Moon trip letters misspent and moon debate prompts
More than 150 scout jamboree cards mailed home from Idaho went undelivered due to missing addresses. Messages mock up family replies, and the moon voyage spawns disbelief from two elderly women, one in Arkansas and one in Atlanta, sparking commentary on pluralism and belief.
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Idaho
Joe
Sarah
Kelvin
Atlanta
Constitution
McGehee
Ark
Barbara Marion Hopkins Day
Moon
John Graves
Montgomery
Ala
Advertiser
Six Die in State Traffic Accidents
Six persons died in Arkansas highways crashes over the weekend from Friday 6 p m to Sunday midnight. Victims include Jimmy Nevels and his grandsons Raven and Lonnie Nevels in a two car crash near Augusta, plus James Sims Jr near Altheimer, Jesse McCallum in Memphis Arkansas bridge crash, and Clifford Smith on Arkansas 7 near Camden. Awards also noted for state bar associations in a Dallas AP report.
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Iavid
Arkansas
Associated Press
Arkansas 33
Augusta
Jimmy Nevels
Raven Eugene Nevels
Lonnie Earl Nevels
Nevels
Ben Jones
Gregory
Searcy
James Sins Jr
Altheimer
Arkansas 88
Sims
Jesse McCallum
Memphis-Arkansas
Mississippi River
McCollum
Clifford Smith
Camden
Arkansas 7
Dallas
Tex
William T. Gossett
American Bar Association
ABA
New York
North Carolina
North Corona Bar
Arkansas Group
Chicago
Akron
Tampa
Evansville
Craighead Coune Ty
Ark
Eight Green Berets Charged in Vietnam Slaying Case
Sources say the Viet Cong agent was killed on a military mission near Nha Trang on June 20. Eight Americans including the Green Beret colonel commandant in Vietnam are accused of conspiracy and premeditated murder. A civilian attorney asserts his client’s innocence.
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Richard Pyle
Associated Press
Saigon
Green Beret
Green
U.S
Special Forces
Nha Trang
Six Children Die in Russellville House Fire
In Russellville Arkansas six children perished when a two bedroom frame house three miles south burned in the early hours. The victims were Randy Lee Ketcherside 10 Connie Louise 1 Aaron 5 Sheila 4 Dennis 2 and Michael 1. Authorities say foul play is not suspected and autopsies were ordered in Little Rock. The parents escaped unharmed and were treated for shock. The fire reportedly started about 430 am and the house burned to the ground before firefighters arrival.
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Russellville
Ark
Here
Little Rock
Randy Lee Ketcherside
Connie Louise
Aaron
Sheila
Dennis
Michael
Otto Brinkman
Charles Ray Ketcherside
Brinkman
Brink+man
Pope County
Charles F. Wilkins Jr
Devaluation of France Pressures Pound in Markets
British pound faces early pressure as the franc devalues and markets reopen with London Paris Geneva and Frankfurt traders forecasting a weaker pound. French price freezes aim to curb inflation while a September 15 action-packed assembly session prepares economic measures to back devaluation.
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Glenn Goodey
Associated Press
London
Paris
Geneva
Frankfurt
Britain
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
French National Assembly
Georges Pompidou
Charles de
Youth Drowns at Beaver Lake near Rogers Arkansas
James C. Crone 18 of Bentonville drowned Saturday in Beaver Lake about five miles east of Rogers. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Albert Crone of Bentonville.
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Rogers, Ark
James C. Crone
Bentonville
Beaver Lake
Rogers
Albert Crone
Benstonville
Nixon Proposes $4 Billion Welfare Program to Aid Families
President Nixon sent to Congress a plan for a new federal welfare program providing basic income for any family unable to support itself. He argues the approach ends welfare unfairness and boosts work incentives, requesting $600 million more for child care centers to serve 450,000 children of 150,000 currently in care.
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Frances Lewin
Associated Press
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Congress
Meeting to Air Commercial Fishing at Millwood Reservoir
A public meeting will be held at 8 p.m. August 15 at the Hope county courthouse to discuss opening Millwood Reservoir to commercial fishing on September 1 instead of October 1. Proponents and opponents may attend to present oral or written views for consideration by the Fisheries Division and Commission in upcoming recommendations.
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Little Rock
Millwood
Hope
Arkansas Game and Fish
Commission
Fisheries Division
Emmet Man Totals Tar Here Sunday
There was a two car collision Sunday involving Luther Harris of Emmet. Harris lost control of his car at N Bell and Rose Hill Streets at 3 a m. Damage was estimated at total. Officers Johnson and Rowe investigated. No charges were filed.
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Luther Harris
Eme Met
Harris
N. Bell and
Rose Hill Sts
Johnson and
Rowe
Judge Arnold to Open Court Here Aug 18
Circuit Court will convene Monday August 18 with Judge William Arnold II presiding. Pleas changes motions hearings and all pre trial matters in criminal cases are set first with criminal sentencing to follow. Twenty one criminal cases are set for trial beginning Wednesday August 20. Jurors reporting Wednesday will be notified by the Sheriff. Those not notified are not required to report.
