Some Fishing Truth Comes Out of Ananias Club
A humorous piece by Alex W. Washburn describes visits to the Ananias Club and a fisherman’s tale trade. It recounts claims of huge bass catches and a dubious dam-dive story, then presents Frank Bray of Sportsman’s Headquarters in Murfreesboro separating fact from fiction. The column ends noting the lure of fishing lore and the club’s Never-Never-Land allure.
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Our
Alex. W. Washburn
Ananias Club
Nevers Never-Land
Bob Peterson
Arthur Strech
Narrows Lake
Narrows
Corps of Engineers
Narrows Dam
Murfreesboro
Frank Bray
Sportsman's
Frank
Warren Bray
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Arkansas
Cowhide Bay
Labor Day
Big Six Cove
G. B
Peanut) Hughes
Hope
Never-Never- Land
Eve Strengthens as Storm Heads for Atlantic Coast
The tropical storm Eve grows to near hurricane strength off Florida with winds up to 60 mph as rescue and recovery continue from Camille. Forecasters expect Eve to intensify to hurricane level but pose no land threat while Bermuda and the mid Atlantic coast monitor developments. Meanwhile, Camille recovery spills into Mississippi, Louisiana and Virginia with at least 276 dead and extensive damage. aid arrives and temporary housing sites for 1,000 trailers are arranged in Biloxi Gulfport and nearby towns.
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Associated Press
Eve
Florida
Camille
Daytona Beach
mid-Atlantic
Bermuda
Robert Simpson
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Cam Lle
Mississippi
Louisiana
Virginia
James River
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Richmond
Mississippi Gulf Coast
U.S. Department of Hous and Urban Development
Biloxi
Gulfport
Blonv Beach
Pass Christian
New L.A. Chief to Be Named
The Little Rock Civil Service Commission hopes to name a new police chief Wednesday to replace R. E. Brians who resigns effective Sept. 1 after interviewing 12 applicants on Monday
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Little Rock
Little Rock Civil Service Commission
R. E. Brians
California Seminars Planned on Cope With Campus Violence
Los Angeles officials will brief California school administrators on campus militants' plans and legal duties. Los Angeles County admins are expected to attend. sessions cover the law and observed tactics. High schools hear Sept 3 and colleges Sept 5. over 150 administrators anticipated.
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California
Ralph Dighton
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Everle J. Younger
Los Angeles Police Department
Sheriff's Office
Younger’s Department
California State College Department
Younger
Nixon
Law and Order
Assault
Arason
Matin Street
Flame fires indignation of the Arabs
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports that the Al Aqsa Mosque blaze in Jerusalem inflames Arab religious fury and raises fears of a renewed conflict. The piece frames the 1967 war as ongoing through guerrilla warfare and political clashes, noting fedayeen activity as a destabilizing factor.
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William L. Ryan
al Aksah
Jerusalem
Fedayeen
Clouds to Persist With Light Showers This Week
Skies remain partly to mostly cloudy through Wednesday with little temperature change. A weak upper low over Texas and the Oklahoma panhandle spreads showers eastward reaching western Arkansas by Wednesday night or Thursday. Highs Monday range from the 80s in the north central region to about 90 in the far south. overnight lows mostly 60s to low 70s with Fayetteville 63 and Memphis 71 listed.
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Associated Press
U.S. Weather Bureau
Texas
Oklahoma Panhandle
Arkansas
Fayetteville
el Dorado
Harrison
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
Memphis
Texarkana
Three Charged in Rape Case in Forrest City
FORREST CITY Ark AP prosecutor Lloyd Henry Monday filed rape charges against three Negroes in connection with an assault on a 15 year old St. Francis County girl. Charged were Marvin Hicks 17 and Jim Johnson 19 both of Forrest City and Maurice Sanford 17 of Detroit Mich.
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Forrest City, Ark
Lloyd Henry Monday
St. Francis County
Marvin Hicks
Jim Johnson
Forrest City
Maurice Sanford
Detroit, Mich
Raising Teen Girls in Miniskirts Proves Ordeal, HAL BOY
New York AP columnist HAL BOY describes the modern struggle of raising a sixteen year old daughter amid the generation gap. He jokes about attention, money, and communication with a teen as he recalls his own Tracy Ann and her two-word vocabulary.
