Noncommercial NASA lunar telecast seen as ideal
An NRC column argues ads on Apollo television would raise $8 million for a 160 minute moon broadcast with a $50 000 per minute rate. It notes a camera cost of 770 000 and imagines interruptions selling products after liftoff. The piece favors NASA's non commercial policy as best for mankind.
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Greensboro
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Senate to Probe Officers Clubs Over Illegal Activities
Senate subcommittee will hold hearings in September to investigate illegal activities within U.S. military officer and noncommissioned officer clubs. Sen. Abraham Ribicoff said the inquiry follows Defense Secretary Melvin Laird’s disclosure that the Army began examining the issue last October after a stop in South Vietnam yielded no indication the Army would police the matter itself.
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Melvin R. Laird
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Petition Seeks to Restrain Local 2248 Union at Batesville Co
In Batesville Arkansas a chancery court petition seeks to restrain Local 2248 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers from obstructing operations at Batesville Manufacturing Co. The union has been on strike since July 24 and a hearing was scheduled for today. The petition alleges nails strewn near plant entrances and threatening calls to employees and their families.
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Nixon Urges Revenue Sharing With States
President Nixon called for federal revenue sharing with states at a fixed annual amount, limited strings, to fund education and empower local governments. He proposed starting at 500 million dollars, rising to 5 billion by mid-1975, as a pledge fulfillment and a shift of power from Washington to the people. The plan ties allocations to each state’s population share and taxes, aiming to boost local leadership and restore faith in government efficiency.
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Associated Press
San Clemente
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Washington
Nixon Asks Autopsy Details on Ark Fire Victims
Russellville Arkansas AP report says prosecutor Jeff Mobley stated an autopsy on six children killed in a Sunday house fire shows conclusively the children were awake when the blaze started.
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Jeff Mobley
Senate Hot Over Policy in Thailand
Senate fights over military aid to Laos and Thailand with a Cooper amendment seeks to bar U.S. ground forces. Hoover reports crime risk doubling since 1960, crime up 17 percent in 1968. Gun prevalence in homicides and robberies highlighted, including regional patterns. Attorney appointed to defend Broadway in Arkansas bank robbery case.
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Thailand
William Barton
Associated Press
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
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Agencieg
Retirement Approach Much Like Approaching Mail Order Bride
Joe Wing writes about retirement as a major life shift comparable to entering a marriage. He notes friends hope for leisure after decades of work, while older peers worry about time and funds, and recalls a retiree who found purpose in politics and volunteering as he adjusted to pasture life.
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Joe Wing
New York
Nixon Turns Cheerleader for Heroes
President Nixon leads a nationwide Salute to the Apollo 11 astronauts with a Los Angeles state dinner plan setting a record. He will meet Frank Borman and astronauts Armstrong Collins and Aldrin, while ticker tape parades in New York and Chicago proceed and welfare policy talks continue with Congress.
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Associated Press
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Frank Borman
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Los Angeles
Neil A. Armstrong
Michael Collins
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
New York
Chicago
America
Ronald L. Ziegler
Vietnam
Congress
California
Ronald Reagan
Commerce
Maurice Stans
Board Hears 6th Street Report
City Board of Directors heard an update on the Sixth Street Project by Hawkins and Associates. Utility work is nearly complete, paving is one third done with November 19 1969 target, curb and gutter west of L&A tracks due August 22, lime stabilization by August 22, and seven inches of solid cement to start the week of August 25. Public hearing set for August 26 to abandon Fulton Street between Mack Street and Park Drive.
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Don Walker
Hawkins and Associates
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Fuleton Street
Mack Street
Park Drive
Collision injures two in Hope at N Graham and Rose Hill
A Tuesday collision at 8:55 a.m. near the corner of N Graham and E Rose Hill in Hope caused heavy damage to both cars. Grady Randall Jr and Wile A Batte Jr were involved. Shirley Smith sustained a minor injury. Officers Milam and Clark investigated.
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Hope
Shirley Smith
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Moonmen welcomed in New York after space voyage
Moon voyagers Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins arrived at Kennedy Airport to a hero's welcome in New York joining thousands of Americans in a ticker tape parade before traveling to Chicago and Los Angeles. The crew's trip follows their moon mission inspiring celebrations across the nation.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
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Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
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Apollo 11 triumphs and national parades in wake of moon landing
AP reports United States celebrates Apollo 11 success with planned New York Chicago parades and a state dinner, while President Nixon signals potential missile test ban talks. Viet Cong attacks fall by over 90 percent after three months of heavy fighting in Saigon, with 1,500 enemy and 200 allied deaths. Congress begins summer recess amid a busy schedule. The government considers ethics reforms for lawyers and reforms to auto accident claims. Cape Kennedy satellite faces critical survival as engineers seek control options.
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Chicago
Igeles
Rean Nixon
Saigon
Washington
Nixon
United States
Soviet Union
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
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Accident at North Main and Ave B causes minor damage
An accident occurred at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of North Main and Avenue B involving Peggy J. Sanders and Jo Ann Montgomery, both of Hope. Officers Clark and Sinyard investigated.
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Sinyard
Senate Votes to Begin Three-Week Recess
Washington AP reports the Senate approved a three week recess 76 to 14 on Tuesday with Sen. John L. McClellan of Arkansas voting against the motion.
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All Around Town Highlights From Foreman Arkansas and More
David Ward and manager T C Brantley won first place in calf pope Ngn 21S0 and topped pole bending and reining in Foreman Arkansas on August 9. Hope Junior High pep squad plans a Thursday bake sale at Second and Main starting 9 am. Parks and Recreation Director Steve Marsap resigns with assistant Joe Chism taking charge. Food Stamp and Surplus programs disappoint Arkansas residents. Lewis J. Johnson of Little Rock spoke to the U S House Agriculture Committee about Food Stamp reach in Hempstead County. Charlotte Gibson completed Red Cross Water Safety Instructor retraining at Henderson State College led by Jimmy M. Sawyer. USDA notes show 3200 Arkansas children received free breakfast in 42 schools last school year along with free lunch. Herman Joerns of McCaskill elected to the American Angus Association in St Joseph Missouri. 399 Aberdeen Angus memberships issued nationwide last month.
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T.C. Brantley
Foreman, Ark
Arkansas
Lewis J. Johnson
Little Rock
Arkansas Farmers Union
United States
House Committee On Agriculture
Washington, D.C
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Herman Joerns
McCaskill
St. Joseph
U.S
Viet Nam War updates amid Saigon combat and withdrawals
United States forces report a major Viet Cong assault near Saigon with 764 enemy killed and nine allied casualties while announcing plans to withdraw 3,600 troops this week, bringing total U.S. drawdown to 17,200 leaving 7,800 more to pull out by arc end. South Vietnamese spokesmen cite three small infantry actions in the Mekong Delta and central highlands. analysts expect periodic high points with lulls between. Ho Chi Minh calls for renewed fighting as anniversaries of the 1945 revolt and independence are noted. Local clashes 60 to 70 miles north of Saigon yield 452 North Vietnamese killed in attempts to probe along the Cambodian border. U.S. 1st Cavalry and 11th Armored Cavalry report heavy losses. Promotions and administrative reshuffles continue in Arkansas under Gov. Rockefeller with vacancies to be filled by appointments or interim measures.
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Saigon
Pindatre ‘Onopters
Lagt
South’ Vietnam
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Mekong
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North Vietnam
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