Mud and mayhem on Sixth Street and a war toy gift
In Hope on a muddy Sunday two station wagons bogged down as Sixth Street reopened to traffic. the author notes the quagmire at Main Street and questions construction timelines. The piece pivots to a critical Gazette editorial clash over Supreme Court nominations, Nixon, and Johnson, highlighting partisan stances and public sentiment.
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Walnut
Sixth
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Registration in Laneburg Schools for in August 29
Pupils at Laneburg School register August 29 at 8 30 a m with buses on regular schedule and dismissal at 11 am Regular classes start September 2 Lunches served on that day First graders must be six by October 1 Birth certificates and complete small pox polio diphtheria tetanus whooping cough and red measles records required by Arkansas law Teachers meeting after pupils dismissal August 29
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Laneburg
Arkansas
Czech Troops Move in on Rioters
Prague saw about 800 troops roll into the city closing two bridges and taking positions on the Vitava River bank to deter anti soviet protests amid the first anniversary of the Soviet invasion. No arrests reported as a 3000 crowd gathered near the Communist party headquarters and a roadblock operated on a third bridge. Troops remained on city outskirts as part of an eight day urban defense exercise with higher mobilization reported in other major cities.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Three Charged In Forrest City Youth Incident
St. Francis County authorities said three Black youths have been charged in a report involving a 15-year-old white girl. The suspects named are Marvin Hicks 17 Jim Johnson 19 both of Forrest City and Maurice Sanford 17 of Detroit Michigan. One more young Black person was being sought in connection with the charge. A knife was held on the boy and a public safety item on the girl during the incident according to police accounts.
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Forrest City
Ark
St. Francis County
Marvin Hicks
Jim Johnson
Maurice Sanford
Detroit
Mich
Little Change in Arkansas Temperatures
The Associated Press reports only minor shifts in Arkansas weather for the next two to three days as the U S weather bureau notes clear skies in eastern and central regions through Tuesday with some southern and western cloudiness. Sunday's highs mostly in the 80s, Memphis reaching 83, while a Nebraska low pressure brings isolated storms west of Arkansas. Tonight's lows expected in the 60s and low 70s across the state with readings ranging from 59 at Fayetteville to 71 at Texarkana.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Memphis
Nebraska
Plains
Fayetteville
Harrison
Fort Smith
Little Rock
el Dorado
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
After Five Days of Gl in Battle Can Reach the Breaking Point
In Vietnam near Nui Lon Mountain Lt Eugene Shurtz Jr reports A Company of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade refuses to move amid renewed orders. Lt Col Robert C. Bacon, grieving over the helicopter crash that killed Lt Eli P. Howard and AP photographer Oliver Noonan, leads attempts to press the assault as morale frays. The unit, down to about 60 men, faces a psychic strain with many soldiers having only 90 days left in Vietnam and wanting to go home.
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Robert C. Bacon
Bacon
Eli P. Howard
Associated Press
Oliver Noonan
Shurtz
Leutenant
Vietnam
Kennedy autopsy case debated in Pa judge ruling
A Pennsylvania judge took under advisement a bid to dismiss a request for an autopsy on Mary Joe Kopechne. The move could end any chance for Massachusetts prosecutor Edmund Dinis to present autopsy results at an inquest scheduled for September in Edgartown. Kopechne, 28, drowned when a car driven by Senator Edward Kennedy plunged off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island. She is buried in Larksville. the Kopechnes oppose the autopsy, arguing lack of Pennsylvania jurisdiction. The judge will decide within 48 hours.
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Lee Linder
Associated Press
Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Dist
Atty
Edmund Dinis
New Bedford
Mass
Mary Joe Kopechne
Massachussetts
Edgartown
Miss Koepechne
Edward M. Kennedy
D.mass
Chappaquiddick Island
Massachusetts
Larksville
Bernard C. Brominski
Common Pleas Court
Joseph Kopechne
Berkeley Heights
N. J
Fewer Court Cases in 8th Circuit Acknowledged
A Texarkana judge reports the 8th Judicial Circuit of Arkansas has the smallest number of pending cases since 1964. In the first half of 1969, 314 new filings and 472 terminations occurred, with Eminent Domain cases delaying only due to highway construction. The circuit includes Clark, Hempstead, Miller, and Nevada Counties.