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Hal Boy
New York
Pop
Pentagon study on dreams and sleep may be cut by Senate ban
The Mansfield measure in the defense bill would block Pentagon funding for research lacking direct military ties. It targets behavioral and social science projects at colleges, including sleep and dream studies, memory techniques, and consensus development, totaling millions and cited from a two year period.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Pentagon
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Congress
Mansfield
Defense Department
National Science Foundation
Congressional
Navy
Sen
J. William Fulbright
DeArk
Fulbright
Registration at Bodcaw Opens Early for First Graders
Parents of Bodcaw school students are reminded that first grade entrants must present birth certificates and vaccination records. Registration begins August 27 at 9 a.m., with buses running to start on time and lunches planned. the school opens August 27 and regular classes start the next day. The faculty includes Mrs Thelma Polk Mrs Ruth Tyler Mrs Charles Warren Harry Stephens James Hastings David Fricks Travis England Ardis Butler Nathan Butler Travis Hardaway.
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Bodcaw School
Thelma Polk
Ruth Tyler
Charles Wareren
Harry Stephens
James Hastings
David Fricks
Travis England
Ardis Butler
Nathan Butler
Travis Hardaway
Convention Has Desire, Etter Says
William H. Etter of Hempstead County, a Washington businessman and member of the County Government Committee, said the Constitutional Convention has achieved broad changes at state and municipal levels. He added delegates aim to present a modern document to the people and that the new constitution should surpass the 1874 charter.
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Hempstead
William H. Etter
Washington
Etter
War Claims 2 Arkansans in Vietnam Action
The Defense Department announced two Arkansas Marines killed in action in Vietnam. Identified were Lance Corporal Benny B. Parker of Brinkley and Private First Class Jerry J. Curtis of Camden, sons of their respective parents.
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Arkansans
Washington
Defense Department
Arkansas
Macrine Lance
Benny B. Parker
Gerald C. Parker
Route 2
Brinkley
Marine Corps Pfc
Jerry J. Curtis
George H. Curtis
Route 3
Camden
Average American Pay: State and local taxes rise in 1968
A Commerce Clearing House survey found Americans paid $67.5 billion in state and local taxes in 1968, an average of $338 per person. Per capita burdens ranged from $200 in Arkansas to $503 in New York, with eight states under $10 increases and California, Nevada, Hawaii, and Wyoming over $400.
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Dismissal Halted in Suit Over Burns Firing
The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board was enjoined from firing Director Harry D. Burns pending a merits trial. Special chancery judge Guy Amsler overruled a board motion to dismiss and said the case would proceed. The board plans to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
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Little Rock
State Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board
Harry D. Burns
Guy Amsler
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Nevada County Fair dates and town parade announced
The Nevada County Fair runs September 16 to 19 with a downtown Prescott parade on opening day. David McMoran, formerly of Hope, returns from Germany for a few days to visit grandparents George and Mrs Hughes and plans to resume California college studies next year. A Hope watermelon sold for 800 dollars, redonated and topped with 1,000 more, aiding Camille hurricane victims.
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Nevada County
Prescott
David McMoran
Hope
U.S. Army
Germany
Suny Day
George Hughes
California
West Coast
Bob Hope
Loss of Marine Phantom Over North Vietnam Reported
U S commanders disclosed the loss of a Marine F4 Phantom fighter bomber over North Vietnam on Tuesday with two crewmen missing An apparent lack of enemy action led to a search being called off A heavy firefight southwest of Da Nang left 138 North Vietnamese and 12 Americans dead and 97 wounded as U S forces faced renewed combat near Hiep Duc River valley and Landsing Zone Center soldiers of the 196th Brigade fought a two hour engagement resulting in 74 enemy deaths and 1 American killed with 49 wounded
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George Esper
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Nort Vietnam
U.S. Command
da. Nang
Hiep Duc
da . Nang S
Stanley
Resor
196Th Light Infantry Brigade
Landsing Zone Center
Robert B. Bacon
Falls Church
196Th Brigade
Richard Waite
Reysnoldsville
Bacon
Gwaite
Okey Blankenship
Panther
W. Va
Gis
Thrides
Man Held on Narcotics Charge Near Lake Village
Gary Bradford Cone, 19, of Lake Village was charged with possession of narcotics after a Lake Village area police raid. Troopers recovered two decks of raw opium and more than eight pounds of marijuana. State Police said Cone recently returned home from Vietnam.
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Apri
Gary Bradford Cone
Lake Villag
H. H. Atkinson
State Police
Arcaneasy
Cone
Vietnam
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