Color Run Tuesday April 27 Previewed by Our Daily Sliced Thin
Our 21st Color Show is tentatively scheduled for next Tuesday April 27 featuring Donna Connelly Miss Arkansas and a closeup color proof shows strong work. The piece discusses Eastman film switches, Berkey color separator, and a $22,000 automation upgrade making The Star one of the nation's few papers producing its own color separations.
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Donna Connelly
Hope
Miss Connelly
Eastman
Garland Bosley
Jungkind Photo Graphic
Little Rock Photo
The
Star
America
Berkey Technical Corporation
Berkey Photo
New York
Work Bill Passed by The House
The House approved a $5.5 billion public works and construction program aimed at boosting the economy, voting 319 to 67 to send the bill to the Senate. It funds $2 billion for projects in distressed areas, extends programs for Appalachia for four years at $1.54 billion, and earmarks $1.95 billion for local economy upgrades with loans and aid. A House Labor subcommittee also backed $4 billion to create public-service jobs over five years, a plan similar to Nixon’s vetoed measure.
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Washington
House
Senate
Appalachia
Nixon
Bank Interest Hike Triggers Treasury Reaction in Washington
The rise in the prime rate from 5% to 5% by Chase Manhattan prompts a sharp rebuke from Treasury Secretary John Connally who calls the move disappointing. Chemical, Marine Midland and Irving Trust soon match the hike as bankers shift away from the prior policy of restraint. Shultz in Chicago urges moderation to avoid excessive stimulation while aiming for steady growth and lower unemployment.
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Brooks Jackson
Associated Press
Washington
New York
Calvin E. Brumley
Chemical
Marine Midland
Irving Trust
Connally
David E. Kennedy
Brumley
Washington Post
Chase
George P. Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Chicago
The
Economic Club of Chicago
Two Charged in Embezzlement at First National Bank
In Jonesboro Arkansas two former bank employees were arraigned on embezzlement charges. John Banks 26 of Trumann and Hazel Elizabeth Maxwell 35 of near Jonesboro appeared before federal Magistrate Marion Penix. The FBI filed the charges.
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Jonesboro
Ark
First National Bank
FBI
Marion Penix
John Banks
Trumann
Hazel Elizabeth Maxwell
Dramatic Sequence as Haiti Undergoes Change in Command
Paris dispatch reports Haiti undergoes a shift in leadership as Papa Doc’s regime faces upheaval. In a guard room, soldiers stash machine guns in an umbrella stand and watch a Bugs Bunny cartoon on a late television program while tense officials monitor developments. The scene underscores a fragile power transition and regional instability during a volatile period.
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Haiti
John Vinocur
Associated Press
PARIS
Papa Doc
Maiki
Onhotos
Agnew's China Policy Rift Hints at Exit Risk
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew questions Nixon's China outreach amid White House assurances of confidence. Officials say Nixon long planned ties with Beijing, while Agnew faces isolation in administration debates. Dole defends the move on a China invitation, stressing no Kremlin-style split.
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Washington
Spiro T
Agnew
Nixon
China
White House
Peking
United States
Tate Williams
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
Dole
Philadelphia
Springfield
Williamsburg
Haiti Calm After Duvalier Death Amid Power Shifts
Haiti settled into a calm day after President Francois Papa Doc Duvalier died. Jean-Claude Duvalier won broad but fragile support from the armed forces and top leaders as he formed a 10 member cabinet with few continuities. Max Dominique and his wife Marie Denise seen as likely behind the scenes rulers while Pentagon said it would modestly step up surveillance to deter Cuban influence. The cabinet named Rene Chalmers ambassador to Washington with Adrian Raymond succeeding him as foreign minister and Luckner Cambronne named interior and defense minister.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Francois ‘‘Papa Doc’ Duvalier
Jean-Claude Duvalier
Duvalier
Max Dominique
Dominique
Marie Denise
Jean-Claude
Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Cuba
Caribbean
Rene Chalmers
Adrian Raymond
Claude Raymond
Raymonds
Simone
Paul Blanchet
Spain
Joseph Baguidy
Chalmers
Arthur Bonhomme
Interior
Luckner Cambronne
Life’s Not All Wine and Roses Opines Philosopher Boyle
New York AP writer HAL BOYLE reflects on bad days that humble egos and fade idealized scenes. He recalls misfortunes from lost teeth to failed dates, bifocals that distort self view, and the ache of unreturned affections, ending with the notion that some mornings are only worth rising to count wounds.
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Philosopher Boyle
Hal Boyle
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Crossett Man Killed in Wrong-Way I-20 Collision
W C Welch 62 of Crossett Ark died when his truck went the wrong way on I-20 at Monroe La. He collided with a car driven by William Norris III president of Ouachita Parish School Board and West Monroe city attorney. Norris his wife daughter and son were injured but not seriously officials said
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Monroe
W. C. Welch
Crossett
Ark
Welch
William Norris IH
Ouachita Parish
West Monroe
Norris
Russia Puts Up Craft for Rendezvous
Three Soviet cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 10 pursue the unmanned Salute in orbit for a rendezvous that could form the basis of an orbiting space laboratory. Soyuz 10 trails Salute by similar orbital parameters and may dock or transfer crews, with observers predicting possible launches to assist the link.
