A Good Connection Engressia and the Telephone Case
A Memphis Commercial Appeal item recounts Josef Carl Engressia Jr., a blind teen who tapped dial tones and redirected calls, leading to a brief prosecution and a job offer. the judge reduced charges and a Millington telephone firm offered lawful work leveraging his skills. A Shreveport Journal note covers UCLA findings that higher teen intelligence correlates with newspaper reading, with boys more avid readers than girls across grades and IQ levels.
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Josef Carl Engressia Jr
Mr. Engressia
South Central Bell Telephone Co
University of South Florida
Tennessee Welfare Department
Ray Churchill
Millington Telephone Company
Memphis
Tenn
University of California, Los Angeles
Shreveport
Legislators Still Getting Expenses
Records at the state auditor show 61 Arkansas House members were reimbursed for out of session expenses in July under a new law. The $150 monthly cap for July rose to $200 next year and $250 in 1973-74. Senate claims were delayed by a coding error. Rep Brandon had no July claim yet expenses exceeded $300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
State Auditor's
Arkansas House
Senate
B. D
Doug” Brandon
House
Rep
Julian‘stt
Camden
George E. Nowotny Jr
Fort Smith
Brandon
General Assembly
American Troops in Vietnam on Gray Alert Over Crisis
The U S Command in Saigon ordered 220 000 American troops in Vietnam to stay out of cities and travel only on official business amid a presidential election crisis in South Vietnam. Thieu rejected Ky’s plan to resign and call a new election with Thieu as candidate, keeping the Oct 3 vote on track.
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Richard Pyle
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
Jordan Warns of Another Mid-East War
Beirut. King Hussein warned that a new Arab Israeli war would cause disaster and more territory loss. He offered to consider an interim Jerusalem settlement but gave no details, urged joint Arab policy and a united force, and accepted troops under Jordanian command along the cease-fire line. The Iraqi 15,000 man contingent left Jordan last year under his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farouk Nassar
Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
Hussein
Jordan
Israel
Jerusalem
al Nahar
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Testimony Begins in Feagin Murder Trial
In Fayetteville Arkansas Arthur D Feagin 33 stood trial for first degree murder in the Dec 26 slaying of his wife Ota Lucinda 31 at their home near Springdale. The state seeks the death penalty with a jury selected of 12 members and about 90 prospective jurors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville, Ark
Arthur D. Feagin
Springdale
Pres
Mahlon Gibson
Fayetteville
Feagin
Ota Lucinda
Memory as a Glorious Grab Bag of the Past
HAL BOYLE reflects on memory as a rich grab bag of past experiences, a plush brochure of golden moments, with anecdotes from everyday life. The piece muses on recollection, humor, and nostalgia, noting memories of dogs, wrestling crowds, pie contests, tonsil surgery, and phrenology among youths.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Hector
Tige
Big Four Berlin Accord Boosts Brandt Plan
Bonn reports the Big FourBerlin deal marks a key breakthrough for Willy Brandt's policy toward Communist Europe. The accord, unfinalized in text, could ease West Berlin access and permit East Berlin visits, aiding ratification of treaties with Poland and the Soviet Union and strengthening Brandt ahead of 1973 elections.
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Willy Brandt
Peter Rehak
Associated Press
Bonn
Berlin
Europe
Soviet Union
Poland
Brandt
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
West Berlin
Christian Democrats
School Lunch Directors Warn of Feeding Program Cuts
The directors of 37 states claim USDA rules announced Aug 13 would cap spending and halt school lunch programs before the new term. They warn final form by Sept 1 could end or slow services, blocking expansion to 3 to 5 million hungry children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Scott
Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
USDA
America
Asst. Secretary of Agriculture
Richard Lyng
American School Food Service Association
Min
Pedestrian Struck by Car in Wake Village Incident
A Wake Village Texas woman identified as Bobby R. Legan, 40, was crossing West Third Street near Cain's Courts yesterday and collide with a car. She sustained non critical injuries and was hospitalized. Officer Haltom of the City Police investigated. no charges were filed.
