Dear Folks in Spring Hill Hospital Letter
Roy Anderson writes from a hospital about shingles and surgery. He recalls Arkansas Stanford game plans during a hospital stay, praises Hope community and its people, jokes about doctors and Medicare, and thanks friends for cards and flowers while reflecting on faith and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Anderson
Spring Hill
Matt
Mary Sue
Vera
Sugar
Doc
Foe
Emily Post
Betty Crocker
Florence Nightengale
Jobe
Teddy Roosevelt
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
14 4 Million on U S Welfare Rolls Rise in August
The Department of HEW reports August welfare rolls at about 14.4 million, up 138,000 from July as cash payments increase 1 percent. Spending for all public assistance including Medicaid totals 1.5 billion dollars, down 15 million from July due to lower medical-care demands. AFDC gains occur in 42 states and territories. New Jersey adds 25,300 recipients after prior declines.
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John Stowell
Associated Press
Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Linois
Florida
Missouri
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
AFDC
Puerto Rico
New York
California
HEW
Social and Rehabilitation Service
Sid
District of Columbia
Guam
Virgin Islands
New Jersey
Michigan
Value of Millwood Revealed by Flood
Millwood Lake rose about 20 feet and may rise two more as heavy rains drain into Red and Little River basins. Millwood's peak around 277 feet above sea level, compared with 282 feet in 1968, with no releases since last Friday. Floods abated in Red River at Fulton and Wright City while Millwood prevented major rises at Idabel Eagletown and Horatio with notable figures in feet saved.
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Millwood
Jim Cyrus
Star
Millwood Lake
Red
Little River
Red River
Fulton
Little River County
Bowie
Texas
McCurtain County
Oklahoma
Sevier County
Ark
Cyrus
Wright City
Idabel
Eagletown
Horatio
Man 105 and Woman 99 Married 82 Years
Edd Holton, 105, and Margaret Holton, 99, of Bear Branch in Manchester are celebrated for 82 years of marriage. They wed May 7, 1889, in Kentucky mountains, with six of nine children alive and 38 grandchildren plus 60 great grandchildren. They credit faith and family for a long, steady union.
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Manchester
Edd
Margaret Holton
Margaret
Bear Branch
Kentucky Mountains
Frederick Burgess
Sarah Ann Gregory
London
England
Two Weeks War Ends India Pakistan Bangla Desh Emerges
The 14 day India Pakistan war ends with East Pakistan becoming Bangla Desh. Bangladesh faces need for U.S. recognition and aid as M R Siddiqui leads a fledgling mission. War casualties loom large with thousands dead and widespread displacement.
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India
Pakistan
U S Show of Force Shakes Ecuador
Presidental Counsellor Robert Finch says the United States used a show of force to deter Ecuador from seizing U S tuna boats within its 200 mile limit. Ecuador seized 53 boats this year. fines exceed 2 million dollars. Finch met Velasco Abarra, Ecuador declined paying license money into a trust fund. Meyer travels to Ecuador for further talks.
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San Diego
Calif
Robert Finch
United States
Ecuador
U.S
Finch
Congress
Jose Velasco Abarra
Charles Meyer
Inter-American Affairs
Fair Mild for Liberty Bowl Forecast in Arkansas
The National Weather Service predicts sunny skies and mild temperatures through Sunday. For the Liberty Bowl between Arkansas and Tennessee in Memphis, outlook remains favorable with fair skies through Tuesday and highs in the upper 50s and lows in the 40s. Statewide highs Thursday ranged from 7 dollars in Fayetteville to 7 in Texarkana.
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Associated Press
National Weather Service
Arkansas
Tennessee
Memphis
Fayetteville
Texarkana
Congress Clears Way to Adjourn
The House completed action on a temporary foreign aid appropriation bill and adjourned at 12 59 p m EST until Jan 18. The Senate prepared to follow as the first session of the 92nd Congress winds down 45 to 9 vote on Senate amendments kept aid at 2 8 billion annually until Feb 22. Ryan’s move and Mansfield amendment drama altered timing, conferees met, and Fulbright described Mansfield as the closest path to a direct vote.
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Carl P. Leabsdorf
Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
William F. Ryan
D-N.y
U.S
Indochina
Ryan
Mike Mansfield
Thomas Morgan
D-Pa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Mansfield
Hempstead Leads in Wrecks in November
The Police Services Division reports 58 traffic fatalities in November statewide, with 3 deaths in the Hope District. Deaths occurred in Miller, LaFayette, and several counties were clear. Excessive speed and DUI were major factors. 1,208 statewide accidents were logged in November.
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Hempstead
Police Services Division
Milton Mosier
Hope District
Arkansas
Hope
Miller
LaFayette
Clark
Howard
Little River
Nevada
Pike
Sevier
Mosier
Nevada County
Local optometrists attend Camden meeting and notes
Dr Don Freel and Dr Emmett Thompson attended the South Arkansas Optometric Society meeting at Chris' Steak House in Camden. Navy Petty Officer Derwood Mayo, husband of Shirley Jester of Dierks, trains aboard USS Plymouth Rock at Guantanamo Bay after overhaul at Norfolk, and is a Crossett High School 1954 graduate. Mrs Robert A McClung, a Waynesboro VA teacher named in Leaders of American Education 1971, received Outstanding Young Educator Award. Also noted are a note to Tim Butler, Mrs James Braden recovering from major surgery, and Hempstead County Christmas Seal figures for 1971.
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Don Freel
Emmett Thompson
The
South Arkansas Optometric Society
Camden
Chris’ Steak House
Navy
Derwood C. Mayo
Shirley A. Jester of
Dierks
Plymouth Rock
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth
Crossett High School
Crossett
Robert A. McClung
Hot Springs
Riley Lewallen
Hope
McClung
Berkeley Glenn
Waynesboro
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Alex. W. Washburn
Johnny Barber
Pine Bluff
East 12Th St
Nashville
Texarkana, Ark
J. N. Harris
Bangla Desh
Vernon A. Guidry Jr
Washington (Ap
Bangla Desh Mission
M.R. Siddiqui
State Department
Sami Kibria
Kibria
East Pakistan
Dacca
Agha Mohammed Yagha Khan
Tam
Subcontinent
Yahya
Indira Gandhi
New Delhi
Indian Defense Ministry
Yahya Khan
Zulfiker Ali Bhutto
J. S. Aurora
Omaha
Neb
Tim Butler
Santa
James Braden
Branch Hospital
Dee McMurrough
Hempstead County
MecMurrough
Arkansas Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
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