Expect The Unexpected Christmas Fire Safety
A column urges readiness for rare Christmas fire dangers with practical checks on smoking near trees, exits, oven grease, and babysitters. It contrasts safety emphasis with debates on American education focusing on hair and dress rather than learning. It notes the New York Times tradition and Sulzberger’s passing as a journalistic landmark.
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Newcastle
Augusta
Charleston
Daily Dail
New York Times
Adolph Ochs
Arthur Hays Sulsberger
The
Times
Arthur Hays Sulzberger
Wall Street Journal
Hope Police Investigate Christmas Eve Shopping Center Crash
Hope police investigated a Christmas Eve accident at the Hope Shopping Center when a vehicle driven by Charles Flenery collided with another vehicle driven by Alex H. Washburn. Minor damage reported. Officers Neal and Ward handled the inquiry with no charges filed. A separate notice mentions Mrg. Curtis C. of Patrick Madison killed in action in Vietnam.
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Hope
Hope Shopping Center
Charles Flenery
Alex. H. Washburn
Neal
Ward
Mrg
Curtis C
Patrick
Madison
Vietnam
Defense Department
Itest
Maging
Mad Fugitive Held in Child Murder Case
A fugitive from Missouri has been charged with murder after guiding detectives to the frozen body of 10 year old Pamela Powers near Mitchellville Iowa. Anthony Erthell Williams 24 a self-styled minister surrendered in Davenport and led police to the scene under an agreement with his lawyer. Williams showed no emotion at the body as authorities awaited autopsy results and police faced threats while returning to Des Moines for arraignment under heavy guard.
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Associated Press
Des Moines, Iowa
Missouri Mental Hospital
Pamela Powers
Anthony Erthell Williams
Pamela
Mitchellville
Des Moines
Wendell Nichols
Williams
Cleatus Leaming
Wallace Nelson
Davenport
Iowa
Henry T. McKnight
Nichols
McKnight
John Ackerman
Willams
Rock Island
Wiliams
YMCA
Apollo 8 Day by Day Log From Cape Kennedy to Lunar Orbit
Space Center Houston reports a day by day log of Apollo 8 with astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders. They launch from Cape Kennedy atop a Saturn V rocket and reach lunar orbit after initial Earth missions. The crew communicates with mission control providing TV broadcasts and Genesis reading during the moon journey.
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Space Center
Houston
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Borman
Lovell
Anders
Cape Kennedy
Globe
Neanly
Earth
Mission Control
Apollo
Lunar
Moon
Uae
Rothman
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
America
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Samuel C. Phillips
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Phillips
South America
Earthings
Midwest
West Avenue A
Cold Kills 3 During New York Fuel Strike
Three New Yorkers died from lack of heat and 10 000 are seriously se in unheated apartments city Health Commissioner says. Fuel firms that refuse emergency deliveries face prosecution. The Board of Health declares a state of peril as Mayor Lindsay orders extraordinary efforts to aid buildings with sick residents. Deputy Mayor Costello says health emergency orders will be enforced and 28 000 apartments are without heat.
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Josh Mills
New York
Board of Health
Jobhu V. Lindsay
Baayor
Tim Costello
Hearth Department
Costelo
Commissioner of Health
If I Were Reborn I’d Choose a Catover a Dog
HAL BOYLE reflects on preferring a cat to a dog, contrasting feline independence with canine showiness. He notes a cat’s self-reliance, dignified calm, and ability to live without reliance on humans, while acknowledging a dog’s sociable nature and attention-seeking traits. The piece weaves humor with musings on lifestyle and personality.
Penalty on Late Electric Bills Is Suspended in Arkansas
The Arkansas Public Service Commission suspended a proposed late payment penalty from Arkansas Power & Light Co. A hearing is set for January 13 after Grell Smith of Little Rock filed a petition. The bid would charge 10 percent on bills unless over 15 dollars, then 2 percent above 15.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Power & Light Co
State Public Service Commission
PSC
Grell Smith
Tsamsters Local 878
PGC
Charge Turner With Murder in 1st Degree
Deputy Prosecutor Norman Smith filed first degree murder charges against Dennis Turner 19 of Hope for the Christmas morning slaying of Tarry Wayne Yates 18 of Hope. Yates was shot five times with a .22 pistol near Rocky Mound east of Hope over money. Turner is jailed in Hempstead County. both families are named.
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Norman Smith
Hempstead County
Dennis Turner
Hope
Turner
Tarry
Wayne Yates
Jimmie Griffin
Yates
Rocky Mound
Star
Hempstead
J.T. Honeycutt
Honeycutt
Little Rock
A.Z. Turner
Curtis Yates
Devore Dies After Car Train Crash Near Hope Ark
Elmer L. Devore 56 of Hope died in a Hope hospital from injuries suffered in a car tram crash. The accident occurred when his northbound vehicle on Arkansas 299 was struck by an eastbound Missouri Pacific freight train at Emmett eight miles east of Hope.
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Hope, Ark
Elmer L. Devore
Hope
Hope Hospital
Devore
Arkansas 299
Missouri Pacific
Emmett
Springdale
Atk
John Edward Sanderly
Garfield
Benton County
Springsdale
Lowell City
Snoderly
No Right to Invalidate Election in Mansfield Case
Arkansas officials say Sebastian County Election Commission lacked power to void Mansfield election. Deputy AG asserts certifying results is ministerial and mandamus could compel certification. Disputed races involved missing candidate names on ballots across counties.
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Little Rock
Atty
Joe Purcell
Sebastian County Election Commission
Mansfield
Thomas A. Glaze
Glaze
Sebastian-Scott County
Scott County
Sebastian County
van B. Taylor
Waldron
Arkansaw
Apollo 8 ends lunar flight with heroic Pacific splashdown
Apollo 8 completed its milestone mission as astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders returned to Earth via a dark Pacific splashdown south of Hawaii. They landed aboard the Yorktown after a 10:50 a.m. EST water touchdown and were later cheered on deck as they greeted recovery crews.
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Yorktown
Pacific Ocean
America
Hawaii
Mission Control
Yorkstown
Air Force
Frank Borman
U.S
Geney
Pacific
Borman
Lovell
Anders
Jim Lovell
Andera
Migsston Control Center
Houston
Apollo 8 Re-Entry Sets Space Flight Milestone
Apollo 8's homeward plunge marks the hottest fastest re-entry for men to date. The spacecraft hit Earth's atmosphere at 24 500 mph with temperatures near 5000 degrees and no braking rockets, relying on gravity and air to slow, a critical, risky return with a precise trajectory.
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John Barbour
SPACE CENTER, _ Houston
Pacific
Pollo
Nat
Wie
Community notices and honors from Hope area
All Around Town recalls gratitude to donors after the Christmas fire. First Baptist Rosston plans a Watch Night service at 7 20 p.m. on New Year’s Eve with singing, three messages and fellowship. Rev. Arlis Downs leads. Also, a Okay Church Watch Party at 130 Fa. 4 begins at p.m. Rev. 2, dD, Fairchild leads devotion. Airman Joseph H. Purvis of Hope completes basic training at Lackland AFB and will train at Lowry AFB as a purchasing specialist after earning a BA from Hendricks College.
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First Baptist Church of
Rosston
Arlis Downs
Okay
Fairchild Wat
Joseph H. Purvis
Thomas M. Purvis
Nine St
Hope
Lackland Afb
Texas
Lowry Afb
Colorado
Hope High School
Purvis
Hendris College
Conway
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