Disaster on Tampa Bay Bridge Reveals Engineering Flaws
From Biloxi letters praise The Hope Star for December 30 1969 issue and the photo of Biloxi Episcopal Church. The Tampa Bay bridge disaster tale recounts a cracked pier delaying the second causeway and forcing dismantling and replacement. Engineers faced unlucky turns as a planned tourist route plus ship traffic influenced the outcome.
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Biloxi
Tampa Bay Bridge
Florida
Great Bridge
Tampa Bay
U.S. 19
Bradenton
Sarasota
Fort Myers
Naples
St. Petersburg
U.S. Steel
Mena protests gas outage and switch to propane
Mena Arkansas residents voiced anger after a natural gas outage left homes freezing. Company spokesmen reported inquiries about propane as an alternative while officials noted growing interest in switching fuels following Tuesday's interruption.
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Mena
Ark
Sil RH
Dohn
E Mens Weekly Star
Mend
Lux
Jon Tees
Oald
Probe Begins in Consumer Goods Field
Senate hearings on birth control pills launch a broad election year drive on consumer protection. Nelson to chair five days of testimony by 18 doctors and researchers as lawmakers weigh warnings and health risks. The probe follows inflammation over labeling, warranties, and exhaust controls amid Democratic strategy to expose and refine Nixon proposals.
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H. L. Schwartz
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Nixon
Gaylord Nelsona
D-Wls
Nelson
United States
Calis Palen
Censorship Charge Triggers Reprisal in Vietnam News row
In Saigon US Army court martial charges were brought against Spec. 5 Robert Lawrence for disobeying orders during a nightly news segment and later accusing the command of suppressing unfavored news. Marine Cpl. Thomas Sinkavite joined in the broadcast, endorsing Lawrence’s charge as the Army investigates censorship claims.
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Richard H. Pyle
Associated Press
Saigon
US. Army
Vietnam
Robert Lawrence
Atlanta
Orcher
Lawrence
Armid Forces Vietnam
U.S
Cpl
Thomas M. Sinkavité
Arvisburg
US. Command
Robert MacArthee
Sto Po
Seved
Avalanche of Good Resolutions Melts After New Year's Day
HAL BOYLE explains why people abandon New Year resolutions soon after they are made. The piece notes guilt, doubt, and fear of failure as common obstacles and offers a cautious view of sticking to constructive goals rather than drastic changes.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Eady
Man Takes Own Life at Memphis
MEMPHIS AP Alonzo Bennett 80 retired senior vice president of Federal Compress Warehouse Co was found dead in his apartment Wednesday believed to be from a self inflicted gunshot wound officers said
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Memphis
Alonzo Bennett
Federal Compress Warehouse Co
Franchise System Under U.S. Attack
A report on United States franchising faces congressional scrutiny with hearings set to begin January 20. Notables from Minnie Pearl to Johnny Carson and Mickey Mantle may attend, spotlighting a multi billion dollar industry. Investigations note fraud risks, over franchising, room for strong contracts, and regulatory questions impacting over 600,000 franchises nationwide.
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Robert A. Dobkin
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Minnie Pearl
Grand Ole Opry
Johnny Carson
Joe Namath
Mickey Mantle
Pat Boone
Senate
United States
Harrisun A. Williams
D-Nob Willaims
Abus
Ford
Fra
Linnie Pearl's Staurents
Wer
Federal Trade Commission
Es Small Business Administra Unt
Nation in deep cold as United States braves record lows
Bitter cold swept the nation from the Rockies to the Atlantic with subzero readings in many areas. Utilities reported record gas and electricity use as Weather Bureau warned of slow relief. 47 of 48 states saw freezing temperatures, with demand peaking in the Tennessee Valley Authority system and Chicago area's gas pipelines setting daily records for supply.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
California
Great Lakes
New England
Misassaippi Valley
Atlanta
Florida
Tennessee Valley Authority
The
Natural Gas Pipeline Co
Americ
Chicago
Midwest
Commonwealth Edison Co
Fair Trade Liquor Law Attacked in Arkansas Suit
Howard Watson of KMYO filed in chancery court May 13 a taxpayer suit challenging Arkansas 13 to 30 percent minimum markup fair trade liquor law. Frank Watson of Cockrill Laser McGehee Sharp Haswell represents the plaintiff. Nathan L. Schoenfeld of Hot Springs defends for the state. The law sets minimum markups for wholesale and retail liquor dealers. the state Supreme Court upheld it in 1950, but the suit argues those grounds no longer apply and Watson plans an appeal if necessary.
