Train Robbery at Brackenridge Park in San Antonio
A staged train hold up in Brackenridge Park San Antonio yields a $500 haul with two masked men commandeering the engineer and pockets of passengers. An elderly rider resists, joking as the heist unfolds, mocking the robbery in a light Western parody tone.
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Butch Cassidy
Texas
Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid
Brackenridge Park
San Antonio
Waynesboro
Virginian
Camden on alert after racial disorders leave two wounded
Acting City Manager Ray Joyner said police remain on alert until there is no further danger. In Sunday's disturbances two officers were wounded and more than 30 Negroes were arrested after windows were smashed. Officials say the situation has calmed but police will meet force with force if needed to protect people and officers.
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Camden, Ark
Ray Joyner
Joyner
G. B. Cole
BVA Endorses Ray Thornton for Attorney General
J S McClinton of Little Rock president of the Arkansas Democratic Voters Association said Monday night the group endorsed Ray Thornton of Sheridan for attorney general.
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Little Rock
J. S. McClinton
The
Arkansas Democratic Voters Association
Ray Thornton
Sheridan
Douthit Joins Faubus Aide Staff in Arkansas
George C. Douthit of Little Rock, veteran Arkansas Democrat reporter for 30 years, leaves the paper to join former Governor Orval Faubus as a press aide in Little Rock. The move signals Faubus’s continuing public profile and Douthit’s shift to active political communication work.
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Little Rock
George C. Douthit
The
Arkansas Democrat
Orval Faubus
Retiring FTC Head Proposes Abolishing Agency
Associated Press: Philip Elman, retiring Federal Trade Commissioner, urges virtual abolition of the FTC. He proposes a single administrator removable by President and Congress and a trade court to take over judicial duties. Elman says independent regulatory agencies serve special interests and harm the public.
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Mark Brown
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Philip Elman
FTC
Congress
Elman
Independent Regulatory Commission
American Bar Association
Relief From Humidity Expected In Arkansas Weather Update
The Associated Press reports cooler air moving in from the north over Arkansas through Wednesday, bringing relief from high humidity. Only light, scattered rain is expected in the south, with flood-stage levels on the Black and Cache rivers. Skies should clear to fair or partly cloudy by Wednesday as temperatures top out in the 90s.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Black
Cache
U.S. Weather Bureau
Fort Smith
Harrison
Fayetteville
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
el Dorado
Memphis
Little Rock
Port Smith
Sth Judicial Circuit High in Disposing of Criminal, Civil Cases
Arkansas' Judicial Department's fifth annual report shows the 8th Judicial Circuit led in net gains for criminal and civil dispositions in 1969 under Judge W. H. Arnold. The state circuits set a record 19,316 terminations, but 14,881 pending cases remained. The 8th Circuit, including Clark Hempstead Miller and Nevada Counties, posted gains in caseload, with Clark County ending 1969 at 72 pending after 138 filings and 178 dispositions. Hempstead with 46 pending and 144 filings. Miller with 227 start, 371 filings, and 413 dispositions, totaling increases in activity.
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Sth Judicial Circuit
Arkansas’ Judicial Department
8Th Judicial Circuit
W. H. Arnold
the &Th Circuit Court
Arnold
Arkansas
Clark, Hempstead
Miller
Nevada
8Th Circuit
Clark County
Hempstead County
Miller County
Arab Rebels Withdraw Support for Ceasefire Sabotage
Palestinian groups that backed Nasser’s ceasefire withdraw support and vow to join sabotage. Dr Issam Saratawi leader of the Action Organization for the Liberation of Palestine and the Arab Palestine Organization say the ceasefire was a tactic. Violence persists with 12 commandos killed since the cease-fire took effect and Jordan notes two violations.
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Associated Press
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Middle East
Issam Saratawi
Action Organization For the Liberation of Palestine
Arab Palestine Organization
Nasser
Israel
Israel. “But After the Cease-Fire Went Into Effect,” Saratawai
Mas
Jordan
Palestine Armed Struggle Command
One Killed in Two Vehicle Crash Near White Hall
James W. Thompson age 50 of Topeka Kansas was killed and three others injured in a two vehicle crash on US 65 about four miles north of White Hall Arkansas Monday.
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White Hall
Ark
James W. Thompson
Topeka
Kan
U.S. 65
Here
Reflections From the Morning Mail Fat Matters in U S Life
HAL BOYLE notes in reflections on American fat levels and body composition, citing that most Americans are around 25 percent fat, with some 50 percent or more. He compares global extremes, cites theft as a major industry, and shelves quips and observations from notable figures as he hints at broader social concerns.
