USA Medical Station Hit by Rockets
An enemy rocket struck a U.S. medical station at Chu Lai base camp 50 miles south of Da Nang wounding or killing the entire staff. A bomb exploded at dawn near the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh but caused no injuries. The Viet Cong announced three cease fires for Christmas and New Year and a Tet four day halt.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
South Vietnam
Phnom Penh
U.S
Vietnam
Chu Lai
U.S. Americal Division
da Nang
U.S. Command
More Weapons Seized at Cummins Prison Farm
State Police conducted a surprise inspection at Cummins Prison Farm in Arkansas seizing knives chains and other weapons. Four of eight inmate barracks were searched with plans to inspect the remaining barracks. The searches follow a hurried round last week after several days of racial fights among inmates and were approved by the state correction commissioner.
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Cummins Prison Farm
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Jim Wooten
State Police
Cumming
Wooten
Bill Miller
State Correction
C. Robert Sarver
Miller
Cummins
Obituary for Thomas Carmichael of Hope in Barnswell DC
Thomas Carmichael formerly of Hope was found dead at his Barnswell home on Tuesday. Survivors include his wife Dorothy Carmichael, a sister Willie Mae Ramsey of Hope, and a nephew Rufus Herndon Jr. of Hope. Services set for 4 p.m. Wednesday at Mole Funeral Home in Barnswell.
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Thomas Carmichael
Hope
Barnswell
D.C
Dorothy Carmichael
Willie Mae Ramsey
Rufus Herndon Jr
Mole Funeral Home
Warns SST Could Alter the Weather
Interior Department urges SST developers to heed warnings that supersonic transport exhaust could change global climate by increasing water vapor in polar regions and beyond. Senators Nelson and Proxmire question potential effects and delay funding for SST prototypes amid ozone shield concerns.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Interior Department
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Senate
William Proxmire
Dis
Arkansas Weather Report for 24 Hours Ending Tuesday
Weather experiment station reports 24 hours ending 7 am Tuesday with high 74 and low 48. Forecast calls for variable cloudiness and scattered light showers mainly in the east portion, followed by generally fair conditions tonight and Wednesday. Mild through Wednesday with today’s high in the upper 60s to 70s and tonight’s low in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Wednesday’s high in the mid 60s to low 70s.
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Arkansas
Welfare Won’t Increase Budget Until 1972 Says Arkansas
Welfare Commissioner Len Blaylock told the Arkansas Legislative Council the department seeks no budget increase for the next year but asks for about eight million dollars more in 1972 73. He noted a six point four million fund balance to aid expansion and a total welfare program rise to about two hundred nineteen million in 1971 72 and about two hundred thirty eight million in 1972 73 with the state share rising to forty point three million.
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Little Rock
Len E. Blaylock
Arkansas Legislative Council
Blaylock
Dale Bumpers
Alan Rosenthal
Rutgers University
Eagleton Center of Legislative Research and Service
Rutgers
Council Torlay
Arkansas
Senate Sends Hempstead Students Sing With College Choir Aid Bill to Conference
The Senate passed and sent to conference a foreign aid bill totaling about 4.14 billion dollars. It provides 1.8 billion for economic aid and 540 million for military aid, with 1.9 billion for other foreign activities including IMF funding and Peace Corps. The House had proposed 1.64 and 272.5 million for military credits were dropped.
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Hope
Ark
Senate
Hempstead
Washington
House
Conference Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Thailand
South Vietnam
Laos
International Monetary Fund
Peace Corps
Bryant Lists Expenses at 9869 in Campaign
Secretary of State Kelly Bryant reported expenditures of 9869 dollars for his successful fifth term bid. The filing shows general election costs, mainly for advertising, with Bryant unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeating Jim Sheets of Siloam Springs in the general.
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Little Rock
Kelly Bryant
Jim Sheets
Siloam Springs
Insurance Hikes Granted Two Companies
In Little Rock the State Insurance Department approved auto insurance rate increases for Horace Mann Mutual Insurance and Aetna Casualty. Horace Mann, limited to Arkansas Education Association members, received a 20.2 percent overall rise due to replacement parts, medical and labor costs. Aetna, insuring 2–3 percent of policyholders, was granted a 16.7 percent basic auto policy increase, 1 percent below request.
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Little Rock
Horace Mann Mutual Insurance Co
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co
Gene Sykes
Horace Mann
Arkansas Education Association
Aetna
No Guarantee for Union Ford Contract in Time
UAW and Ford remain far from a final settlement as talks stretch toward the December 7 deadline. Ford VP labor relations Malcolm Denise warns of a sticky situation if no change occurs. UAW Ford chief Ken Bannon cites unresolved economic and noneconomic issues threatening a strike. UAW President Leonard Woodcock travels to Toronto to press GM Canada to end a Canadian strike, seeking parity with U.S. wage talks. General Motors resumes production with 140 of 155 GM UAW units approving local pacts.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Malcolm Denise
Ford
UAW Ford Department
Ken Bannon
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Toronto
General Motors of Canada, Ltd
U.S
General Motors
United States
Mats
Revenue gains remain slight in November collections
The Revenue Department reported modest November gains over 1969, with general revenues rising by 689,461 to total 17,686,864 compared with 16,997,403 last November. Tax agencies tracked a small year over year increase in state revenue.
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Little Rock
State Revenue Department
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