War Eagle Arts and Crafts Fair 1971 Schedule
War Eagle Arts and Crafts Fair Association outlines 1971 events from Back in-the-Hills Antique Show to the 18th annual Arts and Crafts Fair October 16-17. Seminar June 14-26 features instructors, catalog with classes, and fees. contact Mrs. Blanche H. Eliott, War Eagle Mills Farm Hindsville AR. Board includes Wyant, Spruce, Jackson and others.
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Arkansas
Ozarks
Tam
War Eagle Arts & Crafts Fair Association
The
Star
War Eagle
Eureka Springs
Hope
Nashville
Danville
Booneville
Eureka
Ark
War Eagle Arts and Crafts Fair Association
Midwest
Blanche H. Eliott
Elliott
War Eagle Mills Farm
Rt. 1
Hindsville
Clyde Wyant
Hank Spruce
Ft. Smith
Helen Jackson
M.E. Oliver
Huntsville
David Greer
Prague
Okla
Ruth L. Dilley
Springdale
Lester Elliott
Wyatt
Jackson
Fayetteville Falls To Eight Below Zero In Cold Spell
The Associated Press reports a massive Arctic high pressure system delivering the coldest temperatures of the winter across North and Central Arkansas. Zero readings appeared in the northwest and north, with teens elsewhere. Fayetteville recorded eight below zero before dawn. A high pressure ridge will drift east, bringing slightly warmer temperatures by Wednesday.
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Associated Press
United States
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Laird Claims Withdrawal on Schedule
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird said the South Vietnamese drive into Laos is on schedule and will help meet or beat the plan to withdraw 50,000 more troops from South Vietnam by May 1. He spoke to a closed Senate session outlining ground operations in Cambodia and Laos and noted about 10,000 U.S. troops act as backup forces for Saigon.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Laos
United States
South Vietnam
Laird
Senate Armed Services Committee
Cambodia
Saigon
Vietnamese Cross Key Supply Trail in Laos, Seize Supplies, Arms
South Vietnamese armored forces swept across the Ho Chi Minh trail in southern Laos collecting sizeable ammunition caches after light resistance and shelling. In Cambodia 20 000 troops met stiff opposition as North Vietnamese launched three heavy attacks near Snuol. Casualties: Vietnamese 10 killed 42 wounded. North Vietnamese 73 killed in Cambodia, with total Cambodian phase toll at 407 for NVA and 45 killed 203 wounded for SV. In Laos, lead units 12 miles inside, advancing toward Sepone near Savannakhet as air strikes aid the push.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Cambodia
Snuol
U.S
Savannakhet
Laotian Panhandle
Thailand
Sepone
No Better Place to Go Than the Past for a Restful Trip
HAL BOYLE reflects on nostalgia in a nostalgic column noting safer days in past decades. He recalls penny postcards, near beer, fashion trends, vaudeville echoes, theater lore, doctor’s house calls, and family dignity, painting a vivid mosaic of memory and longing for earlier times.
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Hal Boyle
New York
James O'Neill
Former County Judge Dies in Melbourne Arkansas
W. E. Billingsley of Melbourne a former state representative and county judge died Monday at age 70. He held Izard County offices including circuit clerk in 1932 sheriff and collector in 193? and 1938, served in the House in 1939, and began three terms as county judge in 1940. He later served as prosecutor for the 16th Judicial District from 1958 to 1964.
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Melbourne
Ark
W. E. Billingsley
Billingsley
Izard County
House of Representatives
16Th Judicial District
Murder trial postponed in Branson case
The first degree murder trial of Buddy Compton, 24, Branson Missouri, was postponed from today in Harrison Arkansas until February 16 due to weather. Compton is charged in the September 19, 1970 beating death of T. J. Fiveash, a farmer of Hasty Newton County.
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Harrison, Ark
Buddy Compton
Branson
T. J. Fiveash
Hasty
Newton County
Five Civilian Deaths On Irish Border Mountain Trail
Five men were killed by a land mine on a mountain trail near the Ireland border. Two BBC technicians and three construction workers died while en route to Brougher Mountain to inspect a damaged transmitter. In Belfast a Protestant crowd disrupted the funeral of Barney Watts, a Catholic rioter, as a construction crane blocked the route and a youth seized an Irish flag. British troops and police kept the peace amid sectarian tension. Watts, 28, was described as connected to the provisional IRA.
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Ireland
Colin Frost
Associated Press
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
British Broadcasting Corp
Brougher Mountain
BBC
Barney Watts
Watts
Provisional
Irish Republican Army
California quake claims two lives in San Fernando Valley
A powerful earthquake struck Southern California at 6:01 a.m. causing two deaths and many injuries. The tremor, felt over 350 miles, damaged buildings and highways. Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley saw the worst effects with Newhall and Saugus hit hard. The quake’s magnitude was estimated between 6.0 and 6.5 on the Richter scale.
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Los Angeles
California
Fresno
San Fernando Valley
San Gabriel Mountains
Newhall
Saugus
Los Angeles Area
Opel Driver Falls Asleep, Knocks Out Power Line
A 1970 Opel driven by Emil Mitchell Jr. of Indiana left Highway 67 near the State Police Headquarters Station and knocked down an electrical pole. Mitchell avoided serious injury while a girl companion suffered head lacerations and was taken to a local hospital. The outage affected Perrytown area for hours until repair crews fixed the line. Trooper Wallace Martin said Mitchell simply went to sleep at the wheel.
