Games And Big Fight Headlines Stir Readers
A satire on modern games lists titles like the Cities Game and Smog while a heavyweight title bout between Joe Frazier and Cassius Clay heads to Madison Square Garden on March 8 with each fighter set to earn 2.5 million. The piece notes Clay’s claim to the title and questions Frazier’s bid to wear the crown. A separate item reports the Army revoking Bronze Star medals awarded to dogs in Vietnam after a hoax exposed by a St Louis reader.
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Evening Press
Cold and Fair Predicted for Weekend
Cold but fair weather is in store for Arkansas through the weekend as a cold front moves in. Thursday's warm spell gave way to chill temperatures with highs from 50 at Harrison to a record 77 at Little Rock. overnight lows varied from 26 Fayetteville to 49 El Dorado and 32 in Memphis, with light precipitation scattered across Texarkana, Pine Bluff, and Little Rock.
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Jury to Probe AMGN Deficit in Pine Bluff
Jefferson County Grand Jury will meet February 1 to investigate Arkansas AM and N financial troubles. Auditors reported a 1.4 million deficit and a 92 thousand shortage in the college books, with the audit report given to Prosecutor Joe Holmes of Pine Bluff.
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Redistrict Plan Approval Seems Likely
Bearden-Wilson congressional redistricting bill moves through Arkansas Senate toward approval. Sen Walmsley promises a fight but faces factors against his SB 59. Bills SB 58 and SB 64 also amid discussion as three plans redraw districts per 1970 census. Walmsley seeks to move Independence County to the 2nd District, while others favor keeping Independence in the 1st. Senate survey shows near majority backing Bearden-Wilson proposal. needs 18 votes. Mills Pryor Hammerschmidt neutral. Alexander backs the opposite plan.
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Associated Press
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Leachville
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Wilbur D. Mills
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Washington
Bill Alexander
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Season for Common Cold and Twinges of Arthritis
HAL BOYLE writes from New York about midwinter blues and insomnia in the column. The piece lampoons gloom as people crave hibernation while weather drags on, with a bleak mood across society and a grouchy, tired office scene. The postcard from Florida and Santa’s mocked fate underscore the season’s dreary toll and the promise that "this too shall pass."
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Oy Hal Boyle
New York
Nashville Man Dies After Arkansas 26 Crash Bridge
Murfreesboro Ark AP George Ernest Bridge water 48 of Nashville died Thursday from injuries after his car struck a bridge on Arkansas 26 between Murfreesboro and Nashville. He was dead on arrival at a Texarkana hospital.
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Murfreesboro
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Texarkana
Allies Battle to Reopen Phnom Penh Highway Pass
A South Vietnamese task force I s fighting around Stung Chhay 95 miles southwest of Phnom Penh to reopen Highway 4 to the sea. U S. forces report an American plane down in Cambodia while both sides clash over two key passes. Casualties include 41 North Vietnamese and five South Vietnamese soldiers killed with 2 South Vietnamese wounded. Cambodian commanders say they will retake Pich Nil as South Vietnamese marines move toward the pass.
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George Esper
Associated Press
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Cambodia
Stung Chhay
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Southern schools more integrated than Northern ones
Washington AP reports HEW secretary Elliot Richardson says desegregation has advanced in the South, with 38.1 percent of black students in majority white schools in 11 states in 1970, up from 18.4 in 1968. National desegregation rose to 32.8 percent, while the North and West showed little change. Richardson cautions against discrimination against minority teachers and vows prosecution.
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Washington
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
HEW
Vietnamese Given More U S Bases
SAIGON AP The USS Command says 150 more installations will be turned over to the South Vietnamese as part of Vietnamization. Over 100 installations have already transferred to the Republic of Vietnam armed forces, mostly base camps and small cantonment facilities.
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George Esper
Associated Press
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Israel raids Lebanon deepen border clash at Sarafand coast
Israeli commandos penetrated 28 miles into Lebanon killing 10 Arabs at a Palestine guerrilla base on the coast and wounding many. Lebanese reports 2 guerrillas killed and 7 wounded. Raid supported by naval bombardment and helicopters, with 120 commandos in four helicopters. Israelis claim retaliation for Arab raids along the border. U N mediator Jarring awaited Egypt and Jordan reactions.
