Populist rhetoric and Fulbright clash in 1970s plan
A Pine Bluff Commercial note discusses the era's Populist mood, contrasting George Wallace's rhetoric with Fulbright's tax reform stance. It cites a $2.5 billion revenue loss plan, calls out perceived inconsistent populism, and mentions Roscoe Drummond's critique. Also notes Grace Caldwell, 85, dies in a Sulphur Rock house fire near Batesville.
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Ditere J
George Wallace
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Democratic National Committee
William Jennings Bryans
Tom Watsons
J. William Flubright
Lving
No Chi Minh
Fulbright
House of Representatives
Senate
Formosa
South Korea
Roscoe Drummond
Fulbright & Co
Cain Harvey
Bobby Ky Hayes
Pine Bluff
Batesville, Ark
Grace Caldwell
Sulphur Rock
Batesville
No Massacre in Biafra Thus Far
An eight nation observers team said no genocide evidence found at war end after three hours in Owerri and other towns. They reported food adequate in Port Harcourt, refugees being returned, and plans to plant crops before the rainy season as Gowon promised amnesty.
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Mort Rosenblum
Associated Press
Lagos
Nigeria
Owerri
Biafra
Britain
Por
Sweden
Canada
Port Harcourt
Biafre
John L. Drewry
Canada Gald
Douglas Cairns
Hearts of Animals Denied as Human Heart Sources
AP dispatch from Maywood Indiana reports a Loyola Stritch School of Medicine team concludes animal hearts cannot be transplanted into humans due to red blood cell size blocking capillaries. Apes show potential as the only plausible source. rejection issues remain. Also covered is Arkansas seed growers opposing US rice acreage cuts and calling for a two million acre allotment. Johnny Pay leads the seed group with emphasis on preserving rice production amid reductions.
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C.G. McDaniel
Maywood, I
Man
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Journal of
Thoracic and
Roque Pifasit
Little Rock
Arkansas Seed Growers Association
Clifford M. Hardin
Bec. 32
Arkansas
Slississippi
Missouri
Stuttgart
Johnny Pay
Seed Growers Group
Like to Cook Chicken Goulash Recipe Featured
Mary Anita Laseter offers a homey cookery note for cold weather meals. The column outlines a Chicken Goulash recipe with steps including boiled chicken, tomato juice, mushroom soup, spaghetti, cheese and chopped vegetables, seasoned with salt and pepper.
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Mary Anita Laseter
Witter
Jack Frost
Jack McClendon
Researcher Defends Use of the Pill
Harvard gynecologist Dr John Rock and colleague Krook defend the oral contraceptive. They argue animal test results do not predict human effects and warn that the pill cannot be OTC. They emphasize personalized response and close medical supervision.
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Bobton
John Rock
Harvard
Krook
Harvard Medical School
Gregory Pincus
Rock
Burglary Tools Taken After Chase in Arkadelphia
Sheriff Marvin Miller said three Dallas residents Ronnie Lance Nelson Donald Wayne Mackey and Jean Pierce Mackey were arrested after a high speed chase through Arkadelphia ending in a dead end. They face charges of burglary tools possession carrying sawed off shotguns forgery and related offenses.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Marvin Miller
Miller
Ronnie Lance Nelson
Ald
Wayne Mackey
Mackey
Jean Pierce Mackey
Dallas
Tex
Man's Body Found Bound in Field Near Jonesboro
A man identified as 51 year old Tommy Langston was found dead in a soybean field in Jonesboro Arkansas after reports of a missing person last week. He was located by 21 year old Jerry Swry near the Wailer residence where Langston lived, amid snow and rain.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Tommy Langston
Oral Jonesbors
Langston
Jerry Swry
Wailer House
Two U.S. Soldiers Executed by Viet Cong near Hue
U.S. military officials report Capt. David R. Devers of Mount Holly North Carolina and M. Sgt. John H. ONeill were dragged through villages near Hue and executed after being captured August 13 1966. Bodies found Christmas Eve in a shallow grave by Marines.