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Emil Mitchell Jr
Indiana
Highway 67
Mitchell
Perrytown
Wallace Martin
Rock Island Derailment Near Fort Smith Arkansas
Eleven cars of a Rock Island freight train derailed near Fort Smith Arkansas. Eight military-marked cars were empty and destined for the Naval ordnance plant at McAlister Oklahoma. No injuries were reported from the incident.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Rock Island
Naval Ordinance Plant
McAlister
Okla
Rail Clerks Set Strike for March 1
Washington AP The Railway Clerks Union BRAC sets a strike deadline for 12:01 am EST March 1 if new agreements are not reached. About 100,000 of 200,000 BRAC members still await a 13 percent retroactive pay raise Congress granted after a postponed strike threat. Dennis says passenger trains, military goods, and coal for power plants may be exempt.
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Washington
Congress
Railway Clerks Union
C. L. Dennis
The
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
Afl-Cio
Dennis
BRAC
Eclipse of Moon Across Continent Tonight Visible
A total lunar eclipse will be visible across the continental United States and Canada if skies are clear. The event begins at 12:52 a.m. EST with totality from 2:03 a.m. to 3:26 a.m., and the moon clears the shadow by 4:37 a.m.
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New York
United States
Canada
All Seems Well for Splashdown of Apollo 14
Apollo 14 returns to Earth after a nine day, 900000 mile voyage. Shepard Mitchell and Roosa parachute into a near perfect Pacific splashdown at 4 04 p m EST 874 miles south of American Samoa. Recovery ship USS New Orleans reports favorable weather with 12 to 18 mph winds and 3 to 6 foot seas as the trio recounts the climb to Cone Crater and the lunar dust challenge.
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USS
New Orleans
Shepard
Mitchell
Roosa
Mission Control
Bloodmobile Returns February 15 at First United Methodist
The Red Cross Bloodmobile returns Monday February 15 from 12 noon to 6 PM at First United Methodist Church in Hope. Mrs Albert Graves leads church arrangements with nurse and doctor aides. Red River School staff assist with typing and nursing tasks for Hempstead County residents.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
First Methodist Church
Albert Graves
Red Red River
Haskell Jones
Bloodmobile
Hempstead
Red Cross
First United Methodist Church In
Hope
Air Medal Recipients Highlight Hope Natives in Vietnam Service
U S Air Force Major William Kirk James son of Mr and Mrs W F James Hope Ark has earned his second through eighth Air Medals for aerial achievement in Vietnam. He flies an F 112A fighter bomber and was cited for outstanding airmanship on important missions under hazardous conditions. He received the medals at Nellis AFB Nev where he serves in a Tactical Air Command unit. A 1954 Hope High graduate he earned a geology degree from Southern Methodist University and is married to Mary J Alsop. Also noted is Lee Davis a Hope freshman sprinter on the Mulerider track team and Specialist 4 Ronald Dale McIver son of Earley Vincent McIver of Hope who received a Certificate of Achievement in Kaiserslautern Germany before his discharge. He is a 1966 Guernsey High graduate and previously worked as a postal clerk. Powell of Hope and Amy Harris of Washington sang with the Southern State College Concert Choir at Lewisville High School. Marine Staff Sergeant Billy J Ingram of Hope received a Meritorious Mast at Treasure Island Naval Station San Francisco for outstanding achievement. Dr J A Whitlow underwent surgery at St Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock and is listed in Room 1231.
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U.S. Air Force
William Kirk James
W. F. James
Hope
Ark
Vietnam
James
Nellis Afb
Nev
Tactical Air Command
Hope High
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Shis
Mary J. Alsop
Ronald Dale McIver
Earley Vincent McIver
Rt. 4
Hope, Ark
32D Army Air Defense Command
Kaiserslautern
Germany
Guernsey High
Hope P.O
Folk Pork
Rheba Sue
Claude E. Brandon
Pittsburg
Texas
Billy J. Ingram
J. B. Ingram Jr
Marine Barracks
Treasure Island Naval Station
San Francisco
Citizen of the Year to Be Honored in Hope Arkansas
The Hope Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce will honor the Citizen of the Year for 1970 with judging by a committee from written nominations. Any Hempstead County resident may nominate by March 10 1971, mail to Chamber of Commerce P O Box 250 Hope Arkansas. eligibility does not require Chamber membership. The presentation occurs at the Annual Banquet March 16.
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Hope-Hempstead County
Chamber of Commerce
Hope- Hempstead
Hempstead County
Chamber Board
P.O. Box
Hope
Arkansas
Laos Focused in World News as Conflict Draws Attention
A brief quiz on Laos and its current conflict appears in the Hope Auto Company sponsored Living Textbook program. Page 4 prompts readers to test knowledge, with answers on Page 3, reflecting world headlines about the small Southeast Asian kingdom.
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Laos
Hope Auto Company
Hope Star
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Alex. W. Washburn
War Eagle Fair
Kharsi
Samrong
Birtom
Sutin
Kompong Chhai
Jemarak
Phouminvilie
Phu Quoc
Penh
Ubon
Whicker
Shane
Katie
Aya, Riar
Surovane
Pokse
Chovane
Attopeu A
Nong
Mit
Trane
South China Spa
Southeast Asia
AP News Digest
Associated Press Space Center
Houston
Planet Earth
Capitol Hill
Souvanna Phouma
Agriculture Department
Southern State College
Lee Davis
Paul Powell
Amy Harris
Lewisville High School
Powell
Miss Harris
3.A. Whitlow
St. Vincent Infirmary
Lite Rock
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