Arkansas Weather Promises Mild Downpours This Week
Arkansas faces more wet weather through Friday with mild high temperatures in the 60s. Showers erupted Wednesday night as a high pressure system moved in. a cold front Friday will bring cooler air and end the rain. Highs ranged 61 to 69 across cities. overnight lows fell into the 40s and 50s. Precipitation totals included Fayetteville 0.17 inch and Harrison 0.06 inch. In Little Rock, Nixon administration moves delayed bids as Davis Bacon Act wages are trimmed, delaying two federal aid projects: a Pine Bluff pedestrian overpass and a Wilbur D Mills Freeway section in Little Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Arkansas
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Jonesboro
el Dorado
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Fayetteville
Harrison
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
Memphis
Ward Goodman
Nixon
Labor Department
Goodman
Wilbur D. Mills
Strange Sleeping in That Room
Washington AP report says Bob Hope stayed overnight in the Lincoln bedroom at the White House after a presidential party. First Lady Pat Nixon joked that the mattress felt like straw while Hope quipped about sleeping with a stovepipe hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bob Hope
Lincoln
White House
Pat Nixon
Hope
Free Offer Promises Weight Loss Aid Odrinex
Odrinex is promoted as a tiny tablet that helps shed excess fat without dieting or exercise. The ad claims widespread use for over 12 years, offers a buy one get one free deal, a money back guarantee, and is sold by John P. Cox Drug Store with Hope Mail Orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Cox Drug Store
Hope
Arkansas Weather Forecast for 24 Hours
Experiment Station reports 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Thursday with highs near 68 and a low around 30. Forecast calls for cloudy conditions with little temperature change through Friday, followed by a cooler trend in northwest areas late Friday. Rain continues tonight and Friday. Friday high mainly in the 60s and tonight’s low upper 40s to mid 50s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Snow Reyes
Charlotte
Bere
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
New York
Kla. City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptund
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Help For Beatles Under Klein Raises Solvency Hope
Allen Klein, manager of the Beatles, says he rescued the group from near insolvency with income rising to 10.5 million dollars in 1970 from 2.04 million the year before he took over in 1969. He sent an affidavit to a court hearing on Paul McCartney's petition to dissolve the partnership and place the band's affairs under a receiver. McCartney's partners contest Klein's appointment. they seek the job for Lee Eastman, George Harrison's father-in-law and a New York lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Allen Klein
Beatles
Klein
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
George Harrison
John Lennon
McCartney
Brian Epstein
Lee Eastman
New York
Tokyo Rose Recalled For Hearing On Remaining Fine
CHICAGO AP Tokyo Rose faces a federal hearing March 28 to decide if she can pay the remaining 5,255 of a 10,000 treason fine. Iva Tako D Aquino, convicted in 1949 for wartime propaganda to U S forces, served 10 years and was released in 1956. She later paid 4,745 by turning insurance proceeds to the government and now works for a small family merchandising firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tokyo
Rose
Iva Tako Toguri D*aquino
U.S
Pacific
Japan
D'Aquino
Arkansas House Alters Three Tax Measures
Arkansas House approves a real estate transfer tax cut and amends three tax bills in Bumpers package. Bills repealing use tax exemptions for utilities and transportation firms, reducing merchants’ sales tax discount, and extending the tax to services face Senate action after House changes. Debates cite AP&L and local officials amid phased exemption repeal plans and a proposed advertising tax. Senate moves on redistricting meanwhile, while a county penalty proposal dies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Shaw
Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas House
Dale Bumpers
House
Bumpers
Senate
Frank Henslee
Pine Bluff
P. K. Holmes
Newport
Leon Holsted
North Little Rock
W. F. Foster Sr
L. L. Bryan
Russellville
Bryan
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Ap&l
Charles R. Moore
Luxora
Arkansas Redistricting and Tax Debate Touches Utilities
Arkansas lawmakers consider redistricting with minimal population variance and debate taxing utilities like AP&L. The House also backs a natural areas preservation bill and a pilot program for bearing disorders in schools. U.S. and South Vietnamese casualties in Laos, and inflation concerns drive arbitration talks.
