Hope and music lift morale for troops in Vietnam
Our Daily Bread editor praises Bob Hope and the NBC Chrysler telecast of the Christmas visit to American forces in Vietnam. The piece frames the tour as a symbol of national dedication, noting the home front’s support and Hope’s closing layman’s prayer about a possible last overseas tour.
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Alex
Washburn
Bob Hope
National Broadcasting Co
Chrysler
Hope
America
Vietnam
Palm Springs
All America
Arkansas Fish Farmers seek regulation under poultry group
Representatives from the Arkansas Fish Farmers Association urged the State Constitutional Convention to bring fish farms under the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission. The Came and Fish Commission currently regulates fish farming, with director Andrew Husley advocating to keep it under the commission. Charles Files of Nunter, president, criticized the commission for promulgating regulations seen as a hindrance to growth.
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Fish Farms
Little Rock
Arkansas Fish Farmers Association
Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission
State
Came and Fish Commission
Commission
Andrew Hulsey
Convention
Clarles Files
Nunter
Jumbo Jet Ferry Begins Next Week
The Associated Press reports major airports worldwide prepare for the Boeing 747. Pan American starts New York to London service next Wednesday with 747s, TWA follows February 25 from New York to Los Angeles. By year end 40 of the 355 ton planes in air. 28 airlines expect 186 747s by 1971. Airports like Kennedy, LAX, O’Hare, Logan, Dulles, Dade County, Atlanta, and international hubs in London and Paris expand runways and terminals. The jet carries 350 to 490 passengers, cruises at 584 mph, includes a lounge and 12 rest rooms, with baggage containerization boosting handling speed.
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Associated Press
Europe
Pan American World Airways
New York
London
Trans World Airlines
Los Angeles
Pan Am
TWA
U.S
Paris
Rome
Hong Kong
Kennedy
Los Angeles Internation 4
O'Hare
Chicago
Logan
Boston
Dulles
Washington D.C
Dade County
Milani
Atlanta
Morris Sloane
Court Asked to Block Contempt Charge by Congress
The McSurelys Alan and Margaret seek to halt a contempt of Congress trial set for Monday They had moved to Kentucky to aid the poor but were entangled in sedition charges and a home raid The pair have appealed to a federal court to delay the trial while ongoing investigations and legal battles unfold in Washington and Kentucky
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Congress
Mark Brown
Associated Press
Washington
Kentucky
Alan
Margaret
McSurelys
Pike County
U.S
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
John L. McClellan
DaArk
Separate-issue vote debated at Arkansas Constitutional Convention
In Little Rock AP dispatch Harry King reports delegates at the Arkansas Constitutional Convention show split views on submitting the new constitution with or without separate issues. Some favor letting voters decide usury and right-to-work separately, while others fear losing support for the overall document. The 30 day session began Monday and disputes over separate provisions loom as war weeks approach.
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Harry King
Associated Press
Little Rock
Convvcntion
Jetport for Everglades Is Banned
President Nixon hailed a conservation victory as plans for a Miami jetport near Everglades National Park were halted. Volpe Hickel and Kirk signed a three way pact blocking airport threats, setting safeguards for a $4 million two mile runway built by Dade County Port Authority and permitting the use of the runway as a training facility until a jetport site is chosen.
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Nixon
Miami
Everglades
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Claude Kirk
Ade County
Migmicam
Everetades National Park
Ated
Dade County
Best
Sian
Runseay
World Becoming Too Dangerous Safest Place is Your Home
HAL Boyle argues that future life may favor staying home as cities grow dangerous and inconvenient. He notes cars and crowds clog streets, long lines for basics, and high prices for entertainment, proposing home life and routines as a safer, calmer alternative.
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Hal
Boyle
New York
Mai
Alfie
Side Issues on Charter Turned Down by Wallace
Virginia Knauer, Nixon administration consumer aide, faced opposing views at a Consumer Assembly. Critics argued White House staff watered down her proposals, while supporters pressed for stronger consumer protections and class action rights. Nader and Bess Myerson Grant urged liberation of Knauer amid program pledges to ensure just redress for consumers.
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G. David Wallace
Associated Press
Washington
Virginia Knauer
Knauer
Nixon
Consumer Assembly
Bess Myerson Grant
New York City
Ralph Nader
Texas
Consumer Federation of America
Bob Eckhardt
Report Series of Robberies in Hope
Hope Police Dept reported a series of burglaries on Wednesday and Thursday nights in Hope. A locked truck at the Shopping Center was broken into and four rifles taken. A .22 rifle and radio were stolen from Hempstead County Farmers Ags'n. Ward & Son Drug Store was entered with about $25 taken. Entry was via a broken east door pane. Friday morning a 12 gauge shotgun was stolen from a truck. Police investigate across city, county, and state.
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Hope F
Hope
Phillip Manus
Hempstead County Farmers Ags
Ward & Son Drug
Dick Lauterbach
Thursty
Woman Killed in One Car Crash Near Greenwood Arkansas
State Police report a 44-year-old Ottumwa Iowa woman Berthetta Love Knapp died in a one car crash two miles south of Greenwood Sebastian County Arkansas. The car left US 71 and she was thrown from the vehicle early today.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Ottumwa
Iowa
Tiwo
Greenwood
Sebastian County
Berthetta Love Knapp
Retirement Pay Upheld for Guards
The attorney general's office says state law requires the state Correction Department to pay Penitentiary Retirement System benefits even if funds are exhausted. Correction Commissioner Robert Surver sought the opinion amid funding concerns, noting the retirement system created in 1957 faced abolition in 1965 by Act 12, effective last June 1.
