POCUS Q and Answers Train Local Curiosity in Gastonia
In a reader Q and A from FOCUS the Gastonia Gazette fielded puzzled questions on Linberger Park dancing plans, baseball origins, rear lights legality, ballot order, population, and local laws. Officials clarify: July Fourth dancing only. baseball ties to Doubleday and Cartwright. rear lights required. Armstrong Park riders trespass if warned. peddler licensing rules. Giants’ Willie Mays birthday noted. Gastonia largest building identified. Ben Franklin initials in B F Goodrich. police woman qualifications. old Indian head cent value.
Secret of Fatima Likely to Remain Hidden at Vatican
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI will visit Fatima next Saturday and may not reveal the centuries old Fatima secret. The message, entrusted to Lucia dos Santos and sealed for decades, is viewed as an optimistic prophecy of global peace, not doom, with only hints released in recent years.
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Orbiter 4 speeds toward the Moon from Pasadena
Orbiter 4 presses toward the moon on a mapping mission after passing a 150000 mile checkpoint on its 234519 mile journey. Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists consider a second midcourse maneuver as the craft aims for a point about 1680 miles below the Moon’s southern pole. The launch from Cape Kennedy was Thursday with an Aval orbit planned for Monday above the lunar surface.
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Johnson Occupied With State Affairs During Texas Weekend
President Johnson, at his Texas ranch for a quiet weekend, is reported by associates to be working on filling federal court and ambassadorial vacancies. White House press office emphasizes his focus on state affairs as a Columbia magazine assignment dispute with Lyndon Johnson’s daughter’s escort incident draws attention.
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Battle for GOP women’s presidency tied up in voting chaos
Washington AP reports a disputed race for president of the National Federation of Republican Women as moto voting rules credentials and use of 9409 delegates and 20 machines create a parliamentary tangle. Gladys O'Donnell of Long Beach Calif faces Phyllis Schlafly of Avon Ohio with results expected after delegates cast two votes each. Missouri and Wisconsin delegates seek rulings on credentials as polls prep to open.
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Teamsters Strike Ends in Chicago After 12 Day Lockout
The Tent sley's Union wins a sevenl but contarin increase for divers nationwide and ends a 12 day strike lockout in Chicago. The labor dispute cost the Chicago area economy about 200 million dollars while 60 million in losses were estimated for 45 000 Chicago rivers and 200 000 other workers fed by the dispute. The pact must be voted on by union members amid ongoing debate and disputed credentials in a politically charged convention.
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Sadler Dons Civilian Attire Today
Barry Sadler the singer sergeant behind The Ballad of the Green Berets leaves the Army for civilian life. Returning to the United States after Vietnam he does recruiting and other military sponsored work and will move to California with wife Lavona and their son Thor to pursue songwriting and run his New York publishing firm. He has donated 30000 to the Barry Sadler Foundation for children of fallen fathers and 5000 to a Kennedy memorial in Bragg.
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No Winner Puzzle Now Worth $650
The Gazette Dollarwords puzzle again defeats entrants with no winner this week. The prize climbs to 650 dollars as readers try for the elusive correct entry in Sunday's Gazette, with the payoff rising as participation increases.
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Bomb raids hit Hanoi area as Marines seize Khe Sanh hill
U S bomber pilots wrecked Yen Vie railroad yard near Hanoi and damaged Ha Dong barracks while B52s struck troop assembly areas north of three hills near Khe Sanh. Marines seized the hilltops after a 12 day battle with 160 dead and 745 wounded. Viet Cong casualties and near term fronts loom as Ky visits Da Nang.
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Three U S Planes Shot Down Near Hanoi Confirms Losses
SATGON AP reports three U S Air Force F105 Thunderchiefs were shot down by communist ground fire during raids near Hanoi. The Hanoi press release named pilots James Lindbergh Hughes 20 Iowa Jamies Richard Shively 28 Texas and Cmdr. Gordon Albert Lafsol 40 Minnesota as missing or captured after takeoffs from Thailand bases Korat and Udon.
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Brown-Bag Is Legal Tonight in North Carolina
In Raleigh AP reports that brown-bagging of liquor becomes legal tonight in 64 wet counties after the State Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control mails temporary permits valid for nine days to officers and delivers them to applicants. The practice, banned by a state Supreme Court decision last November, is now legalized by a recent General Assembly act.
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Inday's Gazette Lists Summer Job Forms on Page 2
A notice directs youngsters to page 2 to find a fillable form for summer jobs. The Gastonia dune Art Guild will host an art exhibit next week at Ashley High School. Page 2 also contains wrecks deaths and weather.
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Weekend Area Activities Schedule With Local Theater and Museums
Saturday events feature a teen dance at Barr's Spencer Mountain at 8 p.m. Three one act plays Curse You Jack Dalton Theatre of the Soul and 27 Wagonsful of Calton will be performed at Gastonia Little Theatre. Sunday visiation at Schlele Museum of Natural History from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Southwester District Vocation Church School Workshop at St Johns Lutheran Church Cherryville.
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