Focus Q and A Column From Gastonia Gazette Ads
Puzzled readers send questions to Focus asking about local police hiring, cable TV service, and Belmont Abbey radio scheduling. The column notes the Rural and Gastonia police openings, cable vision rollout delays, and station policies, with answers from officials and local experts. It also covers driver keys left in cars, suit manufacturers, high school rules vs pro leagues, insuring a Marine spouse, Medicare filing deadlines, and related local matters.
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Ural
Gastonia
N.N. A
Wilting Brooks
Te Rural Pollos
Fly
Voting age in North Carolina should be lowered to 187
Focus Forum invites readers to call 864-9909 or 864-9900 by Tuesday evening to voice whether the voting age should drop to 187 and to explain why. Responses will be recorded, tabulated, and included in Sunday’s Focus Forum feature.
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Gastonia
North Carolina
Focus Forum
Marines Brace For Major Battle At Khe Sanh
The AP report describes mounting enemy strength around Khe Sanh, with estimates up to 30 000 to 50 000 along multiple axes and 10 000 to 20 000 near the DMZ. Marines expect air and ground assaults as Tet ends, as they hold hills 881 and 861 and contend with civilian Montagnard villages.
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Peter Arnett
Associated Press
Khe Sanh
Vietnam
U.S
Khe Ssoh
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Yiny
the Sanh
Highway 9
Aeal
Brank Heath
Detroit
26S
Heath
26Th
Matine Regiment
David Lownds
Plantation
Fla
She Sand
Biaary
Tombal
U.S. Army
Jowlands
East of Mountains
Congress Splits Over Pueblo Rescue Options
Senate leaders clash over how to recover the USS Pueblo and crew from North Korea. Mansfield warns against bombing WonSan risking prisoners. Dirksen condemns timidity. White House pursues limited deployment while UN talks stall. Symington backs aggressive action. Lausche cautions against a new war. Discussions cover military readiness, possible invasion, and risks of escalation.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
United States
North Korea
Vietnam
Mansfield
Dirksen
Congress
Mary
U.N. Security Council
Pueblo
White House
George Christian Guid
Christian
United Natins
Puebla
Wonsan
Stuart Symington
D-Ma
Big
Frank J. Lausche
Oho
Asia
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Karl Bmullidt
South Dakota
Outstanding players join Gastonia banquet lineup
Three top stars from the Southern and Carolinas Conferences join the eighth annual Gastonia Chamber of Commerce sports banquet at the YMCA on Monday. The story and photos run on page 2B.
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Carolinas
Gastonia Chamber At Commerce
YMCA
Area Church Group Events Listed for Monday and Tuesday
Community notices show Baptist Association WMS mission study at Fyn Institute and Belmont area churches. Activities include a Mid Winter Bible Conference at East Belmont Baptist and meetings at First Baptist and All Saints Episcopal Church with clubs and PTA discussions.
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Isto Baptist Association
Calvary Baris
Churen
Mid Winton Bible Conference
Our Baptist Churches
Belmont
First Baptist
Eal Dewacment
TAN P.m. Armatravg Tementary Schoo
All Saints Episcopal Church
Optimist Club
Carolina
Civitan Club
East Belmont
Court rulings curb federal gun and gambling prosecutions
Washington AP reports Supreme Court rulings limit federal gun and gambling laws. Officials warn this may hinder crime fighting, complicate crimes involving unregistered sawed off shotguns and wagering taxes, and affect prosecutions and state police efforts nationwide.
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Washingson
Sey
Supreme Court
Oil Heir Slain In Texas Field Near San Angelo
Michael Robineau heir to Colorado oil fortune, 21, found shot in a cotton field southeast of San Angelo. An Army Reservist 21 held without charge after returning from Korea with his father escorting to Odessa station, where he surrendered. Investigators retrace movement of Robineau and the 21 year old suspect. Authorities describe Robineau as son of M W Robineau of Frontier Refining Co, Denver.
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San Angelo
Tex
API
Michael Robineau
Colorado Oil Millions
Roadside Field
Odessa
Here
Sam Houston
Robineau
Texas Rimger
Adeesy
Skeleton Skeletons Found at Cummins Prison Farm
Skeletons were discovered in marked graves on the grounds of Cummins Prison Farm near the administration building. Investigators from the state police were contacted to examine the site as guards and inmates reported decades of unmarked burials. Local officials provided details about the skulls and bones found in iron-bound coffins, prompting questions about past burial practices and potential crimes tied to the prison.
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Cummins
Alves
Cinmins
Pari
Suipt
Thong C. Mutton
Corvid
Edwin Bartow
Prisvelin
Minon
Kent
Feuhon Jolson
Wyeroft
Jolson
Sila
Dohasan
Aban Heaton
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Cablevision
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Southern Bell
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WCGC
Belmont Abbey Raqio
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Roy Short
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Georgia
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Mse Hills
Saigon
I Renonnaissance Company
Raws
Utech Vietnamese Nantry
Rymington
Senate Foreign Relations and
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Syiwington
St. St Mo
Cincinnati
Dave Bristol
We American Legion
Charlotte
Oery
Neale
Patrick
Atlanta Braves
Foy Loval News
Harold Mercey
Tireslune Textiles
Gaston College
Ask Andy
Ashe Gui
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Henry E. Petersen
Justice Department
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