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Jay Sharbutt
Associated Press
Saigon
Hue
U.S
U.S. Command
David R. Devers
Mount Holly
N.C
John H. O'Neill
Thoa Thien
Jk Corps
South Vietnam
Supervisors Attend SCS Meeting in Little Rock
Arkansas Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts held its Jan 11 13 gathering at the Marion Hotel in Little Rock. Hampstead County supervisors Monroe Samuel Richard Arnold DeAnn Sloman Goodlett Caan Lacie Rowe Hope and George Brown Hope Soil Conservationist attended. The theme New Frontiers for Districts featured Jotn Wilder NACD Vice President Summerville Tenn as speaker and State Rep Hayes McClerkin spoke on district responsibilities. Norm Berg Associate Administrator Soil Conservation Service Washington DC addressed 1970 outlook at a breakfast with George Brown.
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Arkansas Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Marion Hotel
Little Rock
Hampstead
Monroe Samuel
Richard Arnold
DeAnn
Sloman Goodlett
Caan
Lacie Rowe
Hope
George Brown
Soil Conservationist
Jotn Wilder
NACD
Summerville
Tenn
Hayes McClerkin
Norm Berg
Soil Conservation Service
Washington, D.C
Roof collapses as students escape in Lebanon NH
In Lebanon New Hampshire a combined elementary and high school building collapsed under two feet of snow shortly after about 1,200 students were evacuated. Officials say the roof and connecting gymnasium walls began crumbling, sounding like a shotgun, as the structure gave way.
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Lebanon
N.H
Ani
William Merrill
Fragmentary Arkansas clipping reports unclear testimony
A damaged AP-style note from Little Rock details a woman named Jean Congatont claiming orders from a higher spirit. Text is garbled with stray characters and unreadable phrases, making the event and context uncertain.
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Ryoyant
Jean Congatont
Sino-Russian War Still Possible
AP Special by John M. Hightower reports U S officials warn war between Russia and Communist China remains a possible risk despite ongoing border talks. State Department briefing notes a cautious view that conflict is not inevitable but could occur, with optimism that warfare will be avoided.
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John M. Hightower
Washington (Ap
United States
Russia
China
U.S
State
William P. Rogers
Moscow
Peking
Nixon
Rogers
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Prosecutor Refuses Return of Fees in Pope County Case
Russellville Arkansas AP Prosecutor Allen Laws Jr resists a suit seeking $7 000 he allegedly collected in felony cases during his tenure as deputy prosecuting attorney Laws argues the payment came via circuit court disbursement under instructions from circuit judges and seeks dismissal of Parker's suit filed after a bar association meeting urged an audit of court costs and fees in Pope County criminal cases
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Russellville, Ark
Allen Laws Jr
Laws
Pope County Chancery Court
Parker Parker
Parker
Pope-Yell County Bar Association
Pope County
Robert S. Lindsey
Little Rock
Air Force investigates wing crack on C5 cargo plane
Officials said a 0 to 10 inch wing crack was found during modifications on a C5 Galaxy at Edwards Air Force Base. Despite the crack, officers believed the aircraft could be flown safely after tests. The issue follows earlier static test failures and cost overruns amid reduced orders and heated Pentagon debate over the costly fleet.
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Plang
Planta Mars
Air Force
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Etree
Nevada
Pentagon
Kadafi Named Libya Prime Minister After Coup
Tripoli radio announced Col Muammar Kadafi has become prime minister after ousting King Idris. He appointed four fellow officers to key ministerial posts and presumably retains leadership of the Revolutionary Command Council.
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Tripoli
Libya
Muammar Kadafi
Id Tle
Kadafi
Aince Faxing Oyein
Tripoli Radio
Gaid Moud Maghradi
R 'Vith
Werat
Cage Eas
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Washeem
London
Mecca
SCS
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