Kidnappers Vow Death Sentence in Bucher Case
The Swiss ambassador Giovanni Bucher remains in captivity as his kidnappers refuse a 13 name swap. The group demands 13 more prisoners be released or face threats of death. Brazil limits releases to 51 of 70 requested, citing crimes and term endpoints. A French journalist, Francois Pelou, was expelled after 30 hours of questioning over links to the group.
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George Hawry Lyshyn
Associated Press
Rio DE Janeiro
Giovanni Bucher
Bucher
Popular Revolutionary Vanguard
Brazil
Francois Pelou
Agence France-Presse
New Shrine Club Officers Installed at Millwood Shrine
New officers for Millwood Shrine Club were installed by Tom Dooley of Scimitar Shrine Temple at Town and Country on Monday December 21 during a Ladies Night and Christmas party. Officers include President Robert L. Musgrove Nash ville, Vice Presidents James H. Knight DeQueen Frank H. Patton Lewisville Harold Trent Hope, Secretary Charles Beck Hope. Dignitaries Paul Dixon Smokey Stover and John Rogers from Scimitar Temple attended. A turkey dinner for about 80 followed with holiday table decorations. An autographed copy of Sam Houston Texas Giant by Claud Garner won by Jewell K Teague Oakhaven.
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Millwood Shrine Club
Tom Dooley
Scimitar Shrine Temple
Little Rock
Robert L. Musgrove
Nashville
James H. Knight
DeQueen
Frank H. Patton
Lewisville
Harold Trent
Hope
Charles Beck
Noble Dooley
Scimitar Temple
Paul Dixon
Smokey Stover
John Rogers
Eldridge Formby
Harry Whitworth
Emmett Thompson
Sam Houston
Texas
Claud Garner
Jewell K. Teague
Oakhaven
Angela Davis arraignment and shambles in Congress
Angela Davis arrives under guard at Marin County jail amid shootout links and calls for innocence as she faces murder conspiracy charges. Congress returns to session after a Christmas recess amid deadlocks over SST subsidies Social Security welfare reform and new trade restrictions, with efforts to pass a unified package facing time pressures.
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Doug Willis
Associated Press
San Rafael
Calif
Angela Davis
Superior Court
Marin County Civic Center
Miss Davis
Evelyn Gosser
Marin County
California Air National Guard
Hamilton Air Force Base
California
New York
Birmingham
Ala
Miss Gosser
Manhattan
FBI
San Francisco Federal Building
Fania Davis Jordan
Angela
San Quentin
Washington
Congress
Senate
Nixon
House
Ways and Means
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
John Byrnes
R-Wis
John J. Williams
R-Del
Byrnes
Mills
Chambers
Cambodia
U.S
Entertaining Ways to Brighten Your 1971 Schedule
HAL BOYLE suggests a humorous list of quirky, imaginative activities to fill the new year with memorable events. From training an aardvark to toast a boss with champagne from a wife's shoe, the piece playfully urges readers to break routine and seize opportunities for color and whimsy in 1971.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Lassie
U.S. Senate
Lady Godiva
Springdale Youth Killed in Arkansas Crash
In Fayetteville Arkansas two youths were involved when a car left Arkansas 18 and struck a bridge rail. Michael Kent Lewis 19 of Springdale died at the scene. Passenger Kathy Lynn Ball 18 of Fayetteville was hospitalized.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Michael Kent Lewis
Springdale
Arkansas
Washington County
Kathy Lynn Ball
Fayetteville
Slowdown in Movement of Cong Supplies
AP Military Writer Fred S. Hoffman reports Pentagon sources indicate a slowdown in North Vietnamese supply movements through the panhandle toward Hanoi after President Nixon warned Hanoi of renewed air attacks. Fewer daylight truck convoys than before Nixon’s December statement suggest reduced logistics, influencing U.S. bombing strategy.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
North Vietnam
Nixon
Hanoi
U.S
Pentagon
North Vietnamese Panhandle
Vietnamese Push Deeper in Cambodia
Vietnamese forces pressed into Cambodia as the Christmas cease-fire began in South Vietnam at 1 am. Paratroopers clashed with North Vietnamese troops 10 miles northwest of Kompong Cham, with 26 enemy killed, 9 weapons captured, and 20 mortars taken. One paratrooper died and 13 wounded. An allied cease-fire starts at 6 p.m. EST.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Kompong Cham
Three Planets Meet For Christmas Morning Star Theory
Boston astronomer Walter N Webb explains a rare alignment of Venus Jupiter and Mars near the crescent moon on Christmas morning may echo the Star of Bethlehem seen in 7 B C The event lasts one to two nights and could have guided the Wise Men toward Judea Webb notes Kepler first proposed the Bethlehem star idea in 1604.
