Bowie Knife and Arkansas Toothpick Debate Traced
A 1971 Jackson Clarion-Ledger letter and a Thorp illustration are cited in a Mississippi Notebook discussion on whether Bowie knives and Arkansas Toothpicks are the same or different tools. The piece highlights Col. James Bowie’s knife, historian Raymond Thorp, and frontier weapon distinctions.
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Dallas
Jackson
Miss
Arkansas
Jim Bowie
Raymond W. Thorp
University of New Mexico Press
Southwest
Mr. Easen
James Black
Col
James Bowie
Washington
Hempstead
Pioneer Washington Foundation
Raymond Thorp
All About Knives During the Civil War Figures
The piece details three knife types: Bowie knives with back guards, a fighting knife with a thumb guard and varied points from the Sandber battle depiction, and the Arkansas Teeth Pick worn in a holster at the back of the neck and drawn or thrown from there.
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Arkansas
Heath calls top British labor leaders in power crisis
Prime Minister Edward Heath met with Trades Union Congress leader Victor Feather in London to urge miners to resume coal to keep power flowing. The nation faces a looming electricity shortage with two weeks of supply left, hospitals and railways at risk, and 800,000 jobs already cut as three day weeks spread across industries. Stock markets shed over 2 billion pounds as firms fear further closures.
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London
Edward Heath
National Coal Miners
Heath
Victor Feather
Trades Union Congress
Trade and Industry
John Davies
House of Commons
Davies
Labor Party
Commons
Anida
The
and Employers Association
Bombers Resume Massive Air Campaign in South Vietnam
Saigon reports a return to heavy air attacks after a 24 hour Tet cease-fire, with B52s from Guam joining 251 strikes in 12 hours, targeting infiltration routes and ammunition depots. The U.S. also announced phased troop withdrawals of about 4,580 personnel as clashes continued and cease-fire violations were noted.
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Saigon
United States
Guam
Campaggn
Indochina
South Vietnam
Pacific
U.S
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
South
Sound A Ght
Congress Considers Constitutional Busing Amendment
Washington AP Congress may seek a constitutional amendment to ban busing and prohibit racial assignment in schools. A Senate test could come soon while Nixon forms a cabinet committee to study busing and report after China trip. Roy Wilkins criticizes the White House meeting of opponents. The House Judiciary Committee will hold hearings next month, with action uncertain.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Senate
House
China
White House
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Wilkins
Judiciary Committee
Two Indicted on Drug Charge in Arkansas
A federal grand jury indicted William Andrew Fulkerson III and Barnest William Thacker on four counts of possession with intent to distribute LSD marijuana and cocaine. Arrested January at Memphis International Airport, drugs valued at about 5.8 million retail. Harrison bus hijack attempt ends at depot. suspect fled after knife threat to driver Curt Daley. Lena Mae Griffin, 73, dies in vehicle collision with tractor-trailer on Arkansas 29, north of Lewisville.
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Memphis
Ark
Arkansas
William Andrew Fulkerson III
Paragould
Barnest
William Thacker
Jonesboro
Memphis International
Harrison, Ark
Harrison
al Reid
Curt Daley
Daley
Jasper
Reid
Lewisville, Ark
Lena Mae Griffin
Lewisville
Here
Community Notes From Hope Arkansas In Various Local Affairs
All Around Town items report Scottish Rite Masons traveling to Little Rock for a midwinter class at Albert Pike Memorial Temple with named attendees. Charity efforts include Fay James selling chili and peanut brittle to fund the First United Methodist Church building fund, aided by Doris Baeird who sent 100 pounds of shelled peanuts. Lois Purtell attended a Vanda Beauty Counselor meeting in Shreveport. A Navy Army recruiting office opens at Hope Post Office, with in-office hours noted. University of Arkansas honors list names Hodgson Wood and Jimmy Alford from Hope. Vanderbilt hires Dr. James E. Haney, previously of Hope and AM&N College, after Kent State and Ohio University. Hempstead County residents total 50 of 12,240 hospitalizations at UAMS in 1971. Ronnie Hooker of Prescott promoted to district manager for Field Enterprises Educational Corporation, serving Arkansas, Phillips, and Desha Counties.
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Fay James
First United Methodist Church
Doris Baeird
Houston
Norris Steele
James
Ronnie Hooker
Rt. 5
Prescott
Arkansas
Field Enterprises Educational Corporation
Childcraft
Phillips
Deshea
Russian UN employee arrested in espionage case
Valery I. Markelov 32 a translator at the U N Secretariat was arrested in a Long Island diner for soliciting classified Navy F14A fighter data from a Grumman engineer who cooperated with the FBI. He faced arraignment and potential penalties up to 10 years and $10 000.
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New York
FBI
United Nations
Navy
Valery I. Markelov
Long Island
Grrmman Aerospace Corp
Markelov
U.N. Secretariat
Federal House of Detention
Grumman
Bethpage
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Russia
United States
New York City
Soviet Nuclear Power Mushrooms Spotlight Defense Warning
Secretary Laird said Soviet nuclear power is growing faster than forecast. He warned that ULMS tests signal America’s resolve to maintain a strong retaliatory capability. By midyear the USSR would hold 1550 ICBMs to 1054 for the U.S. and 580 submarine missiles to 636 US, with bomber strength around 581 versus 140 Soviet heavies. A first U.S.–Soviet arms agreement was expected by May, but Moscow opposed including submarine weapons.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
USS
America
Russia
Laird
Congress
United States
Dem candidates clash as first state primaries near
Democratic hopefuls spar over images and issues as the race heats up ahead of the first state primary. Yorty accuses opponents of image building, McGovern says Lindsay uses media over policy, Humphrey defends tough stance on Wallace, and Muskie faces an indirect taunt. Mitchell resigns as Attorney General to lead Nixon re election effort, Kleindienst named as his successor.
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Associated Press
Sam Yorty
George McGovern
John V. Lindsay
Hubert H. Humphrey
George C. Wallace
Humphrey
Minnesota
Edmund S. Muskie
Yorty
Eugene J. McCarthy
Chicago
Washington
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Richard G. Kleindienst
China Missile Threat Seen From Congress Speech
Laird warned a Senate committee that Communist China may deploy intercontinental missiles by 1975 with 10 to 20 missiles by mid 1976. He noted two satellites and a dozen tests signal developing capability and broader regional reach.
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Congress
China
United States
News Quiz prompts readers to test current events knowledge
A reader challenge invites readers to answer questions on page 4 with answers on page 3. The quiz is part of First National Bank and Hope Star sponsored Living Textbook materials.
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Sivavs
VEC
First National Bank
Hope Star
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