Request for Civil War Local History Information
Old correspondent John Heuston, now AP&L Public Relations, asks for written information on Civil War events and pioneer landmarks in Arkansas. He seeks precise locations of Prairie D’Anne battle, Old Military Road routes, Elkins Ferry on the Little Missouri, and Hope site history, inviting local contributions to his archival inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Houston
Old State Publicity & Parks Commission
Arkansas Power & Tight Cos
Houston
Heuston
9Th
Louisiana Sts
Little Rock
Ark
Mr. Heuston
the Star
Mr. Houston
Old Publicity and Parks Commission
Ap&l
Arkansas
Steel
Camden
Lite Rock
Jenkins Ferry
Hope
Prairie D’anne
Elkins Ferry
Little Missouri River
Pressure on for Welfare Legislation
Washington AP Congressmen press to speed Nixon welfare reform and Social Security bill work. House Ways and Means hearing HEW officials in closed session. Mills says essential specifics missing. Richardson seeks approval of family assistance with work restrictions, favors 6 percent Social Security increase with future COLA, and targeted Medicare Medicaid cost controls.
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Washington
Nixon
House Ways and Means
Elliot L. Richardson
Wilbur D. Mills
Richardson
Mills
HEW
Senate Committee Seeks Details on Laos Border Operation
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee asked for information on a rumored U S South Vietnamese operation near the Laotian border. President Nixon met advisers as officials declined to discuss plans while U S airpower is promised to protect troops in Indochina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl P. Leubsdorf
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Nixon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Laos
William P. Rogers
Melvin R. Laird
Thymas Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Henry Kissinger
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington Post
Rogers
Indochina
South Vietnam
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Bumpers to Address Legislature on Revenue Plan
Governor Dale Bumpers said he will likely present his revenue plan to the General Assembly on Thursday but declined to disclose the specifics. He hinted at new programs including a state construction program and said tax priorities from his campaign remain, with some inequitable exemptions dropped. He emphasized legislators will hear details first and noted funding would require new taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
General Assembly
Bumpers
Lao Troops Routed Near Muong Soui by North Vietnamese
North Vietnamese forces attacked Muong Soui 108 miles north of Vientiane, driving out neutralist Laotian troops with about five tanks. Defense Ministry reported loss of contact and no casualty figures, while noting escalating northern Laos fighting and possible offensive plans, with Pathet Lao claims of Thai battalions reinforcing southern Laos positions.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Allied Headquarters Today
South Vietnam
Laos
U.S. Command
U.S
South
Vientiane
Muong Soui
Plain of Jars
Defense Ministry
Luang Prabang
Ban Na
Pathet Lao
Long Cheng
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Pathet Lao Radio
Thailand
Bolovens
Light Rain Forecast Across Arkansas With Warming Temps
The Associated Press reports light rain or drizzle continuing in Arkansas tonight with rising temperatures through Thursday. Ice on highways prompted traveler warnings as highs run from 30 to 39 in various cities today, then upper 40s to 60s by Thursday. Overnight lows range upper 30s to 40s with city readings listed for Fayetteville Harrison Jonesboro Pine Bluff Texarkana El Dorado Memphis and Fort Smith. Rain totals for the 24 hour period end at 6 am show a trace to .10 inches across several locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Associated Press
Harrison
Texarkana
Fayetteville
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
el Dorado
Memphis
Fort Smith
Admires Safe Driver Winner in White House ceremony
President Nixon lauded W. T. Smith of Waco Texas as the American Trucking Association Driver of the Year after he logged four million accident free miles in 43 years. Nixon said he would be willing to ride with Smith any time during the White House event on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
W. T. Smith
Waco, Tex
American Trucking Association
White House
Nixon Seeks Plan to Resolve Nationwide Strikes
President Nixon urged Congress to approve the Emergency Public Protection Bill to establish a framework for settling emergency transportation disputes in rail airline maritime and trucking. The plan includes a final offer selection mechanism that could impose settlements if negotiations fail. Labor opponents call it compulsory arbitration and oppose it.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Organized Labor
Blast at Georgia Thiokol plant leaves many dead and injured
A blast and fire at a Thiokol Chemical Communications plant near Brunswick Georgia killed and wounded many. Private planes ferried survivors to hospitals as Civil Defense officials coordinated救 evacuation amid reports of explosives and trip flares. About 25 miles south of Brunswick responders battled the blaze while officials declined to release casualty figures.
