Chain letter fraud warning and highway safety tips cited
A Memphis Commercial Appeal note warns against chain letters that target families of Vietnam War dead, detailing legal penalties. An Alabama Texas Chronicle item critiques a Stone Mountain memorial luncheon tribute to Confederate figures amid rising controversy.
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Oftmaster
Winton M. Blount
Memphis (Tenn
Commercial Appeal
Stone Mountain
Lee
Davis
Jackson
Memorial Association
General Lee
Spring Comes to Arkansas Amid Mixed Forecast
The Associated Press reports winter ends as spring arrives in Arkansas with near record April lows Thursday night. The U W Weather Bureau forecasts warm sunny weather Saturday then a weak cold front bringing cooler temps and possible southern showers. Thursday highs ranged from 60 at Fort Smith and Pine Bluff to 50 at Jonesboro.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U. W. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Fort Smith
Pine Blutt
Jonesboro
Texarkana Plans to Sell Bonds This May Day
TexarkanaArk Board of Directors mails a prospectus to 659 bond dealers seeking to sell over 34 million in bonds on May 4. Sale faces tight money and a state cap at 6 percent. Bonds include 2.2 million for citywide improvement district 1 million for waterworks and sewage revenue and 376000 for street general obligation bonds. If successful, the city will start water districtwork within 24 hours.
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Texarkana, Ark
Paul Schrisver
Thousands of Truckers Back at Work After Tentative Pact
AP labor writer reports thousands of striking truck drivers return to work under a tentative contract that would raise the average wage by over a dollar an hour over three years. The 425,000 union drivers would vote by mail on the deal, with wage boosts for city and long distance drivers and a total three year cost cited at over $2 billion.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington
Teamsters Union
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Ray F. Beagle
Trucking Employers Inc
J. Curtis Counts
Federal Mediation and Concilisation Service
Fitzsimmons and Beagle
U.S
Freed Couple Killed in Auto Crash near Broken Bow
Ronald Steel, 24, and his wife Doris, 21, who were released after the state Supreme Court reversed their convictions, died in a motorcycle collision with a pickup near Broken Bow. Their son Car son Steel Jr., 21, of Broken Bow, was also involved in the case tied to a Sept. 7, 1967 Bank of Lockesbure robbery.
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Broken Bow
Okla
Ronald Steel
Doris
Cummins
State Supreme Court
Steel
Carson Steel Jr
Lockesbure
Cattlemen Alarmed by Plan to Set Up Watch on Beef Production
A congressional panel urges creation of a federal commission to oversee beef production from ranch to supermarket. C. W. McMillan of the American National Cattlemen's Association warns the plan could lead to government supervision of the industry. The Monagan subcommittee proposes an 18 member two year commission to study meat supply adequacy and consumer prices amid calls to liberalize meat imports. The Nixon administration rejects expanding meat imports. officials say 1970 imports should not trigger quotas. The report projects a beef shortage by 1975 without immediate action, while McMillan contests such shortages exist.
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DUN Kendall
AP Farm Washington
Cate Tle
C. W. McMillan
American National Cattlemen's Association
U.S
House
Congress
Monagan
Waterbury
Conn
Nixon
United States
Cliéford M. Hardin
McMillan
Air Controller Strike Shows Little Movement
Washington AP union leaders pressed to back to work under a government accord as the first shift began with no clear movement toward ending the air traffic controller strike. In New York 40 of 57 controllers reported sick at the Eastern Center. Chicago saw all O Hare controllers report for duty while Aurora Center withheld numbers. transfers of specific controllers sparked dispute. PATCO had agreed to order men back by weekend and a judge dismissed contempt charges against leaders as FAA began dismissal actions against three controllers reassigned from Baton Rouge.
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Washington
New York
Air Route Center
Kansas
City
Minneapolis
Chicago
O’ Hare
Aurora Control Center
PATCO
US District Court
George L. Hart Jr
F. Lee Bailey
Federal Aviation Administration
Baton Rouge
FAA
Shelby McCurnin
Janes H. Sparks
James A. Henson
U.S. District Court
Coffee Breaks Keep Workers on the Job, Says Hal Boyle
AP dispatch notes coffee breaks are the nation s top social ritual with workers avoiding sick days to attend. The piece sketches a caricatured cafeteria cast including Clarion Clara Milton the Miser the Shop Steward and Bibulous Bill, highlighting how breaks spur attendance and morale despite flaws.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Clarion
Clara
Belle
Personel
Milton the Miser
Census Takers Identified For 1970 Population Census
District Manager Bob Cockreham explains that census takers are easily identified by a red, white, and blue badge reading Census Enumerator Official Credential. Enumerators, mostly women, begin rounds in April and expect to finish in three to five weeks, carrying a blue portfolio labeled 1970 Census with supplies and tools.
