Carswell Senate bid sparks ironic reaction in Florida
The piece notes Judge G. Harrold Carswell’s resignation from the Fifth Circuit and his plan to run for Florida senator as Republicans gain momentum. It mocks liberal opposition, predicts possible Senate election triumph, and jokes about public funding for his campaign as a rebuke to misrepresentation in the confirmation fight.
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United States Senate
G. Har
Carswell
United States Supreme Court
Senate
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Florida
Berals
South
Bill Fulbright
Arkansas
Americans injured in Nablus grenade blast in Jordan
TEL AVIV AP three American tourists were wounded in a hand grenade blast in Nablus's main square along with about a dozen others. Names include Sylvia Caplan Andover Mass and Eva Labell Everett Mass. Three other wounded were foreigners from West Germany and South Africa. Some locals and four new Chilean migrants were among the injured.
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Tel Aviv
Nablus
Jordan
Sylvia Caplan
Andover
Mass
Eva Labell
Everett
West Germany
South Africa
Convention industry shows gains at Hot Springs Arkansas
Hot Springs Convention Bureau manager Charles Rixse said the convention industry in Hot Springs rose in the first quarter. There were 135 conventions with 23,570 delegates spending an estimated 1,238,550 dollars, versus 83 conventions with 13,408 delegates and 891,995 dollars in the first three months of 1969.
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Hot Springs, Ark
Charles Rixse
Hot Springs
Convention Bureau
Rixse
Hurst criticizes Arkansas Democrats as at a low ebb
Hot Springs state senator said the Arkansas Democratic Party is in a low ebb led by younger members tied to Sterling Cockrill. He urged revival from seasoned figures and cited Cockrill’s switch to the Republicans as harmful. Also notes ASM Enterprises moving its main offices from Springfield, Missouri to Pine Bluff effective May 1.
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Hot Springs
Atk
Q. Byrum Hurst
Democratic Party
Arkansas
Sterling Cockrill
Hurst
Cockrill
Little Rock
Charles Matthews
Orval Faubus
Sid McMath
Bill Smith
Lee Bearden
Deacon Wade
Max Howell
Hayes C. McClerkin
Texarkana
Matthews
Garland
Pine Bluff, Ark
M. W. Martin
ASM Enterprises
Springfield
Pine Bluff
ASM
Astronauts Reveal Brush With Death On Moon Flight
AP report recounts Apollo 13 crew Lovell Haise and Swigert describing a major oxygen tank explosion 202000 miles from Earth. They faced loss of power and time to return, while the board investigates causes and plans to publish findings in weeks.
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Moon
Trinidad
Paul Recer
Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
James A. Lovell Jr
Lovell
Fred W. Haise Jr
John L. Swigart Jr
Edgar M. Cortright
Neil A. Armstrong
Space Agency
Air Force and Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Cortright
Halse
Swigert
Space Center, Houston
Figures Being Social Hermit Would Be a Very Nice Occupation
HAL BOYLE paints a whimsical plan for a sociable hermit living in a stone hut by a river with a meditation chamber and simple governance. He outlines a weekly schedule, public view days, private consultations, and tiered pricing for questions, joking about paying for wisdom and naming large corporations like the Ford Foundation as readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Hound Dog
Ford Foundation
Morton files for Democratic nomination for District 38
In Little Rock AP report Bob Morton a Texarkana automobile dealer filed Tuesday for the Democratic nomination for state representative Position 8 District 38 Miller County Damon You currently holds the seat as incumbent.
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Little Rock
Bob’ Morton
Texarkana
Miller County
Morton
Damon You
Land dispute verdict and crime docket from Hempstead court
A jury awarded Rostoe Bowden and wife $15,000 for land taken by Interstate 30, with property valued about $37,000. Arkansas Highway Department refused payment. In related actions, Earl Ray Murphy and Robert Lee Ellison pleaded not guilty to burglary charges. State of Arkansas v C D Hunter continued. Circuit Judge W H Arnold II set bond at $20,000 for 16-year-old Richard Neal Williams charged with murder and rape. Williams is at State Hospital for evaluation. J W Hawthorne pleaded guilty to hot check violations and was sentenced to five years. He had been released from prison last March.
