Focus Q and A column from Gastonia Gazette
Puzzled readers ask about Akers Motor Lines sale rumor and Kerr Mills Medicare benefits. Answers from Leonet items cover no sale plans, Run For Your Life star Ben Gazara, Medicare scope, Civil War veterans status, new Major League Lanes manager Ron Welderman, autopsy basics, beer bottle taxes, tennis court etiquette, longest MLB homer, barbed wire legality, street right of way, Miss America origin, and forthcoming telephone directory distribution.
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Jackson
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Congress Polls Israel Security Before any Arab Withdrawal
An Associated Press survey of 438 Congress members shows a strong preference for assurances of Israel’s security and continued access to the Gulf of Aqaba and Suez Canal before any withdrawal from Arab territories. A minority urged immediate moves, while many urged delaying action pending negotiations and broader Arab-Israeli peace efforts.
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Suez Canal
Associated Press
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Gulf
Aqaba
Thomas H. Knebel
Rcalif
Tarael
George Mabon
D-Tex
Rail Bid Rejected By House
Washington AP reports the House rejected President Johnsons bid to guarantee a settlement of a nationwide rail strike. The move killed the compulsory settlement proposal while approving a Malay no strikes extension. Senate action could block passage. a union pledged not to strike if talks reach a conference. Senate sponsor Morse called the House move a mockery. leadership warned of a day of reckoning.
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Wil Hall
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Railway Labor Exective Association
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D-W.va
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Sec
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Har
Pardes
John W. McCormack
Durham Mayoral Election Tied to Federal Funds Probe
Rep James Gardner released an investigators report alleging federal anti poverty funds financed partisan activity in Durham municipal elections. The file cites a car owned by Opera Won Breakthrough, a Durham Community Action group funded by the U S Office of Economic Opportunity, used to transport voters to polls in Durham's May 18 election.
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Raleigh-Durham Airport
James Gardner
RNC
Durhan
Opera- Won Breakthrough
Durham
U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity
Fire at Fontainebleau Hotel Sparks 200 Guests Evacuated
A midnight blaze at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach forced about 200 guests to flee from the north tower and presidential suites. Smoke filled halls as flames roared from a large storage area on the 18th floor. One woman fainted and was treated at a local hospital. no other injuries were reported. Fire crews cut through the roof and exterior to battle the blaze while guests waited in the lobby before being allowed back to their rooms by morning.
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Miami Siach
Fla
Fontainebleau
Miami Beach
Ta Ie
Ais
Uneir Roma
Kosygin Heads to U.N. Session As Syrian-Israeli War Looms
Premier Kosygin leads a Soviet push for an emergency U.N. General Assembly session to demand immediate Israeli withdrawal from Arab territories. President Johnson potentially plans to attend later. The move follows a Security Council veto and mounting regional refugee figures as Libya asks Britain to close bases.
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Oatis United Nations
U.N. General Assembly
Alexei N. Kosygin
Johnson
Kosygin
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Soviet Union
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Israel
U.S
Racial violence erupts in Dayton as Tampa remains calm
A rash of fires and racial clashes hit Dayton Ohio on Thursday night with about 16 fires caused by gasoline bombs and looting. Police suppression and a bus service halt marked Dayton while Cincinnati saw renewed violence despite a larger National Guard presence. In Tampa a day of relative peace preceded by a 500 member guard force.
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Ohi
Cincinnati
RM. Igleburger
West Side
Ohio
Tampa
Fla
Itis
National Guard
H Rap Brown
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Walnut Hills
Morchan
Tensiin
Trial Run Proposed for 1968 Assembly Sessions
Raleigh AP reports North Carolina would test yearly sessions in 1968 via a joint resolution. Rep. Fred Mills and Sen. Herman Moore seek a 24 day session with early bill handling, budget focus later, and calendar committee control to gauge annual meetings.
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State Attorney, General’s Office
Mills
General Assembly
Juels Baugh
D-Mecklenburg
Budget set at 97.5 million for Gastonia city
The Gazette reports Gastonia’s budget at 97.5 million with no tax increase on page 1B. A separate item notes a $100,000 federal grant for Gastonia Schools aimed at gifted education. Ken Alexander, sports editor, wins two national writing awards as the sole double winner. A three month old child dies in a crib accident on page 1B.
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Gastonia
Ken Alexander
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Stanley High School Class of 1957 Reunion
Community building hosts a Saturday gathering for Stanley alumni of the 1957 class, with activity listings for former Stanley students and a separate Tpan Ashley High School Class of 1082 reunion slated for Holiday ity.
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