Footprints on the Moon book tops AP sales report
The Associated Press book Footprints on the Moon has reached 160000 sales with orders at 35000 weekly, promoted by 778 papers including The Star. It features 150 color photos and traces US and Soviet space exploration from first concept to moon landing. Keith Fuller directed the project, once AP bureau chief at Little Rock.
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Associated Press
New York
Dan Perkes
AP News
The
Star
America
Russia
Keith Fuller
Fuller
Little Rock
New Orleans
Denver
Hearing Set for 10 Charged at Benton
Ten people indicted in the August death of Leonard Williams, a nineteen year old, at a Benton drive in restaurant, are to be heard at the Saline County Circuit Court March term. Ed ward Coutee and Donald Coutee face unlawful assembly to riot. Roscoe Smith, owner of the restaurant, is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Four white youths, Denver Witham, Jerry Thornberry, Charlie Wext, and Jackie Stucky, charged with murder and unlawful assembly to riot, were arrested and released on bond. two defendants remain at large in Indiana.
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Ark
Saline County
Quy Grant
Edward Coutee
Donald Coutee
Grant
Indiana
Leonard Williams
Roscoe Smith
Denver Witham
Jerry Thornberry
Mane Slaughter
Charlie Wext
Jackie Stucky
Campbell Parents See Melons Leave Hope
Mr and Mrs Wesley Campbell of Delight visit Hope on Monday to view large Hope melons sent to their son Glen Campbell for a nationwide television appearance in late September.
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Wesley Campbell
Delight
Glen Campbell
Hope
Campbell
Infiltration Drop Sparks Policy Dispute
The Pentagon said North Vietnam sent about 100000 troops into South Vietnam in the first half of 1969, enough to substantially replace enemy losses. Defense officials noted the figure is half the 1968 level but cautioned against direct comparisons due to changing factors.
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Bob Horton
Washington
Pentagon
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Defense Department
State Department
Defense
Jerry Friedheim
Friedheim
Construction Jobs in Pittsburgh Suspended by Negro Protests
Pittsburgh protests by black and white demonstrators forced owners of 10 major projects to suspend operations until next Tuesday. The Black Construction Coalition pressed for a two percent black membership share among 30,000 unionists, while officials move to negotiate with the Master Builders' Association and the Trade Unions Council. Police and demonstrators were injured during three days of protests, and Mayor Barr urged continued negotiations to restore order and reach a satisfactory agreement.
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Jack Cotter
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Black Construction Coalition
Byrd Brown
Master Builders’ Association
Trade Unions Council
Brown
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Joseph Barr
Barr
Black Coalition
Some Remarks a Young Prospect Gets Tired of Hearing
HAL BOYLE reports on a humorous list of remarks aimed at a child starting kindergarten. The piece quotes friends and family offering cautious advice and warnings about Miss Bumpstein, discipline, and social friction as the boy Andrew begins school. The tone blends nostalgia and light satire about parental overprotectiveness and early schooling rituals.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Madge
Andrew
Miss Bumpstein
Student Receives $500 Lehman Fund Grant at Arkansas
Mecedes Smith named recipient of a $500 Lehman Fund Grant for the 1969-70 academic year at the University of Arkansas. This marks her second renewal based on academic achievement. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Smith of Hope, she is a 1968 Yerger High School graduate and a current sophomore. The fund, begun in 1964, aims to support students entering recently desegregated public colleges in the deep South.
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Mecedes Smith
Lehman Fund
University of Arkansas
Mecedes
C.B. Smith
Berry Street
Hope
Yerger High School
Sophmore
Herbert Lehman Education Fund
Deep South
Bennett Enters Not Guilty Plea in DUI Charge
Little Rock AP Bruce Bennett, attorney general, pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated in Little Rock Municipal Court. His arraignment set for Sept 18 as police records indicate an arrest earlier tonight. Bennett denied being jailed, posting bond, or paying any wreck charge and said he knew of no charges or hearings.