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William H. Arnold II
Texarkana
8Th Judicial Circuit Court of
Arkansas
8Th Judicial Circuit
Arnold
Bth Judicial Circuit Court
8Th Circuit Court
8Th Judicial Circuit Court
Clark, Hempstead, Miller
Nevada
Plans for Peaceful Coexistence Picketing Return
Forrest City Arkansas officials say picketing of six stores will resume to pressure for more and better jobs. Rev E A Williams leads the effort and says 30 to 35 pickets may line the storefronts unless business leaders agree to talks. About 20 to 25 Negro employees have been hired since the campaign began.
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Forrest City
Ark
Committee For Peaceful Coexistence
E. A. Williams
Williams
Green Beret lawyer accuses CIA official of lying
New York AP report says Henry B. Rothblatt, attorney for three of eight Green Berets charged in a Vietnamese double agent murder, claimed a CIA representative lied to cover up agency mistakes. He said the CIA distorted information to drive the hearing, and that agency officials shielded behind executive privilege. Rothblatt predicted Army charges would be dropped within a week, citing lack of evidence. The slain Vietnamese was said to work for both the CIA and North Vietnam, with conflicting reports on CIA death orders.
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NEW York
Army Green Berets
Central Intelligence Agency
Hed
CIA
Henry B. Rothblatt
South China Sea
Hilm
Scout Troop 91 Honor Court Scheduled for August 25
Scout Troop 91 sponsored by the Hope Lions Club will hold a court of honor on Monday August 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Lions Club Scout Hut at Fair Park. George Frazier will give the opening address. George Frazier’s role, tenderfoot and second class, and first class awards will be presented by various leaders. Life awards will be presented by Captain Scrub Mosler of the Arkansas State Police. Lions members and Don Barrance will award merit badges. Eagle awards to David Ward and Dick Over turf will be awarded by Lion President Paul Mc Clellan.
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Hope Lions Club
Lions Club
Fair Park
George Frazier
Mike Middlebrooks
Ralph Lehman
Don Freel
James Luck
Scrub Mosler
Arkansas State Police
Harry Cagle
Bobby Joe Lee
Howard Hopkins
Claude Byrd
Don Barrance
Eagle
David Ward
Dick Overturf
Lion
Paul McClellan
Administration Reviews Gun Control Policy Stance
The Nixon administration reviews its opposition to further gun control as the Eisenhower Commission proposes confiscation of most handguns and state licensing. Officials declined to comment on possible impacts while distributing the commission report for department review.
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David Wallace
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Nixon
National Commission
Milton S. Eisenhower
Eisenhower Commission
Department
Donald E. Santorelli
U.S. Seeks Out Enemy Build Up Near Saigon
In Saigon U S Air Force moved 18 armored personnel carriers and six antitank guns toward Camp 80 miles north of Saigon. Reports say enemy armored columns were heard near the Cambodian border though sightings remain unclear.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Air Force
Bu Dop
George Esper
U.S
Bloodmobile Visits Hope for Red Cross Drive
Tuesday marks the first Bloodmobile visit of the new fiscal year in Hempstead County. Chairman Haskell Jones warns of a persistent deficit as 600 to 700 pints are needed annually while only 300 were donated in 1969. The drive runs 12 noon to 6 pm at First Baptist Church with assistance from Women of the Church and local medical volunteers.
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Red Cross
Haskell Jones
Hempstead
Jones
Hempstead County
America
First Baptist Church
Pilot Major James aids raid in Vietnam action
Major William Kirk James of Hope Ark and another F100 pilot from the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing at Bien Hoa AB Vietnam struck an enemy base camp 30 miles northwest of Binh Hoa. The FAC marked the target and pilots destroyed or damaged 12 bunkers. James, a 1954 Hope High School graduate, earned a geology degree from Southern Methodist University in 1958 and was commissioned via the ROTC program.
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U. S
Vietnam
William Kirk James
William Fay James
Walnut
Hope
Ark
Southeast Asia
James
31St Tactical Fighter Wing
Bien Hoa AB
Binh Hoa
FAC
Hope High
Law Fails to Uphold Church Symphony
The Arkansas Supreme Court reversed a Columbia County chancery ruling granting title to land tied to a Baptist church and ordered correction of the deed. Greater Damascus Baptist Church and Lewis Dendy were involved. the court acknowledged sympathy for the congregation but said the law did not uphold it.
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State Supreme Court
Chancery
4 Church
High Court
Chancery Court
Columbia County
Claude FE. Love
Greater Damascus
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