Proof reading woes in Nixon era press and gothic garble
A newspaper editor laments errant wire copy and rushed production as proof readers battle garbled text. He cites Nixon era politics, tobacco advertising fights, and a New Jersey tale about Alabama misprints, noting printers differ from offset methods and the ongoing struggle for accuracy in Our Daily Bread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene L. Horner
Route Four
Hope
the Star
New Jersey
Alabama
South
Texas
Star
Arkansas Gazette
Gazette
The
Tajk
Pro Football Stars May Face Inquiry at Super Bowl
Len Dawson says he had a casual acquaintance with a Michigan restaurateur arrested in a nationwide gambling ring probe. NBC lists six NFL figures and others as subpoena targets, while officials stress no disciplinary action is proven and Dawson confirms acquaintance with Donald Dawson of Birmingham, Michigan.
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Mike Rathet
Jack Hand
Associated Press
NEW Orleans
Len Dawson
Kansas City Chiefs
Michigan
NBC
Joe Namath
New York Jets
Bill Munson
Detroit Lions
Karl Sweelan
Los Angeles Rams
Lions
New Orleans Saints
Pete Sammons
Bob Devaney
University of Nebraska
U.S
Dawson
Donald Dawson
Birmingham
Mich
Detroit
IRS
No Smoking Week Nog for Governor
Fragmented text mentions No Smoking Week and mentions political figures Hoch AP and Waitt Rack with unclear context. Education and civic references appear amid garbled lines. The readable elements suggest a political or public health note, but specifics are obscured.
Etter Speaks on Charter Proposal at Kiwanis Meeting
Atquesay's Hope Kiwanis Club heard William Wi better of Washington Hempstead County's delegate to the Constitutional Convention as guest speaker. Etter reviewed the proposed new constitution discussed weeks ago and noting it to be voted on in November. Guests Milton Mushtare of New York and Mrs Jack Lowe of Oakhaven attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atquesay
Hope Kiwanis Club
William Wi
Better
Washington
Hempstead County
Etter
Milton Mushtare
New York
Jack Lowe
Oakhaven
Wilbur Mills Quietly Seen as Potential House Speaker
Arkansas Democrat Wilbur D Mills, long head of the Ways and Means Committee, gains liberal support after 1969 tax bill. Viewers weigh his chances to seek the chair if Democrats hold the House, while Speaker McCormack shapes succession. Mills plans hinge on McCormack’s decisions and party regulars.
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Wilbur Mills
Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington
Arkansas
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Meats
Mills
John W. Mee Cormack
D-Mass
White House
McCormack
FBI Enters Mine Leader Murder Probe
FBI agents joined state police in the investigation of the killings of United Mine Workers leader Joseph A. Yablonski and his wife and daughter in Clarksville Pennsylvania. Authorities say the three were shot with a .38 caliber pistol at their rural home and that federal tie was sought to determine if union protection laws were involved. The case follows Yablonski’s recent bid for UMW presidency and the sons’ charges linking the murders to union politics.
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Lee Linder
Associated Press
Clarksville, Pa
FBI
Poice
United Mine Workers
Joseph A
Jock
Yablonski
John N. Mitchell
Joseph Snyder
Margaret
Charlotte
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Tim
Mitchell
Taer Ynlon
Raymond P. Strafes
Winters of Youth Recall by Hal Boyle Snug in Old Age
Hal Boyle reflects on winters of youth recalling simple farm life and family rituals. The piece recalls porch scenes, bread browned in an oven, children with rosy noses, and shoveling snow after a heavy snowfall. The tone is nostalgic for past winters and family warmth on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Inal
Sinter
Steys
New Attack System Used by North Vietnam
U S officials say North Vietnam may emphasize sapper commando units of six to eight men to inflict casualties on U S troops at fixed positions. The move follows Giap's call for high quality small mobile strike forces and may indicate broader use of covert raids learned in bases in South Vietnam Cambodia and Laos. Prisoner reports provide insight into training and withdrawal plans, with sappers avoiding direct mass assaults.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
North Vietnam
U.S
Tam Ky
Vo Nguyen Giap
Glap
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
de Feldess
North States Hit by Snow and Wind Storm
Snow and high winds battered a wide stretch from western North Carolina to New York as travelers faced warnings through the night. Coastal gale warnings extended along the Atlantic seaboard, with snowfall affecting eastern England like conditions noted in the dispatch.
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Associated Press
Sturm
Ghby
England
Carolinee
New York
New Lend
Deen
Gale Swartings
Maine
Tax Hike Indicated by Hope School Board
The Hope School Board urged local support for 1971 72 funding after an emergency meeting. They criticized low salaries and called for a local revenue increase to hire 4 general classroom teachers, expand vocational education, and boost support for non college bound students, with the hike taking effect July 1 1971.
