Arson suspected in Fort Smith housing project blaze
Fort Smith Fire Marshal Gene Weiss ties fires damaging or destroying about 32 of 100 units in a federally financed low rent project to arson. Investigators say five unoccupied buildings near completion were set early Saturday amid a housing controversy involving Rev. G Edward West and a civil rights suit by the Northside Property Owners Association. Don Hart, a firefighter, treated after falling through a second floor.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Gene Weiss
Don Hart
Fort Smith Hospital
G. Edward West
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Oer
West
Northside Property Owners Association
U.S. District
Housing and Urban Development Department
HUD
Records to Be Auctioned by KXAR
KXAR will hold an annual record auction Saturday January 45 from noon to 730 pm Proceeds support Lions Club Boy Scout Troop and First Presbyterian Church Boy Scout Troop Proceeds from the Tommy Country and Western Show Gospel Country and Jazz records plus old 78 pm Christmas discs donated by KXAR will be sold in lots of 2 and 5 Records and 5 hours time donated All money stays local Scouts will staff bids and deliver sold records that day area residents urged to listen and participate
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KXAR
Lions’ Club
First Presbyterian Church
Haskell Jones
Boy Scout
Ll Records
Pryor Visits Arkansas to mull Senate bid
Congressman David Pryor of Arkansas plans an eight day trip through the state to gauge support for a possible challenge to Senator John McClellan. He will return to Washington for the opening of the session and then resume visits, saying he will listen to the political climate before deciding around March 1.
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Little Rock
David Pryor
D-Ark
Arkansas
U.S. Senate
John L. McClellan
Pryor
Washington
Senate
Arkansas forecast and 24 hour report from station
The experiment station reports 24 hours ending 7 am Monday with a high of 72 and a low of 39. The Associated Press forecast notes fair conditions and mild temperatures today, becoming fair and cooler tonight and Tuesday. Highs today range from the low 60s northwest to the low 70s south, with tonight’s lows from the low 30s northwest to the low 40s southeast and Tuesday’s highs from the low 50s northwest to the mid 60s southeast.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Inmate Council Presses Tucker Prison Rules Change
Tucker Inmate Council met with the state Board of Corrections to protest limits on correspondence and visitation and the ban on packages at Tucker Intermediate Reformatory Arkansas. Lonnie Brown led the discussion noting inmates rely on mail and visits and a man with 13 siblings faces difficult choices. The board said it would consider adjustments next month and invited a council recommendation.
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Tucker Intermediate Reformatory
Ark
Tucker
State Board of Correction
Lonnie Brown
Winthrop Rockefeller
R. G. Britton
Britton
Brown
John H. Haley
Little Rock
Mundt's Senate Seat Draws Wide Field of Seekers
In South Dakota, 71 year old Sen Karl Mundt fights after a stroke as he faces reelection in 1972. Democratic candidates include Rep James Abourezk and George Blue with Lt Gov William Dougherty hinting at a bid. Republican possibilities include Robert Hirsch Charles Lien Tom Reardon and Gordon Mydland, with Don Petersen running as an independent.
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James Abourezk
Mundt
George Blue
Huron
William Doughterty
Don L. Petersen
Pierre
Rehearing Denied In Turner Case And Other Arkansas Appeals
In Hope Arkansas the Star notes that offset rehearing in the Turner case was denied. It lists several appellate dispositions with reversals or affirmations from various circuits including Drew, White, Izard, Stone and Pulaski. Additional items include motions on transcripts and Rule on Clerk rulings and a San Diego Marine recruit report for Jackie Langley. A Hot Springs meeting date for no fault insurance opposition is reported with quotes from officials.
