Vietnam War battlefield reports and My Lai commentary
Reports from South Vietnam describe multiple U S air and ground operations near Saigon and toward Da Nang with artillery, helicopters, and Marine firepower inflicting heavy Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses. The My Lai affair prompted Maj Gen Harris Hollis to urge stricter civilian protection. In Utah, Chito Reyes scored clutch free throws to lift New Mexico State over Brigham Young 80-78 in overtime.
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George Esper
Wester
Saigon
Heliicopters
Cambodia
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
U.S
South Minh Forest
Ase Shee
da Nang
My Lai
Harris W. Hollis
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Hollis
Americal
25Th
Provo
Utah
Chito Reyes
New Mexico State
Brigham Young
Sam Lacey
Lacey
Obituary for Ernest M. McWilliams of Hope and Hempstead County
Ernest M. McWilliams 76 lifelong Hope and Hempstead County resident died Thursday. He was a First Christian Church member 50-year Mason and director of First National Bank. Surviving wife Ellen two brothers Tom of Lang Texas Erle of Hope two sisters Stella Pickard Barto Bearden both of Hope Services Saturday 2 pm Herndon Chapel burial Memory Gardens Herndon Funeral Home.
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Ernest M. McWilliams
Hope
Hempstead County
First Christian Church
First National Bank
Ellen McWilliams
Tom
Laing
Texas
Erle McWilliams
Stella Pickard
Barto Bearden
Herndon Chapel
James Sewell
Memory Gardens
Herndon Funeral Home
Lawmakers weigh charges in My Lai case potential
Authorities weigh how to proceed with ex soldiers in My Lai inquiries. Army lawyers push untested Military Justice Code sections for trial. Peers commission probes cover up by officers, while a House subcommittee questions massacre evidence. Rivers denies testimony claims and calls sources liars.
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Fentagon
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Air Force
My Lai
Army
Washington
Peers Commission
Congressional
House
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Rivers
U.S
Washington Evening Star
James Boyle
Boyle
Letters to the Star Praise and Holiday Thanks
A set of letters from Hope readers dated December 1969 thanks the Star for coverage of local sports and community activities. Hul an White thanks editors for support of the Hogs Raiders football season and cites town spirit. Paul D McClellan reports successful Christmas charities aided by Star publicity and staff assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
P.O. Bor
Hope
Ark
Hog-Tech
Hulan White
Arkansas Enterprises For the Blind
Little Rock
Paul D, McClellan
Famous Santa Claus Virginia in Hospital
Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas, the eight year old author of the Santa Claus question, is hospitalized at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson at age 80. Her condition is listed as fair. The widowed former teacher lives in North Chatham and gained fame from the 1897 Sun editorial reply “Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Santa Claus
Francis P. Church
Virginia
Virgina
Three Deaths Blamed on Diphtheria in Florida
Miami reports three deaths blamed on diphtheria, with a fourth fatality in a six year old in Thomasville Florida. The child, David Seabrook, died in a hospital. Florida health officer Dr. Wilson Sowder said there is no danger of a statewide outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
North Florida
David Seabrook
Thomasville
Monticello
Wilson Sowder
Florida
Arkansas Weather Summary for 24 Hours Ending Friday
The report shows fair skies with temperatures rising into the 50s and 60s Saturday. Tonight will be cold with lows from the upper 20s to mid 30s, and Friday's daybreak low around 25. Highs reach the 50s to low 60s on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Arkansas— Fair
Tax Loopholes Traced to a Philadelphia Nun
AP report details how tax loopholes tied to Mother Katherine Drexel, the Philadelphia nun famed for inherited wealth given to charity, shaped the tax reform bill. It notes exemptions benefiting major firms like Lockheed, McDonnell Douglas, and Uniroyal, with broad criteria and limited treasury impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Schwartz
Associated Press
Washington
Mother Katherine Drexel
Sam
Philadelphia
Katherine
Senate
Uniroyal
McDonald Douglas Aircraft
Lockheed Aircraft
Mother Katherine
Congress
Anthony Drexel
J. P. Morgan
Mother Katheine
Dodge
Lockheed
Wise company quotes and faith reflections archive
A compact collection of proverbs and quotes on wisdom and association. It includes verse from Proverbs 13 20 and thoughts from Thomas Fuller, Peter, and William Penn highlighting courage in faith and living like Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Fuller
Christ
William Penn
Pennsylvania
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Senate of the United States
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Mills’ Committee
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Gore
Nixon
al Hart
Lions Editor
The
Lions of Hope
Drew
Hells
Paramount Pictures
Elvis Presley
Mary Tyler Moore
Vow
American International
Déféutr Slate
Soem Roarke
Soceirw Lane Plus
Dixie Drive-In Theatre
Oaly
Virginia In Hospital
Rob
Diptheria
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
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Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Charlotte
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Milwaukee
Mpis
Dede Heikes
Gattle
Bowie, Md
Punter
Peter Ob
Crescent Drug Store
Corday
Lamin Appege
MY Sin
Love Cosmetics
Faberge Haute
Woodhue
KIKU
Aphrodesia
MOD & Temp Cologne
Helen Ayers
Lady Luxury
Pararat
Dresser
Furan
Frank Douglas
Hope, Ark
S. Main St
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