Continental Trailways urged to keep Hope Shreveport bus line
Our Daily Bread urges action after Arkansas Commerce Commission heard Continental Trailways seek to drop the Hope to Shreveport feeder route. The company cites an $8000 annual deficit, while readers warn loss of service harms Hope and other towns along Highway 29 and Louisiana 3. Local towns urged to unite if the line is dropped.
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Alex. H. Washburn
Shreveport
Continental Trailways
Hope
Arkansas Commerce Commission
Little Rock
Lewisville
Bradley
Highway 29
Arkansas
Frank Kegley
Commission
Missouri Pacific
Nashville
Louisiana No. 3
Louisiana
Bumpers Eyes Federal Funds to Boost Arkansas Jobs
Gov. Dale Bumpers said Arkansas will tap 5.35 million dollars in federal Emergency Employment Act funds to expand government related employment. He named the State Correction Department as a key beneficiary and suggested using the money to shift from armed trustees to paid guards. The cabinet also discussed cutting costs on state vehicle insurance with a plan to share premiums and rebates with the state.
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Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
Bumpers
State Correction Department
Lake Dardanelle
Jury Picked in Murder Trial in Arkansas Case
A jury of seven men and five women resumes the first degree murder trial of Harris Ulmer, a Savannah, Georgia man charged with the fatal June 26 shooting of Paul Ramos Guajardo, 35, near Little Rock. Witnesses include Guajardo’s brother and Ulmer’s wife who says a pistol was fired after Guajardo displayed a shiny object during a tense exchange.
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Little Rock
Harris Ulmer
Savannah
Ulmer
Paul Ramos Guajardo
Near Little Rock
Alex
Guajardo
Heavy Rains Bring Mixed Blessing to Southwest Arkansas
Agricultural Extension Service reports in Little River County confirm five screwworm cases. A countywide cattle spraying program has begun to curb pests while rains boost crops and pastures across the southern area.
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Arkansas
Agricultural Extension Service
Little River
South Vietnamese Paratroopers Eset War Zone D Drive
Five thousand South Vietnamese paratroopers moved into War Zone D near Saigon to probe infiltration and locate enemy depots. U S field commanders note a intelligence gap after the pullout of 66 000 American troops. The operation aims to deter attacks during elections while aerial reconnaissance and sensor activity intensify. Four North Vietnamese were killed in clashes along the Saigon Phnom Penh highway.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
National Assembly
Cambodia
Saigon-Phnom Penh
Apollo 15 astronauts set to depart lunar orbit for home
Apollo 15 prepares to end six days of moon exploration with a planned spacewalk and a launch of a small satellite at 4:10 p.m. EDT to probe lunar secrets. Command pilot David Scott, lunar module pilot James Irwin, and lunar orbital scientist Alfred Worden will complete experiments aboard the flying science laboratory before reentry.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Space Center
Steel Firms Raise Prices After Labor Pact
Three major steel firms announced broad price increases to offset the cost of the recently agreed labor deal with the United Steelworkers Union. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Inland Steel and Lukens joined Kaiser in boosting prices on various products while U.S. Steel led with the initial move, as others replenished production after a slowed period. Meanwhile, some mills are slowly resuming output but cutting staff due to reduced orders as stockpiles earlier in the year influenced buying. Wynne Woman Dies In Wreck In Wynne Arkansas a 52 year old woman, Ora Lee Winters, died after a head on collision on U.S. 4 near Wynne. The Diamond vehicle driver Flossie Diamond, 40, of Parkin, and another occupant Minnie Mae Black, 22, of Parkin, were injured along with the drivers and treated at a Wynne hospital.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
Wheeling-Pittsburgh
Inland Steel Corps
Lukens Steel Co
Coatesville
Kaiser Steel
U.S. Steel Corp
U S pushes two China UN resolutions amid Beijing charge
At the United Nations the United States lined up support for two measures to seat the Communist regime in Beijing and block the expulsion of Nationalist China. Beijing denounced Rogers as lying in a broadside against the two Chinas plan. Albania and 17 others have submitted the seating and expulsion resolutions, with fate hinging on the General Assembly vote and a potential two thirds majority for any expulsion.