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The
Morning Mail
Hal Boyle
New York
U.S
Turkey
Julius Caesar
Rome
Woman's Rights Issue Only the Beginning Says Lady Lawmaker
East West talks on reducing troops and arms in Europe remain remote amid a Soviet West German nonaggression treaty. NATO timing delays and calls by Austria and Finland for a European security conference frame the background as Rep. Martha Griffiths pushes a constitutional equal rights amendment with broad backing and notable opposition.
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Lawmaker
Fred Coleman
Associated Press
London
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Bonn
Moscow
Kremlin
Soviet Bloc
Budapest
NATO
Brussels
Austria
Finland
United States
Britain
Edmond Lebreton
Washington
Martha Griffiths
Senate
Michigan
House
Judiciary Committee
Shirley Chisholm
D-N.y
Dmich
Rift Appears in Defense of Manson
LA AP report notes a rift in Charles Manson defense as three lawyers accuse Manson's attorney Irving Kanarek of attempting to dump three female codefendants. Manson interrupts cross examination of Linda Kasabian, who won immunity, while details of the Tate killings at Bel Air are revisited.
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Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Sharon Tate
Charles M. Manson
Manson
Miss Tate
Irving Kanarek
Kanarek
Linda Kasabian
Bel Air
Magnolia hotel operator shot by tenant during dispute
Mrs. Virginia Dodson, 53, Magnolia hotel operator, was killed Monday after an argument with a tenant. She was shot twice with a .22 caliber pistol. A man was detained in connection with the shooting but no charges have been filed.
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Magnolia, Are
Virginia Dodson
Magnolia
Murder of American Uruguyan Brings Fear of More Executions
The kidnapping of U.S. official Dan A. Mitrione and Brazilian Consul Aloysio Mares Dias Gomide by the Tupamaros spurred fears for their lives. A radio report said a body found near a beach may be Gomide, but police found no confirmation.
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Uruguay
Anibal Arguello
Associated Press
Montevideo
U.S
Tupamaros
Dan A. Mitrione
Aloysio Mares Dias Gomide
Lawmakers predict sharp cuts in food stamp program
Two Democrats forecast a massive reduction in food stamp participation within a year if House Agriculture Committee restrictions become law. Rep. Foley and Rep. Lowenstein, dissenting from the committee, warned that by July 1 1971 less than half of current stamp buyers would be enrolled. About 5.9 million people in 44 states and the District of Columbia now participate.
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Robert A. Hunt
Associated Press
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Thomas S. Foley
D-Wash
Allard K. Lowenstein
D-N.y
House
Foley and Lowenstein
States
District of Columbia
Senate
Foley and
Lowenstein
U S Steps Up Air Strikes in Cambodia Reported
AP dispatch says U S fighter bombers and gun ships have doubled Cambodia air sorties since Aug 1 to about 50 per day, with additional photo recon flights. Nixon policy framed as intercepting enemy supplies while aiding allied security and noting possible Cambodian benefits. May and June saw far higher totals during the border operation.
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Robert A. Dorkin
Washington
U.S
Cambodia
Pentagon
South Vietnam
Bomb Threat Delays Brandt Departure in Moscow Trip
Chancellor Willy Brandt’s plane to Moscow was halted for nearly two hours after a bomb threat. Police searched the aircraft. no device was found. Brandt and aides were moved to a lounge as security swept the plane before takeoff.
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Brandt
BOM
Germany
Willy Brandt
Moscow
Soviet Union
Ruediger von Wechmar
Interior Ministry
Trail Ride Planned by Hope Roundup Club Aug 16
The Hope Roundup Club sponsors a Sunday Trail Ride starting at 9 30 a m August 16 from the Hempstead County Farmers Association store to Emmet with lunch in Emmet. Members eat free while non members pay 1 for adults and 50 cents for children under 12. Public invited.
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Hope Roundup Club
Hempstead County Farmers’ Association
Emmet
Hope Girl Semifinalists Named For KWKH Miss Pageant
Captain Shreve Hotel will host 15 semifinalists for Miss KWKH competition on August 15. Contestants vie in swimwear and party dress for the Miss KWKH title and a chance to compete for Miss Astro in Houston. Photographs selected Kim Sniden Alberta Freeman Cynthia Dalton Connie Rove Brenda Ratelitt Ann Stinson Cynthia Hardin Cheryl Harris Marilyn Harris Jan Jones and others from Shreveport Bossier City Marshall Plainview Mt. Croam Hope and Arkansa.
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Captain Shreve
Astrodome
Houston
Astro
Mexico
Kim Sniden
Alberta Freeman
Cynthia Dalton
Connie Rove
Shreveport
Brenda Ratelitt
Ann Stinson
Cynthia Hardin
Bossier City
Cheryl Harris
Marilyn Harris
Jan Jones
Casto
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