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James Peipert
Associated Press
Moscow
Orbiting Space Laboratory
Jodrell Bank
England
Bernard Lovell
Russia
Lovell
West Germany
Bochum
Heinz Kaminski
Rain Moves Out of State Friday
Thunderstorms with hail and high wind swept central and north Arkansas Thursday night as a low pressure system moved through. In Russellville, Mr and Mrs Robert Bowell were slightly injured when 50 mph winds knocked down power lines and toppled a trailer, with minor cuts reported. Telephone service disrupted and KARV radio knocked off air. Hail noted in Fort Smith Clarksville Danville and Lake Ouachita with minor street flooding in Conway. The National Weather Service issued severe thunderstorm watch for 23 counties and numerous warnings overnight. Showers and storms to end this morning, cooler tonight and fair mild conditions expected Saturday.
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Associated Press
Central
North
Arkansas
Robert Bowell
Russellville
Bowells
KARV
Conway
Fort Smith
Clarksville
Danville
Lake Ouachita
National Weather Service
Miss Arkansas Tech Named at Russellville Pageant
Kathy Sheffield, 18, of Mount Ida, was named Miss Arkansas Tech. June Long of Ozark was first runner up, Kerry Bromley of El Dorado second runner up, Denise Giley of Enid Oklahoma third runner up, and Leigh Burns of Ozark fourth runner up.
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Russellville
Ark
Kathy Sheffield
Mount Ida
Arkansas Tech
June Long
Ozark
Kerry Bromley
el Dorado
Denise Giley
Enid
Okla
Leigh Burns
Kerry testimony stuns Senate committee at Vietnam hearings
Yale law student and Vietnam Veterans Against the War leader John Kerry, wearing Army valor ribbons, testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about Vietnam. He denounces policy, calls for end to the war, and says GI opposition is rising. He cites Lt. Calley and urges accountability beyond him, while veterans fill the packed room.
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H.L. Schwartz
Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Ghenghis Khan
John Kerry
Yale Law
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Kerry
Symington
New England
Waltham
Mass
Congress
Nixon
William Calley
Calley
Court to decide if North integration follows Southern pace
Supreme Court faces multiple school desegregation cases from Cincinnati and Chicago suburbs as it weighs whether to apply a single desegregation standard nationwide. NAACP suit in Cincinnati seeks uniform rules for all public schools amid mixed white and black school populations. Chicago case seeks to enforce federal orders that restructure the district to advance integration.
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Washington
Supreme Court
North
South
Cincinnati
Chicago
Charlotte
N.C
Mobile
Ala
Athens
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Chicago-Cook County
Julius J. Hoffman
Hoffman
U.S
Desegregation Bill Expands to North and South
Senate backed an amendment to a 1.5 billion school desegregation bill to enforce uniform rules in the North as well as the South by a 44 to 34 vote. Critics contend it lacks implementation machinery and could be watered down in conference with the House. Senator John Stennis noted opposition to forced desegregation beyond the South.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
North
South
John Stennis
D-Miss
Hope High Radiothon to aid Hempstead drug education
Hope High School’s Student Council will host a radiothon on KXAR Saturday April 24 from 12 30 p m to at least 5 30 p m to raise funds for the Hempstead County drug education program. HHS students will perform acts take donations and staff the phone and talent line up. In other news Jimmy Alford of Hope has been elected to Cardinal XX the University of Arkansas honorary freshman leadership group.
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Hope High School
KXAR
Hempstead
HHS
Jimmy Alford
Hope
Dexter Alford
Cardinal
University of Arkansas
Jack Caldwell
Jack Arnette
Hope Auto Company
Memphis
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Daylight Saving Begins on Sunday Across Most States
Daylight saving starts Sunday, moving clocks forward one hour in 46 states. Michigan Hawaii and parts of Indiana and Arizona exempt or partially exempt. Navajo reservation observes DST while Hopi area stays on standard time. Georgia lawmaker Dorsey Matthews derides DST as un Godly and for airlines and golfers.
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Associated Press
Michigan
Hawaii
Arizona
Indiana
Georgia
Dorsey Matthews
Moultrie
Centers Efficient for Health Care Reform in Arkansas
Gov. Dale Bumpers told the Arkansas Association for Mental Health that regional centers like the forthcoming Jonesboro facility opening May 28 would save state money long term by delivering care at home with supervision. He promoted prerelease and diagnostic centers to aid inmate rehabilitation and reduce ward status.
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Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas Association For Mental Health, Inc
Jonesboro
Bumpers
Extension Asked by Cotton Men
Washington AP Sen Jim Allen urged extending sign up for the 1971 cotton program to avert a shortage. He cited low farmer participation and inadequate incentives to grow a sufficient crop. Only seven sevenths of the national allotment had signed with one day left.
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Washington
Jim Allen
D-Ala
Agriculture Department
Allen
Clifford M. Hardin
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