FOCUS column answers reader questions on law cars and clubs
In Gastonia focusing letters, D M A Joe Garrett of North Carolina DMV cites inspection data showing fewer light, brake, and steering defects this year as proof the law prevents accidents. The Golden Years Club details and other Q A items cover Bing Crosby trivia, newspaper boxes, Academy awards, airplane glue, Supreme Court contact, and a planet named Marg with periodic visibility.
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North Carolslina
D.M
Joe Garrett
North Carolina
Garrett
Pact Puts Squeeze On France Seeks Dollar Support
Landon and a seven nation gold pool aim to back the U S dollar by restricting gold sales and credit. Basel pact bars future sale or delivery of gold and bids for other central banks, potentially forcing France to choose dollar support or devaluation risks. France, absent since June, faces pressure amid pound devaluation and global gold market shifts.
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Landon
U.S
The
Times
United States
Ted
Basel
Switzerland
U.S. Treasury
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Bef
Seven Nations
Paris
de Gaulle
Jed
Trench
Kidnappers Grab Wife Of Banker's Wife In Glendale
In Glendale California two amateurish kidnappers held Frances Howe the banker’s wife 50 hostage for ransom around 80 000 then settled to 50 001 after naming a drop location. Police quickly surrounded the vehicle and the pair surrendered without firing a shot. Frances Howe described a two hour ordeal as her husband E Frank Howe and police coordinated the payment from a paper bag. The suspects Hubert Sheader 32 and Edson Ta Brand Little 26 both North Hollywood residents were jailed on suspicion of kidnapping for ransom.
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Frances Howe
Howe
Hubert Sheader
Edson Ta Brand Little
North Hollywood
Union Bank
van Nuys
Tune
Space By Jim Strothman Pioneer Robot Weatherman
In Cape Kennedy Florida an interplanetary weatherman robot named Pioneer and a test spacecraft rode a two stage launch. The mission, using a Saturn V like booster, aimed to scout U.S. astronauts for future flights with liftoff at 9 08 a m BST and a targeted 1967 schedule at Cape Kennedy.
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Jim Strothman
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Pioneer
America
Mmanto-Themoo
U.S
Cup Kennedy
California Leads In Battle Deaths
AP Military Writer reports Pentagon data showing California as home of record for 1,209 war deaths in Southeast Asia through Sept. 1969, with New York 989 and Pennsylvania 814 next. Total U.S. hostile deaths 13,634. nonhostile 2,705. Ranking colors states by home of record, noting Illinois moved to No. 5 and broader lists of states with 200-plus or more losses.
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Bow Orton
Washington
California
U.S
Vietnam
Pentagon
New York
Pennsylvania
Texas
Southeast Asia
Alaska
Guam
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Ilinois
Ohio
Illinois
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachussetts
Minnesota
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Wisconsin
LBJ Stands Firm Over Vietnam At AFL-CIO Convention
President Johnson defends Vietnam policy during a televised AFL-CIO address in Miami Beach. He vows to ignore critics and urges Congress to back his education antipoverty and social security plans while labor leaders pledge support. He criticizes Republicans as wooden soldiers and calls for a Great Congress in 1960.
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Neil Gierriof
Associated Press
Miami Beach, Frs
Johnson
Egardless Ulay
House of Labor
Congress
Vietnam
Apgciq
Gilorge Meany
Predent
Sou
Meany
LBJ
Helin Dolly
Lyndon
Afl-Cio
Labor Federation
Hanoi
Joluson
Kvliteen
Washington
Miami Beach
Central Texas College
Killeen
Tex
New Orleans
King Constantine Appeals for Help to Restore Democracy
King Constantine of Greece urged eight million citizens to oppose the military regime and restore democracy in a brief shortwave broadcast from Larissa. Troops and tanks surrounded key sites in Athens as the government prepared to defend itself, amid rumors of rebel actions in Salipika. The monarch warned against disobedience and vowed swift, merciless suppression, referencing a 20 year old civil conflict and appealing for loyal support. Air force jets roared over the capital in a tense stand, signaling an escalating crisis.