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Little Rock
Frank Watson
Watson
Cockrill, Laser
McGehee, Sharp and Haswell Frm
Chancery Court
Howeard Watson
KMYO
Nathan L. Schoenfeld
Hot Springs
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Collector Quits Under a Cloud in Lonoke County
Lonoke County tax collector Mrs. Floyd Abbott resigned Wednesday after three city tax settlements were not received. Circuit Judge Joe Rhodes ordered the office records impounded due to suspected discrepancies in locks, records, accounts and documents. Cities Cabot Lonoke and Carlisle were awaiting settlements.
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Lonoke
Ark
Floyd Abbott
Lonoke County
C. H. Beni
Circuit Court
Joe Rhodes
Stuttgart
Cabot
Carlisle
Rhodes
Loarke Couly
Thrash Thrash Elected President of Chamber of Commerce
Hubert Thrash, office manager for Tol E Tax Oil Co, elected president of the Hope Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce for 1970. Vice presidents named were Dr Don Freel Albert Zimmerebner Wil Rutherford and J W Rowe, with Charles Sharpe Jr as treasurer. First board meeting set plans for annual meeting and banquet on Jan 20 at Fair Park Coliseum. A resolution supporting the Standard Generator bond election on Feb 3 was passed. 1970 work program approved.
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Hubert Thrash
Tol-E-Tax Oil Co
Hope-Hempstead County
Fair Park Coliseum
Thrash
Israeli Jets Strike on Three Fronts Across Middle East
Israeli jets attacked three Arab fronts including Syria Egypt and Lebanon with strikes on military targets and guerrilla camps. Syrian MIG aircraft were shot down in a dogfight over the Golan Heights, and a claim was made of 17 Syrian planes downed since 1967.
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Marcus Eliason
Associated Press
TEL Aviv
Israel
Lebanon
Golan Heights
Syria
Iraq
Suez Canal
Egypt
Mi. Hermon
No Tear Gas Used in Raid on Panthers
AP report from Chicago notes Sgt. Daniel Groth testified at an inquest into the deaths of Black Panther members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. He said tear gas was unavailable for the December 4 West Side raid to serve a search warrant for weapons. Groth described pre raid briefing and the weapons carried by his team, including a submachine gun carbine and multiple shotguns.
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Deborah Rankin
Associated Press
Chicago
Black Panther Party
Daniel Groth
Fred Hampton
Milnois Panther Party
Mark Clark
Pooria Reader
Groth
Hampton
West Side
Art
Martin S. Gerber
Five women to recount last night of Mary Jo Kopechne
Five young women linked to Robert F Kennedy travel to a Chappaquiddick inquest site to describe Mary Jo Kopechne’s final hours. They include Rosemary Keough and Maryellen Lyons, both Washington DC associates, and Nancy Lyons now with Senator Kennedy’s staff.
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Mary Jo
Jobe P
Mohbat
Associated Press
Edgartown
Mass
Mary Jo Kopechne
Rosemary Keough
Drexel Hill
Maryellen Lyons
Milton
Nancy
Susan Tennenbaum
Esther Newberg
Washington, D.C
Robert F. Kennedy
Nancy Lyons
Edward M. Kenneedy
Mary J6
Chappaquiddick Island
Griffin Sees No Path to Veto Override in HEW Funding Fight
The article discusses Senator Griffin and colleagues debating the chances of Congress overriding a presidential veto on a $19.7 trillion HEW funding bill. It notes the need for two-thirds votes in both houses, potential Senate action, and the timeline if a veto occurs. Griffin stresses party loyalty may influence GOP members toward backing the veto or the administration’s compromise.
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Wineeton
Batis
Robert B. Griffin
Congress
White House
Anttely
Epcoon
Edointrion
Crite
Senate
House
Griffin
Dwight D. Ebenhower
HEW
GOP
Nixon
Professors Object to WA's List on Campus Militants
The Arkansas AAUP condemned Gov Rockefeller’s list of campus militants as an inhibition to healthy dissent. E. E. Hudson of Russellville said lawmakers should rely on courts to handle law, warning the list may endanger academic freedom and liberties on Arkansas campuses.
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Russellville, Ark
Arkansas Conference of the American Association of University Professors
Winthrop Rockefeller
AAUP
E. E. Hudson
Runesellvilla
Arkaga
Hudson
Arkansas
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