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Brunswick
Thiokol Chemical
Tom Buffington
W.E. Wade
Civil Defense
Here
Buffington
Vietnam
Citizens Bank Keeps Same Officers and Directors
At Citizens Bank annual meeting held Tuesday the same officers and directors were reelected. R M LaGrone Jr remains chairman and president with Albert Graves as vice-president Dale Jones executive vice-president Mitchel LaGrone vice-president and cashier Olin Lewis assistant vice-president Cecil J O'Steen assistant vice president Raymond F Jones assistant cashier June C Reynolds assistant cashier and William E Butler Jr assistant cashier. Directors include Albert Graves Albert Graves Jr John R Graves Henry Haynes Dale Jones Mitchel LaGrone R M LaGrone Jr Frank McLarty Jewel V Moore Jr George W Robison and William R Routon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizen Bank
R.M. LaGrone Jr
Albert Graves
Dale Jones
Mitchell LaGrone
Olin Lewis
Cecil J. O’steen
Raymond F. Jones
June C. Reynolds
William E. Butler Jr
Albert Graves Jr
John R. Graves
Henry Haynes
Mitchel LaGrone
Frank McLarty
Jewel V. Moore Jr
George W. Robison
William R. Routun
Highway Dept Plans 44 Foot South Main Street Upgrade
The Arkansas Highway Department will rebuild and widen South Main Street to 44 feet from 23rd to 3rd Street (Highway 67). Project includes storm and sanitary sewers, new cast iron water mains, and sidewalk removal of trees. City utilities to reset poles and lines. The work aims to reduce flood and sewer problems and create an attractive city entrance. Some right of way adjustments and intersection widenings are needed, with most costs borne by the State Highway Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas Highway Department
South Main Street
John Tallant
23Rd Street
3Rd Street
Highway 67
Highway Department
City of Hope
South Main
Electric Department and Telephone Company
State Highway Department
Nixon meets aides amid rumors of deep Laos op
AP dispatch reports a U.S.-South Vietnam operation rumor near the Laotian border. President Nixon had an unscheduled meeting with national security advisers. Spokesmen for the administration and Saigon decline to discuss the rumors. Apollo 14 astronauts describe Antares as immaculate on approach to the Moon. Army analysts say four of five last year enlistees joined to avoid the draft, challenging all-volunteer force arguments.
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Washington
Hope Woman Dies From Exposure on Lake Millwood
Louise Pennington, 28, of Hope, drowned after her fishing party capsized on Lake Millwood Monday. Four aboard—Herman Frieson, Elisia Frieson, Robert Fellers, and Louise Pennington—were in the water about three hours in 43 degree conditions. The three survivors, weighing about 200 pounds total, were treated for shock and exposure at Ashdown’s Little River Memorial Hospital. Pennington died on arrival at the dock.
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Ashdown
Lake Millwood
Louise Pennington
Hope
Little River Memorial Hospital
Herman Frieson
Elisia
North Graham
Robert Fellers
Ashdown Hospital
Henry L
Cotton) Lurber
Milwee Boat Dock
Surber
Lurber
Justice of the Peace Burn Fawcett
Third Arrest in Bryant Murder Case Fort Smith
A third suspect, Harold Lee Bryan, 24, was arrested in Fort Smith Ark in the investigation of Donald Wayne Bryant 29. Earlier arrests included Jimmy Dale Cureton 19 and Gene Brownfield 24.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Donald Wayne Bryant
Fort Smith
Harold Lee Bryan
Jimmy Dale Cureton
Gene Brownfield
All Around Town and Local Events Summary
Auction of 78 RPM records by Girl Scouts at KXAR ends Feb 6 at 3:30 PM with 1 200 records sold in three hours. Auction funds go to the Girl Scouts Building Fund and Little House repair. Also upcoming events: Atomic World lecture at Lincoln High Washington AR by John N E Neely. Upward Bound spring workshop at Southern State College with 52 participants from several counties. surgeries of Mrs. Lowell Harris and Hervey Holt. Explorer Post 92 and Boy Scout Troop 92 paper drive March 13 10 AM to 6 PM with curbside pickup.
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KXAR
Girl Scout Building Fund
Little House
Girl Scouts
University of Arkansas
United States Atomic Energy Commission On Nuclear Energy and Applications
Lincoln High
Washington, Ark
John N E. Neely
Little Rock
Columbia
Hempstead
Lafayette
Miller
Ouachita
Union Counties
Philip Barton
Vickie Brown
Sandra Jean Hamilton
Henry Lee McKenny
Hope
Judy Faye York
Rt. 1
Roy Lee Brown
Paula Jean Poindexter
Rhonda Rook
Rt. 2
William Benton
Rt. 3
Explorer Post 92
Boy Scout Troop 92
The
Presbyterian Church
New Problem Reported With Apollo 14 Lunar Craft
Apollo 14 astronauts reported a battery problem in the ascent stage of the lunar module Antares just hours before planned lunar orbit and possible Friday landing. Ground control said one of two ascent batteries showed lower voltage though a safe takeoff remained possible. Mission status included sleep period for Shepard Mitchell Roosa amid checks and a valve setting correction for excess oxygen flow.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Antares
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Roosa
Shepard
Mitchell
Mission Control Center
Mission Control
Earth
Heart of the Year honor given to Albert in White House
Rep Carl Albert the new Speaker of the House received the American Heart Association Heart of the Year award at a White House ceremony. President Nixon attended as Albert, an Oklahoma Democrat, who suffered a heart attack in September 1967, recovered in seven weeks, and resumed his congressional duties.
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Washington
Carl
Albert
House
American Heart Association
Nixon
White House
Oklahoma
Association
Bronston faces possible five year term on perjury charge
New York film producer Samuel Bronston, 62, was found guilty of perjury for denying Swiss bank accounts in a bankruptcy case. He remains free on $10,000 bail pending sentencing set for March 16. The producer’s credits include El Cid King of Kings and The Fall of the Roman Empire.
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New York
Samuel Bronston
Bronston
el Cid
Tuesaday
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Alex. W. Washburn
Cambodia
Defense
Melvin Laird
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
United States
Do Cao Tri
Citizens Bank
South Main St
AP News Digest
Space Center
Apollo 14
Star
Upward Bound
Southern State College
Lowell Harris
Wadley Hospital
Hervey Holt
Veterans Hospital
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