New Auto Periscope Rear View Mirror Debuts at $100
Roseville firm Clipper Industries plans to market a telescoping periscope style rear view mirror for cars this year. The device, extending from the ceiling, provides a wide angle view behind the vehicle to reduce blind spots especially when trailering boats. It aims to prevent many accidents by improving visibility beyond the standard rear window and side mirrors.
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Roseville
Mich
Clipper Industries, Inc
Mission Control Corrects Problem Aboard Apollo 16
Apollo 16 faced a temporary guidance system snag but Mission Control and astronaut Thomas Mattingly II corrected the inertial guidance issue. Ground experts analyzed the cause while Mattingly aligned the platform with star sightings and the crew resumed normal operations en route to the moon. John W. Young and Charles M. Duke Jr. reported the lunar lander Orion and the craft in good shape for the Thursday landing in the moon’s mountains.
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Mattingly
Misson Control
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Earth
Moon
Mission Control
Young
Duke
Orion
Government mulls price controls on food and profits
The Price Commission chairman told Congress that price rollbacks refunds and tighter controls may extend to food if inflation threatens the Nixon administration's goal of 2 to 3 percent. He cited possible 10 percent excess profits at large firms and said wage price measures are easing inflation while aiding recovery. a fire at a home on Highway 67 East caused minor damage to a kitchen.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Price Commission
C. Jackson Grayson
Nixon
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
Grayson
Sen
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Hope
Robert Hicks
Highway 67 East
Texas Appeal May Hold Key to School Finances
Washington AP reports Texas seeks Supreme Court review of Rodriguez v San Antonio ISD, potentially reshaping school funding nationwide. The suit argues the 14th Amendment equal protection claim challenges reliance on local property taxes, highlighting stark per pupil spending gaps between Edgewood and wealthier districts. If heard, the decision could affect education quality and residence choices across states.
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Texas
Supreme Court
San Antonio
Brown v. Board of Education
California
Minnesota
Wyoming
New Jersey
Hawaii
Rodriguez v. San Antonio Independent School District
Crawford C. Martin
Martin
Edgewood
Alamo Heights
Nixon Halts North Vietnam Air Attacks South of 20th Parallel
AP dispatch reports Nixon suspended air strikes above the 20th parallel to test Hanoi and Haiphong's willingness to ease the general offensive in the South. Saigon sources say only limited strikes north of DMZ, while air actions continue in the south. Secret Service intercepts $500,000 in counterfeit money at Memphis International Airport. Soviet Red Star pledges support to North Vietnam despite US warnings.
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Nixon
U.S
Hanoi-Haiphong
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
South
Hanoi
Haiphong
Melvin R. Laird
Washington
Memphis, Tenn
Secret Service
Memphis International Airport
Demilitarized Zone
Moscow
Soviet Union
Defense Ministry
Krasnaya Zvezda
Red Star
Jacob Beam
Andrei Kovalev
Kremlin
Pentagon
20Th Parallel
Lai Khe
Laird Sees Irresponsible Negotiations During Vietnam Invasion
Secretary Laird told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee it would be irresponsible to seek peace while North Vietnamese forces invade South Vietnam and violate the 1968 accords. He backed Nixon Vietnamization and noted U.S. troop and air activity reductions since 1968, while warning that talks depend on North Vietnam withdrawing across the DMZ. Also reports relate to a highway accident where several cattle died when a feed truck struck them.
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Harrison Humphries
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Melvin R. Laird
South Vietnam
Laird
Demilitarized Zone
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Indochina
Hanoi
Nixon
Vietnam
J. W. Fulbright
Demi
Senate Armed Services Committee
William P. Rogers
Foreign Relations Panel
White House
Rogers
North
Rovers
Arkansas Colleges Win Disadvantaged Student Grants
The Office of Economic Opportunity approved 458,800 in grants for Arkansas higher education institutions to aid disadvantaged students preparing for college. Philander Smith College received 133,000. Arkansas College 90,600. University of Arkansas Fayetteville 83,700. Southern State College Magnolia 80,000. Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia 71,500. Upward Bound awards include University of Arkansas 67,000 and Southern State 57,000.
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Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
Arkansas Institutions of Higher Education
John Paul Hammerschmidt
R-Ark
Philander Smith College
Little Rock
Arkansas College
Batesville
University of Arkansas At
Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia
University of Arkansas
Southern State
Loyalty Oath Upheld by Supreme Court in Massachusetts
The Supreme Court, in a 4-3 ruling led by Chief Justice Warren Burger, upheld a Massachusetts loyalty oath requiring all public employees to pledge they will oppose the overthrow of the government by force or violence. The decision, with dissents by Douglas Brennan and Marshall, said the oath does not violate First Amendment rights as a pledge not to use illegal force. Local police logs report minor vehicle accidents with no injuries at several city intersections.
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Washington
Warren E. Burger
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Burger
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
Harry A. Blackmun
Nixon Administration
William H. Rehnquist
Lewis F. Powell Jr
U.S
Bailey Aldrich
U.S. Cir
Cuit Court
Boston
Aldrich
John M. Harlan
Jury Drawn in Arkadelphia Inciting Riot Case
In Arkadelphia a jury of eight men and four women, all white, is seated for the trial of Henderson State College students Alvin Pearson of Wynne and I V Chapman of Arkadelphia on inciting to riot related to the March 16 jail disturbance when about 200 Blacks protested arrests. Gyronne Buckley, a high school pupil, also faces the same charge. he is to stand trial Wednesday. The judge denied motions for continuance and change of venue. The felony carries three to five years imprisonment or a $100 to $500 fine or both.
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Arkadelphia, Ark
Arkadelphia College
Alvin H. Pearson
Wynne
I. V Chapman
Arkadelphia
Henderson State College
Clark County
John W. Goodson
Texarkana
Gyronne Buckley
Town notes bus trip to Dennison and local births
All around town reminders list a 7 a.m. Wednesday April 19 bus departure from City Hall to see an urban renewal project in Dennison Texas. Also noted are Marine Cpl. Charles K. Brunken reporting for duty in Beaufort South Carolina, and family connections for Mrs. Brunken formerly Rebecca Key of Framet. A 9 pound daughter Danniel Marie is born to Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus of Queens New York on April 15, with paternal grandparents in Hope.
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Dennison
Texas
City Hall
Charles K. Brunken
Marine Air Base
Marine Corps Air Station
Beaufort
S.C
Santa Claus
Danniel Marie
C.C. Claus
Hope
CC. Claus
Chamber of Commerce
B.N. Holt
News Quiz Prompts Readers to Test Newspaper Skills
A weekly News Quiz invites readers to test their ability to spot important news. It directs to Page 4 for the quiz and Page 3 for answers, noting sponsorship by WEC Instructional Materials with Hope Auto Co and Star as part of the Livi Textbook Program for participating schools.
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