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West Third Street
Wake Village
Texas
Bobby R. Legan
Cain’s Courts
Haltom
Two Charged in Money Order Case in El Dorado
El Dorado Arkansas police say Roy Lee Dye of Bastrac Louisiana faces possession of stolen money orders charges while Harold Patten of Redondo Beach California is charged as an accessory. About $19,000 in stolen money orders including postal and American Express were recovered. The warrants were issued in Monroe Louisiana after arrests made Friday night in an El Dorado motel on an informant tip.
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EL Dorado, Ark
W. T. Brewster
Roy Lee Dye
Bastrap
Harold B. Patten
Redondo Beach
Calif
el Dorado
Brewster
Monroe
Postal
American Express
New York
Arizona
Urban Farm Crisis Interlinked Says Alexander in Arkansas
Rep Bill Alexander told the Southern Farmers Association in Little Rock that farm problems cannot be separated from the urban crisis. He noted city migration to rural areas as both a challenge and an opportunity to help Arkansans live, work, and raise families without repeating urban mistakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Government Likely to Retain Some Controls After Freeze
Treasury Secretary Connally signals ongoing economic controls beyond the 90 day water price freeze. He tells ABC that lifting all measures is highly unlikely and that any prolonged controls would be selective and limited in scope. The interview outlines uncertainty over the intensity and reach of future government actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stowell
Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
ABC
Bombers Hit North Vietnam Amid DMZ Conflicts
American fighter bombers struck an antiaircraft battery in North Vietnam near the DMZ, triggering multiple secondary explosions. B52s dropped nearly 600 tons along the DMZ as fighting continued for the 12th day. North Vietnamese casualties reached 37, with four South Vietnamese troops killed and 25 wounded. Phu Loi base near Saigon faced light rocket fire with no fatalities but some helicopter damage reported.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
Phu Loi
James D’entremont
D'Entremont
Mills Rally Brings in Big Wheels for Mills
In Little Rock a nonpolitical Mills appreciation rally draws nearly all Democrats and a single GOP guest, former Gov. Rockefeller. Organizers insist the event is purely to honor Rep. Wilbur D. Mills and not tied to presidential plans despite lingering speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Shaw
Associated Press
Little Rock
Wilbur D. Mills
Winthrop Rockefeller
Barton Coliseum
Rockefeller
Joe Purcell
Benton
Democratic Party
Mills
Dollar Dips Slightly on European Exchanges Amid GATT Debate
The dollar weakened only modestly on European markets as Nixon's import surcharge and a push for currency revaluation dominated attention at a GATT meeting in Geneva. Early quotes show minor devaluations and mixed shifts across London Frankfurt Paris Beirut Zurich Brussels Amsterdam Tokyo with trading subdued and yen support from the Bank of Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nixon
Geneva
Nathaniel Samuels
U.S
GATT
Frankfurt
Paris
Beirut
Zurich
Brussels
Amsterdam
Tokyo
Bank of Japan
News Quiz Review Page 4 From Hope Star Living Testbook
A brief description of a weekly News Quiz on page 4, highlighting review of current events, places, names, and personalities. The feature is part of the Living Testbook Program sponsored by Ladies Specialty Shop and Hope Star for area schools.
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VEC
Ladies Specialty Shop
Hope Star
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Russellville, Ark
George L. B. Pratt
Arkansas Tech College
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Alabama
George Wallace
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Stephen K. Crosby
John T. “Bing” Crosby
Indian Trail
Ft. Hood
Henderson State College
Steve
Hope
Arnico Steel Corporation
Richard A. Poteet
Houston
Poteet
Texas A&i
Dallas
Richard
Carolyn
Cissy) Lewallen
Hempstead County Men's Independent Basketball Association
Hope Youth Center
Bnunet Gashite Bowl
Gashite Belles
Olin Purtell
Hempstedd Cancer Society
Vance Marcum
Purtell
Marcum
Vladimir
Novosti
Moscow
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