De Gray Lake skiers meet Crawford and pals on dam
Broderick Crawford and two Hollywood companions visit De Gray Lake Arkadelphia while I shoot water skiing near the dam. Engine trouble and rubber propeller slip prompt a quick swap as the crew tours Arkansas in pursuit of real estate bets.
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de Gray Lake
Arkadelphia
Broderick Crawford
R. F. LeMains
Lou Harrison
Crawford
Arkansas
International Sportsmen & Explorers Club
Smith Will Obey Courts Over Pay Raises Clash
Texas Governor Preston Smith says he will obey court rulings on the state employee pay raises amid Nixon wage-price controls. He argues the President cannot void a duly enacted state law and expects the case to reach the Supreme Court. The Justice Department plans to file suit to block the raises, and Smith would honor a temporary injunction if issued.
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Justice Department
Smith
See Smith
Things You Learn From Your Morning Mail
HAL Boyle shares a light miscellany from reader mail. He notes public speaking tips, ragweed pollen counts, exercise effects on smoking, Col Nelson Jacksons cross country ride in 1903, quotes from F W Howe and Disraeli, locusts feasting, insect feats, and tax litigation odds.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Col
H. Nelson Jackson
United States
San Francisco
Money Markets Reopen in Europe Amid Cautious Trading
In London Zurich and Brussels, dollar strength faded as markets reopened after Nixon cut the gold tie. Dealers showed cautious activity and light turnover with uncertainty driving limited trading. The pound traded around 2.44 to 2.46 dollars amid a three percent dollar retreat.
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Europe
Louis Nuvin
Associated Press
London
U.S
Nixon
Zurich
Brussels
Mississippi governor runoff pits Sullivan against Waller
In Jackson two white Democrats Lt Gov Charles Sullivan and attorney William Waller vie for the Mississippi gubernatorial nomination runoff after Aug first primary. Both seek black votes as they outline programs on highways education and industry. Charles Evers, a black independent, looms in November.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Charles Sullivan
Jackson
William Waller
Waller and
Sullivan
Heber Ladner
Evers
Aaron Henry
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Broadcasters Pick Officials In Arkansas Association
Broadcasters chose Jack Freeze of KFPW Fort Smith as president at the Arkansas Broadcasters Association semiannual meeting in Hot Springs. Elected were Michael Horne first vice president Ted Snider second vice president and John Paul Capps secretary treasurer. ABA board members included Capps Kermit Richardson Adrian White J W Harrell and Don Whitney.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Jack Freeze
KFPW
Fort Smith
Arkansas Broadcasters Association
ABA
Michael Horne
Karv Russellville
Ted Snider
Kark Little Rock
John Paul Capps
Kwck Searcy
Capps
Kermit Richardson
Kbok Malvern
Adrian White
Kpoc Pocahontas
J. W. Harrell
Kiwh Camden
Don Whitney
Kose Osceola
Dignitaries Added to Mills Appreciation Rally Guest List
In Little Rock two more congressmen join the Wilbur Mills Appreciation Rally guest list. Rep. Tom Steed of Oklahoma and Rep. John C Watts of Kentucky are among the new dignitaries confirmed for the Thursday event.
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Little Rock
Wilbur Mills
Democratic Party
Joe Purcell
Tom Steed
Dokla
John C. Watts
D-Ky
Texarkana Man Drowns Near Blissfield
James T. Robinson, 30, of Texarkana Arkansas, drowned Sunday while swimming in the River Raisin near Blissfield with a companion. Officials said Robinson was a transient worker in the Detroit area.
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Blissvield
Mich
James T. Robinson
Texarkana
Ark
Raisin
Robinson
Detroit Ales
Draft Boards Told to Start Physicals
Draft boards will begin calling up for physical and mental exams Sept. 1 for men who drew numbers 1 through 50 in the latest lottery. Draft Director Curtis Tarr says testing uses induction centers' partial lull while actual drafting is suspended and aims to let men plan ahead. If a draft extension bill passes, inductions could resume mid-October.
