Enemy raids fall sharply at Da Nang
The South Vietnamese command reports 14 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong attacks in the 24 hours to 6 am near Da Nang, three Americans killed and nine wounded. Attacks elsewhere in Indochina include Viet Cong losses from Can Tho to Hue, while U S B52s hit targets in the DMZ. Larry W. Garrett opens a law practice in Hope, Arkansas. Nixon's wage and price freeze faces mixed views from policymakers and labor groups.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
da Nang
Americal
U.S
Sen Ben Allen Announces Reelection Bid in Arkansas
State Sen Ben R Allen said he will run for reelection in 1958 after the new apportionment placed him in a district with Sen Oscar Ala Hood. He dismissed a Pulaski County Republican lawsuit as publicity, noting the Democratic board’s plan creates single member Senate districts and multi member House districts. He sees no need for a special legislative session to address delegate selection or medical center funding.
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Ben R. Allen
Life Ruck
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Oscar Ala- Hood
State Board of Apportionment
Pulaski Heights
Kiwanis Club
Pulaski
North Begin to Feel Integregation North
Washington AP reports desegregation efforts expand beyond the South as 24 Northern school systems in 14 states face lawsuits to end separation. Courts and private groups push busing plans, with cities like Pasadena Oxnard Pontiac under orders and Seattle San Francisco Las Vegas facing court battles and boycotts.
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John Beckler
Associated Press
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Crime totals by city report shows thefts and assaults
Weather Elsewhere compiles crime figures for Pine Bluff El Dorado Fayetteville Hot Springs Jonesboro Texarkana Tex West Memphis with totals and breakdowns including murders nonnegligent manslaughters forcible rapes robberies burglaries thefts of 50 or more and auto thefts across six cities total.
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Fayetteville
Hot Springs
Jonesboro
Texarkana
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West Memphis
Desegregation Protests and First Day of Schools Across South
Protests were scattered as Southern schools opened under new desegregation plans. Georgia reports over a million students back, while Georgia and Florida counties face boycott and late registration issues. Demonstrations occurred in Memphis and Lutz over court ordered busing with police reporting no violence. Bused students rise in Raleigh and Miami-Dade as Alabama weighs federal guidelines. Governor Wallace cites safety concerns and urges peaceful resistance to busing for racial balance.
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Wallace
Lee County
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Raleigh
Washington School
Arkansas Weather Summary for 24 Hours Ending Tuesday
Experiment Station report notes high 89 and low 62 with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms across Arkansas through Wednesday. Isolated thunder showers expected northwest. Minor temperature changes with highs in the 80s, lows in the mid 60s to mid 70s tonight and Wednesday.
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Reporter's Case Delayed in Arkansas Gazette Assault
The trial of Alphonso Alexander, 16, of Little Rock, charged with assaulting an Arkansas Gazette reporter, has been postponed in municipal court. Additional hearings are pending to determine next steps in the case.
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Little Rock
Alphonso Alexander
Arkansas Gazette
Bumpers makes eight state board appointments in Arkansas
Gov. Dale Bumpers announced eight appointments to state boards and commissions in Little Rock. Names include Kenneth Davis to Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Dr. Thermon Smith to Aeronautics Commission, Dr. L. B. Shaw to Chiropody Examining Board, Mrs. Martha Major to Massage Board, Willard Abbott to Nursing Home Advisory Council, Dr. B. G. West to Dental Examiners, Alexander M. Knight to Accountancy Board, and Mrs. J. T. Pendleton to the State Hospital Board. In a separate court note, Alexander appeared without a lawyer and said he would hire one for a trial on assault and battery related to a beating during an alleged police brutality meeting coverage.
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Dale Bumpers
Kenneth Davis
Texarkana
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Thermon
Smith
Aeronautics Commission
L. B. Shaw
West Memphis
Chiropody Examining Board
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Board of Massage
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B. G. West
el Dorado
Board of Dental Examiners
Alexander M. Knight
Board of Accountancy
J. T. Pendleton
Fayetteville
State Hospital Board
Alexander
Bob Stover
Stover
Obituaries From Fulton to Franklin and Beyond
Obituary notices cover Dianetta McGill McElroy in Fulton Arkansas with church ties and family survivors. Also listed are Sarah Jane Balch of Lynwood California and Nashville links, plus Warren H. Biddle in Hope, Texas and several other brief death notices from AP into Franklin Tennessee and European locales.
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Los Angeles
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Little Rock
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Ashland
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Herbert Biddle
Corscianna
Texas
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Joseph Biddle
Magnolia
William Biddle
Hooks
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Oscar Dudney
Arthur Powell
Trial of Blacks Suspended
The trial of three black youths on charges of assaulting two white girls on a sandbar was suspended until a.m. Wednesday after Nobel Strait, 65, of Little Rock, reported his father was critically ill. Strait advised Special Judge Henry B. Means of Malvern, and Means announced the juror's father had died.
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Nobel Strait
Henry B. Means
Malvern
Means
Strait
Stay of Court Busing Order Is Refused
Washington report says Chief Justice Warren Burger refused to stay Winston-Salem Forsyth County School Board’s court ordered busing plan. He noted the Supreme Court did not mandate racial balance in every school and criticized timing and alleged hardships. The plan adds 157 buses and moves 16,000 students to 18,000 daily in 216 buses amid integration rulings.
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Burger
High Court
Charlotte
N.C
Winston-Salem Board
U.S. District Court
Winston-Salem
Crime Increase in 1970 Across Nation Reflects Regional Shifts
United States crime data for 1970 shows total serious crimes surpassing 5.5 million, with a 176 percent rise from 1960 figures and a 144 percent per capita increase due to population growth. Violent crimes rose 13 percent from 1969 to 1970, while property crimes climbed 11 percent. Regional gains reached 14 percent in the South, 12 percent in the North Central, 11 percent in the Northeast, and 9 percent in the West.
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North Central States
Better Business Director Named in Arkansas Bureau
William T. Mitchell 33 of Wheaton Illinois named executive director of the Better Business Bureau of Arkansas replacing Burt McLain who resigned in June McLain accused the bureau of exempting some advertising from scrutiny Mitchell a Pine Bluff native previously worked in Little Rock and will lead the bureau Greer Lile denied the charge
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Little Rock
William T. Mitchell
Wheaton
Better Business Bureau of Arkansas
Burt McLain
McLain
Greer Lile
Bureau
Mitchell Is
Pine Bluff
High School Fraternities Ruled Out
Federal Judge Oren E Harris ruled the Helena-West Helena School Board may ban high school fraternities and sororities. Eleven Helena High students and parents sued, alleging unconstitutionality. The board barred members from honor programs, councils, and athletics. no Black members had joined since unification.
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Little Rock
Oren E. Harris
Helena-West Helena
Helena
Harris
Motels and Hotels Can Raise Rates
A spokesman for the Arkansas Restaurant and Motel Association said motels and hotels may restore normal seasonal rates if not higher than the previous season. The IRS data cited by the association came via the Office of Emergency Preparedness. The note references President Nixon's 90 day wage price rent freeze from August 14.
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Arkansas Restaurant and Motel Association
Internal Revenue Service
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Nixon
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