Deadly collision over California golf course claims 16 lives
Mountain View reports a NASA Convair 990 and a Navy P23 Orion collided in flight near Moffett Field. Eleven aboard the jet and five aboard the turboprop died. one survivor remains hospitalized in critical condition. The two four engine planes were on short test flights. investigators form a Navy board. Firefighters described the blaze as 30 to 40 feet high with blackened wreckage.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Navy
David Frame
Sunnyvale Municipal
Moffett Field
Moffett
Bill Brand
Ketchum
Idaho
Bruce N. Mallibert
Ward elected president of Ouachita AWS Judiciary Board
Becky Ward of Emmet, a junior elementary education major at Ouachita Baptist University, was elected president of the Judiciary Board of the OBU Association of Women Students. She serves as Student Senate secretary, is a Chi Delta member, Carousel Players participant, and publicity chairman of state AWS, having just returned from the national AWS convention in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Ward of Emmet.
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Emmet
Ouachita Baptist University
OBU Association of Women Students
AWS
Ouachita
Miss Ward
Chi Delta
Carousel Players
Harrisburg
C.B. Ward
Supreme Court showdown looms over Nixon power fight
AP reports federal judges have rejected the White House stance on impounding funds and dissolving the Office of Economic Opportunity. A Circuit Court ruling limits withholding highway funds and a district judge calls executive overreach illegal. Nixon says he may withhold spending in inflation battle as impoundments reach roughly 8.7 to 14 billion dollars. The issue now heads toward the Supreme Court for a definitive ruling.
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Vernon A. Guidry Jr
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Nixon
White House
Office of Economic Opportunity
Congress
OEO
U.S. District Court
William Jones
Jones
U.S. Circuit Court
St. Louis
Executive Branch
Circuit Court
Arkansas reimposes death penalty after Supreme Court ruling
The Arkansas legislature voted to restore capital punishment after a state study, with the law detailing murder categories eligible for the death penalty and optional life sentence after a guilt finding. Gov. Bumpers signed amid mixed views on deterrence, as lawmakers debated bail reform, no fault insurance, and other measures.
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Trade Winds Restaurant Reopens After High Wind Repairs
All Around Town reports Trade Winds Restaurant reopened today after weeks of repairs from high winds. Kiwanis Festival's master of ceremonies Larry Keel of Washington will headline at Foreman High School auditorium tonight. Keel hosts a TV show on two Houston stations. Mrs. Jerri Pruden, Arkansas Federation of Republican Women president, and five other Republicans met Vice President Agnew in Little Rock at the Sheraton Wednesday evening to discuss constitutional issues and strengthening county legislatures. A proposed amendment would allow state printing to be done by agencies, reducing private purchasing, as both houses had approved broader duplicating use.
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Larry Keel
Washington
Foreman
Keel
Houston
Jerri Pruden
Arkansas Federation of Republican Women
Agnew
Little Rock
Sheraton
Arkansas Weather: Showers possible west. clear otherwise
Weather report for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Friday notes highs 75 and lows 50. Arkansas forecasts show ers and thundershowers in the western half tonight and Saturday with otherwise partly cloudy skies and little temperature change. Tonight lows mid 40s to mid 50s, Saturday highs mostly in the 60s.
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Legislature Approves Three Amendments For Voter Submission
The legislature approved three amendments for voter submission. One creates a state Criminal Detention Facilities Board to set jail standards and close substandard facilities. A county government and printing amendment was also approved. A cap on legislative salaries would be removed and a compensation commission would suggest pay levels, with law as the limit. A bill to let police issue traffic tickets for misdemeanors failed in the Senate, removing the bond requirement for accused individuals.
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Bar Association
House
Senate
Equal Rights Commission
Impact aid funds to be released by administration
The Nixon administration will release 507 million dollars in impact aid to about 4,630 school districts near federal installations, reversing a prior halt. HEW says allocations will be pro rated under last year's formula with 100 percent entitlement for certain districts and 73 to 90 percent for others, aiding both Category A and B children affected by federal presence.
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Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Nixon Administration
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
White House
HEW
Uut
U.S. Office of Education
Congress
Death of McCaskill resident found in woods
Bert Scott, 53, lifelong McCaskill resident missing since Tuesday, was found dead Thursday in Bruce Bottom area. Coroner cites exposure after getting lost in the woods. State Police and county officers conducted the search. Survivors: wife Lucille, daughter Judy Heyuenberg of Lincoln, Nebr., mother Bert Scott Sr. of McCaskill, brothers Ralph of Little Rock and Bil of Lafayette, La. Cornish Mortuary of Prescott in charge. Services 2 p.m. Saturday at Latimer Funeral Home Chapel Nash ville. Rev. Gerald officiating. Interment Belton Cemetery.
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McCaskill
Bruce Bottom
J.T. Honeycutt
Scott
Lucille Scott
Judy Heyuenberg
Lincoln
Nebr
Bert Scott Sr
Ralph Scott
Little Rock
Bil Scott
Lafayette
Cornish Mortuary
Prescott
Latimer Funeral Home
Nashville
Gerald
Belton Cemetery
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