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Little Rock
Bruce Bennett
Bennett
Jbennett
Annett
Industrial Fund Reaches One Third of its Goal
A Hempstead County Industrial Foundation Fund Drive meeting on August 26 at the Hope Chamber office reported about one third of the $25,000 goal raised. Chairman Thomas Ed Hays Jr urged teams to call on every prospect as Hope welcomed an Industry seeking forty acres and 200 to 250 employees. The fund aids land purchase and site preparation for prospects, with citizens urged to buy more shares to sustain growth and finish purchases and land clearing for Homestead Industries. The foundation has helped seven industries and created over 400 jobs in the past decade, though funds are now depleted.
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Hays
Hempstead County Industrail Foundation
Citizens
Hope
Judgment for Back Pay Denied for Powell
U S District Judge George L Hart Jr rejected immediate back pay of 55000 to Rep Adam Clayton Powell until Powell refutes House charges of misusing funds. An amended complaint would trigger a counterclaim trial by the House. otherwise a judgment may be issued that Powell met 90th Congress qualifications. Powell seeks lifting a 25000 fine and restoration of four years seniority, which Hart did not rule on.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem Democrat
Congress
U.S. District Court
George L. Hart Jr
Powell
House
Hart
Forrest City Sees Quiet Night After Guard Moves
Two units of the Arkansas National Guard were withdrawn from Forrest City while others remained at home armories. Authorities reported no major incidents and a curfew decision would be made later. White pickets reappeared with signs urging restoration of law and order and criticizing local officials and the Forrest City Times-Herald.
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Robert Shaw
Associated Press
Forrest City
Ark
Uaits
Arkansas National Guard
Winthrop Rockefeller
Marianna
Harrisburg
Charles Ward
Rockfeller
Forrest City Times-Herald
Police Car Collisions Reported in City
Two traffic incidents investigated by police in the city involved a police car at Walker and Third Street hit from behind by James C. Pruden, 16, of Hope. Both vehicles sustained about 560 dollars in damage with no injuries. Pruden charged with following too closely. A second crash in the 1200 block of S Main caused minor damage to two vehicles, with no charges filed. Officers Linyard and Willis investigated.
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James RB
Rowe
Walker
Third Street
James C. Pruden
Hope
Wale Lace Martin
Young Pruden
Larry G. Powell
Patmos
E.E. Brooks
Linyard
Willis
Park says U.S. must stay in Korea until North Asian threat ends
President Chung Hee Park told The Associated Press in Seoul that U.S. forces will remain in South Korea to deter Communist threats from North Korea as well as the Soviet Union and China. He cited talks with Nixon and said withdrawal is not foreseeable until security improves. Park projected economic self sufficiency by 1976 but warned military parity remains challenging.
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Henry Hartzenbusch
Associated Press
Seoul
Chung Hee Park
U.S
South Korea
North Asia
Soviet Union
China
North Korea
Park
Nixon
San Francisco
Korea
Accident claims Arkansan in Oklahoma crash near Howe
A one vehicle wreck on U S 59 six miles north of Howe Oklahoma killed Charles E Pearman 26 of Stuttgart Arkansas. Investigators said a load of sweet potatoes shifted causing the truck to depart the road and crash into the cab.
Hope school vandalism prompts crackdown plea
Supt. James H. Jones urges parents to stop vandalism that cost the district 575 repairing summer window damage. He warns offenders will be expelled until damages are paid in full and vows prosecutions to protect Hope schools.
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James H. Jones
Jones
Hope
W JJ
Vietnam Casualties Dip Amid New Push Fear Increases
Reports from South Vietnam show lower weekly enemy and allied casualties compared with the prior period while the U.S. and Saigon forces push tactics continue. Secretary Resor described redeployment decisions as presidential, noting a completed withdrawal of 25,000 troops. Indictments in Arkansas include a bank robbery case against Joseph Eddie Broadway among 70 total counts.
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