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Jerry T. Baulch
Associated Press
Washington
Curtis W. Tarr
Selective Service
Congress
Senate
House
Tarr
Mike Mansfield
Montana
U.S
Vietnam
Mansfield
Gordon Allott
R-Corp
Army
Defense
Melvin Laird
Hearing Set Over Married Students Ban at Siloam Springs HS
A U S District Court hearing is set for Tuesday on a suit by Roy Barnett and Tommy Thompson of Siloam Springs seeking to overturn a Siloam Springs School Board ruling that bars married students from extracurricular activities at Siloam Springs High School. The suit claims the board violated the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act and rights of the pupils Mark Barnett and Gregory Thompson.
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Fort Smith, Ark
U.S
Siloam Springs
Siloam Springs High School
Roy Barnett
Tommy Thompson
Mark Barnett
Gregory Thompson
Barnett
Ky's Refusal To Enter Election Brings South Vietnam Crisis
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky refused to run in the October 3 presidential election, proposing a joint resignation with President Nguyen Van Thieu to trigger a new vote. Observers doubt Thieu would accept, and no palace comment was available as the crisis unfolds.
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South Vietnam
George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
U.S
Prisoners Escape in Seoul and Bus Attack Toll Raised
In Seoul a mass breakout by military prisoners on Shilmi Island led to a hijacked bus attempt toward downtown. Twenty eight killed and seven missing as reports say North Korean infiltrators aided the escape. Defense Minister Jung Nae hiuk submitted resignation as Seoul and Inchon were placed on alert.
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Lee Associated Press
SEOUL
Defense
Jung Nae-hiuk
Inchon
U.S
Shilmi Island
Yellow Sea
25 Antiwar Activists Arrested
FBI agents disrupted antiwar activist raids on federal offices in New Jersey and New York over the weekend. Twenty five people were arrested including two priests and a Lutheran minister, with six others sought. In Camden New Jersey eight arrested at the draft office, twelve elsewhere in the city. Buffalo also saw a break in at the Post Office Selective Service office and three men with two women detained. Investigations into possible links between Camden and Buffalo arrests were noted by a Justice Department spokesman.
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Associated Press
FBI
New Jersey
New York
Camden
N.J
Buffalo
N.Y
Selective Service Office
Justice Department
Washington
FBT
Air Force Major Doshier arrives at Lindsey for duty in Germany
Major Jack R. Doshier Sr. arrives at Lindsey Air Station Germany to serve with a Military Airlift Command unit. He previously served Norton AFB California and Vietnam duty, commissioned 1960 via OCS, aeronautical senior navigator. Also notes Explorer Post 92 renewal, Becky Huff majorette at Henderson State, Hempstead Cancer Society drive, Guy Grigg 32nd Scottish Rite degree, Tues Bowling Night at Gaslite Belles, Whitfield Masonic Lodge degrees scheduled.
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U.S. Airforce
Jack R. Doshier
Gladys O. Stephens
G. Prescott
Lindsey Air Station
Germany
Doshier
Military Airlift Command
U.S
Norton Afb
Calif
Vietnam
Temple
Texas
Grand Prairie
University of Maryland
Far East Divison
Nixon silent on possible new economic decision
President Nixon spent a quiet two weeks at the Western White House in California as aides said he made important economic decisions over the weekend but did not disclose them. He relayed several decisions by telephone to Treasury Secretary John Connally, who heads the Cost of Living Council.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
White House
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Washington
Treasury
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Preston Smith
Texas
Council
Ronald L. Ziegler
Oceanside
Peking
Anchorage
Alaska
Hirohito
U.S
Julie Eisenhower
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Eisenhower
California
Thunderstorm drifts through Central Arkansas flooding parts of Little Rock
An early morning thunderstorm soaked Central Arkansas causing minor flooding in the Little Rock and North Little Rock area. NWS Little Rock logged .84 inch in 30 minutes as several streets flooded and traffic stalled. Some rain reached South and West Little Rock. Highs in the 80s and 90s persist with showers possible midweek in the southern half of the state.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Little Rock
National Weather Service
North Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Fort Smith
Texarkana
Jonesboro
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