Browse Through a Famous Old Almanac in Our Daily Sheed
The writer and Pod Rogers visit Texarkana to buy office furniture and search seed stores for planting materials. They discover Trail Blazers Almanac published in Kewanee Illinois with 1,100,000 circulation. The author notes its conservative monthly weather notes and old‑time wisdom from seasoned editors.
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Our
Alex
Washburn
Rogers
Texarkana
Pod
Kewanee
Pennsylvania
Federal Weather Bureau
Trail Blazers
Almanac
Suit Challenges Act 9 Tax Exempt Plants
Pulaski County School Board votes to authorize its attorney to sue to strip tax exempt status from Act 9 financed plants unless industries agree to payments in lieu of taxes. If negotiations fail within 30 days, John S. Purtle may file suit naming Little Rock and other defendants.
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Little Rock
Pulaski County
Purtle
State Supreme Court
Roy D. Smith
Arkansas
Senate panel backs $2.20 hour minimum wage bill
Washington AP reports the Senate Labor subcommittee approved a bill raising the hourly minimum wage to $2.20 with no Republican opposition and sent the measure to the Labor Committee. The plan also gradually scales from $1.60 to $2 by 1974, expanding coverage to more than six million workers.
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Washington
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Labor Committee
White House
Astronauts Ready for Apollo 16 Moon Launch Prep
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP the Apollo 16 astronauts John W Young Charles M Duke Jr and Thomas K Mattingly II were declared physically ready and boarded space ship trainers for a 2 hour 27 minute rehearsal covering liftoff earth orbit to the moon. Young and Duke then practiced lunar module descent while Mattingly stayed for lunar orbit drills. After a five hour medical review all three were in excellent condition as Saturn 5 launch countdown continued toward Sunday 1254 p.m EST.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Moon
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Earth
Young
Duke
Mattingly
Profit Margin Rules Prompt Action From Rumsfeld
Washington AP Donald Rumsfeld warns that price rollbacks and court actions may target up to 20 percent of large businesses for excessive profit margins. Preliminary 105 quarterly reports show 24 firms with allegedly illegal margins. The Price Commission caps margins as a percentage of sales, relative to the best two of the prior three fiscal years.
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Washington
Donald Rumsfeld
Cost of Living Council
Rumsfeld
The
Price Commission
National Fuel Oil Institute
Commission
Increase in Eligible Votes From Residency Ruling Arkansas
State officials say a federal ruling striking residency requirements for voter registration could make 25 000 to 30 000 Arkansans eligible to vote. Andy Anderson projects 60 percent of newly eligible residents will register by the May 30 and June 13 primaries. Current registrations stand at 839 976 with estimates of 875 000 to 880 000 by May 30.
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Little Rock
State Auditor’s Office
Arkansas
Andy Anderson
Anderson
One Front Stabilized New Push Threatens An Loc
North Vietnamese troops attacked from both sides of Highway 13 north of Saigon and halted a South Vietnamese relief force about 15 miles from An Loc. The offensive entered its third week with intensified activity in An Loc and in southern Cambodia near the border. Heavy fighting continued as Viet Cong hit-and-run attacks increased in the Mekong Delta.
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Saigon
An Loc
Cambodia
Mekong
Central Highlands
Dak To
Tan Canh
Demlitarized
Dong Ha River
Associated Press
Lynn C. Newland
Highway 13
Chon Thanh
An Lac
U.S
U.S. to Cut 640 More Troops in Vietnam Drive
The US Command announced a further 640 American troops to be withdrawn from South Vietnam, including a 30‑aircraft helicopter unit. The phased reductions aim to reach 69,000 by May 1 despite a North Vietnamese offensive. Reports detail shelling, contested highways, and casualties among South Vietnamese and allied forces.
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Nixon
U.S
Prison Strike Ends at Texarkana Federal Prison
Inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution in Texarkana called off their no eat no work strike early Wednesday. A prison official announced the end of the action after meetings with a cross section of about 550 inmates. Twelve inmates were transferred to other facilities during the process to return the institution to normal operation.
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Texarkana
Tex
Federal Correctional Institution
L.M. Connett
Texarkana Gazette
Bureau of Prison
Connett
Balked soldiers finally move to defend Phu Bai post
About 100 soldiers from Charlie Company 196th Brigade balked at manning a forward defense position near Phu Bai citing danger. Roughly 45 finally boarded after authorities warned absence would endanger another U.S. unit. Command stated no one refused orders.
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Phu Bai
Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
City Board Expands Annexation and Policy on Working Blacks
At a regular meeting the City Board annexed about 80 acres south of 16th Street known as the Lemley property for a residential subdivision with some commercial area. Plans show utilities, streets and drainage. final approval awaits scheduled improvements. The board also discussed a policy statement on employing Black workers and sent the same concerns to Hempstead County and local banks.
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City Board of Directors
16Th Street
Lemley
Planning & Zoning Commission
Westwood
Hempstead County
First National
Citizens National Banks of Hope
Jaycees plan Hope chapter meeting in Texarkana effort
Texarkana Jaycees extend a Hope Arkansas chapter with a meeting set for Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the Diamond Cafe. Tom Cabaniss states Hope is Arkansas’ largest city without a Jaycee chapter and notes visitors from Texarkana and Nashville will discuss aims.
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Cabaniss
Texarkana
Nashville
Hope
Joe Polk
Larry Browning
David Porterfield
Diamond Cafe
County Clerk invites new voters to register before April 30
County Clerk Pat House announces newcomers to the area may register to vote by April 30 to be eligible for the May primary. A court panel reduced the residency requirement to 30 days. Hempstead County Singing Convention posts schedule for April 15 and 16 at Holly Grove Methodist Church nine miles north of Hope. Officials include Harold Duke president Ravel Bright VP and Luvegia Worthey secretary-treasurer.
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Pat House
Hempstead County
Holly Grove Methodist Church
Hope
Highway 29
Harold Duke
Ravel Bright
V P
Luvegia Worthey
Loan to fund Arkansas electrical line expansion
Third district Congressman John Hammerschmidt received notice of a $1,720,000 loan from the Rural Electrification Association to the Southwest Arkansas Electrical Cooperative. The funds will finance 65 miles of distribution lines serving 765 consumers with a new DeQueen substation and other improvements across Miller, Columbia, LaFayette, Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Polk, and Sevier counties in Arkansas.
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John Hammerschmidt
Rural Electrification Association
Southwest Arkansas Electrical Cooperative
DeQueen
Arkansas
Miller
Columbia
LaFayette
Hempstead
Howard
Little River
Polk
Sevier
Minor Arrested for Drunken Driving on Highway 19 South
State police report a minor was arrested Tuesday night for drunken driving on Highway 19 South after the pickup he was in encountered trouble.
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Highway 19
Hope Host to State Student Council Meet
The Arkansas Association of Student Councils holds its 33rd annual convention in Hope on April 13 14 and 15 with 100 Arkansas schools, 325 delegates and advisers. Brigadier General Daniel Jones will keynote on patriotism. the weekend features discussion groups, assemblies, foreign exchange panels, and social events including a Southwest Arkansas barbecue and Saint James Group music. Cross Country High School serves as association president.
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Arkansas Association of Student Councils
Hope
General Assembly
Daniel
Chappy) Jones
America
Southwest Arkansas
Saint James Group
Arkansas
Cross Country High School
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Two Hope
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Phil Baron
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SSC
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Cheatham
Nancy Cheatham
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