Accidental U S Air Strike Hits Da Nang Base
An American flight leader accidentally guided five U S fighter bombers into an attack on Da Nang Air Base. Ten Americans and one Vietnamese were wounded. no deaths reported. Bombs damaged aircraft and fuel tanks. investigation cited erroneous coordinates and unfamiliar crews. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong fighting continued nearby with dozens of strikes and heavy air activity reported.
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Crawford and Baker Obituaries From Bodcaw and Hope Area
Lester R. Crawford 61 died Dec 4 in a New Orleans hospital. Retired welder and former Bodcaw resident. Survived by five sons, father, five brothers, two sisters, eight grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. at Shover Springs Baptist Church with interment at Shover Springs Cemetery. Oakcrest Funeral Home of Hope directing. Lee Roy Baker 77 died Saturday in a local hospital. Retired farmer and New Hope Baptist Church member. Survived by wife Gertrude, four sons, one brother, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Herndon Funeral Home Chapel, burial Memory Gardens, Herndon Funeral Home directing.
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Bossier City
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Waskom
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Dallas
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Doyle
Glendon
Abilene
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Midland
Rufus
Calif
Dawson Crawford
Emmet
Opel Summers
Seminole
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Vetolia Crawford
Shover Springs Baptist Church
Shover Springs
Oakcrest Funeral Home of
Hope
Lee Roy Baker
New Hope
Memory Gardens
Herndon Funeral Home
Gun battle at hotel tops city. many dead in sniping
Police faced gunfire from snipers on the 17th floor of a hotel near the French Quarter. Ten killed, later revised to seven as duplicate counts were corrected. some victims died from gunshots, others in fires set by attackers. Mayor Landrieu said negotiations failed. snipers armed with pistols and .44 magnums. In Arkansas, legislation to exempt low income residents from income tax and offer tax credits was proposed, with credits for individuals and corporations and a projected revenue impact disclosed by Senator Knox Nelson.
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Nelson
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Soviet Luna 21 unmanned craft launches toward moon
Moscow reports the Soviet Union has launched an unmanned space craft named Luna 21. It was sent toward the moon from an Earth satellite and placed on a near-moon trajectory to advance scientific studies of the moon and near lunar space.
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Rowe Speaks at Hope Rotary Club on Vo-Tech Aims
J W Rowe director of Red River Vo-Tech School spoke at the Hope Rotary Club at Town and Country Restaurant. He outlined the school’s aim to meet regional needs, noting newest courses bricklaying and practical nursing and upcoming classes in bookkeeping industrial electricity machine shop welding drafting blue print reading first aid and fork lift maintenance. He praised state vo tech cooperation with local industries and welcomed visiting Rotarians and guests from across the region.
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Charles Wilburn
Texarkana
Perry Easterling
Dallas
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Boston
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Washington, Ark
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St. Louis, Mo
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Quints Doing Fine Says Hospital Spokesman
EVANSTON IL AP The Baer quintuplets are doing fine and the father is calming down a spokesman said Sunday night The first born Thomas Allen had a respiratory problem and was fed orally with oxygen occasionally The three girls and two boys were born Friday to Mr and Mrs James Baer of Northbrook They were moved from Highland Park Hospital to Evanston Hospital a center for premature babies The father shuttled between Evanston and Highland Park where Lynn Baer 26 was recovering from labor Fertility Institute doctor Melvin Cohen said he had treated Mrs Baer with the fertility drug Perganol before pregnancy
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Northbrook
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All Around Town January police and church notices
The City Police weekly report ending Jan 7 lists four traffic violations seven license violations four drunkenness three DWI one assault and battery one petty larceny two illegal co habitation two failure to answer summons. Gerald Trussell named Finance Committee chair of Southern Baptist Churches in Arkansas. Dr Everett Sneed was to teach Galatians at Calvary Baptist Jan 7 10 but study postponed due to weather. Christmas Seal Campaign appeal: Hempstead County residents have donated $1 983.65 by Jan 5.
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First Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Churches In
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Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine
Everett Sneed
Calvary Baptist Church
Dee McMurrough
Hempstead County
Weather summary for Arkansas with chilly temps
Experiment station report for 24 hours ending 7 am Monday notes a high of 27 and low of 24 with .10 sleet. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy, cold conditions with a few snow flurries through Tuesday. Today and Tuesday highs range from the mid 20s in the north to the mid 30s in the south, with lows tonight from 15 to 20 in the north to the low to mid 30s in the south.
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Laird says Vietnamization near complete for South Vietnam
Secretary Laird told the House Armed Services Committee that Vietnamization is virtually complete and South Vietnam is ready to assume a full combat role if peace talks fail. He said the United States will stay until POWs are released and MIAs are accounted for, with no complete withdrawal beforehand.
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Melvin R. Laird
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Paris
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Arkansas Democrat to publish Saturday morning edition
The Arkansas Democrat in Little Rock will shift to a Saturday morning publication starting this Saturday, dropping the Saturday afternoon edition. The paper cites a changing life style with readers too hurried on weekdays and notes that readers have more time on Saturday mornings.
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Bumpers Faces Arkansas Legislature In New Term
General Assembly convenes as Gov. Bumpers prepares for inaugural events. Senate and House welcome seven new senators and 29 new representatives with a Democratic majority. Tax relief plans clash with surplus funds, and budget debates focus on university expansion, free textbooks, and capital projects.
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