New super trees eyed to boost South forest growth
The Augusta Chronicle reports the Southern Forest Resource Council says the South is poised for a growth era in forestry. Genetically enhanced pine and hardwood super trees aim to lift production on land farmed for trees as demand for wood products rises beyond current 10 billion dollar pulp and paper industry.
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Southern Forest Resource Council
South
Council
Augusta
Chronicle
Spring Hill School Registration and Schedule Announced
All students must register Friday August 28 starting 8 15 a m and finish by 10 30 a m with buses on regular routes. Full day resumes Monday August 31. Lunch price set at 30 cents. Faculty meeting Wednesday August 26 at 9 00 a m.
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Spring Hill
Survey of Central Urban Renewal Area
The Hope Housing And Urban Renewal authority will start a structure survey in the central urban renewal area. On Monday August 17, Guy Grigg and Mike Kelly will conduct the survey with photographs of all structures front and back. Interior surveys and family structure data will be collected to guide renewal plans.
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Hope Housing and Urban Renewal Authority
Guy Grigg
Mike Kelly
Housing and Urban Renewal Authority
Only One Death On Arkansas Highways This Weekend
The Associated Press reports a single fatality on Arkansas highways from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. Dogie D. Williams, 48, of near Cabot, died when his car lost control on I 40 near Clarksville Sunday. Passenger Lavern Williams, 36, of near Hale, was injured.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Dogie D. Williams
Cabot
Williams
I 40
Clarksville
Lavern Williams
Fafe
Dynamite trap kills Omaha officer amid Near North chaos
Eight Omaha policemen were lured into a dynamite trap in a vacant Near North Side house. Officer Larry Menard, 29, was killed while Deputy Chief Glen Gates said another officer, John Tess, was wounded and six more treated and released. The blast, triggered by a booby trapped suitcase, erupted as officers searched after crank calls about a screaming woman.
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Omaha
Neb
Near North Side
John Bozak
Larry Menard
Glen Gates
Menard
John Tess
Gates
Heat Lingers As Arkansas Sees Little Rainfall
Heat and humidity persist in Arkansas with a high pressure ridge from the east. No rain expected before Tuesday and Sunday highs range from 98 in Fort Smith to 88 in Harrisburg. No rainfall recorded in the 24 hours ending at 7 am today.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Harrigan
Senate Decision on Fly Before You Buy Policy
Senate votes on enforcing the Pentagon to follow the fly before you buy guideline as part of a $19.2 billion procurement bill. Sen. William Proxmire seeks reports when the military departs from the policy, while Sen. Barry Goldwater cautions over restricting urgent needs. The debate cites Milestone and Safeguard programs as precedents.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Senate
Pentagon
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Defense
Melvin Laird
William Proximite
Wisconsin Democrat
Fitzhugh Commission
Proxmire
Defense Department
Gouldwater
Goldwater
Ragon Denies Representing Arkla Before Supreme Court
Little Rock AP reports Fort Smith Oil and Gas Commissioner Heart Sill Ragon denies representing Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. before the state Supreme Court while on the commission. Senator Griffin accuses him of being a paid ArkLa mouthpiece as Griffin runs for attorney general, while Thornton, ArkLa relative, challenges Griffin and weighs in on repeal powers and public office qualifications.
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Little Rock
Heartsill Ragon
Fort Smith
State Oil and Gas Commission
Arkansas
Louisiana Gas
State Supreme Court
Richard Earl Griffin
Ragon
Arka
Arkla
High Court
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Stephens Production Co
Ragan
Ray Thornton Jr
W. R. “Witt Stephens
Griffin
Thornton
ArkiLa Gas
Oil and Gas Commission
Arkansas Jaycees Endorse New Constitution
The Arkansas Jaycees endorsed the proposed new constitution ahead of the November general election. The endorsement came at the August board meeting where a resolution supporting the document was approved, and delegates adopted the slogan Move Arkansas Up With a New Constitution.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Arkansas Jaycees
Arkansas
Venus 7 Lunar Probe Launch From Moscow
The Soviet Union launched an unmanned interplanetary Venus probe named Venus 7. Tass reported launch at 8:38 a.m. Moscow time with final rocket stage booster activating to send the craft into an Earth escape trajectory. The spacecraft, over 25,000 miles from Earth, is functioning normally under long distance space control.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Venus
Tass
Earth
Induction Center Is Dynamited in Minneapolis
A 2 AM blast at the old Federal Office Building, the induction center in Minneapolis, caused about 500000 in damages. A night watchman, Joseph Christy, 63, was knocked unconscious but later released with no injuries. FBI and U S marshal officials pursued leads as the case remained under investigation.
