Vor
Quang Tri
Mekong
da Nang
United States
Thieuw-Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Iit
Cong Ballalieon
Bai- Bon
Capi(a
Prisoners of War Lose Hope at Fontana Village
In Fontana Village North Carolina ex POWs from World War II and Korea gathered for the Bataan Corregidor event. Graef commander of the American Ex Prisoners of War spoke of a perceived loss of hope among Vietnam era POWs comparing their mistreatment to earlier wars. He noted media reports of such conditions and urged improved aid for disabilities and claims processing with veterans groups and service officers. Some 350 attendees and families attended the convention with former POWs sharing experiences and supporting veteran services.
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Fontana Village
N.C
North Vietnam
Alt Calvin Greet
Carlsbad
Graef
Vna
Bataan-Corregidor
North Carolina
Nuel
Graet
Grant
Ligublnativis
Col
Ray
Seattle
Wash
Bataan Beath
Dyad Ard
Omuta
Japan
Senators urge UN action amid Vietnam stalemate
A bloc of former U N delegates led by Senator Mansfield presses President Johnson to seek United Nations action on Vietnam. Supporters argue the UN offers leverage if Geneva talks stall, while critics warn of Soviet veto and futile action. The group includes Fulbright Aiken Morse and others, with Hart Yackborough Byrd and Dirksen offering mixed views.
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Washington
United Nations
John Lan
Vietnam
Earl
Mansfield
Counig
U.N
Johnson
Ielosy Seng
J. W. Fulbright
Kark
George
Mysterious Death of Brenda Dayce Holland Puzzles Investigators
The article notes unsolved slaying details still puzzling officers with updates on page 5A. Other items include War news, Goslin College Board changes, and local civic promotions. Police searches and a Hendersonville kidnapping report are mentioned for page 1B.
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Brenda Dayce Holland
Mantyy
Ite
Ed Stowe
Goslin College Board of Trustees
Ronald Heafner
Nevette Kaylor
Stony N Kings Mountain
Hendersonville
Activities In Our Area Tuesday 17
Community events listed include a Bloodmobile at Firestone Recreation Center and a Professional Division activity at the Chamber of Commerce. Also noted are ARWA holiday events, a Teale department gathering, and local club meetings at various venues such as Varnui Cafeteria and Clinton Chih Masania Lodge.
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Bloodmobile
Firestone Recreation Center
pan—Limited Appeal
Chamber of Commerc
ARWA
Tholiday Tn
Tomators Lake OF Poms Sensis
Teale Departnent
AleAno
AL Bains Episcopal Chovek
Wieneshay Tapod
Optiotist Club
Varnui
paw—Clinton Chih Masania Lodge
Stypam—dayeres
Nine Bridges Crumpled By Reds Near Da Nang
Viet Cong bombs destroyed nine bridges across South Vietnam as election pressure grows. US jets attacked rail yards near Hanoi and the Du Pont suffered damage from a shore battery fire with one American dead and three wounded. Saigon unrest included a high school blast and civilian killings near the capital.
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George McArthur
Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong
Malta
Greyrillas
Viet- Hamt
da Nang
U.S
Phawis
LS. Air Force
Norith Vietnam
China
Hanoi
Haiphing
U.S. Nevellers
North Vietnam
Panhandle
du Pont
Demilitarized Zone
Nightmarish Parachute Tragedy Hits Lake Erie Rescue Efforts Continue
Survivors recount a nightmare as 14 Ohio parachutists remain missing after a crash over Lake Erie. National Safety Transportation Board takes over the probe while divers search the murky waters. Two bodies recovered. others pulled from the lake Sunday night. One survivor, Robert Cay of Springfield, Ohio, describes the ordeal and his near-miss with the parachute.
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Huron
Ghinapi
Robert Cay
Cons
Mbers
National Safety Transportation Board
Med Ak! Dite Womsan
Tey
Cay
Bernard Johnson
Orthner Air Service
Wakeman
Michell
Coy
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