Public Lake Festival Set at Millwood August 17-18
Charley Wilson leads Millwood Lake Improvement Association in a two day event at Beard's Bluff Landing with Coast Guard Auxiliary safety demonstrations and life saving displays on August 17 and 18. Prizes include a fishing boat and gear. Millwood Lake drew 933,900 visitors so far this year as planning proceeds for a record turnout with meals provided by a catering service.
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Umas
Charley Wilson
Charley
Swaha Lodge
Narrows Lake
Millwood Lake
Beard's Bluff Landing
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Millwood
Beard's Bluff Landy
Suffers Renewal of Chest Pains
Washington report states former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, recuperating from a heart attack, suffered renewed chest pains early this morning. Walter Reed Army Hospital announced the development.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Prisoner's Death Probed in Arkansas Facility
Deputy Prosecutor James R. Howard said an inquiry will examine the death of Curtis Ingram Jr. at Pulaski County Penal Farm after reports he was struck by a trusty. Howard discussed the case with Farm Superintendent Henry Beck and plans to have involved personnel appear at the prosecutor's office. In Morriston, Jimmy W. Loyd, 18, who escaped Cummins Prison Farm on June 9, was recaptured by State Police Lt. Otis Hendley and Deputy Buddy Riggs.
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Little Rock
James R. Howard
Curtis Ingram Jr
Pulaski County
Ingram
Howard
Henry Beck
Arch Campbell
Beck
Morriston, Ark
Jimmy W. Loyd
Cummins
Otis Hendley
State Police
Buddy Riggs
Conway County
Russellville Mayor Hughes Dies After Heart Attack
About 500 mourners attended the funeral service for Russellville Mayor C. A. Hughes who died Saturday at age 74 from a heart attack. Hughes, who became mayor in 1962, was eulogized as a man who gave his life in service to others.
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Russellville
Ark
C. A. Hughes
Hugtga
Plane search continues as missing pilot near Fayetteville
Fort Smith Arkansas Wing Civil Air Patrol official says search for 17 year old Vernon Swartzrock of Charles City Iowa likely two or three more days. He has not been seen since stopping July 28 at Fayetteville to check weather on the flight from Charles City to Longview Texas.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Arkansas Wing
Civil Air Patrol
Bob James
Vernon Swartzrock
Charles City
Iowa
Fayetteville
Longview
Johnson and Crank in runoff for Arkansas Democrats
Secretary of State certified runoff results showing Mrs. Virginia Johnson leading Ted Boswell by about 300 votes in the 1st Congressional District and Marion Crank advancing alongside Bruce Bennett in the district race. Certification from 72 counties completed with some variances from AP unofficial tallies. A fatal car crash near Parkdale claimed 83 year old Rose Westfall of Delhi, Louisiana.
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Kelly Bryant
Virginia Johnson
Marion Crank
Bryant
J. B. Sonny
Lybrand
Democratic Party
Johnson
Ted Bos
Bill Alexander
Osceola
Jack Files
Hunter
Ralph R. Ratton
Paragould
Lee
Logan
Stone
Boswell
Associated Press
James Pilkinton
Hope
Joe Basore
Cherokee Village
Crank
Bruce Bennett
E Dorado
Frank Whitbeck
Clyde Byrd
Alexander
Files
Batton
Miy
Clyde Andrews
Marianna
Henry Akins
Wynne
Lee Ward
Jonesboro
Eugene Ridgeway
Newport
Carroll ‘Bull’? Durham
Hamburg
Ark
U.S. 165
Parkdale
Ashley County
Rose Westfall
Delhi
Crime Bank Described as Greatest Advance in Enforcing Law
The FBI promotes the National Crime Information Center as the greatest advance in law enforcement in 25 years. In 14 months it linked a Baton Rouge stop sign violator to a half million dollar New York bank robbery and aided 500-600 arrests or property recoveries monthly. It serves 700 departments across 43 states plus DC and Canada, with plans to connect all 50 states.