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John Lundquist
Associated Press
Minneapolis, Minn
Minneapolis
U.S
Harry Berglund
Milwaukee Road
FBI
U.S. Marshal's Office
Joseph Christy
Hennepin County General Hospital
Proposed New Constitution to Be Published in Hope Star
The Hope Star will publish copies of the proposed Arkansas Constitution of 1970 certified by the Secretary of State in its Aug 19 issue. Citizens are urged to study the document carefully and set it aside to review before the Nov 3 vote when the constitution will be considered for adoption or rejection.
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The
Hope Star
Arkansas
Nixon Plan Shrinks Aid, Asia Responds With Skepticism
The Nixon administration’s year-old policy to shrink military posture and foreign aid prompts anxiety and bewilderment across Asia. Japan is described as a reluctant beneficiary of the Nixon Doctrine, outlined on Guam last August, as officials in 10 Asian nations assess the shift. In Little Rock, Louis C. Peoples, 11, son of Mrs. Fima Peoples, drowned Saturday in the Arkansas River near the Little Rock Marina.
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Spencer Davis
Associated Press
Washington
Asia
Japan
Guam
Little Rock
Louis C. Peoples
Fima Peoples
Arkansas River
Eban accuses Egypt of ceasefire violations over missiles
Jerusalem foreign minister Abba Eban sharply charged that Egypt violated the cease-fire by deploying SAM missiles near the Suez Canal. He cited Israel’s records of violations after Aug. 13 and urged frank acknowledgment from the United States.
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Eban
Israel
Jerusalem
United Nations
Validity of Notes Doubted by Police
Uruguayan police noted major differences between a new ransom note delivered to a Brazilian newspaper and earlier notes from antigovernment rebels holding hostages. The handwritten message, numbered 14, was questioned for authenticity and its threat against Brazilian consul Dias Gomide as the Tuparamoros. The note omitted an advisor kidnapped Aug. 7 and followed earlier ultimatums tied to prisoner releases, while authorities refused to negotiate.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Aloysio Mares Dias Gomide
Tupamaros
Porto Alegre
Brazil
Dias Gomide
Claude L. Fly
Fort Collins
Colo
Agriculture Ministry
Daniel A. Mitrione
Richmond
Ind
Mitrione
Jorge Pacheco Areco
Whitfield Masonic Lodge to Meet Tuesday Evening
All Around Town notes a regular Whitfield Masonic Lodge No 239 meeting set for Tuesday August 18 at 730 p.m. Also, Ralph Routon will attend the University of Arkansas and work at KSPR in Springdale, after four years as Star sports writer. Donations totaling 31.38 were raised for the Jimmy Whitten fund at a girls all-star softball game. Judith Peters of Hope is among 1091 MSU students to receive degrees August 22 at Mid-South Coliseum. Residents urged to study the proposed Arkansas Constitution to be voted on November 3. Season Bobcat football box seats available at local offices.
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Douglas Edwin Rogers
Alex. H. Washburn
The
Star
Whitfield Masonic Lodge No. 239
Ralph Routon
Fayetteville
University of Arkansas
KSPR
Springdale
Ralph
the Star
Harley Sisson
Jimmy Whitten
Judith Parker Peters
West 7Th Hope
Ark
Memphis State University
Mid-South Coliseum
Peters
Winrock Farms
Rockefeller
Marynell Branch
YAR
Young Arkansas
U S Forces Deploy Pacific Bombers in Vietnam Offensive
The United States launched its full Pacific bomber fleet including about 100 B52s from Guam Okinawa and Thailand against North Vietnamese supply hubs near the Laotian border. About 3 000 tons of bombs were dropped in the past 48 hours as heavy fighting intensified around the DMZ and Quang Tri Thua Thien bases. Several American helicopters were shot down with casualties reported.
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George Esper
Preas
Saigon
United States
South Vietnam
Guam
Okinawa
Thailand
U.S
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
O’reilly
Barnett
Fuller
Southern State College President Calls Ruling Wrong
Imon E. Bruce, president of Southern State College, said the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals erred in overturning a District Court ruling on constitutional rights of officers and faculty advisers of Students United for Rights and Equality SURE at Southern State. He said the decision would not be appealed and the matter is a closed issue for the college.
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Magnolia
Ark
Southern State College
U.S. 8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Federal District Court
Students United For Rights and Equality
SURE
Southern State
Imon E. Bruce
District Court
B&c
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