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Circuit Court
William Arnold II
Apollo 11 Astronauts Freed From Isolation
Howard Benedict AP reports Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins left quarantine in Houston after three weeks. Doctors found no infection from lunar contact. They begin a week of events, including a Houston news conference, space worker luncheon, New York ticker tape parade, United Nations appearance, Chicago parade, and a Los Angeles state dinner hosted by President Nixon.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Nef A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Armstrong
Aldrin
Collins
New York
United Nations
Chicago
Los Angeles
Nixon
Industrial Foundation Plans to Raise 25000 for Development
The Hempstead County Industrial Foundation chaired by Thomas E. Hays Jr. will contact 144 prospective shareholders starting Tuesday August 12 to raise at least $25,000. Six teams are assigned to solicit, aiming to pay off bills, expand current property, and acquire more land for larger industries. Shares cost $5 each, with existing stockholders urged to add to their pledges.
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Hempsteadi County Industrial Foundation
Comemittee
Thomas E. Hays, Jr
Hays
Ray Lawrence
Mac McLarty
James Morrow
Mitch LaGrone
Mel Thrash
Jesse Duckett
George Frazier
Bud Collier
Jerry Winer
Art Street
Wayne Russell
Raymond Byers
Foundation
West Avenue B
City and
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Hope
Chamber of Commerce
Standard
Hope Wire Products
G.&8 Mfg. Co
Hempstead Lumber Company
Midway Freight Co
Hope Eyeland
Homestead Industries
Hempstead County
Arkansas Salutes Nixon Welfare Plan
State Welfare Commissioner Ler Blaylock praised President Nixon on his welfare revamp urging it could offer favored treatment for Arkansas due to low payments to families with dependents. Dallas regional office said Arkansas would save about 6.2 million annually, with 9.5 million to the state if local governments share revenue.
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Little Rock
Ler Blaylock
Nixon
Blayock
Arkansas
Blaylock
Dallas
Federal Welfare Department
Congress
James H. Bond
Spring Hill Schools Open Dates and Requirements
Spring Hill pupils register on August 29 starting at 8 15 with noon dismissal that day. First full day is September 2 with lunches at 30 cents and extra milk four cents. Birth certificates and immunization records are required for first graders along with standard vaccines. Bus routes unchanged. High school students to buy textbooks August 25–29. elementary faculty meet August 26 and high school faculty meet August 27 at 8 30 A M.
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Spring Hill
Oris Thornton
Two More Ritualistic Deaths in L A Ave
AP reports two more ritualistic killings in Los Angeles with similarities to the Tate murders. Police question a suspect. investigators note possible copycat links but see no clear connection to earlier crimes. A man and woman were found slain five miles from Tate home in a similar fashion.
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L. A. Ave
AP News Digest
Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Sharon Tate
Bryce Houchin
K. J. Mee Cauley
Hollywood
Houchin
Miss Tate
Senate votes 91 to 0 on chemical weapons controls
Senate approved new controls on testing storage and transport of chemical and biological weapons as part of a $20 billion military bill. The amendment requires open air test approvals by defense and health officials, advance congressional notification, detoxification of lethal weapons before shipping, and strict CBW spending scrutiny. Senator Stennis remarked on needed regulation.
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Carl P. Leabsdorf
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Surgeon General
United States
Secretary of State
Congress
John Stennis
D-Miss
Laird
Stennis
Spectator Dies in Car Crash at Crawford County Speedway
A spectator at Crawford County Speedway in Fort Smith Arkansas was killed when a car left the track during a stock race and struck him. Gary Griffith 21 of Siloam Springs was identified as the victim. Driver Doy Meyers 22 of Stillwell Oklahoma tried to avoid five men near the pit area.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Crawford County Speedway
Vicetim
Gary Griffith
Siloam Springs
Doy Meyers
Stillwell
Oklo
Griffith
Local interest items across town and military honors noted
The week includes diverse notes from Joe Bailey docket mixups to Roy Bullard’s laying goose. Army Lt. Paul C. Stephens earned the Army Commendation Medal near Saigon for meritorious service as chief of the Personal Property Division. Farina News clipping shows Margaret Ann Cole with large Hope melons grown by Irvin Burke. Hope police report tallies seven traffic and two license violations among other incidents, plus attending leadership conference updates for Dan Stuart and Randy Wright. Emmet Bowling Association to elect officers tonight at Chuck Weegon.
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Army
Paul C. Stephens
Phillip C. Stephens
Blevins
Saigon
Vietnam
Stephens
U.S. Army Headquarters Area Command
Farina News
Farina
Ill
The
Star
Kenneth D. Irish
Margaret Ann Cole
Hope
Fierce Fight Near DMZ Feeds Vietnam War Tensions
U S and North Vietnamese forces traded heavy fire along the DMZ and near the Cambodian border as the war escalates. Marine units faced multiple rocket and mortar attacks, with several helicopters shot down and American casualties rising. The 304th North Vietnamese Regiment, first seen since Khe Sanh, reportedly attacked night routes near the DMZ, while small arms and sniper fire persisted through Sunday night.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Hamburger Hill
da. Nang
da Nang
U.S
U.s.command
Dmz
9Th Regiment
Vietenamese
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Tollette School Opens With Clinic and Short Week
Howard County High School announces 1969 70 opening. Tollette Public School hosting preschool clinic for teachers September 1 9 p m and September 2 3 1 p m to 3 90 p m. Student registration September 2 8 15 a m. School dismisses 12 noon until September 5 full day September 8. First grade birth certificates required. bus route same as prior year. various immunization records noted.
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Howard County
Tollette
Salen
Ter
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Small Business Administration
Charles B
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Roy Bullard
Mockingbird Lane
Irvin Burke
Hope Police
Dan Stuart
Randy Wright
Coachdale
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