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Hope School
Hope Board of Education
Equalization Board
Hope
North Central Association
Focal
South Arkansas
Board of Education
Hops
South
Arkansas
Gas Heat Restored After Mena Blackout Crisis
Mena Arkansas residents shivered as gas heat failed from Tuesday afternoon to about 10 pm with temperatures down to nine degrees. A spokesman cited a continuing gas shortage but said this crisis was the worst yet. Telephone service was overwhelmed and parts of the city suffered intermittent power failures during the evening.
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Mena
Ark
Fire department called to two early morning incidents
At 7:45 a.m. Hope Fire Department responded to a heating system steam issue at the LC Penny Co building causing smoke. Earlier, at 6:40 a.m., trucks were dispatched to National Laundry where a laundry exhaust produced blue smoke. No damage reported.
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Hope Fire Department
Lc, Penny Co
National Laundry
Ehe Leans
Ape &X
Discrimination Probe Shifts Focus to West Coast
In Pasadena California a 1959 teaching job applicant Doris Foster a former substitute teacher and now a girls counselor at McKinley Junior High testified at the Justice Department racial discrimination trial. Officials say the probe could involve about 150 witnesses and last six weeks. The government seeks a timetable to boost integration while Pasadena Board of Education argues current imbalances reflect neighborhood makeup and not board policy.
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LOS Angeles
Pasadena
Joe Louis
Doris Foster
Justice Department
West Coast
Pasadena Board of Education
Charles Quaintance
Thought Kennedy Told the Police Inquest Testimony
Ed ward M Kennedy faced questions as close aides Gargan and Markham testified they believed he planned to go to police after diving into the channel at Chappaquiddick. They described searches for Mary Jo Kopechne and Kennedy’s later jump, and noted pressure from Dist Atty Dinis for broader questioning.
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Joseph E. Mohbat
Associated Press
Edgartown
Manas
Mary Jo Kopechne
Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Martha's Vineyard
Joseph F. Gargan
Paul S. Markham
U.S
Massachusetts
Miss Kopechne
Gargan
Markham
Tony
Dike
Chappaquiddick
Cargan
Atty
Edmund 5S
Dinis
James A. Boyle
Court Delays Tate Murder Trial Indefinitely
Los Angeles AP report states a Superior Court judge postponed the Tate murder trial for Sharron Tate and six others due to 60 pending motions. Linda Kasabian and Leslie Van Houten appeared. Van Houten seeks psychiatric evaluation and private investigator aid. The Tate killings at a Bel Air mansion followed by the LaBiancas’ deaths the next night involve Charles Manson’s group.
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Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
William Keene Iet
Ements
Man the Ore
Linda Kasabian
Leslie Louise van Houten
Miss Tate
Bel-Air District
Hollywood
Leno LaBianca
Miss van Houten
LaBianca
Charles M. Maison
Manson
Israeli Warplanes Hit Egypt Near Cairo Deep Strike
TEL AVIV AP Israeli warplanes struck Egyptian military targets near Cairo today and crossed west of the Nile in their deepest air assault since the 1967 war. One objective was Dashur eight miles south of Helwan, where a giant steel complex with Soviet aid is under construction.
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Tel Aviv
Cairo
Nile River
Middle East
Dadashur
Helwan
Voter purge notices and community events in Hope area
All Around Town reports that no notices of cancellation of voter registrations have been mailed yet though the four year purge is required. A paper drive to benefit the March of Dimes is planned for Saturday January 17 in Hope, with more details to come. Also noted are upcoming events: B and PW Club meeting January 8 at the Clamdond Cafe with guest speakers Mrs Kelly Bryant and Len… and Guernsey PTA meeting January 8 at 7 1 in the school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat House
Hempstead
Dee McMurrough
B&pw Club
Clamond Cafe
Kelly Bryant
Hope
Ute Kuck
Bryant
Ken Hargis
Social Security Office
Severe cold grips the state with double digit lows
Cold snap continues as temperatures fall to 10 degrees below zero at Pocahontas and near zero to the low teens elsewhere. Snow totals climb across counties with Fayetteville reporting seven inches and Harrison eight. Roads remain hazardous in many areas as icy patches persist on bridges and less-traveled routes.
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Eea
Pocahontas
Idogress
Memphis
Atate
North
Arkansas
South
Fayetteville
Harrison
Jongaboro
Aig Fort Smith
Jonesboro
Pine Bluff
Blytheville
Texarkana
el Dorado
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Springdale
Truckers Seek 60 Percent Wage Increase in Three Years
The Teamsters announced three year wage demands totaling about 60 percent or more for 460,000 truck drivers under the national contract. Initial figures cited $1 more per hour this year and 75 cents per hour in 1971 and 1972, with later higher figures noted. Industry sources warn of stiff resistance and the possibility of a nationwide lockout before contract expiry March 31.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
Frank Fitzsimmons
Teasters
James R. Hoffa
Batgan
Teamsters
Fussimmons
Bargeining
Toy Taey
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