Freedom of Press and Tax Policy Reflections
The Arkansas Press Association quotes Justice Black on press freedom and notes inflation links to federal pay raises. Arkansas and Tennessee tax assessment plans are discussed, with proposals for fairer property valuation and income tax usage. The Red Cross Bloodmobile returns to Hope on August 16 for a 120 pint goal, at the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, stocked for 6 hours with a 20 pints per hour capacity.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
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First Presbyterian Church
Bloodmobile
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Red Cross
Hempstead
Acquitted in Murder Case in Arkansas
A circuit court jury found Andrew Carey of Little Rock not guilty of murder for the fatal 1969 shooting of Eugene Preston of Leighton Alabama. The judge reduced the charge from first degree murder to second degree prior to trial as prep for the acquittal.
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Little Rock
Andrew Carey
Carey
Eugene Preston
Leighton
Ala
Charles Wright
Hope Schools to Open on August 26
Hope Schools will start on Thursday August 26 with grades 1 2 3 7 9 10 reporting at 8 30 a m to assigned schools. Grades 4 5 6 8 11 12 follow Friday August 27 at 8 30 a m. All students go to auditoriums for instruction then to homerooms for enrollment, locker assignments, and schedule slips. Enrollment cards due by 11 a m. Buses run at 11 a m. Half days August 30 to September 3. Full days begin September 7. lunchrooms open then. No school Labor Day September 5, per Superintendent James H Jones.
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Hope Public
James H Jones
Spacemen to See Earth Eclipse Sun on Way to Splashdown
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden will witness and photograph an Earth eclipse of the Sun from Endeavour as they return toward a Pacific splashdown. They also plan an hour long news conference with reporters covering the mission and tests on cosmic lights.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Winter Space Center
Houston
Pacific Ocean
Endeavour
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Apollo
Space Center
Earth
Not Visible Yet: Things We Wish Would Happen
HAL BOYLE lists farcical desires from literature to politics and technology in a humorous column. The piece catalogues quirky scenarios such as a historical novel with a horse image on its cover, a politician who keeps promises, and a car exhaust joke, among many others. It ends with a brief Monticello, Ark. accident note noting William Knoblock Jr. killed in a one car crash on Arkansas 81.
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New York
Monticello, Ark
Willian Knoblock Jr
Rt. 2
Monticello
Arkansas
Attacks With Guns Mines Kill 42 Near Da Nang
Viet Cong mines hit a U S armored vehicle and a South Vietnamese bus south of Da Nang, killing four American troops and 20 civilians, with 2 Americans and 16 Vietnamese wounded. A separate heavy mortar attack near Fire Base Fuller interrupted a six week lull. American losses included two aircraft, and a Skyraider helicopter crew suffered a fatality. The action marked a return to offensive patrols by U S forces despite Nixon framing.
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Demilitarized Zone
le Trung Hien
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1St Air Cavalry Division
Coramand
Nixon
Vietnam
Thousands of Steel Workers Laid Off Across Regions
The Associated Press reports tens of thousands of steel workers have been laid off after a new contract was signed. In the Pittsburgh Western Pennsylvania area about 47,000 workers are officially laid off or idle. Chicago area layoffs reach roughly 34,500 with U S Steel recalling 19,000 of 38,000 workers. Officials foresee slow demand for weeks or months as orders pick up.
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USW International
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Gary
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Union District 31
Chicago
Calumet
Indiana
U.S. Steel
Alexander to form study committee on Arkansas drug abuse
U S congressman Bill Alexander announced in Jonesboro that he will name a committee to study alcohol and drug abuse in Arkansas 1st District. Speaking to the Arkansas State Firefighters Association convention he called the drug problem alarming and said marijuana use has risen substantially. The convention runs through Saturday with about 300 firefighters in attendance.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Bill Alexander
D-Ark
Alexander
Arkansas State Firefighters Association
Arkansas
July Job Data Shows More People Employed Despite Higher Unemployment
The Labor Department says employment rose by 1.2 million in July to 80.6 million while the jobless rate increased from 5.6% to 5.8% as hundreds of thousands of youths entered the labor market. Seasonally adjusted figures show a 500,000 jobs gain and 200,000 more unemployed, with earnings largely flat amid a shorter work week due to a nationwide strike.
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Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Desegregation debates widen over busin g methods across nation
A string of federal court rulings since 1954 has shaped desegregation tactics, and the current central issue is busing. The AP reports that disagreement over the law persists as courts and lawmakers tackle how to integrate schools. The piece surveys national attitudes and ongoing legal battles surrounding desegregation.
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John Beckler
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Pryor Gets Attention of House Elders
Washington AP. House elders take up aging issues after 4 young congressmen lead an innovative effort. Rep. David Pryor, 36, says he cares who works the problem as his volunteers wrap up service station operations when school starts. Colmer asks Holifield to arrange official hearings with government operations help.
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Carl C. Craft
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
America
David Pryor
D-Ark
Pryor
Capitol Hill
Rules Committee
William M. Colmer
D-Miss
Government Operations Committee
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Holifield
Special Studies
Saturation Force to Patrol Hempstead County Roads This Weekend
State Police cap Milton Mosier announces 4 Saturation Force will patrol Hempstead County highways through Sunday night to curb speeding with radar and rascar devices. County has 12 traffic fatalities this year, many on weekends. Five area high school graduates join nine freshmen at Southern State College orientation on August 4, planning fall schedules. Other notes include teaching placements from Henderson State College graduates and a Hempstead County Farm Family of the Year planning meeting on August 10 at 8:30 a.m. in the US Post Office conference room.
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Milton Mosier
State Police
Hempstead
Hempstead County Area
Southern State College
Steven D Sutton
Hope
Nathaniel Wyatt
Fulton
Sherryn Ly von Hearon
Linda Delorise Watson
Ozan
Jimmy Day Rook
Washington
Henderson State College
Timothy Strawn
Hope High
Carolyn Hickerson
Roy Karr
Prescott
Gary Segrest
Wharton
Texas
Nashville High School
Neidh Robinson
Lewisville
Stamps Public School
US. Post Office
State funds unspent in Bumpers era budget plan
Gov. Dale Bumpers announced $13.8 million in general revenues remained unspent by state agencies for the year ending June 30. He credited a government reorganization and a hiring and purchasing freeze for the savings and said the balance would help fulfill a $23 million construction commitment at state institutions through the next biennium. The governor noted tax collections nearly funded all agency allotments under the 1970-71 revenue and stabilization act.
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Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
Bumpers
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