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Hope (Ark.) Star
Turner
THE
Associated Press
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Thomas Albert Cox
Rita Sue (Cox) Tucker
Drew Chy
George Rose Smith
Arkansas State Highway Commission
John F. Hawkins
White Circuit
Claude M. Brunson
Little Rock Road Machinery Company
Izard City
Lyle Brown
Junius Henderson
David Anderson
Stone Circuit
John A. Fogleman
Martha Henderson
Annie Mae Harris
Pulaski City
J. Fred Jones
Dorothy Bradley
Billy Hendricks
Conway
Wyman Middleton
Middleton & Sons Packing Co
Jack Cato
Lawrence
Per Curiam
John Donald Fry
Charles B. Freeman
W. R. Dyer
Mary Busby
Robert A. Purtle
Kenneth Shelton Jr
James Earl Polk
State of Arkansas
R. H. White
W. H. Cason
Leonard Johnson
United States Supreme
Bruce Nowlin
Joe Kagebein
Hot Springs
Ark
James T. Gooch
Arkadelphia
Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association
Dale Bumpers
Massachusetts
Court to Take Up Immigration Issue
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if barring foreign citizens who advocate communism or a totalitarian dictatorship in the United States violates the First Amendment. A New York district court panel ruled parts of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 unconstitutional and the government appealed for review.
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Supreme Court
United States
Federal District Court
New York
High Court
John N. Mitchell
William P. Rogers
Ernest E. Mandel
U.S
Mandel
Communist Party
New York Times
Supreme Coutrast
the Times
Diagnostic Clinic for Crippled Children Here
The Crippled Children Division of the Department of Public Welfare will host a Diagnostic and Check Up Clinic on January 13, 1972 at the Health Unit. Invited children may register 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. in the Armory. Clinicians include Dr. Charles G. Smith and Dr. Betty Lowe from Texarkana. orthopedic nursing consultant Miss Inez Merritt from Little Rock.
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Department of Public Welfare
Armory
Charles G. Smith
Betty Lowe
Texarkana
Inez Merritt
Little Rock
Arkansas
Max G. Kitchen
PHN
Prescott
Delphine Lester
Lewisville
Elaine Hoelscher
Nashville
Clara M. Redling
Frank Yarborough
Carrol Yocum
Arch Wylie
O.H. Bristow
Bryan Camp
Alma Knox
Frances Allen
Sandra Baker
Kay Franks
Nora Harper
Joan Senior
Ann Stevens
Queen Elizabeth Destroyed by Fire in Hong Kong Harbor
The 83,000-ton liner Seawise University capsized after 24 hours of fires and explosions in Hong Kong harbor. About 800 to 900 workers were aboard. 200 escaped, nine hospitalized. Officials doubt accidental start, considering arson. Ship bought for 3.2 million dollars, with 8 million more spent on conversion. Fire eased but fuel oil threatens pollution.
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Forrest Edwards
Presh
Hong Kong
Marine Department
Tsing Yi Island
Pride
Cunard Line
Chapman College of Orange
Calif
Seawise University
Geoffrey Marr
England
Hong Kong Fire Service
C.Y. Tung
Japan
Thelma Simmons Dies at 54 in Texarkana
Mrs Thelma King Simmons 54 of Texarkana died Saturday Survivors include her husband Truett a son Carlton Simmons of Alaska a daughter Mrs James Melton of Texas a brother Carlton King of Hope two sisters Mrs Van Boyce of Hope and Mrs Jack Silvey of Clarksville Funeral 2 p m Monday at Williams Memorial Methodist Church Burial Hillcrest Cemetery East Funeral Service Also Mrs Gilbert Clark 84 Hempstead County resident died Monday Arrangements by Oakcrest Funeral Home Jettie Marie Johnson 38 had funeral rites Sunday at Oakcrest Funeral Chapel Burial Ayers Cemetery Mount Rainier recorded 1955 56 season snowfall over 83 feet the heaviest in the United States.
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Thelma Simmons
Thelma King Simmons
Texarkana
Truett Simmons
Carlton Simmons
Alaska
James Melton
Texas
Carlton King
Hope
van Boyce
Jack Silvey
Clarksville
Williams Memorial Methodist Church
Hillcrest Cemetery
East Funeral Service
Gilbert Clark
Hempstead County
Oakcrest Funeral Home
Jettie Marie Johnson
Oakcrest Funeral
Rev
C. C. Truitt
Ayers Cemetery
You're never too old to hear better Beltone free offer
Chicago readers are invited to request a free non-operating model of Beltone's smallest hearing aid. The compact unit weighs under a third of an ounce and sits at ear level with no wires. No cost or obligation is required. write to Dept. 5502, Beltone Electronics Corp., 4201 W. Victoria, Chicago, IL 60646 to receive one.
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Chicago
Ill
Beltone
Beltone Electronics Corp
W. Victoria
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