Fighting Reported On Three Fronts In Cambodia War
Fighting flared at three points along Phnom Penh's highway to the sea as North Vietnamese troops pressed toward the capital. The Cambodian air force sought aviation gasoline while fuel rationing hit the capital and fish prices spiked. A taxi tanker with aviation fuel was delayed by Vietnamese refusals to provide gunboat escorts, amid pressures over payments for South Vietnamese troops in Cambodia.
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Robin Mannock
Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kompong Som
Mekong
South Vietnam
Saigon
Highway 4
Trapeang Kraleng
Sre Ambel
Court Rules Dealer Liable For Lemon Diesel Truck
Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that a used diesel truck sold by DeAlmar Motor Co. was defective. The decision voided the contract with Harmon J. White of Arkadelphia and established an implied warranty when the seller knew the buyer relied on their judgment. A small print disclaimer was deemed void for not being conspicuous. The ruling strengthens consumer protections for automobile buyers.
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Auto Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Royce Weisenberger
Clark County
Harmon J. White
Arkadelphia
DeAlmar Motor Co
White
Supreme Court
George Rose Smith
Chevrolet
General Motors
Smith
DeAlmar Co
Pope denounces intellectual centers in the West
Vatican City AP Pope Paul VI denounces corrosive criticism of Catholic tradition by Western intellectual centers and warns of war, political strife, and Italy’s divorce law. He redraws focus to a September synod on priesthood and world justice. He laments impact on faith and ecclesial charity.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Cardir
Rome
Vatican Curia
Italy
West
America
Rules Against Dismissal of Cossatot Dam Suit
U S District Judge G Thomas Eisele overruled a motion to dismiss a federal suit seeking to block the Gillham Dam on the Cossatot River. The motion, filed Nov 24, was denied, allowing the case to proceed in federal court.
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Little Rock
U.S
Memory Is Medicine and the Power of Remembrance
HAL BOYLE reflects that memory heals and sustains courage beyond doctors. He notes how past experiences shape resilience, recalling postwar warmth, Wallace Beery’s rise, vest fashion, toothpicks over brushes, Santa’s warnings, health views, penmanship, and holiday meals. The essay ends with nostalgia for those days.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Prisoner List Released Says Kennedy in Paris
Senator Edward M. Kennedy said North Vietnamese diplomats in Paris handed a Washington lawyer a list naming 368 American prisoners of war. The list given to John Knowland includes 20 dead, nine released, with capture, death, or release dates noted, but Kennedy cannot confirm completeness.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Paris
Kennedy
John Knowland
Department of Justice
Massachusetts
Knowland
Man Killed in Fall at Plant
Gary Don Bearden 22 of near Benton was killed Monday when he apparently stumbled and fell, hitting his head on a packing crate corner at the Lake Catherine Footwear plant. He worked in the shipping department, Garland County Authorities said.
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HOT Ornungsark
Gary Don Bearden
Benton
Lake Catherine
Garland County
Bearden
Arkansas
Group Studies Plan for Germ Disposal at Pine Bluff Arsenal
A state special committee in Little Rock reviewed the Army disposal plan for germ and chemical warfare materials at Pine Bluff Arsenal. The plan sterilizes and discharges materials in a sealed evaporation bed. The operation may start mid January and last about 48 weeks, with comments due to the Army by January 17.
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Little Rock
Army
Pine Bluff Arsenal
S. Ladd Davies
State Pollution Control Commission
Arsenal
Adrian Williamson
Arkansas Industrial Commission
Winthrop Rockefeller
Cars Damaged in Accident at City Intersection
At South Elm and Went Third Streets yesterday a collision occurred between a Prescott driver Terri C. Wesson and a Hope driver Larry Dale Potter. City Officer Carl D. Ward said both cars were moved before his arrival and sustained considerable damage.
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South Elm
Terri C. Wesson
Prescott
Larry Dale Potter
Hope
Carl D. Ward
Polish Change Engineered by Kremlin
Western observers in Warsaw expect Ed ward Gierek's new Polish regime to be more pragmatic than Gomulka's. Gierek replaced Gomulka as first secretary and five new Politburo members were named. Radio signaled no retreat from big price increases, while Brezhnev sent congratulations and hinted Kremlin influence. China called the Polish events a sign of a crisis for Soviet power in Eastern Europe.
