Red Leaders in Summit Conference
Soviet leader Brezhnev Kosygin and Warsaw Pact chiefs met in East Berlin to show solidarity behind Ulbricht. The gathering aimed to press for East Germany recognition and an East West security accord ahead of NATO talks and Brandt's Warsaw trip. Border guards delayed traffic into West Berlin in protest of West Berlin meetings.
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Gene Kramer
Associated Press
Berlin
East Berlin
Walter Ulbricht
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Ulbricht
East Germany
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Willy Brandt
Warsaw
West Berlin
West Germany
Christian Democratic Party
Brandt
Soviet Union
Arkansas swelters with record high temperatures
The Associated Press reports Arkansas saw record high temperatures on Tuesday with Little Rock reaching 79 degrees, the warmest Dec 1 on record, beating the 1950 76 degree record. Lows ranged from 37 to 63 across cities, with light showers in Bald Knob not expected through Thursday.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
The
Mercury
Little Rock
Bald Knob
Fayetteville
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
el Dorado
Memphis
Fort Smith
NATO Allies to Bear More Defense Costs and AD 70 Plan
NATO defense planning committee eyes a new AD-70 document as ten European members pledge cash and equipment to the alliance to show willingness to share defense burdens. In Washington, the White House signals restraint on direct influence over pending wage and price hikes, focusing on monetary and fiscal policy. The FHA VA mortgage rate cap was cut from 8 to 8 percent.
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Frank Crepeau
Associated Press
Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
Europe
NATO
Defense Planning Committee
Alliance
Boyle Steals March by Making New Year's Resolutions Early
New York writer HAL BOYLE jokes about making resolutions early to outpace the Christmas rush. He quips on positive goals and lists humorous aims such as exercising, saving, and rereading books, ending with a plan to reuse the resolutions in 1981.
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Boyle
Hal Boyle
New York
Terrorists Kidnap West German Consul
Basque terrorists seize 59 year old Eugene Beihl the honorary West German consul in San Sebastian holding him as 15 Basque nationalists await trial in Burgos on Thursday The Basque Anai Artea association in Bayonne France cited a message from ETA claiming Beihl is in its hands and his fate hinges on the trial outcomes Witnesses told police Beihl represents German firms in San Sebastian as he was entering his garage Tuesday night and again left shortly after.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Burgos
Anai-Artea
Between Brothers Association
Bayonne
France
ETA
Eugene Beihl
Beihl
Reihl
Israel Sinks Egyptian Boat in Gulf of Suez
Egypt charged that Israel breached the cease fire by sinking an Egyptian motorboat in the Gulf of Suez. Cairo Radio said only unarmed civilian fishing boats operate there. Israel claimed four men on the boat were spying and smuggling hashish. three bodies were recovered. King Hussein of Jordan departed for a fundraising trip to Europe and the United States.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Israel
Gulf of Suez
Gulf
Cairo Radio
Army
Sinai Peninsula
Suez Canal
Hussein
Jordan
Europe
United States
Retried Rape Conviction Case Sparks Action in Arkansas
U S District Judge J Smith Henley ordered Arkansas to justify why he should not take back jurisdiction over the William L Maxwell case. Maxwell, 30, Hot Springs Negro, was convicted and sentenced to death in 1962 for raping a 35 year old white woman. The Supreme Court ruled that further proceedings were needed on juror scruples against the death penalty.
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Little Rock
U.S
J. Smith Henley
State Attorney General’s
William L. Maxwell
Maxwell
Hot Springs
U.S. Supreme Court
Inflation Alert and Policy Shifts Highlight Nixon Aides
AP dispatch outlines the Council of Economic Advisers criticism of past wage and price decisions while signaling restraint on direct intervention in pending increases. It notes boosts in gasoline and car prices and wage hikes in auto, airline, and construction sectors.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
Lions Club 22nd Auction Opens Wednesday at 6 30 P M
The 72nd Annual Lions Club Auction starts Wednesday at 6 30 p m on KXAR, broadcast nightly from the Citizens National Bank lobby in Hope with items donated by local businesses including a ham tree. Lion President Austin Hutson says proceeds aid Christmas baskets and benevolent causes, with bids prioritized by radio calls under KXAR manager Haskell Jones.