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Little Rockap
Attorney General's Office
State Correction Department
Correction
Robert Surver
Sarver
General Assembly
Warren Arkansas unitizes to open under order
Warren Arkansas AP report: Warren schools resume Monday under complete unification after the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals in St Louis ordered the district and Bradley County schools to witize. About 1,000 of 2,500 students are Negro. Top four grades to unite by combining two high schools for 700 high school pupils. Supt James M Hughes cites expected problems.
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Warren
Ark
US. Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Bradley County
Wareren
James M. Hughes
Two first degree murder charges filed in circuit court
Deputy Prosecutor James I Howaird filed first degree murder charges in two unrelated shootings. Arthora Wiley, 24, of Little Hock is charged in the December 26 death of 22 year old Walter Leroy Uantzler. George Riley, 64, of College Starhun is charged in the September 21 death of 49 year old Anni Lee Riley. No bond was set.
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James I. Howaird
Arthora Wiley
Little Hock
Walter Leroy Uantzler
George Riley
College Starhun
Ths Wie
Anni
Lee Riley
Inflation Drives 1969 GNP To 932.3 Billion Rise
The Commerce Department reports 1969 GNP reached 932.3 billion, up 66.6 billion from 1968, with about 4.75 percentage points from price increases and 3 percentage points from real output. A General Electric strike trimmed production by about 2 billion in the last two months, suggesting slower growth and a possible recession with two consecutive quarters of decline.
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Wy Ojrnm
Pearce
Washington (Ap
Commerce Department
Department
Iso
Eadh Contiata
Gental Electric Co
New Troop Pull Out by Summer
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird signaled another sizable Vietnam troop withdrawal by midsummer, with overall U.S. armed manpower down by about 300000 by June. The 35,000 increase over prior projections follows Nixon’s order for a further pullback from Vietnam by April 15, tying manpower cuts to troop withdrawals and potential draft reductions.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington (Ap
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Vietnam
Los Angeles
Laird
Nixon
Nic Uon
Weather to Be Colder in State
Weather to be colder with rain this weekend as a cold front moves through Arkansas. A cold front enters the northwest tonight and progresses across the state over the next 24 hours. Rain is forecast tonight and Saturday with lingering clouds, then Sunday should bring colder temperatures and an end to the rain.
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Arkansas
Tax Hikes Dropped by Nixon Budget Talks Shift
President Nixon aims to balance the budget without new taxes if feasible and may not seek higher excise taxes on liquor, cigarettes, or gasoline. A Treasury official cautions decisions remain tentative as budget timing shifts from January to February and White House cuts target a $200 billion stance to curb inflation.
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John M. Pearce
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Treasury Department
Treasury
Congress
White House
Ronald Lb. Ziegier
Bim
Budget Bureau
Local events and veterans aid noted in Hempstead County
All Around Town lists a bridge club event at Gio West 4th Street with a free hot supper for participants on January 17 and 14, while a separate note mentions the Southwest Arkansas Bridge Unit muster on January 16. Henry E. F. Hudson reports Hempstead County VA aid totaling 842159 for Finest Year 1969, including 645946 in compensation and pensions.
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Henry EF. Hudson
Lite Rock Veterans Admiiistras
Hempstead
Veterans Affairs
Donald E. Johnson
Tetal VA
State of
Arkansas
Hempstead County
Hudson
Free World
Tragic Train Death Near Conway Hill
A body was found on the tracks near Conway Hill after a train incident. Officials say the victim was dragged about five miles, with the body transported to Jones Funeral Home in Texarkana. The missing details include the person’s identity and exact circumstances surrounding the event.
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Ashville Hone
Berry
Nies
Ccs
Nashville
Conway Hill
Jones Funeral Home
Texirkana
Pine Bluff Desegregation Appeal Challenged
Negro plaintiffs in U S District Court appeal Judge Oren Harris ruling on Pine Bluff School Board desegregation. Harris ordered start of unitary system Jan 26 and completion by fall, with freedom-of-choice desegregation ended. case now goes to the Sixth U S Circuit.
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Little: Rock (Ap
U.S. District Court
Oren Harris
Pine Bluff
Harris
Fudge
Debreton
U.8
Typhoid Threat Halts Ship Sailing From Vancouver
Vancouver health officials warn the liner Typhoid Carrier may become a floating typhoid bomb if it sails before tests finish. With 34 known or suspected cases, P&O Lines may keep the ship in port for four to five days. Federal health tests on 1,500 passengers and crew proceed, results due later today or Saturday.
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Vancouver
B.C
George Mott
George Turner
P&o Lines (North America) Ltd
Dr. Mott
P&o
Ond
Arkansas constitutional convention weighs two term governor rule
In Little Rock the state Constitutional Convention moved to reconsider its prior decision on allowing a governor to serve two four year terms. Earlier actions rejected a one four year term limit. The reconsideration aims to decide whether the two term provision should stand or be overturned during today’s session.
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Little Rock
Aloy
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