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Nicholas Lillitos
Associated Press
Warsaw
Edward Gierek
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Gierek
Gomulka
Communist Party
Warsaw Radio
Central Committee
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Kremlin
Red China
Poland
Europe
Rockefeller appoints seven to Arkansas boards and commissions
Gov Winthrop Rockefeller announced seven new appointments and 12 reappointments to state boards. New appointees include Horace Blaylock to the Arkansas Commission on Alcoholism and R D White to the State Board of Sanitarians. Jack Lusby to sanitizeans. George Smith to the Stream Preservation Commission. Dr Raymond Miller to the Arkansas TB Sanatorium. Don Pettigrew named in Clarendon. Terms vary with expirations through 1974 and 1975.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Horace Blaylock
Russellville
Arkansas Commission On Alcoholism
Phillip Cullen
R. D. White
Hamburg
State Board of Sanitarians
Creo Jones
White
Jack Lusby
Herbert S. Lane
Monticello
George Smith
Mountain Home
State Commission On Stream Preservation
Smith
Charles Johnston
Raymond Miller
Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanitorium
Willis Eddins
Des Arc
Don Pettigrew
Clarendon
Youth oriented groups race to enroll new 18 voters
Youth focused groups rushed to register the 11 million new voters after the Supreme Court ruling allowing 18 year olds to vote for president and Congress. The Young Republican national chairman Ron Romans announced a national registration plan and pilot in two states to computerize 18 to 21 year olds for sign ups. The National Young Democrats said they would partner with other groups in a drive to register voters whose participation could reshape policy, while state election officials warned of cost and confusion from Monday’s action.
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John Stowell
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Young Republican
Ron Romans
National
Young Democrats
Offic ers Retire After Kudirka Defection Case
Two senior Coast Guard officers retire rather than face courts martial over the aborted defection attempt of Simas Kudirka. Rear Adm. William B. Ellis and Capt. Fletcher W. Brown Jr face a congressional hearing next Tuesday as Rep. Wayne L. Hays questions the handling of the incident and the State Department’s advice.
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Tom Brady
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Coast Guard
William B. Ellis
Fletcher W. Brown Jr
Simas I. Kudirka
Kudirka
U.S. Coast Guard
Vigrant
U.S
Martha’s Vineyard
Mass
Wayne L. Hays
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Ohio Democrat
Ellis
Brown
House
Foreign Operations Subcommittee
First Coast Guard
Boston
State Department
Washington
Supreme Court voting age ruling sparks rapid party action
The Associated Press reports swift moves by parties to exploit the Supreme Court 5-4 ruling allowing 18-year-olds to vote for national offices. States decide local voting age, residency waivers for presidential voting are ending, and a five year halt on literacy tests is approved. Congress heads into a holiday recess with limited action expected. ROTC enrollment declines again to 1947 lows, and FDA recalls 139 toys for dangerous pins needles spikes and sharp wires.
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Lee Byrd
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Congress
SST
United States
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Associated Press Washington
Supreme Court
Food and Drug Administration
All Around Town Roundup of Holiday Events and Local News
The fourth Sunday singing at Sweet Home Church near Blevins was canceled for Dec 27 due to holidays. A Hope High School class of 1960 reunion is planned at Rope Country Club on Dec 26 at 8 p.m. Arkla News notes retirements including Edgar Ross, Emmet gas foreman, who started Oct 29, 1933. Navy Petty Officer William Welch, son of the Wlechs of Hope, serves on USS John F. Kennedy with Fighter Squadron 32 in the Mediterranean. Blevins School’s Emergency School Assistance Advisory Committee met to allocate 9,650 to improve instructional materials and equipment. Hempstead County reports a slow third deer season with 33 kills. first period 265, plus 36 does and 42 bucks in later periods, totaling 376.
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Arkla News
Edgar
Ross
Emmet
Hope
P.Q
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Hempstead County
Hempstead
McClellan Seeks Rice Allotment Maintenance
Senator John R. McClellan urged Hardin and Schultz to keep the current rice acreage allotments unchanged. He warned that any further cut could be disastrous as rumors circulated of a possible 10 percent reduction for the 1971 crop year. Decisions on allotments were expected later in the month.
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Washington
John Wb. McClellan
D-Ark
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
George P. Schultz
Office of Management of Budget
McClellan
Bank Cuts Prime Rate to 6 Percent at Chase Manhattan
Chase Manhattan Bank lowered its prime lending rate to 6 percent from 7 percent citing a fall in money market rates and moderate loan demand. Citizens & Southern National Bank of Atlanta followed by cutting its rate to 6 percent from 7 percent in step with Chase.
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New York
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase
Ciizens & Southern National Bank of Atlanta
Tate Case: Manson Co-defendants Removed Amid Court Turmoil
Three Tate murder defendants Susan Atkins Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten 22 21 and 21 are heard via speaker as prosecutor closes. Manson briefly expelled then returned as the women later clash with bailiffs shouting at the judge. Van Houten demands a substitute for missing attorney Ronald Hughes. Dist Atty Bugliosi calls the 1969 killings a classic premeditated murder.
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Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Misa van Houten
Ronald Hughes
Maxwell Keith
Miss van Houten
Manson
Vincent T. Bugliosi
Quiz Highlights Christmas Joys
The News Quiz explores Christmas traditions and origins as part of the Living Textbook Program. The feature, sponsored by Hope Star and Anderson-Frazier Insurance Agency, appears in the paper with answers on a following page.
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VEC
Hope Star and
Anderson-Frazier Insurance Agency
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