Hope obituary roundup and senate aid notes
Obituaries for Mrs. Jennie Allen and several local residents recount their families and church ties in Hope. Final rites for George S. Barber, Frankie Applegate, and James Eddie Crews are noted with burial details. A Lions Club gathering and Bobcat honors follow, alongside a congressional debate over foreign aid and a winter adjournment rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Allen
Hope
Garrett Memorial Baptist Church
Lile Allen
Verla Attebery
Warren
Dick Clingan
Magis Smith
North Little Rock
Joe Huckabee
Baton Rouge
Lester
Winfred Huckabee
George S. Barber
Pine Bluff
Oakcrest Chapel
Harley Sisson
Rose Hi
Oakcrest Funeral Home
Frankie Applegate
Highway 67
Rose Hill Cemetery
Herndon Funeral Home
Linda Applegate
Kevin
Regina Applegate
Hilton Applegate
William
Wade
Jerry
Albert
Alvin Applegate
Jimmy Applegate
Michigan
Glen Applegate
U.S. Marines
North Carolina
James Eddie Crews
Prescott
Pleasant Hill Church of Christ
Eudore Estes Crews
Robin
Robert Wayne Crews
Theland Mollie Sue Crews
Richard Crews
Eugene Crews
Hot Springs
Betty Case
Arkadelphia
Roy Howard Bearden
Locust Bayou
Ark
Ooris Jolson
Hunger Strike Marked 12th Day for Sirhan Sirhan
Sirhan Sirhan, held on death row at San Quentin, enters his 12th day of hunger strike after limiting intake to cocoa and coffee. Officials report he eats little, while his mother Mary Sittan of Pasadena plans to visit to urge feeding. He seeks talks with other condemned men, asking barriers be opened to lessen isolation. A daily doctor check and possible force feeding are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quentin
Calif
Robert F. Kennedy
Teather
Mary Sittan
Pasadena
Sithan
Sirhan
James W. JL
Park
Death Row
Tman
Farmers ask to soften Vietnam stance for peaceful settlement
The American Farm Bureau Federation, with 1.4 million members, was urged to replace its call for total national commitment to victory with a demand for an honorable and peaceful settlement in Vietnam. The draft resolution, released before the 50th convention, also asks South Vietnam to take greater responsibility in prosecuting the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Kendall
Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
Vietnam
Bureau
Mde Public Today
Farm Bureau
Grams
Weather Summary for Arkansas and Nearby Regions
Weather report notes generally cloudy conditions over Arkansas through Wednesday. Rain starts in the southern portion this afternoon or evening and spreads statewide by tonight into Wednesday. Temperatures not changing much with lows in the 30s to 40s and highs near 47.
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OOP
AMR
Prat
Éoses Weather Experiment Station
Arkansas
Panthers raid LA HQ triggers four hour siege
Police say a series of armed Panther attempts to intimidate officers led to a four hour siege and shootout at the Negro organization’s Los Angeles headquarters. Six people were wounded, including three officers, amid ongoing confrontations linked to a broader crackdown on the Panthers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Charles Garry
Panthers
Oakland
Chicago
Harold Gates
Gates
Panther
Senate Advances Tax Reform With 15 Percent Social Security Boost
Senate moves toward final passage of a tax reform bill by preserving labor union tax exempt status and adding a 15 percent Social Security boost. President Nixon indicated he would veto the bill as written, while House action on a 15 percent Social Security rise faces a Friday floor vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
House
Ways All Means
Scott
Senate
Albert Gore- DeTenn
Nixon
Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Witnesses Testify in Murder Trial in Berryville Arkansas
In Berryville Arkansas on Monday a prosecution witness testified that Billy Mayfield said he shot former Carroll County Sheriff Orval Bishop and himself and his ex wife Clarice. The statement came as the first day of testimony in Mayfield s first degree murder trial continued with multiple witnesses and jury selection finishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Ark
Billy Mayfield
Harrison
Carroll County
Orval Bishop
Clarice
Pat Harris
Mayfield
Bishop
Harris
Green Forest
Clarice Mayfield
Oliver Wallace
Mayfields
Leon Sellers
Kennedy Corrects Newsweek Story On His Father's Death
Sen. Edward M Kennedy of Massachusetts denounces a Newsweek article about the death of Joseph P. Kennedy as unnecessarily cruel. In a Dec. 15 letter, Kennedy says he must correct unjustified statements in the piece and defends his family's position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward Mf. Kennedy
D-Mass
Newsweek
Joseph P. Kennedy
Kennedy
Hope Rotary hears Brooks Agency on Arkansas economy
At its last meeting Hope Rotary heard Bob Wimberly of the Brooks Advertising Agency in Little Rock discuss Arkansas moving toward a well balanced economy in agriculture and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Rotary
Bob Wimberly
Brooks Advertising Agency
Little Rock
Arkansas
Family Letters Address War Heroism and Indian Population
A letter defends a war hero from Newsweek’s portrayal, disputing claims about his brother Joe Jr and their father. It also notes a claim about Rosemary and cites a foundation aiding retardation, then mentions historical Indian population estimates and the 1960 census figures for the United States.
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North America
New World
United States
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George 5, Barber
James Crews
Hope Lions Club
Town & Country Lions
Lowell Harris
Ronnie Higgins
Nat’s
China
House Appropriations Committee
South Korea
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Star
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Ore
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Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Winnipeg
Holt
National Affairs
Joe Jr
Hamed
Rosemary
Downing
Bonner St.Hope
Pht
Johnson
COBRA
SONAR
Itgrain & Antenna Specialists
Bank
Americard
Maverick Sinis
Tofino
Maverick
Maverices
Séevice
Torino
Toring
Vaice
Maverick Mov
FORD
Fords
Torno
Hope Auto Company
W. Second St
Hope, Arkansas
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