Woolsey 90 dies. services set in Columbus
Reee 3 Mr WOOLSEY S M Woolsey aged 90 longtime Hempstead resident died Thursday in a local hospital He is survived by a son Floyd Woolsey of Columbus seven daughters and several sons in law and daughters in Houston Auburn Nashville Shreveport and California Services will be Friday at 2 30 p m at Herndon Chapel with the Rev Gerald Trussell Burial will be in Columbus Cemetery by Herndon Funeral Home Additional obituaries follow for Richard Ettinger Joseph Paliasito and more college-scale political content appears in later dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolsey S. M. Woolsey
Hempstead
Floyd Woolsey
Columbus
George Collins
Hope
Marion Hawthorne
Mamie Walker
Lou Talley
Houston
Ed Wren
Auburn
Calif
Jack Rhodes
Nashville
Danny Hays
Shreveport
Herndon Chapel
Gerald Trussell
Herndon Funeral Home
Governor appoints six to penitentiary agricultural panel
Governor Bumpers announced the appointment of a six member penitentiary agricultural advisory committee in Little Rock. The appointees include Bod Baupe and others, named Wednesday, to advise on agricultural matters linked to the state penitentiary system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little. Rock
APIA
Didle
Memories of bygone days and war notes blur a column
The piece recalls nostalgic country life with social details then shifts to Vietnam War updates. Pentagon sources say North Vietnamese forces may quickly expand their Laos presence, with Lt Gen Vogt noting six new regiments joining 15,000 troops in the Laotian panhandle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Saigon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Vogt
Laird
Highway 9
Eastwest
Cucum Contracts Available for Hempstead County Growers
Farmers in Hempstead County may sign cucumber contracts and obtain seed from Brown and Miller Pickling Company via Barry's Grocery, Red River Seed, and Roy Smith. Hybrid seed optional at $6.50 per pound. regular seed $2.00 per pound, payable upon harvest. 1971 cucumber prices listed by grade. Soil sampling urged. extension office in courthouse provides fertilizer and lime guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead County
Calvin J. Caldwell
Tom Wells
Brown and Miller Pickling Company
Texarkana
Barry's
Red River
Roy Smith
Route 1
Hope
Arkansas
Spring Hill Road
Saigon forces pause near border to assess enemy move
Lead elements of Saigon's forces have halted about 17 miles from the border for seven days. Vogt said the pause was chosen to gauge the enemy's reaction and determine whether an attack was intended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Vogt
Kidney Danger Signals and Relief Tactic Mentioned
Nighttime urination burning and back pain alerted to possible kidney issues. The notice advises taking TRUKETS three tabs daily for four days to regulate passage ease aches and pains as a remedy. It ends with a vague prompt to act now.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Page Two
Tokyo Rose
A. L. Burns, Jr
Clyde Davis
Texarkana, Texas
James C. Cole
Malvern
Cole
Fun
W. R
Stephens
Arkansas Louisians Gas Co
ARK
Cecil Alexander
Heber Springs
John Bethell
Desire
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Julian Streett
Camden
Bill H. Walmsley
Batesville
Fulton
Izard
Sharp
Stone
Independence
Randolph
Clay
Lawrence
Greene
Jackson
Craighead
Poinsett
Mississippi
Woodruff
Cross
St. Francis
Crittenden
Monroe
Lee
Phillips
van Buren
Cleburne
Conway
Faulkner
White
Saline
Lonoke
Prairie
Benton
Caroll
Boone
Marion
Baxter
Madison
Newton
Searcy
Crawford
Franklin
Johnson
Pope
Sebastian
Logan
Yell
Scott
Polk
Montgomery
Garland
Perry
Howard
Pike
Sevier
Little River
Hot Spring
Grant
Jefferson
Clark
Dallas
Desha
Nevada
Ouachita
Calhoun
Bradley
Drew
Miller
Lafayette
Columbia
Union
Ashley
Chicot
Joe T. Ford
State Education Department
John Cunniff
American Arbitration Association
I.W. Abel
United Steelworkers
R. Heath Larry
U.S. Steel
Donald Straus
AAA
Straus
Northern Ireland
Miami, Fla
Richard Prentice Ettinger
Prentice-Hall, Inc
Ettinger
Wis
Joseph Paliasito
Paliafito
National Health Enterprises Inc
Congress
Moscow
United States
China
Mideast
Middle East
Soviet Union
Caribbean
Egypt
Suez Canal
Ussr
Vienna
Hays T. Sullivan
Burdette
Arch French
Dumas
Willan EB. Craig
Allan Hall
Branch
Town & Country Restaurant
East Third Street
Hope, Ark
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!