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Bob Cockreham
Department of Commerce
Carswell Backers Confident From Senate Fight
Administration forces show confidence as anti Carswell senators press to block confirmation of Nixon Supreme Court nominee G Hartold Carswell. Opponents flood floor with speeches and letters, while Sen Fred Harris cites votes at stake and questions Nixon’s presidential prerogative.
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Hl, Schwartz III
Associated Press
Washington
Justics Department
Garswell
Judiciary Committee
Fred Harris
D-Okla
Florida
Nixon
Ohio
Carswell
Senate
Supreme
Grass Tetany Appears in Cattle on Rich Spring Pastures
Grass tetany or grass staggers a magnesium deficiency disease in cattle tied to lush forage. Dr. David Ibsen notes several cases with cows on young spring pastures or oats rye and wheat forage being most susceptible. Symptoms include excitement, lack of appetite, salivation, tremors, and possible collapse. treatment involves magnesium supplementation and calcium magnesium injections.
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David Ibsen
Ibsen
Postmen Win Pay Hikes in Civil Service Accord
Washington AP reports a landslide pay agreement grants postal workers a 14 percent raise, with staged increases across civil service, including military personnel, and introduces collective bargaining rights for government workers. The deal, reached Thursday, awaits congressional approval and will be presented to Capitol Hill as presidential messages.
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Washington
Falioff
Capitol Hill
Attacks by Enemy Intensified Across South Vietnam
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong pressed heavy attacks across South Vietnam with shelling at 60 positions and battles in the Mekong Delta and near the Cambodian border. Casualties rose with at least 79 Americans and 267 South Vietnamese killed since Tuesday night, plus 470 enemy dead and 423 American and 748 South Vietnamese wounded. Civilian losses counted 104 killed and 292 wounded. Evidence shows fighting near the Cambodian border remains sporadic as enemy forces pull back toward a base camp inside Cambodia. The U.S. sent Ranger patrols into the Angel's Wing area, following intelligence reports.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Angel's Wing
Cambodia
U.S. 25Th Division
Washington unions reach tentative six plus eight percent pact
Reports of a government and postal workers unions agreement subject to congressional approval include a six percent raise for postal and civil service staff and an eight percent boost tied to postal reform. About 425000 workers will vote by mail on the deal while wildcat strikes dot national labor action.
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Associated Press Washington
Post Office
Increase in Postal Rates and Federal Pay Plan
President Nixon urged Congress to raise first class mail to ten cents to fund a planned six percent retroactive pay increase for about 5.9 million federal civilian and military personnel. He said the move may require budget adjustments and proposed estate and gift tax collection measures to yield about 1.5 billion dollars in the 1971 fiscal year.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
All Around Town: Club Manager Appointment and Local Happenings
Bill Reyenga named manager of Prescott Country Club effective April 1 replacing Jim Reddick who moved to Decatur. The piece notes a census mail issue, a Barksdale Holidays in Dixie air show with a Douglas C 124 Globemaster, Hope Lions Club broom sale for charity, Millwood fishing report with local water conditions and notable catches, and a high school bass contest winner plus student performances and scholarships.
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Bill Reyenga
Prescott Country Club
Jim Reddick
Decatur
Emmet Serviceman
Hope Country Club
U.S. Air Force
Barksdale
Dixie
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Millwood
Pipes Line
Yarborough Lake
Little River
Baker's Bend
Horsey Shoe Lake
James C. Hawthorne
Ashdown
Jimmy Warren
Embry Pickett
Richard Grounds
T.H. Mitchel
Texarkana
Luther
Essie Estes
Bill Yarnell
March Auto Sales Fall to Eight-Year Low
The U.S. auto industry reports its weakest first quarter since 1967 with major producers selling 1,782,494 cars through March 31, down 12.2 percent from a year earlier. March alone totals 646,673, down 10.1 percent from March 1989, marking the worst March since 1962.
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Sefror
U.S
$50,000 Award Upheld in Damage Suit
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $50,000 damages award to Jewel Schenebeck of Little Rock and her husband against Sterling Drug Inc. for eye injury after extended use of the drug aralen and chloroquine phosphate. The ruling affirmed prior Little Rock district court awards of $40,000 to Mrs. Schenebeck and $10,000 to her husband, noting prolonged use can cause eye problems.
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ST. Louis
The.u
Schenebeck
Lincoln Co to Reorganize Its Schools
Grady School District in Lincoln County plans reorganizing its components to have all grades 1 12 attend Grady School in the fall. The plan, filed in U S District Court, aims to consolidate students previously in multiple schools into a single, predominantly white Grady School.
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Lincoln Co
Little Ruck
Grady
Lincoln County
Asstrict
Pupis
U.S
Uittle
Jurgen Tess
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