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New York
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Jerusalem
Calls Phone Facilities Inadequate
Edward W. Davis of the Public Service Commission said General Telephone Co. of the Southwest provided deficient four party and direct distance dialing service. In written testimony to a rate hike hearing, Davis cited a July survey showing reliability problems. The company and Four States Telephone Co. seek a $3.4 million annual increase, with protests from Des Are, Gillett, Carlisle, Jacksonville, Stuttgart and Texarkana.
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Edward W. Davis
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Four States Telephone Co
Policemen Go on Strike in New York City
Hundreds of city police, angered by a court ruling on pay parity, refuse to patrol boats in a spreading wildcat stoppage. Captains and above to fill gaps. emergency measures assure protection. no immediate crime spike evident. Newsmen report sparse patrols in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and upper Manhattan.
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New York
Bob Monroe
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
All Around Town Explorer Post 92 Reorganized Leaders Named
All Around Town Explorer Post 92 sponsored by First Presbyterian Church reorganized under advisers M Sgt and Mrs Albert H Patton with Alphonse Roy Jr named president and Larry Patton first vice president Kathy Hinkle second vice president Bill McCulley secretary Janice Nelson treasurer Hilda Roy program chairman Guy Spencer new member The post plans a District Road Rally in March inviting youths 14 or in ninth grade to join by calling 777 6875 Also notes Governor Dale Bumpers inauguration attendees and local events including Aladdin and His Magic Lamp show for children January 23 at Texarkana Junior College Auditorium with 60 cent admission.
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Nixon Seeks Youth Alliance and Federal Program Reform
In a conciliatory address to American youth President Nixon urges reliance on the system and proposes consolidating federal volunteer programs into a new agency. Housing Secretary Romney suspends about 40 percent of the 140 million mortgage subsidy program to curb abuses. Nixon appoints Robert Dole as GOP chairman with two co chairs. Supreme Court voids two obscure postal obscenity laws. maritime workers threaten a wildcat strike over pay parity. Sgt. Charles Hutto is second My Lai defendant acquitted. in Saigon a Vietnamese task force attempts to reopen Phnom Penh sea route as North Vietnamese forces clash near a mountain pass southwest of Phnom Penh.
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Associated Press
FT. Mcpherson
Ft. Hood
Tex
Hutto
Tallulah
3Rd Army
Donald Laffoon
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Death Cause Sought in Student Case
The state medical examiner’s office hopes for answers by afternoon in the deaths of two Arkansas AM&N students. A spokesman said tests found a foreign compound in body fluids of the two students who died Wednesday. Police in Pine Bluff had said an arrest was expected once drug tests and autopsies are completed.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Am&n
Pine Bluff
Prime Rate Cut to 6 Percent by Major Banks
New York AP First National City Bank lowered its prime rate to 6 percent for top credit customers, matching cuts by Chase Manhattan, Manufacturers Hanover, Morgan Guaranty, and Chemical Bank. The move, part of a broader easing after tight money, could push down consumer loan costs and mortgage rates.
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First National City
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Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
First Pennsylvania Banking & Trust Co
Philadelphia
Trespassing Charge Is Dropped in Arkansas
Four Shreveport men Whitney Boggs Wade Sam ple Broad Garrett had trespass charges dismissed after a Cossatot River float trip near the U S 70 bridge. Deputy Prosecutor Garnet Norwood, at the landowner Cregar's request, concluded an investigation found no criminal liability. The men were arrested January 3 after returning to the first parked vehicle.
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Elimination of Poverty Seen Possible by Bumpers
Gov Dale Bumpers told an Arkansas Community Action Agencies Association meeting that eliminating poverty is possible with expanded welfare programs to offer incentive and motivation. He said existing assistance is needed but only relieves poverty on a day to day basis.
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Dale Bumpers
Bumpers
Arkansas Community Action Agencies Association
Slayings Reported At Jacksonville Residence
In Jacksonville three people were reportedly killed at a residence. Police were seeking a suspect driving a red Ford. The victims’ identities were withheld and officials could not immediately determine the manner of death.
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