No Deals on Troop Cuts Negotiated at Nixon Brandt Talks
President Nixon and West German Chancellor Brandt closed a two day summit with a pledge to keep strong ties and NATO unity. Officials stressed no troop cuts without allied consultation and a continued American presence in Europe. In Arkansas, Leigh Riddick won the creative arts talent award in preliminaries of the Junior Miss Pageant with other winners named.
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Arkansas Weather Report From 24 Hours Ending Wednesday
Weather Experiment Station notes 24 hour period ending 7 am Wednesday with high 54 and low 44 inches of rainfall 4.4. Forecast calls for cloudy and warmer conditions through Thursday in Arkansas. Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms this afternoon become more numerous tonight and end from the west Thursday. Highs today ranged from 50s northeast to mid 90s southwest. Lows tonight upper 40s northeast to upper 30s south. High Thursday values in the 80s.
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Oklahoma plan offers fruit farm sets for families
Gov Halt promotes a program to place Oklahoma families on 10 acre fruit farms in the southeast. The plan provides free chain saws and equipment, land clearing, vines and trees, and orchard guidance. Expected annual incomes rise from about 1500 in year one to 7000 or more by year three. Rex Sparger secured 3100 acres near Stringtown for about 310 vineyards and orchards.
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Law Abiding Citizens Quiver at Inspection
A columnist describes the nervous tension of travelers at Kennedy Airport as customs baggage checks trigger guilt and curiosity. The color coded cards determine search intensity and the author recalls nervy declarations, small purchases, and aging items before finally being cleared.
May Draft Men for Army National Guard
AP reports top Pentagon officials study drafting young men into the Army National Guard to bolster a shrinking force of 384000, 16000 under the authorized level. Officials warn 80000 more could leave before fall, pushing manpower shortages. Officials expect congressional approval before any Guard draft, while pursuing pay incentives and re enlistment bonuses to stem losses.
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Inmate Fails to Return From Five Day Furlough
Cummins Prison Farm reported that API-Lee Arthur Tate, 35, an inmate serving a 15 year sentence from Crittenden County for robbery and assault with intent to kill, did not return Tuesday from a five day furlough.
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British Leave Malta Amid Financial Demands
London reports the British government rejected Malta's further financial demands and ordered forces to prepare a withdrawal from Malta. If carried out, it would end British control of the island for the first time since the Napoleonic era. Malta's premier Dom Mintoff reportedly sought an immediate 1 million dollars.
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Obituaries for Ernest Thornton Bud Bryant and Joe Aullet
Ernest W. Thornton 86 of Hope dies Wednesday survived by nieces and nephews services 10 a.m. Thursday at Herndon Funeral Chapel burial Memory Gardens. Bud Bryant 30 of Baton Rouge former Hope resident dies Tuesday wife Barbara Bryant five sisters and more survive arrangements by Herndon. Joe Aullet 67 famed college football coach dies Thursday at Ruston after 27 years at Louisiana Tech with 132 victories 9 ties and 0 defeats in mound of years.
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Detention report on Yahya fuels Pakistan political crisis
A Pakistan newspaper says former president Yahya Khan is under house arrest awaiting trial for the loss of East Pakistan. Bhutto appoints a commission while protests erupt in Quetta over Raisani as Baluchistan governor. one dead, four wounded. Wali Khan accuses Bhutto of duplicity, backing Mujibur Rahman as chief martial law administrator.
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State of the Union message expected January 20
President Nixon plans to deliver the election-year State of the Union to Congress on January 20. The White House advised Senate Republicans of the date, with timing to be daytime or prime time. Democrats prepare a televised assessment to follow, outlining domestic priorities and possible tax proposals.
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Yacht Becomes Tomb as Captain Buried at Sea
The motor yacht Miss Flagler sank off Daytona Beach after a sea burial for Capt. Joe Serzan who died December 20. Mrs. Matthews, owner and granddaughter of Henry Flagler, secured Coast Guard permission to scuttle the vessel, which was anchored 30 miles offshore in 180 feet of water and finally sank after men punched holes in the hull to vent air and speed the burial.
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Bankrobbers Cornered After Cologne Bank Heist
Police cornered three men who robbed a Cologne bank of 97000 dollars wounding one robber and arresting the other two. A 21 year old hostage was rescued unharmed. The gang seized two officials as hostages and released them in a forest near the French border. Wounded leader Kurt Vicenik, 44, Austrian with Marseille ties, suspected. Police opened fire when the gang tried to negotiate near St. Wendel, Saarland, for safe conduct toward Hamburg.
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