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Lions Club
KXAR
Citizens National Bank
Hope
Lion
Austin Hutson
Haskell Jones
Hempstead County
Air Raids Expanded to Pressure North Vietnam
AP Special Correspondent John M. Hightower reports the Nixon administration has broadened its air attack policy on North Vietnam. Officials say the move aims to raise pressure while U.S. troop withdrawals continue, citing frustrations with Paris Peace talks, POW issues, and preventing Hanoi from exploiting shrinking American forces. The policy now includes protective reaction against North Vietnamese missiles, interdiction of supplies, and retaliation for shellings, with expanded retaliatory strikes on nearby targets when feasible.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Nixon
North Vietnam
U.S
Paris
Hanoi
Southeast Asia
United States
North
Defense Department
Laos
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Red Unleash Series of Attacks in South Vietnam
Communist gunners fired rockets and mortars at three air bases, three provincial capitals, and two district towns in South Vietnam Tuesday night. Casualties included Americans at Cam Ranh Bay and Phu Cat air bases, with civilians killed and many wounded in other targets. Nearly 100 rocket and mortar attacks were reported in four days, the heaviest since October.
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Robert Tuckman
Associated Press
Saigon
South Vietnam
Ttgas
Cam Ranh Bay
Phu Cat
Holloway Air Field
Central Highlands
U.S
Pleiku City
Ban Me Thuot
Quang Ngai
Mekong Delta
Holloway Field
Grants awarded to Arkansas Day Service Centers
The Division of Community Services of the Arkansas Department of Mental Retardation in Conway awards 18 Arkansas Day Service Centers a total of 66331 in grant funds. Sunshine School in Stamps receives 4704, School of Hope in Hope gets 2300, and Magnolia School District ARC cooperative program for training retarded individuals is allotted 7500. Local fire department reports a grass fire at Young American Homes Plant on Highway 29 north with no damage. blaze linked to a trash fire per firemen. The Texas Eastern News notes retirements at Lamar Hotel in Houston, including K. G. Russell of Hope. Mrs. P. C. Stephens of Blevins attends Arkansas American Cancer Society meeting in North Little Rock representing Hempstead County Unit. Lions Club Christmas Auction begins tonight at Citizens National Bank lobby, runs through December 4 to fund baskets for area needy families. Hempstead County Farm Bureau meets Thursday December 3 at 7:00 p.m. with chili supper. ladies invited to bring a tessier.
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Division of Community Services
Arkansas Department of Mental Retardation
Conway
Arkansas Day Service Centers
Sunshine School
Stamps
School of Hope At
Hope
Magnolia School
ARC
Hope Fire Department
Young American Homes
Highway 29
P. C. Stephens
Blevins
Arkansas Division
American Cancer Society
North Little Rock
Stephens
Hempstead County
Society
Lions Club
Citizens National Bank
Money Freeze Clamped on Flood Control Projects
The Nixon administration froze initial construction funds and non construction money for 56 projects nationwide including the Central Arizona Project. The Office of Management and Budget said funds could be released or cut back in coming weeks as the president weighs next year’s budget. The freeze affects about $70 million for Army Corps of Engineers work and additional sums for Bureau of Reclamation and TVA projects.
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Washington
Nixon
Jim Adams
Associated Press
Congress
Central
Arizona
Office of Management and Budget
Budget Office
Army Corps of Engineer
Bureau of Reclamation Power
Tennessee Valley Authority
Truck Hits Damages a Light Pole In Hope City
Hope City police investigated two yesterday accidents. A Grover Thompson chicken truck driven by Jack A. Sherman hooked electrical wires, pulling a pole onto a parked car owned by Bobby Allen, causing a temporary outage. Sherman was charged with driving with an expired license. A second crash at Hazel and Division damaged both autos driven by Ivy R. Mitchell and Thomas W. Peck of Emmet. Officer Sinyard investigated.
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Hope City
South Fulton Street
Grover Thompson
Jack A. Sherman
Bobby Allen
A. C. Lingard
Sherman
Hazel
Division
Ivy R. Mitchell
Thomas W. Peck
Emmet
Sinyard
Five Vehicle Wreck Kills Lonoke Man on U S 70
In Lonoke Arkansas Jimmy Lee Allen 29 died in a chain reaction five vehicle crash on U S 70 near a brush fire smoke. The wreck started when a car slowed in smoke and was rear ended. Carl Rhoades 28, also of Lonoke, was injured while other occupants escaped unharmed.
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Lonoke, Ark
Jimmy Lee Allen
Lonoke
U.S. 70
Here
Carl Rhoades
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Eastman
White House
Bill Neikirk
Council
Goring
Ox Goring
Bobbsey Twins
AP News Digest
Environmental Protection Agency
Lions
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
Victoria
B.C
the Star
Texas Eastern
Lamar Hotel
Houston
K. G. Russell
Hempstead County Farm Bureau
R.E
Pete) Lively
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