Russia Aids Cuba Economically Through Soviet Technicians
Soviet technicians are being sent to Cuban towns to revitalize the economy as Havana retools production to suit Soviet and East European needs. The move follows Castro's admission that his economic policies failed and comes under a bilateral cooperation pact effective 1971 to 1975. Estimates of Soviet assistance run 380 to 500 million dollars annually, with overall aid vastly surpassing U.S. programs for Latin America.
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George Gedda
Associated Press
Washington
Cuba
U.S
Soviet Union
Fidel Castro
Havana
East Europe
Europe
Kremlin
Army Spec. 4 Highsmith of Searcy Killed in Southeast Asia
The Defense Department announced that Army Spec. 4 James A. Highsmith of Searcy Arkansas was killed in the war in Southeast Asia. He was the son of Mrs Eva Highsmith of Searcy.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
James A. Highsmith
Searcy, Ark
Southeast Asia
Eva Highsmith
Searcy
Racial School Merger Debate and Historic Taxicab Fares Rising
The piece notes fears that merging black and white schools may cost black administrators their jobs while arguing that balanced enrollment will not occur while white schools stay open. It cites Dr. Henry Ponder of Alabama A&M, two failed court challenges to block new white campuses, and a 1968 ruling about dismantling the dual system but not halting a downtown UT branch near Tennessee State. It also covers an inflation alert on wages and prices, including New York cab fare hikes from restricted service, and a pending steel workers contract due August 1, alongside a historical note: two presidential candidates with the largest votes in their elections were Tilden in 1876 and Cleveland in 1888.
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Henry Ponder
Alabama A & M
Huntsville
Ala
Nashville
Montgomery
U.S. Dist
Frank Gray Jr
University of Tennessee
Tennessee State University
New York City
New York
Washington, D.C
United Steel Workers
Lions Club talks budget needs for county and city
Clyde Fouse urged higher funding for streets services and schools at the Hope Lions Club luncheon. He highlighted education as the largest recipient of county tax money and favored outside appraisers to assess property to raise revenue. Don Freel organized the program. Vince Hummers joined as guest.
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Clyde Fouse
Hope Lions Club
Town & Country
Fouse
Don Freel
Vince Hummers
TGY
Houston
Texas
Calvin Smith
Arkansas forecast short briefing for 24 hours ending Tuesday
Experiment Station report notes a high of 82 and a low of 58. Cloudy and cooler tonight with scattered showers and a few southeast storms. Partly cloudy and cooler Wednesday with lows in the 40s northwest to low 50s southeast and a high in the 60s.
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Experiment Station
Arkansas
Obituary notices for Cornelius and several entertainers
Mrs. T A Cornelius, 80, Hempstead County resident, died in Conway Hospital. Funeral and graveside services will be held in Conway and Memory Gardens Hope. Wynton Kelly, 41, jazz pianist, found dead in hotel room in New York. Beverly Gay Buttemiller, 57, radio soap actress in late 1930s, died. Leon Michel, 62, advertising agency president and former playwright, died.
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Hempstead
Conway Hospital
Garland Darwin
Conway
Memory Gardens
Hope
Toronto
Wynton Kelly
Kelly
Brooklyn
Dinah Washington
Dizzy Gillespie
Wes Montgomery
Libertyville
George Buttemiller
Beverly Gay
Guiding Light
Syracuse
N.Y
Leon Michel
New York
Chicago Tribune
Congress may withhold funds if Nixon won t unfreeze
Senate Appropriations Chairman said Congress could deny administration spending requests if President Nixon does not release about 13 billion dollars in appropriated funds. Senator Ellender noted the clash over executive versus legislative spending priorities and suggested tough Congressional measures may be used. He also criticized foreign welfare concerns favoring foreigners over Americans.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Nixon
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Executive
Legislative
Ellender
Mike Mansfield
Ewender
Retired Newsman Paul King Dies in Hot Springs
Paul Henry King, 63, a Hot Springs native and former United Press reporter who covered Franklin D. Roosevelt in the early 1940s, died Monday. He later worked as a news and copy writer for KARK radio and was city editor of the Hot Springs Sentinel Record from 1952 until his 1961 retirement. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Paul Henry King
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Press
King
Arkansas
Kark Radio
Lite Rock
Bearden Couple Killed in Wreck
Two Bearden residents died in a two vehicle crash seven miles north of Camden on U S 79. Clarence R Crow 33 and Freda P Crow 34 were killed when Crow crossed the center line and struck Walter C Brown 55 of Camden whose truck driver was hospitalized.
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Camden,ark
Camden
U.S. 79
Clarence R. Crow
Freda P. Crow
Bearden
Crow
Walter C. Brown
Brown
Seven Miners Die in Illinois Gas Tragedy
Seven miners at the Ozark Mahoning Fluorspar Co. Barnett shaft in Gallatin County Illinois entered a forbidden high gas area 800 feet underground despite warnings. One miner entered first, six followed to help, and all eight were overcome by hydrogen sulfide. Five died at the shaft and two died later in Rosiclare hospital.
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Golconda
Southern Illinois
Wayne Fuller
Barnett
Ozark Mahoning Fluorspar Co
Rosiclare
C. W. Sohosky
Flotilla Named for Arkansas River Project Dedication
Gov. Dale Bumpers appoints Charles T. Meyer Jr. of Little Rock to organize a flotilla for the Arkansas River Navigation Project dedication in Tulsa Oklahoma on June 4 and 5. Meyer aims to gather many boating enthusiasts for the event.
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Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
Charles T. Meyer Jr
Tulsa
Okla
Meyers
Laird says North Viet Nam cannot sustain offensive in South Vietnam
Secretary Melvin Laird stated North Vietnamese forces lost the capacity for a sustained offensive in South Vietnam despite Central Highlands attacks. He noted no Laotian involvement and outlined changes to consolidate aircraft, stressing reliance on U.S. air power for defense of Fire Base 6 and the central highlands siege as Vietnamization faces limits. He also confirmed intensified Soviet arms shipments to Egypt and US monitoring of the balance in the Middle East.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Laird
Highlands
U.S
Fire Base 6
Triborder
Cambodia
Laos
Arkansas Legislature Poised for Adjournment Next Monday
The Arkansas legislature appears able to adjourn next Monday as officials report no procedural errors requiring correction. Lawmakers will reconvene at noon Monday to finalize adjournment and complete the session.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
General Assembly
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