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Athens
Greece
Constantine
Larisga
Wasa
Undvd
Salipika
Hilly
Capporbln
Auth
Fire City
Committee Named State Group Backing Gardner For Governor
A statewide committee to support Jim Gardner for North Carolina governor was announced with Jonn G. Hutchins of High Point as chair. The group aims to build citizen backing for Gardner, a Republican congressman from the 4th District, while names of district leaders and members across 11 congressional districts were released by Hutchins. The plan includes county chairmen and a campaign committee led by Averell, Winston-Salem, with a target to organize within weeks.
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High Point
Nic
CAP
Jim Gardner
Jonn G. Hutchins
Gardner
North Carolina
Gartner Nagnot
Jol L. Sticktey
Hutching
GOP
Tech Point
Cis
Niels
Br. Dob East
Wis Caro Tit University
Doris. Vogler
Kinston
C. van Watson
Rocky Mount
Salem
Age
Ruburk Warrick
Wilemington
Anne
Wa Yea
Whiteville
Asheville
Christia Schooner Safe After Atlantic Sinking Alarm
The Canadian schooner Christia with crew from Montreal arrived safely at Georgetown after taking on water 75 miles off the coast. The Coast Guard Cape Morgan towed the 58 foot vessel to a sea buoy near the port, and the crew endured long bailing before a pump arrived by helicopter. Owners and crew, including Alex Cross and Albert Richardson, reported hours of pumping since a mast- area crack caused the leak. The Christia had been bound for St John’s Virgin Islands from Charleston when distress was raised Sunday night.
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Georgetown
5. C
Christia
Georgetrain
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Cape Morgeh
Ferbus Crass
Montreal
Robert Covestina
Charleston
St. John's
Virgin Islands
Miami
Dallas Voters Reject ABC Shires and Beer Sales
Dallas residents voted against allowing beer and wine sales in town and defeated the "well" two to one in yesterday’s election. Page 1B reports results and related notes while Page 10 previews another proposed election. John Beam, once sheik of Gastonia, is dead. Christmas bonuses approved for town employees in Kings Mountain. Page LB covers the Lievily council actions and Page 18 details.
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Dallas
ABC
John Beam
Kings Mountain
Lievily Couneil
Activities In Our Area Wednesday to Thursday
Activities in our area list various local groups meeting this week including the Chamber of Commerce board of directors at 618 paw-toyoees and Holiday Lim, the Rothry Club at Moliday Tat, the Home Builders Association at TMoliday Inn, and Holland Memorial Lodge No 618 Masonic Temple at 7:30 p.m. The notices indicate a series of community meetings across different venues with times given.
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King Crosby Q. 1
Goulden Years Club
Hewin
Flint Groves
Castitet
Hoyle Allred
T Ie
Methodist Church
Aly Pan
Schud
Betty Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
Paw—Toyoees
Holiday Lim
Rothry Club
Moliday Tat
Home Builders Association
Tmaliday Inn
Hoalland Memorial Lodge
Commie Eation
Masonic Temple
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Gastonia Gazette
Bing Crosby
Wiloa Wyatt
Dixie Lee
Guy Aribella
Coepus Grove
Los Angeles
Crosby
Kathryon Grant
Paramount Studios
Gazette
Wilkingon Blvd
Motion Picture Academy
NPLA
Academy of Motion Pictre Arts and Sciences
Eri Jennings
Janet
Gaynor
I.L. A. Focus
Cory
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
U. 5
Washington, D. C
Joim F. Davis
Gazelle
Here In
Beri
Soreone
Jeffer
Tobaccs Co
N Vnaing
Thag Dhern
Robert Sheader
Glendale
Calif
Tey
Frank Howe
Michigan
Florida
New Jersey
Indiana
Anil
Afl-Cig
White House
Johmson
Greensboro
Koy UK
Doe Raver
Thomasville
Lloyd
Winston
Andy
AC Jou
Tusa
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