Thief of a Dog and Maps of Waterways Featured
A light story about a mischievous Boxer that stole a frozen cake during a dinner with The Star staff. The piece also highlights C H Wilson of Fulton presenting maps of the Intracoastal Waterway, the Seventh Edition by the Mississippi River Commission, and notes plans to reproduce maps for The Star. It discusses Red River navigation plans and future river progress toward Shreveport and beyond.
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Rogat
Boxer
Gussie
Bassett
Florida
Roger
C.H. Wilson
Fulton
Red River Valley
Red River
Shreveport
Arkansas River
Little Rock
Tidewater
New Orleans
Tulsa
Okla
Haskell Jones on State Board
Ron ald A. May of Little Rock was named to a five year term on the state Hospital Board by Gov. Rockefeller, replacing Bill Troxell. Gay News comb of Osceola was appointed to a five year term on the Arkansas Racing Commission, succeeding Ralph Meyers Jr. Other appointees included Dr. Joh Griffee of Wynne to the Liquefield Petroleum Cas Board for six years, X. L. Jones of Malvern to the Arkansas Student Joan Board, and Jet Cage of Tyrrell on the Alcoholic See.
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Little Rock
Ronald A. May
State Hospital Board
Winthrop Rockefeller
May
Bill Troxell
Rockefeller
Gay Newscomb
Osceola
Arkansas Racing Commission
Newcomb
Congress
Ralph Meyers Jr
McCrory
Joh Griffee
Wynne
Liquefield Petroleum Cas Board
J. R. David Jr
Caraway
X. L. Jones
Rockport
Tuggle
Malvern
Arkansas
Joan Board
Aya Gray
Fayetteville
To Fly 5 000 Combat Gis to Germany
West Germany will host Reforger 1, a large U S air and ground drill for 12 000 Army troops and 3 500 Air Force personnel, with 5 000 combat-equipped troops arriving by air from Forbes AFB in Kansas. The exercise runs Jan 29 to Feb 4 near the Czechoslovak border, testing rapid airlift and equipment integration.
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Otto Doelling
Associated Press
Hedelberg
Germany
U.S
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Europe
2Nd Armored Division
Texas
Geurope
Uttle
24Th Infantry Division
Nuernberg
Forbes Air Force Base
Kan
Grafenwoehr
United States
Robert S. MoeNamara
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Potk
Kremlin
Tass
NATO
Widower and Widow Start Life Together with 23 Children
In Boston, Fred O'Donnell a widower and Frances Brady a widow plan a Feb 2 wedding at Blessed Sacrament Church Jamaica Plain. O'Donnell has 13 children and Brady 10, ages 8 to 26, with plans to share housing in a 16 room home after marriage and a large blended family future.
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Boston
Fred
Fran
Frederick J. O'Donnell
Frances Brady
Blessed Sacrament Church
Jamaica Plain
O'Donnell
Brady
Panel Report Ties Kennedy Killing to Conspiracy Theory
Washington judge presses Garrison aides to prove multiple shooters in Kennedy death before autopsy photos and X rays can be released. Garrison argues a front firing source contradicts Warren Commission findings of a rear only shot. a secret panel’s autopsy conclusions support the original report. The autopsy was conducted by Navy surgeons led by Dr. James J. Humes.
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Washington
New Orleans
James Garrison
John F. Kennedy
Charles Halleck
Court of General Sessions
Garrison
National Archives
Rial
Clay Shaw
Kennedy
Halleck
Nuna V. Bertel Jr
Bertel
Lee Harvey Oswald
Earl Warren
Warren Commission
Warren
Justice Department
James J. Humes
Navy Medical Corps
Four Hurt in State 29 Two-Car Crash Near Hope
A Thursday night collision on State Highway 2 nine miles north of Hope involved Wilbert Wood of Fulton and the car carrying Mr and Mrs Royal Stroud and daughter June. Trooper Bobby Neal said Wood apparently lost control while turning onto a county road. All four people received treatment for cuts abrasions and bruises at a local hospital.
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Hope
Wilbert Wood
Rt.1
Fulton
Royal Stroud
June
Stroud
Bobby Neal
Wood
Czech Burns Himself to Death Protesting Occupation
Prague reports say Jan Palach, 21, a Charles University student, set himself on fire in Wenceslas Square to protest Soviet occupation. He survived initial burns and more self immolations were reportedly planned. Palach’s act spurred student protests as government officials met with student leaders and a Prague Manifesto was drafted demanding Russian troop withdrawal and end to censorship.