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Malcolm G. Barr
Associated Press
Washington
Baton Rouge
Washington, D.C
New York
FBI
National Crime Information Center
District of Columbia
Canada
Hawaii
California
New York State
On the Road Back No Magician Can Equal the Feats of Memory
HAL BOYLE reflects on memory as a master illusionist, recreating vanished worlds and offering brief visits to the past. He recalls mid century everyday life, neighborhoods, work, romance, and social norms, noting how memory lets us relive moments and scenes from old times. See ON THE ROAD On Page 3.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Marine Lance Cpl. Michael E. Hargrove Killed in Vietnam
War Department reports Marine Lance Cpl. Michael E. Richards son of Mr and Mrs James P Hargrove of Camden has been killed in action in Vietnam Defense Department said Monday He was identified by military authorities as a casualty in the Vietnam conflict with his family listed in Camden.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Los Angeles
Jeffries Hamas
Johannes Spreen
York
Hoffman
War Claims
Camden
Washington
Lance Cpl
Michael E. Richards
James P. Hargrove
Vietnam
Defense Department
Hideout of Enemy Hit by Bombs
U S air cav patrols 23 miles west of Saigon swept a mangrove hideout after night strikes. Early word says 12 Viet Cong bodies in a grave with toll rising. Command reported about 300 fighters in the camp. two Americans killed and ten wounded in the initial assault.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Oriental River
Cambodia
Hope Public Schools Set to Open August 29
James H. Jones announces Hope Public Schools will open August 29. First graders must be six by October 1 and present birth certificates. All students require Arkansas immunizations including polio diphtheria tetanus pertussis measles. Beginning and new arrivals register Aug 19–23. Bookstore opens Aug 21 for grades 9–12 book acquisition. Preschool conferences scheduled Aug 26–28. teachers mailed preschool info.
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James H. Jones
Hope Public Schools
Jones
Arkansas
General Assembly
Ing
Nixon Backers Eye Late Switches For Quick Nomination
Nixon backers count on late roll call switches to push him past 667 needed for the nomination as Ohio Governor Rhodes clings to a noncommitted favorite son stance. Rockefeller and Reagan gain as Rhodes remains pivotal in securing unpledged votes and a first-ballot edge.
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Jack Bell
Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Ohio
Jams A. Rhodes
Nikon
Charles McWhorter
Nixon
McWhorter
Rhodes
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Rockefeller
Youth Charged After Wild Chase
A 15 year old, George Damon, led City Police on a wild chase in a stolen auto last night near DeAnn. Buckleys Service Station owned the car. minor damage and no injuries occurred. Officers charged him with driving while intoxicated and turned him over to the Sheriff for a probable car theft charge.
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George Damon
City Poice
DeAnn
Buckley
Two Steel Firms to Hold Line on Defense Items
Two major steel makers Republic and Armco pledged not to raise prices on military barbed wire and shell casing steel, while Bethlehem Steel took no similar step. The government’s probe continues as industry talks lag, with US Steel seen as a potential line in the sand amid a wider price dispute.
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U.S
Saigon
Czechoslovakia
Nigeria
Biafra
Washington
FBI
G. David Wallace
Associated Press
Republic
Armco
Pentagon
Afmca
Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem
United Steelworkers
Johnson
US. Steel
U.S. Steel
TWO Steel
All Around Town Grand Opening and Road Warnings
All Around Town notes James Motor Co. moves to a new east High way 67 site with a grand opening planned for Thursday August 8. Road crews report fresh pea gravel on Highway 4 from the Nevada County line to Camden, a hazard to motorists. Also included are brief items: Henry A. Long named Outstanding Career NCO at Adair Air Force Station Oregon. Michael A. Nolan assigned to Americal Division near Chu Lai Vietnam. Bud Barrong receives $250 Ethel Hart scholarship at Southern State College Magna May. Assistant Police Chief James Rowe recovering from a heart attack at Hempstead Memorial Hospital. SMU Senior High cheerleaders place second at regional competition.
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Clarence Edward
Bud) Barrong
Clarence Barrong
Hope
Ethel Hart
Southern State College
Magna
Nixon shuns big delegations as GOP race narrows
At the Miami Beach convention Nixon said he will not raid favored son delegations from California Ohio and Michigan to win the Republican nomination aiming for unity. The move signals difficulty cracking Rhodes Romney and other uncommitted holds while Agnew backs Nixon and Rockefeller gains ground. International travel hints surface as Nixon predicts an early ballot victory and possible trip to the Soviet Union.
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Gaylord Shaw
Associated Press
MIAM
Michigan
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
Ohio
Soviet Union
Highlights at Convention on Tuesday
The convention call to order at 6 p.m. EDT by temporary chairman Sen. Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts. A report on delegation credentials follows, with addresses by Thomas E. Dewey, former governor of New York and twice Republican presidential candidate, and Rep. Gerald R. Ford, GOP House leader who assumes permanent chairmanship. The Resolutions Committee reports on the platform draft, with sessions continuing until Wednesday at 6 p.m.
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Associated Press
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
Thomas FE. Dewey
New York
Gerald R. Ford
GOP House
Resolutions Committee
Anne
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Williem Ferguson
Hope, Ark
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Chalmette
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Hempstead Memorial Hospital
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