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Rostoe Bowden
Bowden
Arkahisas Highway Department
Bowdens
Hempstead
Earl Ray Murphy
Robert Lee Ellison
State of Arkansas
C.D. Hunter
W.H. Arnold II
Richard Neal Williams
Delight
William
Lester Dole
Camden
Lou Dean Cassidy
Nashville
Paul Parsons
Nine American Planes Lost in Vietnam
AP report from Saigon states four American planes lost over Laos lower panhandle and three helicopters in South Vietnam. One American killed, three missing, three injured. Two Air Force Skyraider bombers shot down but pilots rescued. a Navy Skyhawk jet from a 7th Fleet carrier in Tonkin Gulf was shot down with pilot missing. Page two mentions more details.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Panhandle
Laos
South Vietnam
Air Force
al Skyraider
Ho Chi Minh Trail
7Th Fleet
Tonkin Gulf
Peace Corps Worker to Address Hope Lions
Miss Marys lyn Fraley of Little Rock, two years with the Peace Corps in Guatemala, will speak at noon Monday to the Hope Lions. The club recently voted to fund a CARE project in Guatemala and, with other Arkansas Lions clubs, raise money to build a rural school there. Fraley, California native, USC graduate, former Peace Corps volunteer, now public information officer for Little Rock Model Cities, is cousin to Lion Arthur Wimmell of McCaskill.
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Hope Lions Club
Maryslyn Fraley
Little Rock
Peace Corps
Guatemala
Cecil O'Steen
Lions
Hope Club
Lions Clubs
Arkansas
Miss Fraley
California
University of Oregon
University of Southern California
Model Cities
Lion Arthur Wimmell
McCaskill
Cambodia PLEA for U.S. Arms Faces Nixon Dilemma
Cambodia renews its urgent plea for U.S. arms as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese pressure mounts, placing President Nixon in a delicate political bind amid debate over widening U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia. Lon Nol seeks aid while Mansfield and others oppose troop deployment, exploring international aid that preserves neutrality.
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Kenneth J. Freed
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Cambodia
U.S
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Phnom Penh
Lon Nol
United States
Vietnam
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Sens
Frank Church
Idaho
Laos
Thailand
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Washington
South Vietnam
FFA Rodeo Guided by Committees
Behind the scenes ten committees drive the lth annual FFA Rodeo. Refreshments chairman David Still leads with Jesse Henry Joy Wyatt and Richard Livey. ticket sales head Alvin Flenery. top salesman wins a 33 foot nylon lariat. Junior rodeo queen contestants are guided by Mike Winemiller and others oversee junior bulls entries arena and stock beds.
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David Still
Jesse Henry
Joy Wyatt
Richard Live- Ye
Alvin Flenery
Mike Winemiller
Bruce Barrett
Phil Watkins
Hiram Reynolds
Tim Voss
Jimmy McKamie
David Ward
Tommy Graves
Mike Vines
Tommy Adams
Dale Daugherty
Calvin Willis
Gary Don Jones
Randall Tullis
Joe David Key
Don Bingham
Ronnie Barham
All Around Town Notes From Heritage Manor and Local Happenings
Early Wednesday the fire department checked Heritage Manor House but found no fire after a false alarm. Missouri Pacific crossings blocked delayed trucks reaching the depot. Susan Cobb teaches at E Dopado High School and will graduate from Southern State College in May. Mr and Mrs Turcher visited Hendrix College for a choir concert featuring Elton Turner. The Hempstead County Wildlife and Recreational Association reorganized with Dorsey McRae president and dues set at 24 per person. Jack Watkins, Hamp ton High School agriculture student, is completing practicum. he graduates from the University of Arkansas in June.
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Heritage Manor House
Nursing Home
Missouri Pacific
Susan Cobb
Jim Cobb
E Dopado High School
Southern State College
Hempstead County Wildlife and Recreational Association
Dorsey McRae
Gareland Kidd
Nels Epperson
Harry Hawthorne
Couty
Offic
Living Cost Keeps Climbing Across March
Washington report by Sterling F. Green shows the cost of living rose another half of one percent in March, with the Labor Department noting a seasonally adjusted increase of four tenths of one percent. Mortgage rates rose 4.5 percent for the month, doctors and hospitals raised prices, medical care costs surged 6.8 percent, while new and used car prices fell and egg prices dropped 13 percent.
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Sterling F
GREEN
Associated Press
Washington
High School Honor Roll Announced
Sixteen Hope High School students earned all A grades for the third nine weeks. Seniors listed include Judy Bright and Jo Ann Burke among others. Additional names cover juniors and freshmen, with a 3.5 GPA threshold and a total of 76 students on the honor roll.
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Hope High School
Jon Balentine
Judy Bright
Jo Ann Burke
Ricky Renshaw
Jim Browning
Richard Butler
Ricky Clark
Ben Downs
Tommy Frazier
Virginia Morgan
Steve Routon
Sue Butler
Debbie Impson
Billy McCorkle
Judy Reyenga
Kathy Smith
Arlene Treat
Jimmy Alford
Lanette Arrington
Bonnie Bobo
Justin Caldwell
Lamar Cox
Judy Croom
Sharon East
Mollie Ebert
Balinda Evans
Kenneth Fincher
Ronnie Gibson
Connie Hendrix
Mary Ella Impson
Mary Beth Millican
Debbie Moore
Ralph Routon
Becky Ward
Phil Barton
Barbara Bradley
Kay Clayton
Bill Cox
Sharon Eevere
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Blackmun
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