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Frank Crepeau
Associated Press
Prague
Jan Palach
Charles University
Wenceslas Square
Palach
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party Central Committee
Central Committee
Evzen
Czechoslovaskia
Czech Writers Union
Usty
Brno
Moravia
Clear and Cold Weather Forecast for Arkansas
The Associated Press reports clearing skies and colder temperatures for Arkansas with northern areas clearing Saturday, while rain continues in the south tonight. Highs Saturday should be about 10 degrees lower than today, and overnight lows may drop about 20 degrees falling below freezing by Sunday night. Overnight readings ranged from 45 at Walnut Ridge to 59 at Texarkana with rain totals for the 24 hours ending 6 am from 0.1 at Pine Bluff to 1.79 at Walnut Ridge.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Walnut Ridge
Texarkana
Pine Bluff
Expert Fired for Pointing Out AF Goof
Sen. William Proxmire pressured Air Force officials over a $2 billion cost overrun in the C 5A program and read a memo outlining possible actions against efficiency expert A Ernest Fitzgerald. Charles testified Fitzgerald did not have Civil Service status, claimed by a computer error. Pentagon shown satisfaction with the jet and ordered 23 more planes.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wise
Air Force
Pentagon
Joint Economy
Defense Department
Senate
Proxmire
A. Ernest Witzgerald
Subcommittee
Robert H. Charles
Charles
Fair Force
Lockheed Corp
Fitzgerald
Management Systems
Financial Management
Lockheed
Chamber Banquet Jan 30 For Hope Hempstead County
The 1969 annual meeting and banquet of the Hope Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce is set for Thursday night January 30 at the Third District Livestock Coliseum. Tickets are $3. Bob Murphey of Nacogdoches Texas will speak, with committees arranging tables and group seating. Retiring president Guy Grigg chairs the event promising another outstanding gathering.
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Hope-Hempstead County
National Fires Fighters Organization
Hope
Hempstead County
Guy Grigg
Banq Quetee
Grigg
Johnson bids farewell to White House days with no regrets
President Johnson told senators he has no regrets about leaving office and thanked them for fair treatment. He recalled cutting White House costs and joked about the LBJ ranch. At a separate reception, he awarded Dean Rusk the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction and lauded his secretary of state.
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Johnson
White House
Martha Cole
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Tye
Senate
Washington
Capitol
LBJ
Johnson City
Tex
Johnsons
Richard M. Nixon
State Department
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Harvard
Yale
Nixon Hints Push Is on for Peace
President elect Nixon pledges energetic pursuit of Vietnam peace talks in Paris with no policy shift. He notes talks can resume in Paris, stresses commitment as he leaves Florida for New York and prepares inaugural address. Lincoln named to lead Office of Emergency Preparedness.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Key Biscayne
Florida
Nixon
Vietnam
Paris
Tom
New York
George A. Lincoln
U.S. Military Academy
Office of
Hope Police arrest multiple in Thursday roundup
Hope Police made several arrests on Thursday including three for carrying shotguns as weapons two for disturbing the peace one for being drunk and six for speeding.
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Hope Police
Peace Break May Mean Cease-Fire
U S Ambassador Elsworth Bunker and Gen Creighton Abrams met with President Thieu in Saigon to discuss U S troop withdrawals and a possible cease fire amid a four way peace talks plan. Officials noted talks covered withdrawal timing and potential cease-fire terms.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U. S
Elsworth Bunker
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
U.S. Air Force
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tran Chanh Thanh
Housing department officers elected in Douglas Building meeting
The Department of Housing and Urban Development met Thursday in the Douglas Building on Texas Street and elected officers: President Webb Laseter Vice-president Vander Lloyd Secretary-Treasurer Mrs Clyde Foyse. W O Beene underwent emergency surgery Sunday at Wadley Hospital in Texarkana and is in Room 507. James Haney of Hope was among 170 Kent State students with perfect fall grades. Captain Bob Burns of Patmos assumed command at Fort Sill Army Hospital after Vietnam service with the 4th Infantry Division and holds multiple awards. He will study at the University of Arkansas Law School starting September.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Douglas Building
Texas Street
Webb Laseter
Vander Lloyd
Clyde Foyse
W.O. Beene
Wadley Hospital
Texarkana
James Haney
Hope
Kent State University
Bob Burns
Patmos
U.S. Reynolds Army Hospital
Fort Sill
Okla
Burns
Vietnam
4Th Infantry
Roy Burns
University of Arkansas School of Law
Lodge Says Cease-Fire May Come By Paris Talks
Senator Sparkman quoted Henry Cabot Lodge as saying a ceasefire in Paris within two months is entirely possible and could permit withdrawal of up to 65,000 U.S. troops from Vietnam. Lodge reportedly softened his hard line, though no homecoming before a ceasefire. Senate committee split on pace toward settlement with Nixon to set final decisions.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
Washington
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Henry Cabot Lodge
Paris
U.S
Vietnam
Sparkman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lodge
United States
Nixon
Saigon
J. W. Fulbright
D+ Ark
Bonn
George D. Aiken
Johnson
Aiken
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Harlem Exhibit Sparks Vandalism at Metropolitan Museum
Vandals defaced Heme Brandt's Christ With a Pilgrim's Staff and nine other paintings at the Metropolitan Museum in protest of Harlem on My Mind. Museum officials called the act a horrible gesture aimed at the show, while protestors outside the viewing described the exhibit as a white man's view of Harlem.
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New York
Hemebrandt
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Harlem
Small “H
Theodore Rousseauet
P. F. Hoving
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Alex
Washburn
Haskell Jones
Tyrrell
The
Star
KXAR
Arkansas Publicity & Parks Commission
Council of Catholic Women
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