Draft calls surge to 33700 as February quota tops eight months
Washington AP reports a February draft call of 33700, the highest in eight months, up from 26800 in January and well above the year’s late-month averages. Of February draftees, 82200 join the Army and 29500 the Marines, with the Marine Corps already enlisting about 6000 draftees this year. In Little Rock, Patrick R. Harding Jr. is named executive director of the Governor's Youth Council. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec marks Central America’s northern boundary while the Isthmus of Panama marks its southern limit.
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Brownell to Speak on Testing at Hempstead Class
Maurice C Brownell representative of the Ames Company Division of The Miles Laboratories Elkhart Indiana will address the Hempstead County Diabetic Class on Wednesday December 18 at 1 30 pm in Woodmen Hall The topic The Importance of Testing covers self testing urine tests warning signals of diabetic coma and insulin shock causes prevention response and why to test A question and answer discussion period will follow
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Obituary notices for Lela Jarvis and Raoul Fabray details
Obituary notices report Lela Jarvis age 67 of Prescott Route 1 died Wednesday long time Nevada county resident surviving husband Ray Jarvis son Vernon Gaines daughter Linna Vernell brother Freeman Foshee sister Irene Kelly Cornish Funeral Home Prescott to announce arrangements Raoul Fabray 84 father of Nanette Fabray died Tuesday night after heart attack a former railroad engineer New York AP Lou Davies 57 composer conductor who wrote on Perry Como Lena Horne Lawrence Welk died Wednesday of heart attack AP
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Weather Station Reports And Forecast For Arkansas
Rain and possibly a few thunderstorms end ing tonight. Cloudiness decreasing from the southwest Friday. Colder tonight and Friday with lows in the 30s northwest to near 50 in the extreme southeast. Highs Friday in the 40s north to the 50s south. Forecasts by The Associated Press.
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Nixon names new Cabinet lineup amid shifts in roles
President Nixon unveiled a cabinet lineup dominated by Republicans with five governors, two lawyers and three bankers. Names include Walter Washington as a potential District of Columbia mayor successor and Sargent Shriver linked to a United Nations post. Former Eisenhower aides Roger and Stans hold major positions alongside Volpe. Swanson, a dentist and Olympic shooter, dies at 62.
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Cold Front Drops Temperatures Across Arkansas
The Weather Bureau warns of a strong cold front moving through Arkansas leading to a sharp temperature drop by Saturday morning with lows near freezing. Wednesday highs ranged from 53 at Walnut Ridge to 68 at Texarkana, with overnight lows from 51 to 63. Rain traces were reported at Fayetteville Harrison Little Rock and Pine Bluff overnight.
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Mills Discusses Surcharge and Deficit Flexibility
Rep Wilbur D Mills D Arkin said the 10 percent income tax surcharge could expire on June 30 and warned that enlarging expenditures with the surtax ending might revive Inflation pressures. He noted the nation cannot run up large deficits as in the past and stressed dollar soundness depends on domestic policy.
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Nixon Cabinet at a Glance Names Principal Officials
President elect Nixon unveils his cabinet with William Rogers as Secretary of State Melvin Laird as Defense David Kennedy as Treasury John Mitchell as Attorney General Winton Blount as Postmaster General Walter Hickel as Interior Clifford Hardin as Agriculture Maurice Stans as Commerce George Shultz as Labor Robert Finch as Health George Romney as Housing John Volpe as Transportation
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Four Die In House Fire Near Trumann Arkansas
Trumann Arkansas AP three small children and their fathers died in a blaze that destroyed a frame home four miles southwest of town at McCormick. Victims identified as Lloyd Robert Hill 45 and his children Debbie Diane 5 Tommy Gene 4 and James Thomas 2. Mrs Hill at work in Trumann. Six other children at school. Fire likely started in kitchen from a hot skillet grease or food. Preliminary investigation found no foul play. Neighbors aided but heat prevented entry. Bodies found in front bedroom. Hills had lived in the house about three months.
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