First Flag Raised on an American Warship in 1776
In January 1776 Commodore Hopkins boarded his flagship the Alfred as Lt. John Paul Jones raised a yellow silk flag. The flag bore a pine tree and rattlesnake with the motto Dont Tread on Me. It is noted as the first flag on an American man of war.
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McHale’s Navy
Beverly Hillbillies
Andy Griffith
Music Hall
Arkansas Game and Fish “Fame
Dream House
Flying Nun
Daniel Boone
Little Rock Coch
Animal World
Green Acres
Arkansas
U.S.A
Ironside
Tom Jones
Johnny Carson
Joey Bishop
Paul Harvey
Gaem
Mery Griffin
William F. Buckley Jr
Guiding Light
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Another World
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Igition
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Arkansas Sportsman
One Life To Live
Merv Griffin
Dark Shadows
Arkansas A.M. al
Mike Douglas
Captain Kangaroo
Wyoming Renegades
Lucille Ball
Gilligan's Island
Commodore Hopkins
John Paul Jones
Hope Kiwanis Hosts Walter Allen Speaker on Hempstead Labor Market Survey
Walter Allen of the State ESD spoke at Hope Kiwanis on a house to house survey of Hempstead labor conditions directed through the local ESD office. The effort is a joint project by the Hope Hempstead Chamber of Commerce AIDC ESD Hope Industrial Foundation and the Economic Development District. Bill McClendon presented Teddy Jones with a plaque honoring long service to the Arkansas Officials Association. Jones authored the Association's Constitution and By laws and remains a life member despite retirement from active participation.
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Walter Allen
ESD
Hope Kiwanis Club
Allen
Little Rock
Employment Security Division
Hempstead
Hope-Hempstead Chamber of Commerce
AIDC
Hope Industrial Foundation
Economic
Bill McClendon
The
Arkansas Officials Association
Teddy Jones
Jones
Association
Plan to repurchase Eagles faces uncertainty in bankruptcy case
Wolman and associates push a refinancing merger to pay creditors and reclaim the Philadelphia Eagles sold for 16.1 million to Leonard Tose. Key figures include Wolman, Jeroy Keyes, Hyman Tatelbaum, Thomas Shaheen, and NFL talks with Jack. Outcomes hinge on referee approval and a buyback clause disputed by Tose. The narrative also mentions CFL interest and unrelated notes on the Appalachian Trail.
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Wwe
ARN
Kiwanis
Wolmen
Eagles
Vinté Louparsoi
Ferty Wolman
Leroy Kayes
Wolman
Othe Tip
Philadelphia Eagles
Jeroy Keyes
Joseph O. Kaiser
Healll
Ravenues
American Stock Exchange
Tatelbaum
Walmandhahéen
Met
Leonard Tose
Norristown
National Football League
Tose
Colum
Relief of Alpha Company commander in Vietnam story
Lt Eugene Shurtz Jr relieved as commander of Alpha Company after his men refused to move out on Nui Lon Mountain. Lt Col Robert C. Bacon cited experience and company responsiveness as factors, with Capt Bernard Wolpers replacing Shurtz. No charges or formal investigation. company ongoing in field with limited combat since Saturday.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Robert C. Bacon
Falls Church
Eugene Shurtz Jr
Davenport
Iowa
Alpha Company
196Th Light Infantry Brigade
Bacon
da Nang
Nui Lon
Shorte
Richard Waite
Reynoldsville
Qkey Blankenship
Panther
W.va
Blankenship
Itter Bacon
Bernard F. Wolpers
Germany
Shurtz
Americal Division
Vietnam
Eli P. Howard
Woodridge
The Negro Community Thought for the Day
Ester Hicks shares a reflection from Apples of Gold on retirements and life experience. Mr and Mrs Charles Washington and children have returned to Kansas City Missouri after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Sam Hendrix and relatives and friends.
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Charles Washington
Edward
Yvonne
Diana
Theresa
Kansas City
Missouri
Sam Hendrix
James Waldron
Mr. Waldron
Henry Baker
Mr. Baker
Footprints on the Moon book offered by paper
A public notice promotes Footprints on the Moon a colorful AP produced volume recounting Americas moon voyage from Shepard to Armstrong. It describes vivid photographs and full color detail, urging readers to order now as a lasting memento for home and future generations.
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Associated Press
America
Alan Shepard
Armstrong
Lunar
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