First round ends in Arkansas fuel hearing
The first round of a state fuel shortage hearing in Little Rock concluded as the attorney general and a legislative committee cosponsor the inquiry into shortages prices and trade practices. Testimony from major oil company reps suggested a potential antitrust case while noting refinery capacity and crude supply as key factors. The hearing will resume in the fall after further witnesses including regional Gulf Oil executive R D James testified.
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Little Rock
Attorney General’s Office
Atty
Jim Guy Tucker
Tucker
Arkansas
R. D. James
Tulsa
Okla
Gulf Oil Co
Obits for Hendrix Crain and Starnes in Arkansas churches
Funeral services were held for Odell C. Hendrix 66 at Antoine Church of Christ with burial in Antoine Cemetery. He died Tuesday at his Delight route home and is survived by a daughter and two sisters. Jewel B. Crain 56 died Tuesday. services were at Prescott Central Baptist Church with burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, three daughters, four brothers, three sisters, 11 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren. Riley B. Starnes 68 died Wednesday after a long illness. services were held Friday at Herndon Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Central Cemetery on Highway 29.
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Antoine Church of Christ
Antoine
Mr. Hendrix
Route 1
Delight
Ark
Jewel B. Crain
Prescott Central Baptist Church
W.E. Thomason
Pleasant Hill
Prescott
Grain
Salem Baptist Church
Boyd Crain
Floyd Crain
Erma Holland
Betty Leaks
Dallas
Tex
Helen Hensley
Benton, Ark
Boyd Ward
Sid Ward
Philip Ward
Watson Ward
Charlie Pye
Oren White
Floyd Nichols
Bluff City
Riley B. Starnes
Herndon Funeral Home
Oscar Smith
Harold Moore
Central Cemetery
Highway 29
Astronauts prepare for Skylab space walk
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Two Skylab 2 astronauts donned spacesuits to begin a four hour space walk to change solar telescope film and install a six pack of gyroscopes. Dr Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma reported preparations going smoothly for the 11 10 a m EDT departure. They will be attached to 60 foot lifelines outside the airlock 270 miles above Earth.
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Space Center
Houston
Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Lousma
Annual Men's Night at Lonoke Baptist Church
The Lonoke Baptist Church of Hope hosts Annual Men's Night on Sunday August 26 at 7 p.m. A grand procession of 50 men on parade for Christ opens the program, with the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church choir from Chichester as special guests and Rev. Pete Lambert delivering the sermon. Rev. L B Beard Jr. says the goal is to spotlight church men and spark greater interest among unengaged men.
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Lonoke Baptist Church of Hope
Christ
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church of Chichester
Pete Lambert
L.B. Beard Jr
Lonoke
Nationwide rail strike hits Canada after month-long walkout
Canada shifts from regional strikes to a nationwide walkout with 56,000 non-operating workers across 11 railways, idleing CN and CPR operations. Labor minister offers no plan while unions press for action after two weeks of mediation.
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Montreal
Canada
John Munro
Canadian Railways
Alan B. Gold
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Rail
Consistent characteristics noted in Christ visions study
Two Swedish sociologists interviewed about 20 believers report common features in visions of Jesus, including a shining figure with tender eyes and outstretched arms. Encounters occurred mainly at home or work, not in church, with no church setting reported. The piece also touches on broader religion research linking happiness to religiosity and sustained belief levels in Kansas City survey.
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Via Veneto
USIS
United States Information Service
Rome
Pan Am
New York
Jesus
Berndt Gustafsson
Gunnar Hillerdal
Institute of Religious Sociology
George W. Comstock
John Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health
Kansas City Star
Heartland
Star
Helen T. Gott
Forecast Showers Across Arkansas Through Weekend
The National Weather Service forecasts scattered showers in northern Arkansas through Saturday, then statewide activity by Sunday as a weak trough shifts. Highs reach the 90s, lows in the 60s and 70s. Record temperatures noted in Fort Smith Little Rock Texarkana El Dorado Fayetteville Jonesboro Harrison. In Hawkins Texas, Moody and Hoblitzelle foundations each gave 80050 dollars to drill a water well at Jarvis Christian College to relieve a long standing water problem.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
National Weather Service
Missouri
Texas Panhandle
Fort Smith
Little Rock
Texarkana
el Dorado
Fayetteville
Jonesboro
Harrison
Hawkins, Tex
River grant discussed to limit local costs and stabilize banks
Stroud outlined a plan to replace a grant with a loan to keep local assessments low. Initial estimates ranged from 4.665 million to a hoped 0.935 million, with owners to pay only for benefiting stabilization and river shortening. Corbin touted improved fishing once bends are removed. The commission, after deliberation, approved the grant despite initial resistance. Alabama Geological Survey notes abundant water power could double hydroelectric capacity, currently 24 percent of state power.
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Stroud
Corbin
Corps of Engineers
Corbin and
Commission
Water Power
Montgomery, Ala
UPI
Alabama Geological Survey
Ex FBI officials reveal break ins by embassies burglaries
Washington AP reports ex FBI officials say the bureau conducted burglaries at foreign embassies during the Kennedy Johnson and Eisenhower eras to steal cryptographic information. Fewer than 10 per year. operations possibly 15 to 20 years ended in 1966. White House defends Nixon stance while denying full details.
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FBI
Johnson
Kennedy
Eisenhower
White House
Nixon
Gerald L. Warren
San Clemente
Calif
Ellsberg
Atty
Herbert Brownell
Justice Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Attys
Ramsey Clark
Nicholas Katzenbach
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Clark
Department
J. Edgar Hoover
New York City
Black Panthers
Weathermen
Kissinger Declines Protocol Call in State Secretary Nomination
In San Clemente AP reports Kissinger said he prefers no formal title beyond Excellency as President Nixon names him secretary of state. In Los Angeles Bradley shows progress after ICU transfer while Nixon enjoys a beach visit with Julie Nixon Eisenhower and C G Rebozo. Ferguson robbed at the Croydon Hotel. Stevie Wonder released from hospital after auto crash with canceled appearances.
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San Clemente
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Dr. Kissinger
Kissinger
Excellency
Los Angeles
Omar N. Bradley
Bradley
White House
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
C.G
Bebe”’ Rebozo
New York
Jarman Maynard Ferguson
Croydon
Stevie Wonder
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