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Mils J.bnUrbaw
Associated Press
Boston
CAP
Bethlehem
Christ
Jupiter
Mars
Walter N. Webb
Charles Hayden Planetarium
Boston Museum of Science
Webb
Jesus
Mesopotamia
Judea
Johannes Kepler
Banks Cut Rates After Chase Manhattan Move
In Little Rock eight national banks surveyed on Tuesday show most reducing their prime rate from 7 to 6 percent or set meetings to discuss the action. The move follows Chase Manhattan Bank of New York lowering its rate earlier Tuesday.
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Little Rock
Chase Manhattan Bank of New York
Temperatures Fall As Arctic Front Approaches Arkansas
The Associated Press reports an arctic cold front moving into Arkansas from the northwest will lower temperatures, with unsettled conditions tonight. A line of thundershowers produced a few strong storms in parts of the state, with a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 9:30 p.m. in Dallas, Jefferson, Grant and western Cleveland Counties. Highs were in the 70s to 80s today, with Friday’s forecast in the 50s to 60s and overnight lows ranging from the mid 40s to the low 60s across regions.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Dallas
Jefferson
Grant
Cleveland
el Dorado
Fayetteville
Harrison
Jonesboro
Pine Blufé
Texarkana
Memphis
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Pine Bluff
POW List Incomplete May Be Propaganda Cited by Rogers
AP dispatch outlines Secretary of State Rogers saying the U S could join a U N peacekeeping effort in the Middle East and that North Vietnam’s POW list is a propaganda move. The list names 339 Americans with 20 dead and nine previously released, while U S officials question its completeness and timing amid Hanoi negotiations and Paris talks.
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John M. Hightower
Washington (Ap
William P. Rogers
United States
Middle East
U.N
Rogers
North Vietnam
Nixon
North
U.S
South
Hanoi
Associated Press
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Paris
D-Mass
J.W. Fulbright
Committee of Liaison
Rennie Davis
Davis
Kennedy
John BE. Nolan Jr
Nolan
David K.E. Bruce
White House
David Dellinger
Pacifist Committee
Fulbright
Ronald L. Ziegler
French Revolutionist Debray Freed by Bolivia in 1967 Uprising Case
In La Paz, the Bolivian government released French revolutionist Regis Debray and five other guerrillas who fought with Che Guevara in the 1967 attempt to spark a peasant uprising. Interior Minister Gallardo said Debray, Argentine painter Roberto Bustos, and four Bolivians were flown to Chile by a Bolivian military plane.
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LA Paz, Bolivia
Regis Debray
Che Guevara
Jorge Gallardo
Roberto Bustos
Chile
Monticello to Decide on Movie Ban
Monticello Arkansas plans an ordinance for the January 9 city council meeting to bar anyone under 18 from watching X and R rated films in local theaters. Movie owners permitting underage attendance could be fined 100 to 500 dollars and false ID to gain admission could also incur fines. Mayor James Jordan expects adoption at the meeting.
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Monticello, Ark
Monticello
James Jordan
Hope Post Office Holiday Closure Details
All Around Town notes the Hope Post Office will close Thursday noon to Monday December 28 per Postmaster A D Brannan. Regular deliveries resume Thursday morning. no rural or city services Friday and Saturday December 25 and 26, but mail will be dispatched and boxes stocked. Lobby stamps available daily via vending machine.
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Hope Post
A.D. Brannan
Star to Observe Christmas Day
The Star will not publish on Christmas Day as one of three annual holidays. Regular issues resume Saturday December 26 with about half the crew on duty. To allow employees extra time the Star will go to press around noon on Thursday December 24.
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Oakhaven
Ed Aslin
Hope
Proving Ground Road
Highway 32
Highway 4
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Paul Simngs, Jr
J.P. Byers
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