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United Nations, N.Y
Peking
U.S
China
United Nations
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Red China
United States
George Bush
U.N
General Assembly
Formosa
Albania
Friends of Peking
Yearning for a Second Life Turns Time Worn Idea
An octogenarian recalls wishing to relive youth and imagines what a ten or twenty year old might choose to change. The piece muses on age, curiosity, and the chance to learn more from parents, study biographies, and pursue a single lifelong skill.
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New York
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Senators Split Vote on $4.1 Billion Justice Department Bill
Senator John L. McClellan of Arkansas voted for a $4.1 billion State Justice Commerce department funding bill approved 46 to 44 in the Senate. Senator J. W. Fulbright of Arkansas voted against the measure.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
State-Justice - Commerce Department
Senate
J. W. Fulbright
Ky Petitions Court to Get on Ballot
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky sought to place on the October 3 ballot but fell 38 endorsements short of 100, with supporters saying the equal access fight could still prevail. Duong Van Minh backed Ky, insisting the democratic process be allowed to unfold.
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A T.ulmerstorfer
Associated Press
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Supreme Court Today
Big" Minh
Minh
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Duong van
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Big” Minh
South Vietnamese Supreme Court
Quarantine of Horses Ends Friday in Arkansas
State veterinarian Dr. R M Thomas announced a Friday end to Arkansas horse movement quarantine. About 100000 of roughly 120000 horses have been vaccinated with an experimental federal vaccine to curb Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis after a Texas outbreak. Vaccination should finish within about a week.
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Little Rock
R. M. Thomas
Arkansas
Thomas
Texas
President Opposes Bus Desegregation Push in Austin Case
President Nixon rejects broader busing under recent Supreme Court rulings in an Austin Texas desegregation dispute. He vows to back only the minimum required by law and not to expand pupil busing to curb racial segregation, signaling limited federal support for desegregation efforts.
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Mark Brown
Associated Press
Washington
Austin
Tex
Nixon
Supreme Court
Job Bill to Sail Through the House
A billion-dollar appropriation to fund public service jobs for up to 173000 people is set to pass the House with bipartisan support. The program prioritizes Vietnam veterans and includes wages up to 12000 for professionals, with 90 percent federally funded and state and local partners supplying the rest.
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Washington
House
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
California
Labor Department
Wreck Victim to Be Buried in Texas
Mr and Mrs David Hasty remained in serious condition after a one car wreck near Spring Hill on Monday in which their five year old daughter Angella died. The body of the victim was sent to San Angelo Texas for burial. Services set for 3 30 p m Thursday at Johnson Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Fair Mont Cemetery.
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David Hasty
Spring Hill
Angella
Hasty
David
Buddy
San Angelo
Texas
Johnson Funeral Home Chapel
Fair Mont Cemetery
Hempstead County Assessment Ratio Near Legal Minimum
State coordinates show Hempstead County at 18.50 percent assessment, above the 18 percent legal floor but below the statewide 19.31 percent average for 75 Arkansas counties. The Hempstead Equalization Board sits at the Hempstead Courthouse through August, inviting residents to discuss their assessments.
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Hempstead County
Arkansas
Pike County
Howard County
Lafayette
Nevada County
War Clause To Draft Bill Faces House Action
The House shows readiness to approve an antiwar amendment as a price for a two-year extension of the draft. Senate antiwar members vow to filibuster the bill until after the recess, while House leaders say the Indochina language will not bind the president.
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Jim Adams
Associated Press
Washington
House
House Armed Services
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Senate
Nixon
Hanoi
U.S
Indochina
Alan Cranston
Calif
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Congress
Cranston
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Rules Committee
Public Service Commission Acts On Telecomm Complaints
The Arkansas Public Service Commission dismissed its order to Walnut Hill Telephone Co in Little River County and parts of Howard Lafayette and Hempstead counties after complaints of poor service were resolved. The PSC refused to rehear Four States Telephone Co rate increase request while approving a $334,845 income rise and authorized two borrowing actions for Magazine Telephone Co and Arkansas Telephone Co to expand central offices and exchanges.
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Lile Rock
State Public Service Commission
Walnut Hill Telephone Co
Little River County
Howard
Lafayette
Hempstead
PSC
Walnut Hill
Four States Telephone Co
Rural Electrification Administration
Fairfield Bay
Greers Ferry Lake
Van Buren Man Shot to Death
Van Buren, Ark. Guy Smith, 60, of near Van Buren was shot to death Tuesday night at his home. His wife was hospitalized in shock.
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van Buren, Ark
Guy Smith
Near
van Buren
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